Seaga confident of winning election
WESTERN BUREAU: EDWARD SEAGA, the leader of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), on the weekend reiterated that his party will take home this week's general election, declaring that October is a "bad luck month"...

Prime Minister warns supporters to be vigilant
THE THOUSANDS of People's National Party (PNP) supporters who turned out at a mass rally at the Willy DeLisser Intersection in Lucea on Saturday night...

Audley Shaw and the will of God
JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) spokesperson on Finance Audley Shaw says while he has never been obsessed with the idea of becoming the leader of his party and by extension Prime Minister of Jamaica, he is "no less ambitious than anybody else"...

Housing scheme coming for Cambridge
WESTERN BUREAU: IN A move that was described as a 'catalyst for change' in the sleepy town of Cambridge in St. James, ground was broken last Thursday for a $222 million housing scheme that will provide 109 housing solutions and 10 commercial lots.

Nurses to wait after election for talks
NURSES ON the weekend opted to wait until after Wednesday's General Election to resume discussions with health officials about burning issues such as whether to end staff secondment and guarantee appointments and job security for scores of nurses.

Carter blasts the garrisons
FORMER PRESIDENT of the United States, Jimmy Carter, yesterday branded Jamaica's 'garrison politics' a disgrace and said local political leaders had not done enough to bring it to heel.

Flood watch still on
THE METEOROLOGICAL Service yesterday extended the flash flood watch issued on the weekend and warned that more rain was likely over the next 36 to 48 hours. The Met Service said that the rainfall was being driven by a tropical depression...

Constituted Authority all in place
THE CONSTITUTED Authority, which has the power to void elections in constituencies where malpractices are deemed to have taken place during an election...