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Simpson-Miller was ranked by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. [9] Simpson-Miller was named Person of the Year by The Gleaner and Observer in the Gleaner awards 2011. [10] Simpson-Miller is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former female presidents and ...
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller announced the date of the general election on 31 January 2016. The nomination date of 9 February 2016 was also announced. [4] The election can be considered as having been called early, as it was constitutionally due between 29 December 2016 (the date in 2011 of the previous general election) and 16 April 2017 (within five years and three months of the date ...
The PNP won 31 seats to the JLP's 32. As a result, Simpson-Miller became Opposition Leader for a second time. The voter turnout dipped below 50% for the first time, registering just 48.37%. [34] Following calls from within her own party for her to step down as party leader, Simpson-Miller announced she would not seek re-election on 4 December ...
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ... PNP: Portia Simpson-Miller: 15,191 97.99 −1.58 JLP: Basil Smith 312 2. ...
The elections were contested mainly between the nation's two major political parties, the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Andrew Holness, and the Portia Simpson-Miller-led opposition People's National Party (PNP). The result was a landslide victory for the PNP which won 42 of the 63 seats, a two-thirds majority. [1]
Jul. 21—LEWISBURG — Convicted killer Myrle Miller will spend the rest of her life in state prison. On Friday in Union County Court, Lehigh County Senior Judge Edward Reibman ordered Miller, 77 ...
The 2020 People's National Party (PNP) leadership election was triggered after Peter Phillips announced his intention to resign as Leader of the People's National Party following the party's defeat at the 2020 general election. It was held on November 7, 2020.
Lawmakers are moving ahead with a bipartisan bill that would provide enhanced Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, but hurdles remain.