In Clarendon’s Municipal Corporation, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is escalating action against councillor Tanya-Lee/Tanyalee Williams after reports that she plans to leave the JLP to join the People’s National Party (PNP). The JLP says it is activating processes to facilitate her expulsion, noting it has not received a formal resignation letter despite her public announcement to rescind her membership.
Two outlets describe tensions involving the councillor and MP Delroy Williams, with relations between them described as strained. One report says Williams resigns dramatically from the JLP, a development that would shift control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC) and break an 11–11 deadlock to give the PNP a 12–10 majority. Another account says that during a CMC sitting, an attempt to cross the floor was ruled inadmissible due to incorrect procedure, leading to the meeting’s adjournment. Together, the coverage highlights an internal party dispute that is now playing out in municipal proceedings.
