Dr Peter Phillips

JAMAICA | Phillips whips Bunting to retain PNP presidency

Dr. Peter Phillips has retained the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP), beating his challenger Peter Bunting by 76 votes with Phillips receiving 1,427 votes to Mr. Bunting's 1,351.

September 10, 2019
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Former Chairman of the Integrity Commission Justice Karl Harrison (left) who resigmed for person al reasons and former Contractor General Dirk E. Harrison (right) who retired from the Integrity Commission.

JAMAICA | Integrity Chairman Resigns; Opposition wants Parliamentary oversight of Integrity Commission

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 2, 2019: Consequent upon the resignation of chairman of the agency Justice Karl Harrison, leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Dr Peter Phillips, is reiterating his call for the immediate establishment of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee of the Integrity Commission as mandated by the Integrity Commission Act.

September 2, 2019
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Opposition Leader, PNP president Dr. Peter Phillips (left) and Prime Minister Andrew Holness

JAMAICA | Its the Integrity Commission that should release PM's statutory declarations says Phillips

KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 8, 2019: The Parliamentary Opposition has expressed concern following the Prime Minister's declaration that he will release his statutory declarations if the Integrity Commission fails to do so by the end of the week.

August 9, 2019
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PNP president and Opposition leader Dr. Peter Phillips

JAMAICA | Opposition Going to court over constitutionality of States of Emergency

KINGSTON, July 28, 2019 - Peop[les National Party President and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has announced that the Parliamentary Opposition will be filing legal action before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the government's continued use of the States of Emergency as a normal crime-fighting tool.

July 29, 2019
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JAMAICA | PNP to host national stakeholders meeting on crime, corruption

MONTEGO BAY, July 19, 2019 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips yesterday announced that in the face of inaction by the government, the People's National Party (PNP) will be hosting a national stakeholders meeting to discuss crime and corruption in Jamaica.

July 19, 2019
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JAMAICA | PNP Oppose States of Emergency as Crime Plan for the next seven years

KINGSTON, Jamaica July 16, 2019 - Despite continued demands from the parliamentary opposition for a workable crime plan to tackle the mounting number of murders that continue to plague the island, prime minister Andrew Holness is maintaining that a state of emergency was the best tool at this time for achieving meaningful reductions in murders.

July 17, 2019
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The Leader of Opposition and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr. Peter Phillips

JAMAICA | Phillip welcome's PSOJ's Call for Dialogue on Crime

Kingston, Jamaica, July 3, 2019: The President of the People’s National Party (PNP) and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Peter Phillips, says he welcomes the call from the President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell, for the government and Opposition to sit with civil society to discuss the root causes of crime.

July 3, 2019
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Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga is dead

JAMAICA | With the death of Edward Seaga, Jamaica has lost a political giant - Phillips

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 28, 2019: Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and President of the People's National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, says Jamaica's fifth Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga, was a giant in the cultural, social, economic life of independent Jamaica.

May 29, 2019
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