JLP favourite - Golding's party may win 32 seats or more, Portia's PNP could force tie
The Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) appears on course to win Jamaica's 15th general election in which 1.3 million electors will choose 60 members to sit in the House of Representatives tomorrow.
'We've done enough to win - PNP's Robertson
DESPITE recent opinion polls showing the 'Portia Train' running out of steam metres away from the finish line, People's National Party (PNP) campaign director, Dr. Paul Robertson, seems convinced that the party has done enough work to make it into the winners' enclosure.
Drawn result is a possibility
As the two major political parties race down the stretch towards the finish line, some analysts are suggesting there could be a tie.A tie could have serious implications for the country, authorities have argued, even...
Election victories
The following are seat counts in general elections held in Jamaica since Universal Adult suffrage in 1944.There were 32 seats in the House of Representatives after the 1944 election, and the number increased to 45 in 1959.
Daraine's campaign log - Trailing the Portia Train
AFTER 13 weeks trailing the 'Portia Train', I have witnessed the mood of the People's National Party (PNP) swing from buoyancy to cautious optimism.When the party kick-started its election campaign on May 22, it seemed to have...
Edmond's campaign log - JLP took message of change islandwide
On July 26, 2006, the JLP oiled its election machinery and hit the campaign trail - a journey that started with a five-day tour of major towns across the island. One year, one month and five days later...
All in the family
It is well known that several of our politicians from both sides of the divide are related, whether by blood or marriage.Our political history is replete with it.
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