FEBRUARY 11, 2016: The People's National Party says it will not participate in the political debates unless certain conditions are met... The Opposition Leader Andrew Holness says he will defend claims by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller that he defamed her... A Jamaican prisoner in The Bahamas says he has received glass fragments in his meals.
Thousands of Comrades gathered on Sunday, January 31, 2016 in Half-Way Tree to hear Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announce the election date. The date is set for February 25, 2016.
In front of thousands of flag-waving supporters, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Sunday declared Thursday, February 25 as Election Day. Nomination Day is Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been declared winner of the 2016 General Elections after unseating the People's National Party (PNP) at today's polls.
The Manchester police recorded its first incident today after a man clad in green stabbed another in the cheek, after a feud developed in Huntley in the constituency of North East Manchester.
An elderly voter narrowly escaped arrest after she was involved in an altercation with election day workers at a polling division in the St Andrew, south-eastern constituency.