Jamaica – Overseas Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has accused the Folks’s Nationwide Celebration (PNP) of making an attempt to achieve energy by dragging the identify of Prime Minister Andrew Holness by means of the mud.
Throughout Saturday’s nationwide debate, Johnson Smith responded to PNP’s Sophia Frazer-Binns, who questioned Holness’ suitability to run within the upcoming Common Election, pointing to his monetary declarations and issues involving the Integrity Fee.
“The PNP has no solutions to the JLP’s achievements. Their solely path to Jamaica Home is by attacking the PM’s popularity,” stated Johnson Smith.
She argued that the Jamaica Labour Celebration (JLP) has accomplished extra to strengthen anti-corruption efforts than any earlier administration. In distinction, she pointed to quite a few scandals beneath former PNP governments — together with the Cuban mild bulb, NSWMA, and Manchester Parish Council fraud — claiming Jamaica recorded its lowest scores on the corruption index throughout these years.
Johnson Smith insisted no report has discovered PM Holness responsible of any wrongdoing. “There is no such thing as a discovering. The PNP must cease mendacity about 28 financial institution accounts. That’s merely false,” she declared.
In response, the PNP’s Raymond Pryce hit again, accusing Johnson Smith of twisting information, and reminded viewers that Holness as soon as took the Integrity Fee to court docket over a clause he claimed to have created.
The confrontation continues because the island strikes nearer to the September 3 polls.
