🌎 Latin America Sep 9, 2026 · Jerome Williams Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com

Fear factor

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Fear factor
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In a blunt admission during Tuesday’s launch of Jamaica’s reconstruction watchdog, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said the fear of parliamentary scrutiny that follows procurement decisions has become part of the reason public servants are reluctant to move quickly.

This is an issue the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) is now expected to help confront through independent, real-time accountability.

Holness said the answer was not to remove scrutiny, but to ma

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