PNP’s Barnswell seeks to join Clarendon Municipal Corporation lawsuit

CLARENDON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) Councillor Scean Barnswell has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to be added to the lawsuit involving the mayor and deputy mayor of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation.

According to a release from the PNP on Friday, the application was filed on October 21, 2026, seeking to have Barnswell joined as a party to the legal proceedings brought by Mayor Joel Williams and Deputy Mayor Clivalee Mundle.

Full coverageTanyalee Williams Crosses From JLP to PNP, Shifting Clarendon Council Majority21 reports

The proceedings were brought to prevent their removal from office by the majority of councillors following a shift in the composition of the corporation, which now gives the PNP a 12-10 majority. Williams and Mundle, however, did not join any of the PNP councillors in the lawsuit.