One of the country’s longest serving parliamentarian currently in office, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, say the conduct of some members of the opposition People’s National Party is the worst she has seen in Gordon House.
Grange is also chastising two senior opposition members of parliament whose behaviour plunged the House of Representatives into chaos last week.
Chevon Campbell reports.
Central St. Catherine MP, Olivia Grange, says based on what has been the trajectory for some time, she has been dreading the possibility of members of the opposition getting physical in an escalation of the verbal hostilities they have been showing to the government.
Ms Grange, who was present when the drama played out in the House last Tuesday, says Mikael Phillips’s claim that Desmond McKenzie insulted his deceased mother is untruthful.
Grange says the opposition’s behaviour is not serving the best interest of the people of Jamaica.
Ms Grange is renewing a call she made in her recent sectoral debate contribution for greater civility to be restored to parliament.
Meanwhile, Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley is intensifying his criticism of some sections of civil society which he says have been amazingly silent despite the arguably unprecedented escalation of hostilities in parliament last week.
Senator Fitz-Henley says the perceived lack of action raises questions.
Senator Abka Fitz-Henley.
