A grim shadow overtook election day activities in McCooks Pen, St Catherine, today amid the death of a man during an alleged police shoot-out, which occurred shortly after he had cast his ballot. Dead is 32-year-old McCooks Pen resident Fabian...
Fake. That's the word from the Financial Investigations Division (FID) in dismissing an image being circulated on social media platforms falsely claiming that it has ruled that Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness be charged for financial crimes. In...
The People's National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South East, Norman Scott, has unequivocally denied allegations that he assaulted a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) worker at the BB Coke polling location in the constituency today. He called...
Election day in St Catherine was marred by a fatal police shooting in McCooks Pen that has sparked controversy and community outrage. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Fabian Brown, a resident of McCooks Pen and an employee of...
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Westmoreland Western, Ian Hayles, urged voters to remain patient despite delays in the electoral process today. “The people are here, and the people are energised to vote,” Hayles told The Gleaner this...
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...
Tashanya Thompson says a victory for her preferred candidate, the People's National Party's Omar Woodbine, in St Mary Western would make her 33rd birthday even sweeter. Woodbine is seeking to unseat the Jamaica Labour Party's Robert Montague. "It...
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...
Noting that his daughter, Dr Michelle Charles, is facing mounting pressure to retain St Thomas Eastern for the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), retired parliamentarian Pearnel Charles Snr was on daddy duties as he was out today to help her...
Persons with disabilities now have easier access to government services and learning materials through a mobile application developed with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica. The ‘I […]
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