Only days after challenger Audley Shaw publicly challenged Andrew Holness to a public debate, the Electoral Commission, established by the Standing Committee of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to monitor the conduct of campaign activities, has banned all forms of media face-offs.
In a letter to both Shaw and Holness yesterday, the three-member commission said it had decided that “any media face-to-face or face-off confrontation format between the Shaw team and the Holness team or their supporters is prohibited in this election campaign”.
The commission stated that it took note of a television programme involving Gregory Mair and Derrick Smith, from the Shaw and Holness teams, respectively.
The letter further stated that with the media being inundated with commentaries and statements, some disrespectful, it was timely for every one to be reminded that the JLP was engaged in an internal election to elect its leader, a process that involves approximately 5,000 delegates.
Source: Ja.Gleaner
