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Marcia Forbes: Jamaica Votes 2011 and the Women Who Ran
Above: MPs Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, Shahine Robinson and Denise Daley By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor In the recently-concluded December 2011 national elections the two major political parties in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), […]
Forbes: Women and Politics in Jamaica
Above, from left: Jamaican Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, MP Sharon Hay-Webster (JLP) and Culture Minister Olivia Grange By Marcia Forbes, PhD Op-Ed Contributor Patriarchy in Place The debate rages on around the world and is about to get really […]
Jamaican MP Switches Parties, Renounces United States Citizenship
Above: Sharon Hay-Webster (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Member of Parliament Sharon Hay-Webster has switched from being an independent to a member of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, along with renouncing her United States citizenship, something that […]
Jamaican MP Leaves People’s National Party in Dual-Citizenship Row
Jamaican MP Sharon Hay-Webster has left the opposition People’s National Party, saying she could not tolerate what she described as a lack of support from the party over her case involving dual citizenship. Hay-Webster is among several Jamaican MPs who […]
Golding Admits Knowledge of Ineligible Members of Parliament
Clockwise from top left: Shahine Robinson, Bruce Golding, Daryl Vaz, Everald Warmington, Michael Stern and Gregory Mair A day after Jamaican MP Everald Warmington resigned after he said he felt he had violated the Jamaican constitution’s provisions on parliamentary eligibility, […]
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