Kartel Stage Appearance at PNP Conference a ‘Poor Decision’ – Commentator

Dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel (left) and Chief of the Accompong Maroons, Ricard Curry (right), salute the crowd at the People’s National Party’s, PNP, 86th annual conference at the National Arena in Kingston on Sunday September 15, 2024. (Daina Davy/Nationwide News Network)

Public commentator, Germaine Barrett, says the appearance of Vybz Kartel at the People’s National Party’s 86th annual conference on Sunday was a poor decision by a party seeking to lead Jamaica.

Kartel was recently freed, after spending 13 years in prison for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. His conviction was overturned by the UK-based Privy Council on the basis of jury tampering.

Mr. Barrett says it was inappropriate for a political party to appear to be endorsing Kartel.

Germaine Barrett, public commentator.