GOLDING'S march to Jamaica House
If anything, the victory by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in yesterday's general election only serves to reaffirm what some pundits have long been saying: that Bruce Golding is Jamaica's luckiest politician alive today. After all, who could have predicted that a man...
Golding maintains clear vision despite eye injury
The year 1993 was a tough one for Bruce Golding. That year, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) suffered a heavy defeat to the People's National Party (PNP) in the general election. He was also involved in an incident that almost cost him his left eye.
Blunder steals Portia's thunder
Decades from now, historians will have trouble fathoming why Portia Simpson Miller - with her approval ratings at a stratospheric level - did not call an election shortly after taking over from P.J. Patterson as leader. What makes this political blunder even more mind-boggling...
Tyrone's Watch - Farm Town reaping misery
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? Like many other communities in Jamaica, Farm Town district in Discovery Bay, St.Ann, is crying shame on the authorities for neglecting their roadways. In a visit to the community last week, residents made their disgust very clear regarding the deplorable condition...
Island Girls makes way up the entertainment ladder
Over the years, Jamaica has produced quite a few talented young artistes. QQ, Daddy and Amanda Cat are but three of the more recent ones who quickly come to mind. It was no surprise, therefore, when seven months ago, two new faces emerged on the music scene.
Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) under fire for missing names
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has come under fire for a failure to ensure, as promised, that the names of electors would not be left off the voters' list during yesterday's election proceedings in Central Manchester.Many...
Poor health could not stop elderly couple
They can hardly walk. One was assisted by two neighbours and the other had a walking stick. But this could not have stopped septuagenarians George Mais and Alice Ramsay from going out yesterday to cast their ballots. "From mi a young boy till now mi a vote.
Enthusiasm out west
WESTERN BUREAU: The energy which had been building throughout the election campaign culminated in much enthusiasm in western Jamaica yesterday as thousands of voters turned out to exercise their franchise in Jamaica's 15th general election since universal adult suffrage...
Golden agers take the time
YALLAHS, St. Thomas: Two senior citizens, John Kelley, 87, and his wife, Tilida, 92, of Newlands, Yallahs, St. Thomas, participated yesterday in the country's 15th general election. They were taken to the polling station at the Yallahs Baptist Church by a driver...
Violence rocks SE 'St Bess'
WESTERN BUREAU: Voting got off to a smooth start amid tight Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) security at the B.B. Coke High School in Junction, South East St. Elizabeth, with persons arriving at the polling stations from before 6:00 a.m. Polling officially started at 9:00 a.m.
Missionaries reach out to hurricane-hit households
Living in the ghetto, there are immense surprises. As men of God, the Missionaries of the Poor are steady and constant - through shooting, death and martyrdom, political warfare, diabolical music; and the opposite - joyful celebrations, extraordinary sweetness and beauty....
Caretaker found dead on church premises
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: Caretaker of the Falmouth Assemblies of Holiness Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, 32-year-old Martin Barrett, was killed at the church early Sunday. Police reports are that his body was found on the church compound with a stab wound...
9-y-o motivates Rose Town children to stay in school
Some wore no shoes, others wore tattered shirts and some came with uncombed hair, but they were all seated in the same area. These were the children of Rose Town, a volatile community in St. Andrew. They came to see her and hear what she had to say.
T-shirts 'glam up' election fashion
Jamaican women are fashionable, but women from inner-city communities are known to take fashion to a whole new level. Political candidates handed out hundreds of T-shirts to their constituents during the campaign to stamp their brand in various communities and these 'tees'...
Supporters 'party' in friendly rivalry
Despite reports of political intimidation and shootings in some constituencies in the Corporate Area, there were still many scenes of jubilation and friendly rivalry among supporters of the nation's two major political parties yesterday. ...
Observers Ok polls
With the exception of shooting incidents in the South East St. Andrew and Central Manchester constituencies, and the attempted theft of a ballot box in St. Ann, two observer groups considered yesterday's general election relatively free and fair.
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