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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.
Whoever eventually wins the Red Hills division in the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation would, partly, have done so by satisfying residents that their cries for water will not fall on deaf ears.
Two years ago, Withney Smith quit her day job and returned to her home in Brompton, St Elizabeth, to get involved in politics.
Jamaicans are now preparing for another round of delayed local government elections that seemed set to be kicked further down the road by another administration that would rather have enough political mileage on their opponents before allowing Jamaican