Young Jamaica dismisses PNP concerns over ‘leaked’ IC reports
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has pushed back at concerns raised by the People’s National Party (PNP) over what it described as the continued leaking of Integrity Commission (IC) reports to a specific media house before they are officially tabled in Parliament.
On Tuesday, the PNP’s Zuleika Jess and Nekeisha Burchell pointed to an alleged pattern of IC reports appearing in the media prior to their formal tabling, arguing that recurring leaks undermine Parliament’s authority, erode public trust in the process and signal a possible breakdown in the official chain of custody.
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However, in a statement on Thursday, Young Jamaica rejected the concerns and noted that it “vividly recalls that PNP General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell and former General Secretary Julian ‘Jay’ Robinson used political platforms in late 2024 to predict the tabling of a report in Parliament which they alleged would damage the government badly and force the calling of a general election”.
According to the group, Campbell consistently displayed prior knowledge of the contents of IC reports in his public utterances in the lead-up to the general election.
Young Jamaica further alleged that in August 2024, Robinson claimed to be predicting the downfall of the Government and told PNP supporters at the PNP Women’s Conference at St Hilda’s High School that “Parliament deh pon a break now; wi a go back inna September. One or two a dem report deh ago table, and when dem come, bangarang a go come to, so we need to be ready.”
The group said these predictions from both Campbell and Robinson came shortly before an IC report.
“At no time did the PNP, Burchell or Jess reprimand Campbell or Robinson or express concern about PNP politicians having prior knowledge of the contents of an Integrity Commission report before it was tabled in Parliament. Consequently, Young Jamaica views the expressions of apparent concern and alleged alarm from both women in a statement this week as insincere,” it said.
