Not changing course; JLP closes ranks behind embattled Speaker

KINGSTON, Jamaica—If the parliamentary Opposition had anticipated any change to how Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness manages the sittings after the near brawl that unfolded on November 3, those hopes were effectively dashed last Thursday when senior members of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) closed ranks behind her and voiced their full support for the way she has conducted herself in the Parliament.

According to Leader of Government Business in the House Floyd Green, the speaker has presided in a “fair and just” manner. He also described her as being impatient of any nonsense.

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“You have to come a Parliament prepared to work inna Parliament,” said Green as he addressed the annual West Kingston Constituency Conference at the Tivoli Gardens High School.