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malaise

(269,263 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 01:13 PM Sep 2023

A Director of the Integrity Commission was shot in the arm

an hour or so ago in the Car Park of the Integrity Commission in New Kingston, Jamaica.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230921/integrity-commission-director-shot-agencys-car-park

Of course this is being linked to the following.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230921/speaker-must-go

PRESSURE IS mounting on Speaker of the House of Representatives Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert to step aside as the presiding officer in the Lower House until the eight charges she is facing are dealt with by a court of law.

The charges relate to breaches of the Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act and the Integrity Commission Act.
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This is an effin attack on the democratic norms of this country.

https://iriefm.net/opposition-calls-for-house-speaker-dalrymple-philibert-to-resign-following-damning-report-from-integrity-commission/

The Opposition has called on House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert to resign, pending the outcome of deliberations on the report from the Integrity Commission regarding false declaration.

When the report and ruling from the Commission was tabled in the Lower House yesterday (September 19), the Speaker referred the matter to the Integrity Commission Oversight and Ethics Committees.

Opposition Leader, Mark Golding rose to pose questions but was not allowed by the Speaker, resulting in all the Opposition Member of Parliaments walking out.





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A Director of the Integrity Commission was shot in the arm (Original Post) malaise Sep 2023 OP
Seems like... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #1
Oops breaking malaise Sep 2023 #2
Well then... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #3

2naSalit

(86,906 posts)
1. Seems like...
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 01:23 PM
Sep 2023

There's a new kind of world war where the wealthy and cruel are waging war against the rest of us. They're everywhere and they must be put in their place, on some other planet preferably.

malaise

(269,263 posts)
2. Oops breaking
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 05:55 PM
Sep 2023

She just resigned as both Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament.
Good riddance.

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