KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 1, CMC – The Andrew Holness administration on Friday, used its superior numbers in the Senate to pass the Counties and Parishes (Amendment) Bill 2025 to make the town of Portmore in the central parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica’s 15th parish amid strenuous objections from senators with the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) and warnings that the legislation would “immediately be unconstitutional”.
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