KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Senator Dr Maziki Thame ripped into Government Senators on Friday as she accused the Jamaica Labour Party Government of frequently displaying “autocratic tendencies”, while disregarding the rights of Jamaicans.

Thame lashed out during her contribution to the debate on the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Bill, which was eventually passed along party lines.

NaRRA is the body established by the Government to lead the reconstruction projects following the estimated US$12.2 billion in damage caused by Hurricane Melissa last October. Civil society and church groups as well as the Opposition have called for greater systems of oversight and accountability to be built into the bill, but they say their recommendations have been largely ignored by the Government.