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Member of Parliament (MP) for Portland Eastern, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Ann-Marie Vaz, has slammed Opposition leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding after he reportedly accused her of remaining silent as murders are on the rise in the usually peaceful parish that she represents in the Parliament.
Eleven murders have been committed in the northeastern parish since the start of the year. This compares to four for the corresponding period in 2020.
“What I am hearing is the fear on the ground because of the rapid increase in murders in the parish,” said Golding as he addressed a PNP divisional conference in Port Antonio on Wednesday.