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Beyond Ballots: Tracking the Promises that Matter
By: Siddonia Reid Jamaica’s general election has come and gone. The rallies are over, the manifestos folded away, and the posters slowly...
Siddonia Reid
Sep 232 min read
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Behind the Seat: What Your MP Does for You
Written by: Siddonia Reid When most people think of a Member of Parliament (MP), the image that comes to mind is often ribbon-cuttings,...
Siddonia Reid
Aug 182 min read
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Power in Your Hands: The Citizen’s Role in Shaping Jamaica
Written by: Siddonia Reid Jamaica’s future is not in the hands of politicians alone; it is shaped by the actions and choices of its...
Siddonia Reid
Jul 314 min read
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Locked Out: The Ongoing Battle for Beach Access Rights
Written by: Siddonia Reid Jamaica, often celebrated as the land of wood and water, has long been admired for its breath-taking...
Siddonia Reid
Jul 154 min read
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Youth involvement critical to constitutional reform process - Howell
Attorney-at-law Christina Howell has called for greater youth involvement in Jamaica’s constitutional reform process.
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
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[PDF] The Architects of the Jamaican Constitution 1962
The Jamaica Constitution 1962 is the most fundamental legal document in the country, guaranteeing the freedom, rights and privileges...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Recommendations for the Constitutional Reform Committee
If I am permitted to be audacious, I wish to recommend some changes to our constitutional arrangements.
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Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Opportunity lost
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte had a constitutional amendment tabled, debated, and passed...
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Sep 20, 20233 min read
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The change we really need
Some time last year the Government of Jamaica announced that it would begin the process of becoming a republic by removing the late Queen...
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Sep 20, 20235 min read
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Letter of the Day | Prioritise public interest in constitutional reform process
am writing to express deep concern regarding the current constitutional reform process...
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Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Constitutional Reform Committee to advise on office of president
Legal & Constitutional Affairs Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte is hoping to name the members of the Constitutional Reform Committee.
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Sep 20, 20235 min read
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In Jamaica, opposition considering boycott of constitutional reform committee citing lack of consult
The People's National Party (PNP) Opposition is boycotting scheduled activities of the Constitutional Reform Committee in protest of...
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Sep 19, 20231 min read
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