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.

Jacklyn Frank
14th Chairperson of the Barbuda Council
In office
12 April 2021 – January 2022
DeputyTrevor Walker
Preceded byCalsey Joseph
Succeeded byMackenzie Frank

Political career

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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 female 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]

References

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  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.