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Jamaica Labour Party. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as ...
Jamaica We Party. Jerusalem Bread Foundation. National Labour Party. New Jamaica Alliance. People's Freedom Movement. People's Political Party – Jamaica's first party, founded by Marcus Mosiah Garvey in 1929. Progressive Labour Movement – merged with the People's Political Party soon after being founded in 1961. Republican Party. United ...
Andrew Holness. Dr. Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, having previously served from 2011 to 2012, and as Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) since 2011. Holness previously served as prime minister from 23 October 2011 to 5 January 2012.
Jamaican political conflict. The Jamaican political conflict is a long-standing feud between right-wing and left-wing elements in the country, often exploding into violence. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have fought for control of the island for years and the rivalry has encouraged urban warfare in Kingston.
The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, [4] which received 57% of the vote and won 49 seats; the People's National Party remained the opposition party, losing 16 seats. [5] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic, voter turnout was only 38%, [6] the lowest in an election since 1983. [7]
3.1 Government – Jamaica Labour Party members. 3.2 Opposition – People's National Party members. 3.3 Independents. 4 References. Toggle the table of contents.
Edward Philip George Seaga ON (/ ˈsiːɑːɡə / SEE-ah-gə; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) [1] was a Jamaican politician and record producer. [2] He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. [3] He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from ...
Republicanism in Jamaica is a position which advocates that Jamaica 's system of government be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. Both major political parties – the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party – subscribe to the position, and the current Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has announced ...