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Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips, says "the State of Emergency powers were not intended by the framers of our constitution to be employed over a lengthy period of time."

JAMAICA | PNP won't support further extensions to State of Emergency in St. James

KINGSTON, April 26, 2018 - The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has signalled that the upcoming extension of the State of Emergency will be the final one it supports, as "the State of Emergency powers were not intended by the framers of our constitution to be employed over a lengthy period of time."

April 26, 2018
Published in local news

People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips addresses supporters at a meeting in Brandon Hill, St Andrew West Rural, Sunday night, where attorney-at-law Jennifer Housen was presented as the party's standard-bearer for the constituency.

JAMAICA | Opposition Leader Reiterates Call For Inquiry Into Cornwall Regional Hospital

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 22, 2018: Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, has lambasted Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton for refusing to conduct an inquiry into the crisis at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH).

April 25, 2018
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JAMAICA | PNP to put an end to squatting says Phillips

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 25, 2018: Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, M.P., said that the next People's National Party’s government will put an end to squatting and ensure that persons living on unregistered land have access to titles.

April 25, 2018
Published in Politics

Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips wants an enquiry into the situation at Cornwall Regional Hospital

JAMAICA | Opposition Leader calls for public enquiry into Cornwall Regional Hospital

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips wants an independent public inquiry to determine the reason for the over one year delay between the recomendation by the technical team to evacuate the problem plagued building and the time that the evacuation actually took place.

April 19, 2018
Published in Health

Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has questioned the reason for the resignation of the Director of Elections.

JAMAICA | Phillips questions the sudden resignation of the Director of Elections

KINGSTON, March 15, 2018 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips, has added his voice to the growing chorus of public concern being raised over the sudden resignation of the Director of Elections Orrette Fisher, and his comments regarding the politicization of the ECJ.

March 15, 2018
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PNP President and Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips has refuced to comment on the story.

JAMAICA | Polls Give Poor performance ratings for Dr. Peter Phillips, PNP

KINGSTON, March 2018 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips has been given a poor performance rating from more than half of the respondents in the recent RJRGleaner Group Don Anderson polls.

March 7, 2018
Published in Politics

Opposition Leader and President of the PNP Dr. Peter Phillips as he addressed a Political Education Graduation for youths in South St. James.| Errol Lawson Photo

JAMAICA | Phillips tells Firearms Licencing Board - Resign!

MONTEGO BAY, July 29, 2017 - Opposition Leader and People’s National Party President Dr. Peter Phillips, says the Board of the Firearm Licencing Authority (FLA) was never intended to be a tool for political manipulation and its members should resign and be replaced by persons of unquestionable integrity who can be accepted by both political parties.

July 30, 2017
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Opposition spokesman on Finance and Planning Dr. Peter Phillips

JAMAICA | “Incompetent” says opposition concerning 2017/2018 budget

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 14, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP), spokesman on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips says the Andrew Holness led administration has displayed incompetence based on the content of the 2017/2018 Budget Debate that was presented by Finance Minister Audley Shaw last week.

March 15, 2017
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