The Cabinet held an emergency meeting late last night to consider a recommendation from the Electoral Commission that the date for the general election be postponed from August 27 to September 3 and that members of the security forces go to the polls on August 28, one week later than the August 21 date that was first set.

This new development unfolded yesterday after it was discovered that the authorities blundered when the Electoral Commission submitted its recommendation directly to Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall.

G-G for a final decision

Information Minister Donald Buchanan, however, told The Gleaner yesterday that the Electoral Commission's recommendation for the postponement of the general election should have been submitted to Cabinet for consideration, before it was sent to the Governor-General for a final decision.

He said Cabinet had set a meeting for 9:00 last night, to consider the commission's recommendation.

The Governor-General is expected to announce the date for election after reviewing the Cabinet's decision.