Power 106 FM election news, Thursday August 2
Written by JamaicaElections.com
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CAFFE needs 1,000 more volunteers
Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) announced today that it needs another 1,000 volunteers to monitor for Election Day activities on August 27.
CAFFE secretary Reverend Jim Web says he is optimistic that the additional volunteers will be identified by the time the organisation finishes recruiting on August 21.
JHTA supports JLP tourism plans
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is endorsing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) election manifesto plans for tourism, which include plans to target higher-spending tourists and bring cruise ships and duty free shopping to Port Royal.
JHTA president Wayne Cummings said the Association supports the plans, since they would bring investment and jobs to Jamaica.
Trelawny squatters relocation
North Trelawny Member of Parliament Dr. Patrick Harris is promising residents of Kettering Hall who are facing eviction that the relocation process will shortly be completed.
The residents had been given notice to leave the property by July 31. However Dr. Harris said he needed more time for the preparation of the property in Carey Park to which they will be relocated.
Dr. Harris told Gleaner/Power 106 News that he has since sought the assistance of the Housing Ministry in the relocation process but was unable to say when the residents would be able to occupy the new location.
More than 20 families are facing eviction following a court order in 1995. The action was met with strong resistance from the residents who had refused relocation sites by the land developer.