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Another Bi-election is on the horizon for the constituency once held by Gregory Mair.
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"Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article) -
June 16 by-election for North East St Catherine
Luke Douglas and Paul Henry, Observer writers
Posted: 5/21/2009 1:15:51 PM
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding announced minutes ago that a by-election for the constituency of North East St Catherine will be held on June 16 and nomination day on May 29.
Golding was speaking following an agreement in the Supreme Court earlier today between lawyers for incumbent Member of Parliament Gregory Mair of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and his People's National Party (PNP) rival Phyllis Mitchell that the 2007 general election result be voided and a by-election held.
Golding was speaking at a press conference held midday at the JLP's Belmont Road, New Kingston headquarters.
Mitchell, after losing the constituency to Mair in the general elections, filed the petition charging that her opponent was not properly nominated due to his acquiring nationality status with Venezuela.
As a result, Mitchell had contended that Mair is not qualified to hold a seat in Parliament, as outlined in the Jamaican Constitution.
The lawyers based their agreement on the precedent set by the election petition brought by the PNP's Abe Dabdoub in which he unseated the JLP's Daryl Vaz as MP for the West Portland Constituency in the Supreme Court. A by election was ordered in which Vaz defeated the PNP's new candidate Kenneth Rowe to reclaim the seat.
The election petition brought by the PNP's Richard Azan in his bid to unseat Michael Stern from the North West Clarendon Constituency has been set for July 27. The matter will run for four days. An order was also made by the court for Stern to make certain disclosures to Azan's legal team within the next seven days.
Azan too is contending that Stern is not qualified to sit in Gordon House, because of his alleged United States citizenship."Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article) -
When will this PNP nightmare end ?
18 years of power probably mek dem insane...Comment
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Them need to stop wasting money (that them don't have) with all these friggin by-elections
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