In the caption of the photo, Currie wrote “Is the Minister of National Security Horace Chang in another Jamaican Government or does he operate independently of his Prime Minister?”. With that said he expressed that the cries of the Maroons have been heard, and so no environmentally damaging act cannot be done without a thorough study. Prime Minister Holness, went on in his vocal dissertation, to state that the sensitivities concerning the area are not just Environmental but also historical and cultural. The first video Currie posted concerning the Prime Minister, showed the leader of the country giving a speech about the importance of the Cockpit Country, making it clear that it was the place that the British were defeated and could not go.

Both videos were speeches made several years ago, however, Richard Currie did manage to dig them up. Special times for voting were laid out for those who have tested positive for COVID-19.In two of his most recent posts, the Maroon Chief showed videos of Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressing the importance of the indigenous culture and the Government’s respect to the land they own in the Cockpit Country. Voters were required to wear masks and maintain physical distancing. The country of nearly 3 million has reported more than 2,400 cases and 21 deaths since the start of the epidemic. With over 800 new cases of the novel coronavirus recorded since last week, Jamaicans were voting with a spike looming, and local experts worried that the election would exacerbate a possible health crisis. In the last general election in 2016, the JLP won a narrow 33-30 advantage. The PNP and the JLP have been political rivals since Jamaica gained political independence in 1962. Remittances have dropped, tourist arrivals in July were only 16% of those a year ago, and the Bank of Jamaica expects a 7% to 10% contraction of the island’s GDP for the current fiscal year despite a $520 million loan from the International Monetary Fund in May.Įlections weren’t constitutionally due until February 2021, but on August 11, Holness called for a new general vote.

credit rating agency, said the election results will ensure the continuity of economic and fiscal policies, but warned Jamaica still faces challenges. The PNP focused on providing social programs to assist the most vulnerable, including students, poor and working-class Jamaicans.įitch Ratings, a U.S. The JLP focused on pledges to rebuild the economy from the fallout of the pandemic, which has damaged tourism and exports. Debt had been shrinking, unemployment hit a record low and the stock market was booming. The party won despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases that has threatened several years of strong economic growth.

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