KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says leaked voicenotes of party members discussing tactics to undermine the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) do not represent the official position of the PNP.

In the voicenotes which were leaked on social media, individuals are heard discussing strategies to undermine NaRRA and smear its CEO Major General Antony Anderson.

The recordings were allegedly made shortly after the controversial appointment of Anderson as head of the agency set up to manage Jamaica’s post-disaster reconstruction and resilience.

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However, in a statement on the issue at the PNP’s National Executive Council meeting on Sunday, Golding said the individuals heard in the voicenotes are not officers of the party and were not speaking in any official capacity.

“This was a WhatsApp group formed by individuals within the party and the views expressed were their personal views,” Golding said. “So those recordings do not represent the official position of the PNP or any policy of the PNP.”

He added that, “The PNP takes responsible for its official position – those that are set by our constitutional organs… and those that are communicated by our authorised representatives.”