G2K accuses Golding of hypocrisy over call to adopt ‘Barbados Model’ for selecting house speaker

November 11, 2026

Generation 2000, the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party, is accusing Opposition Leader Mark Golding of hypocrisy and political opportunism, over his call to adopt the Barbados model for selecting Jamaica’s speaker of the house.

In a statement, G2K argues that Barbados did not appoint a politically independent speaker, but retained a former ruling-party MP in the position.

The group says Jamaica’s parliamentary tensions are not caused by the constitutional system, but by what it describes as the opposition’s repeated disrespect for parliamentary rules and the speaker’s authority.

G2K is calling on Mr. Golding and the opposition to respect parliamentary procedures and restore order and dignity to Gordon House.