Brown Burke gives Holness,Tavares-Finson, Sinclair 10 days to respond over assault claims

KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) Chairman and St Andrew South Western MP Dr Angela Brown Burke has given three parliamentarians 10 days to respond to allegations that she physically assaulted or pushed House Speaker Juliet Holness.

According to a release from the PNP, Brown Burke has issued formal letters to Holness, Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson and Senator Charles Sinclair, requiring specific action concerning statements they made about the events at Gordon House on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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The correspondence follows a series of public statements in which these individuals made or repeated allegations that Dr Brown Burke physically assaulted or pushed the Speaker as she was leaving the Chamber.