Gleaner election news, Thursday August 23
Written by JamaicaElections.comPeople’s National Party (PNP) probes allegiance - Seeks irrefutable evidence to disqualify Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidates
Chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP), Robert Pickersgill, says his party is still conducting investigations to unearth “conclusive evidence” of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidates who have allegedly sworn allegiance to a foreign power, a move that would disqualify them from becoming members of the House of Representatives.
‘There is only an issue if the person is elected’
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) senator, Frank Phipps, said yesterday that no action can be taken against any candidate in the upcoming general election who holds dual citizenship, unless they are elected to Parliament.