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Questionable Conduct: The Jamaican Political Reality
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Unabashed provocative and controversial political analysis of the Jamaican political reality.
- Author: Paul
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Commonwealth Clarification
There is growing public confusion surrounding the status of Commonwealth citizens and Commonwealth states in the dual citizenship debate. The confusion is fueled by:The basic qualification of being a Commonwealth citizen - Section 39(a);The seat of a...
The Sedated Senate
The composition of the Senate is specified in the Constitution of Jamaica. Section 35:The Senate shall consist of twenty one persons who being qualified as appointment as Senators in accordance with this Constitution have been so appointed in accorda...
"Declaration" Not "Determination"
Both the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have conveniently confused calls for declaration of citizenship status by Members of either House with the determination of questions as to membership of either House. The Chief ...
Roll Call or Death Knell
It must be noteworthy that the editors of two Jamaican newspapers have echoed the call for Members of Parliament to declare their citizenship status. From as early as September 13, 2007 the Sunday Herald wrote:“The Jamaican Constitution is very cle...
100% Jamaican Allegiance:Non- Discriminatory
“It is abundantly clear that the constitution does not confer on every Jamaican citizen the right to be elected as a Member of the House of Representatives.” McCalla CJ. There have been calls to abolish the constitutional provisions which s...
