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Dr. The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON – Saint Andrew West Central - Prime Minister Dr. The Hon. Horace Chang, CD, Saint James North Western - Deputy Prime Minister The Most Hon. Juliet Holness, Saint Andrew East Rural – Speaker
The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a Jumieka) is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General ), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives .
Though the years are fixed due to the five-year term of the prime minister, the date of the election is traditionally announced by the ruling party one month in advance. Recently, there has been debate over whether this "flexible date" system is the best for Jamaica, or whether the government should switch to a fixed date system.
Legislative power is vested both in the government and in the Parliament of Jamaica. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common convention being the leader of the largest party in Parliament. [4] A bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature drafted Jamaica's current Constitution in 1962.
Parliament Party Representative Since Hanover Eastern: Dave Brown: Jamaica Labour Party: 2016: Hanover Western: Ian Hayles: People's National Party: 2007: Saint Elizabeth North Eastern: Evon Redmond: People's National Party: 2016: Saint Elizabeth North Western: William J.C. Hutchinson: Jamaica Labour Party: 1997: Saint Elizabeth South Eastern ...
Saint Catherine North West is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election.
This is a list of newspapers in Jamaica: Daily Star [1] The Daily Gleaner, the oldest Jamaican daily published by Gleaner Company, founded in 1834, oldest continually published, English language newspaper in the Western Hemisphere [2] The Agriculturalist, the oldest and most consistent agricultural newspaper in the Caribbean for 28 years ...
The appointment of Richard Albert was criticised by Christian groups Jamaica CAUSE and Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society as he is a non-national and because of his pro-LGBT views. [5] Dancehall artist Spragga Benz claimed Albert's appointment was a cover for "the West" to promote gender-affirming surgery in Jamaica.