First timers in spotlight as new parliament opens
Mar 11th, 2016 | Category: Special Reports | 3:36Twenty-one first timers were sworn in to serve in Jamaica's newest Parliament which opened on Thursday, 10 March. Sixty-three members took oaths to serve in the legislature. New Prime Minister Andrew Holness pledged to lead from the front and Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller promised her team will be constructive. Supporters,as usual, turned up in their dozens to cheer their representatives.
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