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LOUD LIFE, QUIET GOODBYE - Tributes pour in for straight-talking former minister and MP

July 12, 2026 | News
As tributes continue for Dean Peart – the gregarious brother of former House Speaker Michael Peart and son of former Member of Parliament Ernest Peart – his death yesterday marked the end of two-thirds of the Peart dynasty in representational politics.
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The nine finalists in this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition brought their ‘A’ game to the official Presentation Show held on Saturday at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St Andrew.

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The spirit of Jamaica was on full display at the Jamaica Festival Song Presentation Show on Saturday as supporters, government officials and cultural stakeholders gathered at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre to cheer on the nine finalists competing for this year’s Festival Song title.
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Editorial | FID not the place
Matthew Samuda is probably well-meaning. But his proposal that the review of wealth declarations by members of Parliament’s Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee be removed from the IC is a bad idea.
But worse is the agency to which he suggests these income, assets and liability filings should be sent: the Financial Investigations Division (FID). As Mr Samuda must be aware, giving FID this job would be highly controversial. It would reopen old wounds over FID’s leadership; likely lead to questions about motive; and possibly ignite claims that this is an ongoing attempt at weakening the IC.

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