JLP scales down annual conference

For the second consecutive year, the Jamaica Labour Party will forgo its customary mass public conference, after cancelling last year’s staging in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, and instead hold a delegates-only meeting in Montego Bay on Sunday, November 15.

Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie announced on Friday, during a press conference at the JLP’s headquarters, that the 26th annual conference will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, with approximately 6,000 delegates expected to attend.

The decision means there will be no usual large-scale public rally, as the party seeks to show solidarity with Jamaicans still struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, particularly in western Jamaica.