BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: REPORTS FROM the constituencies of South East and South West St. Elizabeth revealed that the voting for members of the security forces and Election Day workers went well, except for minor hitches.

Speaking in an interview with The Gleaner on Monday, Returning Officer for South East St. Elizabeth, Basil Bennett said that all four polling stations in the constituency were opened on time. He said that voting started at 7 a.m. at all the polling stations.

"I must tell you we have no hitches in this constituency, all those who were involved have corporated with the procedures. The voter turnout was low to moderate," Mr. Bennett said.

Checks with the commanding officer for St. Elizabeth, Herman "Chucky" Brown, revealed that a number of the police officers named were not on the Voters List. He said that the officers in question names are scattered all over in other parishes, such as Manchester and Clarendon.

"Except for some minor hitches, with the names of some policemen that were left off, everything else went well. However, I want to know why the names are in other parishes. That's why I am trying to get the Returning Officer for South West St. Elizabeth," Mr. Brown said.

A spokesman at the Electoral Office in South West St. Elizabeth said that despite the heavy rain in the constituency for most of the day, there was no major problems. The constituency also had a situation where all the polling stations were opened on time.