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News | Oct 31, 2020

Lisa Hanna has no right to block NWU’s delegates list—Bunting

Reading Time: 4 minutesFormer People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Peter Bunting says Lisa Hanna, a presidential candidate in the upcoming election for leadership of the organisation, has no right or authority to block the list of delegates submitted by the National Workers Union (NWU). Hanna is taking on Mark Golding in the November 7 runoff internal election. The MP for South East St Ann is challenging the NWU list and is calling for it to be struck out, which would see many of the trade union’s members unable to participate in what is becoming a vituperative and acidic showdown to decide who heads…

Life | Nov 2, 2020

Lisa Hanna should keep calm and carry on

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s coming down to the wire and tempers are frayed. In five days’ time, it will either be the erudite Mark Golding or popular Lisa Hanna who goes on to succeed Dr Peter Phillips as president of the 82-year-old People’s National Party (PNP). What was supposed to be a civil and sober contest is turning out to be a vicious dog fight with supports on each side showing their fangs. The fractiousness and divisions within the PNP are clear for all to see and whoever wins has one hell of a job on their hands to bring the party together. Lisa Hanna has repeatedly said…

Have Your Say | Nov 8, 2020

Should Golding move quickly to appoint Hanna as deputy opposition leader?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe delegates of the PNP have now elected Mark Golding as the sixth leader of the party and the work begins to unify the party and get it into a position to win the next general election. With a 95 per cent turnout, Golding secured 1,740 votes (55 per cent), while Hanna bagged 1,444 votes (44 per cent). Hanna put in a commendable performance which indicates she is well regarded in the party and must play a significant role in its immediate future. Golding has continually stressed the importance of uniting the party and setting aside discord. Speaking at PNP…

News | Oct 19, 2020

Golding banks on PNP youth development, revitalising party groups

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a virtual campaign launch his team said had racked up more than 18,000 online views by Monday morning, Mark Golding on Sunday night declared himself the man to lead the People’s National Party into an era of new vision and viability. “My exciting new vision is to end corruption in governance, significantly reduce violent crime, grow a strong and inclusive economy and lead Jamaica to its rightful place among the great nations of this world,” Golding said as he took centrestage on the PNP-themed set. Golding is in a race against Lisa Hanna to convince party delegates who…

News | Nov 7, 2020

Our Today poll: Readers wanted Golding for PNP president

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs delegates prepared to decide on the next leader of the People’s National Party (PNP), participants in an Our Today poll overwhelmingly threw their suppport behind Mark Golding as successor to the outgoing Dr Peter Phillips. Among voters, 71.4 per cent tipped Golding to win the election held today (November 7), while 28.6 per cent favoured Hanna. The result was far more decisive than the delegate vote, announced at 4:30 this afternoon, where 1,740 selected Golding and 1,444 marked their ballot for Hanna. The online poll, which ran on the Our Today homepage between yesterday and today, followed a similar poll…

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