Ann-Marie Vaz

Ann-Marie Vaz

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Ann-Marie Vaz is a Jamaican politician and Member of Parliament representing the Portland Eastern constituency. She is known for her advocacy on infrastructure issues, particularly in underserved communities. Recently, she has been involved in discussions regarding road improvement projects aimed at enhancing the living conditions of residents in her constituency.

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Ann-Marie Vaz is the wife of Daryl Vaz and is referenced in the naming of his racehorse Action Ann.

Melissa lands crushing blow | Sports
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-30
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Ann Marie Vaz lost her parliamentary seat despite her highly publicised community intervention.

Shinique Walters | Role of the MP in nation-building | In Focus
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-20
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Ann-Marie Vaz is described as a hard-working MP who lost her seat.

Mark Wignall | This has happened before | In Focus
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-22
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Ann-Marie Vaz was the JLP candidate for the Portland Eastern constituency and the incumbent member of Parliament.

Kristen Gyles | Actionable lessons from East Portland | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-12
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Isat Buchanan was genuinely surprised when told that a firestorm had erupted in the digital space over his defeat of Ann-Marie Vaz in last Wednesday’s general election.

‘PORTLAND CALLED ME’ | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-07
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Ann-Marie Vaz was the immediate former member of parliament who was narrowly unseated in the election.

Land, loss and loyalty | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-07
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Ann-Marie Vaz lost her seat as the JLP candidate for Portland Eastern.

Kristen Gyles | Voters have a dilemma | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz is praised by Scott for helping him achieve prosperity after he switched to the JLP.

Portland man jumps ship to find ‘real prosperity’ with JLP | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz was narrowly defeated by the People’s National Party’s Isat Buchanan by 135 votes.

JLP to closely monitor official count following shock losses | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz lost to the People’s National Party’s Isat Buchanan by 135 votes.

JLP closely monitoring official count of votes in close seats | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz was defeated by Isat Buchanan in Portland Eastern.

Minor candidates sway tight race | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-04
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Named ‘Action Ann’ by her constituents, she could not beat back the challenge from the PNP’s Isat Buchanan.

Political big winners and losers | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-04
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East Portland Member of Parliament Ann-Marie Vaz urged party supporters to come out and vote early.

Holness commits to 1,300 houses for Portlanders by 2027 | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-01
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Ann-Marie Vaz, who is the incumbent, is confident of winning in the general election and says she is looking forward to continuing her work in the constituency.

JLP's Ann-Marie Vaz vows to continue ‘action’ in Portland Eastern | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-08-18
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Member of Parliament for Portland East, Ann-Marie Vaz, is appealing for calm in the constituency amid incidents of political party flags being removed and destroyed.

MP Ann-Marie Vaz urges peace in Portland East amid tensions over removal of political flags | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-08-02
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Ann-Marie defeated arguably the most popular PNP candidate at the time in a hotly contested by-election following the tragic killing of the incumbent.

'Seven PNP don’t bruck one a di Vaz dem yet', declares Portland West MP | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-28
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Ann-Marie Vaz is a member of parliament for East Portland and was involved in the commissioning of buses for student transport.

Crash victim’s mom happy for school bus system | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-24
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Ann-Marie Vaz pointed out that the drop-in centre will cater to the needs of the less fortunate.

Portland Drop-in Centre and Night Shelter now open | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-19
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Ann-Marie Vaz is mentioned as a member of parliament alongside her husband, Daryl Vaz.

Rural bus service hailed as 'win win' for all as Vaz defends fleet of 110 used buses | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-09
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The JLP’s Ann-Marie Vaz subsequently defeated the PNP’s Damion Crawford in a crucial by-election.

Golding urges Comrades not to ‘sell out’ to JLP in Portland | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz is the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament who has held the seat since 2019.

Comrades in Portland Eastern energised for victory, says Golding as PNP opens constituency office | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-04
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Ann-Marie Vaz claims Opposition Leader Mark Golding will never become Prime Minister of Jamaica.

Portland Eastern MP Vaz claims Mark Golding’s PM ambitions 'will never happen' | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-06-30
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East Portland MP Ann-Marie Vaz was also in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the bypass.

Ground broken for US$81-million Port Antonio Bypass | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-06-27
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Ann-Marie Vaz expressed gratitude for the Boundbrook Urban Centre project, highlighting its importance for employment in Portland.

‘Silly statements from educated people’ | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-06-07
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Ann-Marie Vaz is the East Portland Member of Parliament who attended the service for Dixon.

Popular businessman ‘Frauty’ Dixon laid to rest | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-05-07
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Ann-Marie Vaz is a member of parliament who collaborated with Daryl Vaz on the school bus initiative.

Fatal crash survivor boards new Portland school bus | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-05-06
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Ann-Marie Vaz is the MP for East Portland who expressed joy at the launch of the rural school bus system.

First school bus procured by Portland MPs begin operating | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-05-05
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Ann-Marie Vaz, Member of Parliament for East Portland, stated that heavy-duty equipment has been mobilised to assist in clearing the blocked roadway.

Section of New Road to Nonsuch roadway in Portland being blocked by landslide | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-04-16
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East Portland MP Ann-Marie Vaz donated $400,000 to each member of the winning Schools’ Challenge Quiz team.

Big gifts for Titchfield’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz winners | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-04-15
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