Voter intent turnaround Just over half of Jamaica’s voting population is planning to cast a ballot in the September 3 general election set for two weeks from today. Of the remaining potential voters, 29.1 per cent said they have no intention of going to the polls while...
Against all odds Seventeen-year-old Carl Blake’s performance in the May-June sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations is a beacon of hope that has come right in time for his mother, Charlotte Nembhard. The 17-year-old Wolmer’s...
8 on the run, 1 held after jailbreak A nationwide manhunt is under way to recapture eight prisoners who escaped custody early Tuesday morning from the Constant Spring Police Station lock-up in St Andrew. As at press time last night, none of the fugitives had surrendered to authorities...
JDC tweaks national debates There will be a change in the national debate format on the economy this year, with a three-member team from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) going up against their People’s National Party (PNP) counterparts. The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC)...
Danishka Williams offers St Ann SW a reset with ‘real change’ Bouyed by what she describes as renewed energy in St Ann South Western after years of neglect, first-time political aspirant Danishka Williams is making the audacious claim that she will return the seat to the People’s National Party (PNP) come...
Malabver wants stronger backing from education ministry in JTA wage talks WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Malabver, the new president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging the Ministry of Education to provide greater support for the nation’s educators amid their ongoing salary dispute with the Government. The JTA,...
READY FOR SPRINT Jamaica’s two main political parties are claiming to have the greater momentum on the ground, two weeks out from a general election that is expected to be fiercely contested. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called the opposition People’s...
Where the west goes ... WESTERn BUREAU: “Where the west goes, the rest goes” has been a long-standing slogan in national politics, and with the 2025 general election looming, the region’s 12 seats, which the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won in 2020 on its way to a...
Underdog Allen ready to shake up St Andrew Southern Unlike many candidates vying for victory in the September 3 election, Carlton Allen, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) contender for St Andrew South, is taking a measured approach. Rather than aiming for an outright win, his goal is turn the...
Candidates trade barbs ahead of tough fight As the September 3 general election approaches, Clarendon North Western is shaping up to be one of the constituencies to watch, with veteran politician Richard Azan seeking a return to Parliament, and newcomer Warren Newby pledging to chart a new...