WESTERN BUREAU: WHEN THE People’s National Party (PNP) swept the then 14 local government divisions in St Elizabeth in 2012, not many could have envisioned the stunning reversal as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wrested control of the municipal.
A total of 499 candidates were nominated today to contest the local government elections scheduled for February 26, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica said. This includes 496 candidates vying for seats in the 228 electoral divisions islandwide and.
Dear Editor,
For the sake of our democracy it is very important that there is an over 50 per cent turnout in the next general election.
Currently I don't see the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and P.