KINGSTON, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness has told supporters of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to block out what she calls the distractions, the lies and the stories being told about the party and the Government.

“Mek mi tell unno something, yuh see anything yuh hear whey nuh good bout labourite, a lie,” Holness said as she addressed the annual West Kingston Constituency Conference at Tivoli Gardens High School Thursday evening.

“Anything yuh hear pon TikTok, Facebook and Instagram; all a dem. Yuh see if dem tell yuh anything bout a labourite nuh good, a lie,” Holness emphasised.

She told the attendees that “labourites belong to the party that leads with dignity, that leads with respect, that leads with humility, that literally loves the people of Jamaica”. Despite her exhortation to party supporters, Holness insisted that “none of the lies matter.”

The Speaker of the House of Representatives said the lies did not fix potholes or repair schools so children could return after Hurricane Melissa. She said lies did not ensure that her constituents had water, did not fix community centres or put in play areas for children. Rather, she said it was the resources of the Government that got the job done.

Earlier, the Member of Parliament for St Andrew Eastern, Fayvall Williams, in her address, told labourites that, “When you go on your phone, and you go on TikTok and you go on IG, and yuh see the lie dem, do not share those lies. Delete them from off your phone, call your MP and ask your MP if it’s true, and I’m sure your MP is going to tell you that it’s a lie”.

Williams urged party members to listen and ask questions and not believe everything they see on their phone.

-Lynford Simpson