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Wednesday, 22 July 2026

JLP Condems PNP Voice Notes

Press Release From The JLP -  July 21, 2026

 


JLP condemns, as shameful and vile, PNP Executive voice notes which confirm PNP’s preparedness to implement NaRRA delay tactics and use baseless allegations to smear Jamaicans

The Jamaica Labour Party has taken note of voice notes leaked on traditional and social media in which two PNP Executive members may be heard confirming the PNP’s preparedness to implement delay tactics and use baseless allegations to smear patriotic Jamaicans.

Media reports have indicated that the voice notes were sent to the PNP Executive WhatsApp group on May 27, 2026, shortly after Major General Antony Anderson was announced to head the National Resilience and Reconstruction Authority (NaRRA).

In the first piece of leaked audio, a PNP Executive member may be heard stating:

“Bear in mind that the NaRRA is what the JLP sees as its glory and its savior for a fourth term. So they see NaRRA as a saving grace, and they are going to do everything in their power to try to get things done, which means bypassing, like all parish council, which, you know, we probably would do delay tactics and they don’t get it, which is why they did it that way. But safety standards and these things is a concern. So let’s continue to play our ball game of politics.”

In the second piece of audio, which has gone viral in the public domain, a member of the PNP Executive is heard referencing Major General Anderson’s appointment to lead NaRRA and saying:

“The concern I’m raising is that Anderson’s track record is not one full of blemishes that it will be so easy to attach certain things to him. The corruption argument is not going to be attached to him so easily, right? In my humble opinion, I think they’ve outsmarted us and put in this man to be a CEO and whatever reality is, we need to ensure that the average Jamaican is saying we don’t care who he is and him could have full integrity like, whoa, he could have been whatever. He’s the man who sorted out all of the hurricane relief that got it to Jamaica, whether we know it or not. So I would love for us to be able to put that information together, package it for the ground so that the average Jamaican can get that information.”

Jamaica Labour Party Officer Corps member, Daryl Vaz, who co-chairs the Melissa Recovery and Relief Committee, says the revealing voicenotes disclose the PNP’s preparedness to implement delay tactics to slow down or block important national projects which NaRRA will pursue and to use baseless allegations to smear patriotic Jamaicans.

Minister Daryl Vaz

Mr. Vaz says:

“What is particularly shameful is that the audio reveals that, despite the unprecedented natural disaster which devastated thousands of Jamaican lives and despite lamenting that the recovery effort should be faster, the PNP, at the highest level in their Party, at the level of their Executive, has been caught discussing ‘delay tactics’, which their Executive member confessed they would probably implement. This behaviour by the PNP is most disgraceful but not surprising because we have seen these delay tactics implemented by the PNP before, to the detriment of Jamaicans.”

Mr. Vaz says the PNP Executive member’s commitment to continue playing the political ball game concerning NaRRA is also scandalous.

Mr. Vaz commented:

“Let us pause for a moment and recall that the Government has fast-tracked legislation to help rebuild communities and Jamaican lives in the aftermath of the devastating Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, and here is a PNP Executive member caught on tape committing to ‘playing the ball game of politics’ with the people’s livelihood and the wellbeing of their communities. The obstructionist posture of the PNP on the issue of NaRRA and the Government’s bid to assist Jamaica to recover strongly and in a speedy manner is an utter disgrace.”

Mr. Vaz says the lamentation by another PNP Executive member that corruption cannot be easily attached to Major General Anderson is also despicable and revealing, and confirms the PNP’s willingness to weaponize corruption without a credible basis and attempt to smear patriotic Jamaicans.


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Tuesday, 21 July 2026

History Making Violet Edwards Visited Jamaica Recently!

Miss Violet Edwards

Ms Violet Edwards is madly in love with the country of her birth. She is 101 years old, but no one can stop her when she wants to book her airline ticket and head for Jamaica. She did exactly that recently. 

While she was in Jamaica, she spoke with me on the phone, and she was excited to be here. She told me that she had some work to do on the house. I told her she needed to take it easy, but that was easier said than done.

Miss Vie's mind is sharp as a razor. She is very au fait with modern technology. Although her mind is still sharp, the old man called time is surely taking a toll on her body. One day I received a call from her son-in-law in Florida, Everett Smith, stating that Miss Vie became ill and they had to take her off the island by air ambulance. Her daughter Christine, who is a doctor in Florida and one of the few such specialists in the US, will do anything for her mother. Her mother sacrificed her future to enable her to become a doctor.

Miss Vie sacrificed everything for her daughter, and then she made history by achieving her associate degree at the young age of 96. She made history in the world. Miss Vie is among a handful of people worldwide who have achieved that. She is, I believe, the oldest Jamaican to achieve her degree at 96 years old. This was world news.

She is now back in the US after encountering that health challenge. Subsequently, I received the following message from one of her relatives, Roger Panton.

There have been lots of adverse comments about the state of the Jamaica Health Service. The staff, however, are not responsible for any lack of equipment or essential supplies in any hospital.

With that in mind, I'd like to take this opportunity to say a special "Thank You" to the staff of the Emergency Section of the Princess Margaret Hospital, St. Thomas, for their care of my 100-year-old cousin, Violet Edwards, during her stay there for a day and a half, starting 6 July 2026, until she was moved to Miami for emergency and special treatment the following day.

When we arrived, the booking-in was swift, and the clinical contact was immediate and treated with care and compassion. Thank you all.

Watch the video below and meet Miss Vie

 

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We are indeed proud of this great Jamaican who is an example to the elderly and to mothers.

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Alert - NWC

 



Statement From The NWC - July 21, 2026

Customers on the overnight water supply schedule (between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.) for the Constant Spring system are being advised of a delay in their scheduled supply. This is due to a damaged pipeline on the Ferry Facility network, which is currently being used to augment supply because of declining inflows affecting the Constant Spring Treatment Facility.

The NWC has mobilized its repair team and work is being carried out expeditiously, with an estimated completion time of 11:00 p.m. tonight. Water will be gradually restored to affected customers thereafter as the network recharges.

Impacted areas include 

Central Avenue, Honey Hill, Beverlydale, upper sections of Constant Spring Road, Roehampton and nearby areas, Highland Drive and nearby areas, upper Waterloo, Donmair, Mannings Hill Road, Patrick City, West Avenue, Queensborough, Queensbury, Molynes Road, Molynes

Molynes Gardens, Perkins, White Hall Avenue, Duhaney Park, Pembroke Hall, Sullivan Avenue, Swansea Avenue, Oaklands, sections of Hughenden, Valentine Gardens, Molynes Gardens,  Moreton Park,  Washington Gardens, Kencot, Duquesnay Avenue, North Avenue, Cassia Park, Coleyville Crescent, Duhaney Park,  Richmond Park surrounding communities.

The NWC apologizes for the inconvenience caused to its valued customers and appreciates their patience and understanding at this time.  

For updates, customers may call Customer Care toll-free at 888-225-5692 or follow @nwcjam on all social media platforms. 

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Alert - Weather Update

The following is an update from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica. Click the icon below to watch the video.


The system is now Tropical Storm Bertha, and it is now to the west of Tampa, Florida. Winds are now 85k/h. It is heading in the direction of New Orleans and Houston, USA.

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Who The Public Defender Defends?

Carolyn Reid-Cameron, Public Defender, receives instrument of
 office from the Governor General


Someone must take action against those government entities that fail to act when reports are made to them. Today I am looking at the Children's Advocate and the Public Defender. I remember years ago when I saw a baby locked up in a car at a supermarket, and the owner of the car told me I could not do anything about it. The matter was reported to the Children's Advocate, and the news was carried on the Nationwide News Network. After all these years, as far as I know, no action has been taken.

Recently, I encouraged a man to take a matter to the public defender, and months have passed, and I have been told that the public defender's office has not said anything to the man since the report was made.

I am left to assume certain things:

  • People are related to persons in offices who are supposed to investigate their actions.
  • People are being paid not to do anything about certain cases.

In April of this year, several police entered the home of residents in Manchester without a search warrant, and although the matter was reported to the Public Defender's office, as far as I know, this case is a dead one. Click here to see the blog about that illegal search.

The budget for the public defender's office is $394.85 million (JMD) for 2026/27. How much work will be done for the year? The Public Defender's Office says that it is the voice of the voiceless, but that office seems to have lost its voice. The Integrity Commission needs to look into this case. I smell corruption.

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