WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Incumbent candidate for the Grange Hill Division in Westmoreland, Lawton McKenzie, who will be contesting the local government election as an independent, says he expects to retain his seat come February 26. Speaking with Observer Online on Nomination Day on Thursday, McKenzie, who won the 2016 election on a People's National Party (PNP) ticket, says he expects to seal his victory at the upcoming polls in "fine.
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica After being hospitalised for over a week, Oliver Reid, the Peoples National Party's councillor caretaker for the Little London division, made a grand entrance at the nomination centre in Grange Hill. According to Vice president of the People’s National Party and Member of Parliament candidate for Westmoreland Western, Ian Hayles, Reid is fit to run after being diagnosed with "dehydration". Reid will be running against his former.
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - With local government election nominations set to begin in less than 24 hours, People’s National Party (PNP) councillor caretaker for the Little London Division in Westmoreland, Oliver Reid, remains hospitalised. Reid will face off against councillor Ian Myles, who will run on a Jamaica Labour Party ticket after leaving the PNP, come February 26. Reid, who is Myles' former campaign manager and driver for Member of Parliament.
LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland The battle for the Little London Division in Westmoreland is likely to be one of the most intense when Jamaicans vote in local government elections in three weeks’ time. The reason? Councillor Ian Myles, who last year crossed the floor to join the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), will go up against his former campaign manager Oliver Reid. According to Reid, he rejected Myles’ invitation to switch.
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has named Joan Bahadur as its councillor-candidate for the Friendship Division in Westmoreland Western. Bahadur is the third candidate put in place by the PNP to contest the seat. The party.