Several first-time voters were spotted casting their ballots in St Thomas Eastern, many of them motivated by the influence and encouragement of friends and family. Despite increasing awareness of national issues among younger Jamaicans, family...
Data from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) shows voter turnout in the general election climbed to 30.41 per cent at 3 p.m., amid widespread complaints of slow voting. The 30.41 per cent is double the 11 a.m. figure of 14.8 per cent. At 2 p...
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Manchester Southern, Peter Bunting, says he is unfazed by critics who claim he is seeking refuge in the constituency after being rejected in Manchester Central during the 2020 general election. Instead...
Election day in Clarendon seems to be missing its usual buzz. Instead of the chatter of eager voters, blaring horns and party colours dotting the streets, the constituencies are in a state of near stillness. At several polling stations visited...
Nekeisha Burchell, the People's National Party's (PNP) candidate for St James Southern, is anticipating that her victory at the polls in today's general election will make her the constituency's first female member of parliament. Speaking to The...
For Porus couple Leon Brown and Dwayna Green, casting their ballots was a family affair. The pair, who say they do everything together, arrived at the Porus Infant School in Manchester Southern with their two-week-old son, Amir, and patiently...
Election day in Clarendon seems to be missing its usual buzz. Instead of the chatter of eager voters, blaring horns, and party colours dotting the streets, the constituencies lay in near stillness. At several polling stations across Clarendon South...
Retired parliamentarian Pearnel Charles has acknowledged that his daughter, Dr Michelle Charles, is facing significant pressure as she seeks to retain the St Thomas Eastern seat for the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the upcoming general...
Tearful at the thought of seeing her ailing father, Pastor Egbert Burchell, by her side on Election Day, St James Southern candidate Nekeisha Burchell said her fight for medical equity is deeply personal. The People's National Party...
The People’s National Party (PNP) is reassuring voters, that despite the announcement of discontinuation of the Electronic Voter Identification and Ballot Issuing System (EVIS) in four constituencies, they will still be able to cast their ballots...
Long delays at polling stations in St Elizabeth South Western left voters hot and frustrated today, prompting People's National Party (PNP) candidate Dr Miranda Wellington to warn that counting could stretch late into the night. At midday,...
Twenty-four-year-old Truston Grizzle, of Maldon, St James, proudly cast his vote for the very first time in Wednesday’s election day activity in the St James Southern constituency, an act he hopes others will emulate in future elections. “This is...
The temporary suspension of the Electronic Voter Identification System, EVIS was the only area of concern for the Observer Mission of the Organisation of America States, OAS with just over half of the election day proceedings elapsed. The Dr. Kenny...
The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Robert 'Big Rob' Miller, who is seeking re-election in St Catherine South Eastern, says he is pleased so far with the show of support from voters in the constituency. "We are confident. We have done the work over...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for Eastern Westmoreland, Daniel Lawrence, says while voter turnout has been encouraging so far, the process has been slowed by congestion at polling stations across the constituency. “The process here today at...
Some voters who showed up to cast their ballots at polling station number 88, located at the Edgewater Community Centre in St Catherine, have reportedly left without voting as they have been waiting for an inordinate period of time. The Gleaner...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness believes Jamaicans are heeding his call to “coming out” to secure his Jamaica Labour Party administration, declaring that the electorate recognises the stakes in today’s general election are high. “I think many...
Polling stations in Little London, Moreland Hill, and Sheffield Primary School were relatively quiet this morning, with few young voters showing up early to cast their ballots. Among those who turned out was first-time voter, Rajiv Meyler, who...
United Independent Congress (UIC) candidate for Kingston Central Garth Barnett says “a bit of fear” has prevented some of his election day workers from coming out to support him. He claimed that one person from a community he did not name...
A man who allegedly attacked a local government councillor with a machete on Wednesday morning is in police custody. "I heard there was an incident. One party is here but I am awaiting an official report on the matter," said Superintendent...
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting a 14.8 per cent turnout in the general election at 11 a.m., while the turnout for the three local government by-elections is 12.17 per cent. The EOJ said it is aware of reports of long lines at...
Election observer group, Citizens Action for Free and Fair Election (CAFFE) said that 94 per cent of the polling stations for today’s general election opened on time and 97 per cent had all necessary material in place. The body in a release a short...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence, says while voter turnout has been encouraging so far, the process has been slowed by congestion at polling stations across the constituency. “The process here today...
The presence of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for Kingston Central Donovan Williams inside polling stations at Kingston Technical High School (KTHS) caused a stir among People’s National Party (PNP) election day workers stationed outside on...
A car ran over her foot last Friday, yet that did not stop Nerissa Allen from casting her vote at the Leeds Primary School and Infant School in St Elizabeth today. Allen is from the neighbouring Seven Corner community, and, in pain, she hopped...
