Bleak prospects in Jamaica
EOJ needs six months to prepare for electronic voting
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it may take up to six months to prepare for local government elections if the electronic voter identification and ballot issuing system (EVBIS) is to be used...

JAMAICA'S PNP LEADERSHIP RACE
Contender's ethics
The Sunday Gleaner wrote to each of the People's National Party (PNP) contenders for leadership requesting answers to critical nation-building issues. Below are the responses from three of the candidates to one of our questions...

Wanted in Jamaica: A leader with vision and focus
Jamaica appears to be headed toward another quagmire. The question is why? The answer is: a lack of leadership. We know from research that leaders share three common qualities: Vision of the future that excites others and generates a...

Bumps on the campaign trail
PNP constituency offices defaced, candidates call for peace
Investigations continue into last week's alleged defacing of a People's National Party (PNP) constituency office in St. Thomas, even as two of the leading contenders for party president step up their campaigns today....

Portmore Municipality millions in deficit
AFTER THREE years, the Portmore Municipality is finding it difficult to fund itself, administrators there say.