Press Release From The Jamaica Labour Party - August 12, 2026
MP Isat Buchanan
The Government of Jamaica is condemning as disgraceful, unacceptable and inappropriate comments made by Opposition Spokesman on Human Rights, Isat Buchanan, who publicly urged people in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, who were NOT affected by the demolition exercise carried out by a private developer, to pretend they were affected in order to benefit from taxpayer-funded houses.
Speaking on a TikTok Live on Wednesday, Buchanan could be heard urging people to scam the Government in order to benefit from resources which belong to the taxpayers of Jamaica.
Buchanan stated:
“So to the people of Trelawny who wake up and dem bull doze your house. The Prime Minister him haffi lift offa some house and him haffi give uno. All some a uno weh never up deh, uno take off one foot on the bed, bruk it off and carry it up there and say see wah left. Yeah. Chap di line pan dem cause any body inna dat deh place deh weh dem bulldoze you haffi get back a house out a government and it nah go be no trailer bet sehh a land uno get. Yeah.”
In response, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, said the Opposition Spokesman’s comments are repugnant and unacceptable sentiments emanating from a lawmaker.
Minister Fitz-Henley stated:
“For a member of the shadow cabinet to publicly advocate for people to perpetrate fraud, in order to benefit, without just cause, from resources which belong to the taxpayers of Jamaica is most disgraceful, unacceptable and unbecoming. It is unprincipled and Buchanan should introspect on his remarks and recognise the egregious nature of what he is advocating for.”
Minister Fitz-Henley says he does not expect Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, to hold Buchanan accountable for his irresponsible comments.
The State Minister concluded:
“The Opposition Spokesman’s comments are symptomatic of a mentality historically and currently promoted by the Opposition where they often appear to openly support law-breaking and disorder in society. This cannot be the way for lawmakers to conduct ourselves. We should not be promoting anarchy in society, dishonest conduct and certainly should resist any urge to encourage people to seek to obtain benefits via false pretences. However, the sentiments are consistent with the conduct of the Opposition and their promotion of indecency and unlawful conduct. Therefore, I am not expectant of the Opposition Leader holding his spokesman accountable for the wanton advocacy of scamming and violation of the law which Buchanan articulated.”
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Editor's Note
If this accusation is correct, then this is a very serious matter. Can Mr Isat Buchanan continue to be a lawyer? This should be a police matter, and he should resign his seat in parliament immediately if he is found guilty in a court of law or if he admits making such a statement!
It must be an offence for an MP to incite anyone to commit an illegal act. We need to hear from MP Isat Buchanan now! The nation needs a response. For ordinary citizens, this would be a serious offence.
Mr Buchanan could not have made that statement. I am not aware of him being under psychiatric care! Could the statement be AI-generated?
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Isat Buchanan is a good yute no.other lawyer in Jamaica give so many poor people the ability to.get justice and free.
ReplyDeleteFocusing on.Isat is a distraction just deal with.the national squatting epidemic.
FITZ HENLEY politician unnu fi guh weh and focus on eliminating squatting in Jamaica.
Get rid a squatting Government please a remnant of Emancipation must go get Isat to assist.
ReplyDeleteGovernment agencies routinely violate Jamaican's rights with absolute impunitt so I do not see the big issue here with the gentleman's quite possible tongue in cheek remark, given he must have known he was being recorded. Fascinating that someone as egregiously unethical as the former news reporter/ undeclared JLP propagandist is making a fuss about this. Nothing wro g or unethical about how he got to the lofty heights he now pontificates from on Jamaican taxpayers' dime! Talk about pots and kettles.
ReplyDeleteThe people on this platform who are excusing lawlessness have no idea what they are asking for. If you accept representation through chaos, you are the very persons who will be harmed by it. Mr Buchanan is a lawyer and a statesman. He cannot be advocating for people's rights in the same manner that a hoodlum with no education would. He can use his education to advocate for people's rights in a manner that is becoming of a lawmaker, not a lawbreaker. He is calling on people to be dishonest, corrupt, manipulative and deceptive. Is this what the Jamaican people want? You can't trust nobody because everyone is a deceiver, is this what we want?
ReplyDeleteI keep saying that the reason why we have crime in Jamaica is that people no longer care about values and principles. Mr. Buchanan is a dangerous man. I, for one believe that it is full time that we do something serious about squatting in this country. But you cannot address a problem by creating another. Mr Buchanan in his fancy jacket and tie only looks the part but very rarely he speaks like someone who is intelligent. In fact, he may be educated but he is surely lacking in emotional intelligence.
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