A paediatrician's fight to serve his country exposes an archaic rule that punishes Jamaicans for exercising their fundamental rights

On November 25, 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered a verdict that should never have been necessary. Justice Tricia Hutchinson-Shelly granted an injunction to Dr. Aujae Dixon, halting the disciplinary proceedings and revoking the interdiction that had barred him from practising medicine since September 17. His alleged offence? Running for Parliament.