Jamaica’s authorities to hunt consensus from Opposition on use of SOEs


Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Authorities will attempt to come to an settlement with the Opposition on using states of emergency (SOE) declarations, after making a number of makes an attempt to get the opposition’s assist.

The Opposition has criticized the implementation of the safety measure, claiming it’s not an efficient instrument however slightly an avenue for violating Jamaicans’ rights.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday morning introduced the reimposition of 14-day SOEs in St James, Westmoreland, Hanover, St Ann, Clarendon, St Catherine, and sections of Kingston and St Andrew.

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When requested in regards to the Opposition’s engagement on the topic, Holness indicated that he plans to succeed in out to the Opposition once more in early January.

He added that the framework of the Vale Royal Talks will probably be used for the dialogue.

SOEs had been declared for seven parishes on November 15. Nevertheless, Opposition Chief Mark Golding rejected the federal government’s request to increase the SOE till January 14, 2023.

Likewise, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), a non-governmental human rights and social justice group disapproved of the extension and urged senators to reject the request for a 46-day extension which was debated.

JFJ stated the poor and marginalized shouldn’t be sacrificed within the combat in opposition to crime, claiming that hundreds had been arrested and detained however by no means charged, misplaced jobs, incurred medical bills, and had been abused by the safety forces through the state of public emergency.



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