Jamaicans are split down the middle on whether they trust the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Integrity Commission.
Just a few have strong faith in the body.
That’s according to the latest Nationwide/Bluedot poll.
Chevon Campbell reports.
When it comes to the Integrity Commission, Jamaicans are evenly divided.
In the latest Nationwide/Bluedot poll, 31 percent of the 1,568 registered voters surveyed say they trust the anti-corruption body.
Another 31 percent say they distrust it.
Twenty-two percent are unsure, and 16 percent say they are not familiar with the Commission at all.
Strong confidence is rare. Only six percent say they trust the Commission greatly. Three times as many, 18 percent, distrust it greatly.
The latest poll was conducted between September 5 and 28, 2026, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percent.
Unlike views of the Government, trust in the Commission does not fall neatly along party lines.
Forty percent of JLP affiliates say they trust the Commission, compared with 33 percent of PNP supporters. About a quarter to a third of each group distrust it.
The finding is particularly noteworthy considering the recent public spats between members of the government and the Commission.
Voters with no party attachment are the least trusting.
Only 25 percent of them trust the Commission, while 34 percent say they do not.
Unfamiliarity is highest among older Jamaicans. More than a quarter of those aged 65 and over say they do not know the Commission.
Bluedot’s analysis also links views of the Commission to the respondents’ stance about trust in the Prime Minister.
Forty-one percent of those who trust Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, also trust the Commission.
Among those who distrust him, the figure is 25 percent.
The pollsters say that points to a broader lack of trust in public institutions, rather than the Commission being seen as a check on the Government.
Questions about public confidence in the Commission are not new.
When an earlier Nationwide/Bluedot poll raised trust concerns, the Commission’s Executive Director, Craig Beresford, accepted that the anti-corruption body had work to do.
