Pryce vows to end '114 months of broken promises' in St Catherine East Central

Vowing to turn the tables on his opponent in the September 3, general election, People's National Party (PNP) candidate for St Catherine East Central, Raymond Pryce, said the true strength of the party did not turn out in the 2020 national polls.

Pryce accused Member of Parliament Alando Terrelonge of failing the constituency during what he described as "114 months of broken promises."

He said the former member of Parliament had allegedly received from the state more than $3 billion through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and other government programmes "to fix drains and maintain them, build sidewalks and maintain them and make sure every citizen have direct access to the National Water Commission."

Instead of opening training centres, his opponent has closed one in Watson Grove, Pryce continued.

Beaming with confidence, he said when the ballots are counted on election day the PNP will be declared the Government of Jamaica and St Catherine East Central will be rescued from the "dark 114 months of representation by someone who understands the performative arts, but does not understand representative leadership".

Pryce said for the last 60 months he has been embedded in the constituency and engaging with residents outside of election.

"I have walked into communities where they say "but anno politics time yet, how come you reach"", he said.

The PNP candidate said he has listened to the people, learned from them and is now in a better position now.

"In 2025, measure for measure, pound for pound, he (Terrelonge) has been outfoxed. His dependency therefore is on outside help."he said.

In the 2020 general election, Terrelonge defeated Pryce by a margin of 2,002 votes. This year, more than 27,686 electors are registered in the constituency.

- Edmond Campbell

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