Jacklyn "Jackie" Frank is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician as well as a Barbudan social worker.[1] She was the Chairperson of the Barbuda Council.

Political career

Jacklyn Frank was first elected to the council in 2017, getting 475 votes for the Barbuda People's Movement. She replaced Calsey Beazer-Joseph who headed the Barbuda Council one year, and has become the third ever woman to serve as Chairperson of the Barbuda Council.

She is quoted saying:

We won’t stop, we will keep moving forward until everything is resolved … the Council will do its best to improve Barbuda and to keep Barbuda forward but, on our terms, not on the terms that are impose on us from the outside.[2]

Frank was reelected to the Barbuda Council in the 2025 election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "After Irma, Disaster Capitalism Threatens Cultural Heritage in Barbuda". NACLA.
  2. ^ "Jackie Frank is new Barbuda Council Chair". Antigua Observer Newspaper. April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Barbuda Council Election Watch 2025 | Barbuda Council Election Watch 2025 | By Barbuda Channel | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-03-27 – via www.facebook.com.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacklyn_Frank
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