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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North East Leslie Campbell will not seek re-election when the next General Election is held. He made the disclosure to The Beacon a short while ago, ending days of speculation. His announcement comes following his appointment on June 22 as Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for land, environment and climate change in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. The Beacon understands that, although Campbell will not seek re-election, he is likely to play a major role in the next government – if the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) triumphs at the polls. He entered representational politics at theRead More →

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The community centre in Riversdale – not far from Bog Walk in St Catherine, was abuzz with activity on Sunday, October 13, as Member of Parliament for St Catherine North East Leslie Campbell launched his annual corner league and netball competition. He said the prize money to be distributed is $500,000. Campbell added that the events are being held to build unity between the communities. “It is acknowledged that participation in sporting activities is one of the vehicles which is best known to help build relations between communities. To that end, we have, over the last three years, run competitions in football and netball. TheseRead More →

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First-term parliamentarian Leslie Campbell has lamented that there is still no electricity and access to internet in several communities across his constituency of St Catherine North Eastern, which covers places such as Troja, Guy’s Hill and Mount Industry. He raised the issues on Tuesday, October 1, during the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives. In relation to electricity, Campbell said steps are being taken to have more communities get access through the National Energy Solution Company Limited (NESCL), which once operated as the Rural Electrification Programme. He told the House: “There are several communities in North East St Catherine without electricity.Read More →