In pictures: Big turnout for JLP rally as PM announces election date

Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford raises three fingers to indicate a "third term" at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

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August 10, 2025

In pictures: Big turnout for JLP rally as PM announces election date

There was a large turnout for the Jamaica Labour Party meeting in Half Way Tree Square, St Andrew on Sunday evening, with Prime Minister Andrew Holness using the occasion to announce the election date of September 3.

The JLP faithfuls including the top brass of the party were out in their numbers despite heavy showers for most of the day. Jamaica Observer photographers Naphtali Junior and Karl McLarty were on the ground to share highlights. See the slider below.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness shows off his sweater emblazoned with the message "1PM" at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

St Catherine South East Member of Parliament, Robert Miller (right) greets Clarendon South East MP Pearnel Charles Jr at a JLP mass rally on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz enjoys a light moment with Prime Minister Andrew Holness at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Daryl Vaz on stage at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Jamaica Labour Party senior member Desmond McKenzie addresses labourites at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

A section of the crowd at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and wife Juliet at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

St Andrew East Rural MP, Juliet Holness with Jamaica Labour Party supporters at a mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith at a JLP mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford raises three fingers to indicate a "third term" at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

A Jamaica Labour Party supporter balances a drink on his head at a JLP mass rally in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Manchester Central Member of Parliament Rhoda Crawford snaps an 'ussie' with St Elizabeth South East MP Floyd Green at a Jamaica Labour Party mass rally on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton acknowledges the crowd at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Sonia Harvey, mother of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, on stage at a Jamaica Labour Party mass rally on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

St Ann North West Member of Parliament Krystal Lee (left) with Trelawny Southern MP Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert at a JLP mass rally on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Jamaica Labour Party MPs and siblings, Pearnel Charles Jr and Michelle Charles at a JLP mass rally on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Representing for women in politics, the Jamaica Labour Party's (from left) Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, Juliet Holness, Audrey Marks, Dana Morris Dixon, Ann-Marie Vaz and Rhoda Crawford at a JLP mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness with a bell at a Jamaica Labour Party mass meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

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