Disability group urges ECJ to improve voting access ahead of elections

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Anthony Henry The Jamaica Charity for the Homeless and Disabled (JCHD) is calling on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) to urgently implement measures to make voting more accessible…

Mayor Norman Scott’s lawyers question police account of election day incident

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Anthony Henry Attorneys representing Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott have pushed back against the charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of property laid against him,…

Tufton describes PNP’s critcism of 2025 general election process as ‘sour grapes’

Reading Time: 2 minutesJamaica Labour Party (JLP) campaign chairman Dr Christopher Tufton has dismissed the People’s National Party’s (PNP) response to the outcome of the recent general election, describing their posture as nothing more than “sour grapes.”

At a press conference on Thursday, September 12, Tufton said the electorate had spoken decisively in favour of the JLP and urged the Opposition to accept the results and focus instead on self-reflection.

Savanna-la-Mar mayor happy about election of 3 PNP MPs in Westmoreland

Reading Time: 2 minutesDanree Delancy, chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP)-controlled Westmoreland Municipal Corporation and mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, at this week’s Council Meeting, said the election of three PNP Members of Parliament…

Wavell Hinds calls for national sports policy to guide recognition of sporting legends

Reading Time: 2 minutesMember of Parliament-elect for North Clarendon, Wavell Hinds, is calling on the sports minister to establish a comprehensive national sports policy to ensure a fair and transparent system for honouring Jamaica’s sporting icons, including criteria for statues and other national tributes. Hinds noted that the recent passing of football legend Allan ‘Skill’ Cole has highlighted the urgent…

Residents fear water disruptions in Rio Grande Valley linked to post-election threats

Reading Time: < 1 minuteResidents of the Rio Grande Valley in East Portland are worried that recent water supply disruptions may be linked to threats made after the September 3 general election. A voice…