JLP favourite - Golding's party may win 32 seats or more, Portia's PNP could force tie
The Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) appears on course to win Jamaica's 15th more
CARICOM observer at ease with election preparations
The CARICOM electoral observer mission to Jamaica is reporting that it is satisfied with the state of readiness of the electoral machinery in the run-up to the general election on Monday. more
Expect heavy rains on election day
With the general elections scheduled for Monday, September 3, following an earlier postponement because of the passage of Hurricane Dean on August 19, the island more
No future for depressed communities
A FEW of the familiar areas that make up the St. Andrew Western constituency are Duhaney Park, Seaview Gardens and Waterhouse more
How would a new PNP Cabinet look?
There will be a shake-up of sorts in the Cabinet if Portia Simpson Miller gets her own mandate when Jamaicans go to the polls next Monday, September 3. more
Ban them' - Decision on political meetings pending
Facing a ban on campaigning in three parishes, the two major political parties yesterday began seeking new venues to stage their respective final public meetings before the general elections on Monday. more
Parties clash in Westmoreland
The reign of political peace in Westmoreland ended about 5:00 p.m. Wednesday in the small Whitehouse district of Gordon, when the two candidates for Westmoreland Eastern clashed in what some described as a brawl. more
The makings of a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Cabinet
The night of Monday, September 3 will bring an end to all speculations as to which of the two major political parties will receive the nod from the electorate and proceed to name a Cabinet to run the affairs of the country. more
Eastern Hanover: Improvement in tourism not enough
In Eastern Hanover, a constituency which statistics show is rife with unemployment, citizens say the candidate taking up the mantle as Member of Parliament after election day will have to address that problem more
Early closure for banks on election day
The Jamaica Bankers' Association (JBA) has advised that all 10 commercial and merchant banks will closed at noon on September 3, the day of the national election.
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Limited stock market trading on election day
The stock market will close early on Monday, the day of national elections. more
North Western Manchester: Hilly terrain causes water problems
The constituency of Manchester North Western is said to be one of the largest in Jamaica and is bordered by Troy in Trelawny to the north, Greenvale in Central Manchester to the east, Dunrobin and Pepper in St. Elizabeth more
East Rural St Andrew - Development desired
Comprising five electoral divisions, the north is dominated by the foothills of the Blue Mountains in Gordon Town and Mavis Bank divisions. The Kintyre division is sandwiched between these divisions more
North Central Clarendon - Road woes hurt constituency's agriculture
The North Central Clarendon constituency consists of three parish council divisions - Chapelton, Rock River and Mocho. There are 92 polling divisions in the constituency; more
Go out and vote!
Whatever your politics, if you are eligible, go out and vote on Monday. If the stage set by the security forces earlier this week is anything to go by, then we should expect a turnout in the region of 70 per cent or so more
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