
Juliet Holness
Juliet Holness is a Jamaican politician and Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural. She serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Jamaica and is known for her role in parliamentary proceedings. Holness has been in the news recently due to criticism from Opposition Leader Mark Golding regarding her position as Speaker while being the spouse of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, raising concerns about the independence of the parliamentary office.
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Juliet Holness supported Tom Tavares-Finson's stance against intimidation.
IC: FLA ‘manipulated’ database and dead man logged in ammo purchase; server crash wiped key evidence | NewsSpeaker Juliet Holness has no recourse other than to table the Integrity Commission’s report of its investigation into alleged corruption at the Firearms Licensing Authority.
Editorial | Table FLA report now! | CommentaryHouse Speaker Juliet Holness defended the decision by herself and Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson to withhold the report pending further developments in the court matter.
FLA misses first shot at getting unpublished - IC report disclosed Court gives regulator permission to appeal | NewsHouse Speaker Juliet Holness defended the decision by herself and Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson to withhold the report pending further developments in the court matter.
FLA loses bid to get copy of unpublished Integrity Commission report but gets permission to appeal | NewsSpeaker Juliet Holness reminded that Patois was not the language of the House.
Editorial | New front in Patois debate | CommentaryJuliet Holness is the Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural and serves as Speaker of the House.
Public-sector workers lead on sexual harassment complaints | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness, Patron of the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation and Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, emphasized the importance of the 'School in a Box' programme for students facing learning loss.
‘School in a Box’ programme aims to reduce learning loss | News
House Speaker Juliet Holness was not properly seated for a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee.
Heated exchange in House as Brown Burke demanded to be heard by SpeakerJuliet Holness is the Speaker of the House who received the investigation reports.
IC reports await tabling in House | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness represents the St Andrew East Rural constituency.
Hope River fears | Lead StoriesThe Speaker of the House, Juliet Holness, acted squarely within her authority in upholding order and ensuring adherence to parliamentary procedure.
Reaffirm order, responsibility, and respect for parliamentary process | Letters
Juliet Holness is the Speaker of Jamaica’s House of Representatives who had a run-in with opposition members that led to their walkout.
Editorial | Making of a Speaker | CommentaryJuliet Holness is the House Speaker accused of preventing members from asking questions.
Opposition walks out of Jamaica Parliament after clash with House SpeakerJuliet Holness muted the microphone of Opposition Leader Mark Golding during a heated exchange in Parliament.
POLITICAL STORM | Lead StoriesHouse Speaker Juliet Holness has criticised today’s walkout by the Opposition during the sitting of Parliament.
Full Text|'An affront to proper order'...House Speaker criticises Opposition over walkout | News
Juliet Holness is the House Speaker accused of preventing members from asking questions.
Opposition walks out of Parliament after clash with House Speaker | NewsJuliet Holness is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
New Parliament gets under way | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness is the Speaker of the House and intends to pursue reforms in Parliament.
Editorial | Fixing a lazy Parliament | CommentaryJuliet Holness, Speaker of the House of Representatives, advised that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association has been comparing Standing Orders across similar Commonwealth countries.
House receives support from Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to review Standing Orders | NewsSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, has reaffirmed her commitment to expanding the use of technology and advancing the modernisation of parliamentary operations.
House Speaker reaffirms commitment to technology-driven parliamentary reform | NewsJuliet Holness was returned as Speaker of the House of Representatives despite renewed concerns by the parliamentary Opposition.
Holness pledges accountability framework as 84 lawmakers sworn in | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness has been returned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the new term.
Juliet Holness returns as House Speaker | NewsThe People’s National Party will not support the reappointment of Juliet Holness to the position of Speaker of the House.
No confidence: PNP against Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Juliet Holness for House Speaker | NewsHolness is married to Juliet, incumbent member of parliament for St Andrew East Rural.
VISION IN FOCUS | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness won her seat in East Rural St Andrew, beating Patrick Peterkin.
Real power shift needed | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness was appointed Deputy Speaker, which raised concerns about a conflict of interest.
Michael Abrahams | Time come for a PNP wake-up call | CommentaryJuliet Holness is a member of parliament and Speaker of the Jamaica House of Representatives.
Atlanta non-profit marks milestone promoting education in Jamaica | NewsJuliet Holness is one of the female MPs for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
Record 19 women for House | Lead StoriesJuliet Holness is a very strong candidate in [St Andrew] East Rural.
READY FOR SPRINT | Lead StoriesDeputy Speaker Juliet Holness shielded Tufton from further questioning.
Michael Abrahams | Dead baby scandal déjà vu (Part 2) | Commentary





















































































