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Leader of the Opposition Dr. Peter Phillips has been diagnosed with ‘Stage 3 curable colon cancer’. His medical team made the disclosure in a press statement today – a day after the health evaluations were completed by University Hospital of the West Indies Professor Terrence Forrester and Consultant Surgeon Dr. Mark Newnham. The team said: “Dr. Phillips underwent complete and successful surgical removal of the cancer on March 23 and is now recovering comfortably at home. Pathological examination of the specimen, as well as staging procedures, have resulted in this curable/Stage 3 diagnosis. “Dr. Phillips will need further preventative treatment in the form of chemotherapyRead More →

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Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Horace Dalley, has expressed confidence that he will win the constituency a seventh time for the People’s National Party (PNP), adding that the feat will be attained despite ‘victimization’ by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government. “I want comrades to understand that there is a difference – a big difference between when your party is in power and when your party is out of power. I make absolutely no mistake when I said I know that, from 2016 [when JLP won the election], our constituency has been victimized and continues to be victimized,” he told party supporters on Sunday,Read More →

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President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Dr. Peter Phillips said a government under his leadership would reward the Clarendon Northern constituency for its loyalty, adding that the rewards would include development of infrastructure such as the currently deplorable road network. “North Clarendon has remained committed and loyal to the People’s National Party, and I want to say to you as party leader that the People’s National Party that I lead will have a special obligation and commitment to the people of North Clarendon because loyalty…” Dr. Phillips said during the party’s constituency conference last evening, November 10, inside a packed room at Kellits HighRead More →

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Peter Bunting was a no-show at the Croft’s Hill Divisional Conference in Clarendon last evening, July 28, but his bid to unseat the current president of the People’s National Party (PNP) attracted a fundamental public declaration at the event. Deputy Chairman of the PNP, Horace Dalley, in whose constituency the political meeting was held, declared that he is ‘happy’ with the presidential challenge, adding that it has given the political organization new energy. He stated that, based on the party’s constitution, nothing is wrong with the move. Dalley, however, did not outrightly declare whether he is supporting Bunting or Dr Peter Phillips. He told PNPRead More →

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Member of Parliament for Manchester Central Peter Bunting has ended speculation that he will challenge Dr Peter Phillips for leadership of the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) at the organization’s annual conference in September. He, in a statement late yesterday, June 8, confirmed his bid for the post of President, which many believe was in the making since Portia Simpson-Miller was in charge of the PNP. Simpson-Miller, a former Prime Minister, stepped down as PNP President in 2017, and Dr Phillips succeeded her without a challenge. At the time, there were reports that Bunting would have gone up against Dr Phillips, but that did notRead More →

Paulwell indicates he won't challenge Phillips - at least, for now

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One of the persons being touted as a future president of the People’s National Party (PNP), Phillip Paulwell, said it is important for Dr Peter Phillips to lead the organization to victory in the next general election, adding that ‘some of us’ won’t have a future after the national polls. Paulwell declared his support for Dr Phillips, noting that Dr Phillips was loyal to former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. Dr Phillips apparently became a Simpson-Miller loyalist after she beat him twice in elections for presidency of the PNP. He eventually was appointed President unopposed in March 2016 after Simpson-Miller stepped down. In introducing Dr PhillipsRead More →

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has delayed a motion he was seeking to have approved in parliament on Tuesday for the state of public emergency in St James to be further extended until November 1 this year. The state of emergency in St James was declared on January 18, in response to what was a rapidly rising murder rate. The rate has slowed significantly since the measure took effect. The latest extension approved in parliament will end on August 2. Prime Minister Holness noted that he was seeking another extension this early, because parliament is about to go on summer break. He however discontinued and delayedRead More →