Daily Gleaner election news, Tuesday August 7
Written by JamaicaElections.com
On your mark! - 147 vie for election candidacy today
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has indicated that some 147 prospective candidates will today seek to satisfy the requirements under the electoral law to become candidates in the August 27 general election. Today’s activities will put them in the starting blocks to vie for a place in Parliament’s 60-seat House of Representatives.
Clarendon police say no to motorcades today
The threat of political violence and a shortage of manpower have forced the Clarendon police to place a ban on political motorcades in North West Clarendon today.
St Thomas - Jamaica’s forgotten cousin
The People’s Agenda: As the people of Western St. Thomas look forward to another election, there are many questions on their lips.
The Elections of 1959 - ‘One good term deserves another’
On February 2, 1955, Norman Manley was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jamaica as the People’s National Party (PNP) settled down to the challenges of leading the Government for the first time. Manley’s acceptance speech reflected the sense of purpose and commitment to nation building that already characterised his public life, ” I have spent my life on many cases and now I turn my back for good and all on that life. I take into my hands the case of the people of Jamaica before the bar of history, against poverty and need. The case of my country for a better life and freedom in our land.”