Is Lisa Hanna an Innocent Victim of Controversies?

Everald Warmington's usual tirades continued this week when he referred to Minister Lisa Hanna as a jezebel. This outburst was disrespectful and showed a lack of professionalism. Many believe his outburst this time has gone too far and disciplinary action needs to be taken since proper conduct is expected from all members of Parliament especially during a sitting of the House of Representatives. On the other hand, this is yet another public controversial incident involving Ms. Hanna. In fact, it appears that throughout her tenure as a government minister, she is constantly embroiled in uncomfortable issues that stirs up public attention. It includes but not limited to: the questionable handling of certain cases in her ministry; the bathing suit posting on social media; her comrade, Dayton Campbell, taking her to task; claims of her secretive survey to publicly declare her popularity; the Jamaica Observer 3 part publicity story; claims of fractions with the Prime Minister and her close circle; discontent with counselors in her constituency; claims by her counselors of impropriety; and now her dispute with Mr. Warmington which she quickly brought to her fans' attention on social media to incite their support. Is it pure coincidence that Ms. Hanna seems to attract controversy causing her to often become a popular debate topic on social media? But then, her PNP colleagues such as Natalie Neita-Headley, Imani Duncan-Price, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, and others appear to be quietly working hard to do a good job without scandals or drama that generate public attention through social media debates. There is more than meets the eye.

Caribbean Court of Justice or the British Privy Council

A debate in the Jamaican Parliament began today to discuss whether Jamaica should implement their own Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) or continue to rely on the British Privy Council (BPC) as the final appellant court. The governing People National Party is in support of doing away with the BPC by obtaining a majority vote of parliamentarians in support of implementing the CCJ as the final court. However, the opposition party's  (Jamaica Labor Party) majority is voicing concerns against establishing the CCJ as the final appellant court, and they go even further by making a suggestion for a referendum so that the people will have a say on the topic. However, this controversial debate presents other piercing concerns that those in favor of the CCJ will have to consider. For instance, a separation from BPC will mean that consideration must be given to issues such as if it is time for Jamaica to disassociate itself from its' allegiance to Queen Elizabeth; dissolving the post of the Governor General; and the abandonment of Queen's Counsel appointments whose designation is regarded by many attorneys as a status of superiority which should not be dissolved. So, as the debate continues, Jamaicans will need to make a decision if they want to continue to be associated with England and its colonial practices or adapt new policies that reflect the countries' independence from the Crown.