Calls for Jamaican PM to resign

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has dismissed a call for Prime Minister Andrew Holness to step down from office.

The call was made Wednesday by the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) in light of the Integrity Commission’s report on its investigation into the income and assets declarations submitted by Holness for 2019-2022.

In a press release, the opposition said Holness’ presence in office is a “disservice to the Jamaican people and our democratic system.”

The party also accused Holness of misleading Jamaicans when he said in August last year that no one in his party was under investigation for illicit enrichment.

However, the Integrity Commission says it wrote to Holness on May 5, 2023 notifying him of the investigation for alleged illicit enrichment.

The PNP also highlighted the commission’s referral of the matter to the Financial Investigations Division and Commissioner General of Tax Administration Jamaica for further probe.

But in response, the JLP rejected the call and the party maintains that the Integrity Commission report upon which the PNP premised its call, found the Prime Minister culpable of no wrongdoing.

JLP spokesperson Juliet Cuthbert Flynn said the position taken by the PNP is baseless.

“This is a Prime Minister who has skillfully led the country through multiple crises and has not been implicated in unbecoming g or any unlawful conduct. Any position taken by the PNP is baseless,” said Cuthbert Flynn.

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