Juliet Holness

Juliet Holness

Jamaica JamaicapoliticianFemaleb. 19755.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

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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Speaker 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! | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-01
5.0

House 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FLA misses first shot at getting unpublished - IC report disclosed Court gives regulator permission to appeal | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-05-30
7.0

House 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FLA loses bid to get copy of unpublished Integrity Commission report but gets permission to appeal | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-05-29
7.0

Speaker Juliet Holness reminded that Patois was not the language of the House.

Editorial | New front in Patois debate | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-05-27
5.0

Juliet 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 Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-02-06
7.0

Juliet 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
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-01-24
9.0
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Gordon Swaby
Gordon Swaby

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 Speaker
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-12-10
5.0

Juliet Holness is the Speaker of the House who received the investigation reports.

IC reports await tabling in House | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-12-02
7.0

Juliet Holness represents the St Andrew East Rural constituency.

Hope River fears | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-11-30
5.0

The 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
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-26
8.0
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Rev Andre Bennett
Rev Andre Bennett

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 | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-26
5.0

Juliet Holness is the House Speaker accused of preventing members from asking questions.

Opposition walks out of Jamaica Parliament after clash with House Speaker
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2025-10-23
3.0

Juliet Holness muted the microphone of Opposition Leader Mark Golding during a heated exchange in Parliament.

POLITICAL STORM | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-22
3.0

House 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
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-22
6.0
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Matthew Samuda
Matthew Samuda

Juliet Holness is the House Speaker accused of preventing members from asking questions.

Opposition walks out of Parliament after clash with House Speaker | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-21
3.0

Juliet Holness is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

New Parliament gets under way | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-07
7.0

Juliet Holness is the Speaker of the House and intends to pursue reforms in Parliament.

Editorial | Fixing a lazy Parliament | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-06
5.0

Juliet 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 | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-03
8.0

Speaker 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 | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-01
9.0

Juliet 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 Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-19
7.0

Juliet Holness has been returned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the new term.

Juliet Holness returns as House Speaker | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-18
7.0

The 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 | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-18
3.0

Holness is married to Juliet, incumbent member of parliament for St Andrew East Rural.

VISION IN FOCUS | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-16
6.0

Juliet Holness won her seat in East Rural St Andrew, beating Patrick Peterkin.

Real power shift needed | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-14
7.0

Juliet Holness was appointed Deputy Speaker, which raised concerns about a conflict of interest.

Michael Abrahams | Time come for a PNP wake-up call | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-09
5.0

Juliet Holness is a member of parliament and Speaker of the Jamaica House of Representatives.

Atlanta non-profit marks milestone promoting education in Jamaica | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-06
7.0

Juliet Holness is one of the female MPs for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).

Record 19 women for House | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-09-04
7.0

Juliet Holness is a very strong candidate in [St Andrew] East Rural.

READY FOR SPRINT | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-08-19
7.0

Deputy Speaker Juliet Holness shielded Tufton from further questioning.

Michael Abrahams | Dead baby scandal déjà vu (Part 2) | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-07-01
5.0