Prime Minister Andrew Holness
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, speaking Sunday at the Jamaica Labour Party's annual conference
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that a review of the Jamaican Constitution will begin next year.
He made the announcement during his address on Sunday at the Jamaica Labour Party's annual conference.
Mr. Holness was not specific about what deficiencies in the constitution have prompted the review.
He pointed however to the country's crime situation as one of the factors which have led to a need for review.
The announcement came just days after Senate President Tom Tavares Finson called for a review of the constitutional requirement for the Opposition's support to extend a state of emergency.
His call followed the failed attempt by the government to have an extension of the now-expired states of emergency approved in the Senate.
Mr. Holness also addressed the Senate vote yesterday, suggesting the outcome was a sign of the increasing numbness to crime.
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