Sunday, June 28, 2015
OPPOSITION Leader Andrew Holness's defence of the house that he and his wife Juliet are building in Beverly Hills, St Andrew has created more unease inside the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and appears to have placed the political organisation on a collision course with some of its more affluent donors.
According to JLP insiders, questions about Holness's judgement for building the massive house at this time have re-emerged in the party, which is bracing itself for the property being used by the governing People's National Party (PNP) in the campaign for general elections due for 2016, but widely expected later this year.
"The party knows that it will be one of the biggest advertising tools against us in the next election," one JLP insider told the Jamaica Observer.
"It has been a major concern for the party over the last two years. It hasn't been dealt with openly until last week in the Sunday Observer," added the insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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From as far back as mid-2014 PNP insiders had admitted to the Sunday Observer that Holness's house would be considered fair game in their election campaign.
Last week, Holness, in response to critics on both sides of the divide, pointed out that he and his wife -- who is a real estate developer -- have been building the house for the past three years and that they have been frugal in their spending. more
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