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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25 11:45 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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Iran negotiators head to Geneva for US talks
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Iran negotiators head to Geneva for US talks
February 25 11:32 AM
PARIS, France (AFP)—An Iranian delegation headed by its top diplomat set off for Geneva on Wednesday for talks with the US, as the Islamic republic's ...
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
February 25 10:55 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A truck carrying sand overturned along the Hatfield main road in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Work is now in progress to clea...
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
February 25 10:15 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foun...
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
February 25 10:00 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling for urgent review and reform of school grooming policies across Jamaica and is inviting...
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
February 25 09:54 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A schoolgirl is among five people who sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester on ...
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
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Trinidad PM to Caricom leaders: ‘who vex loss… but we gained’
Persad-Bissessar reiterates support for US military presence
February 25 09:49 AM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told regional leaders Tuesday, “who vex loss”, as she reitera...
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
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Holness urges Caricom to adopt strategic, people-centred vision for regional integration
February 25 08:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged member states to adopt a more grounded and strategic vision of the Caribbean Community (Cari...
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Electoral Commission of Jamaica

Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
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Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has, on the advice of the Prime Minister Andrew Holness appointed Clifford Everald Warmington t...
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PM Andrew Holness lauds  Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
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PM Andrew Holness lauds Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has noted the decision taken by Senator Tom Tavares-Finson to retire as a Commissioner of the Electo...
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
January 28, 2026
Tom Tavares-Finson, the Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has announced his retirement from ...
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
November 30, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has died. A cause of death was not immediately available. Prime...
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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is reminding candidates and contributors involved in the September 3, 2025 General Election to...
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has strongly rejected claims made by Citizens Action for Free & Fair Elections (CAFFE) t...
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
June 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says a total of 24,461 names have been added to the national voters list published on Ma...
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
May 1, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The People’s National Party (PNP) says it fully supports three of its St James standard-bearers who have filed for leave to apply f...
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
Gov't senator calls for Campbell's resignation as ECJ commissioner
January 31, 2025
Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the People's National Party (PNP) secretariat and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) ha...
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
March 2, 2024
In a major embarrassment for Jamaica’s electoral authorities, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has revised the final count for the Local Gove...
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Senator Wehby defends move to give ECJ ombudsman duties
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Senator Wehby defends move to give ECJ ombudsman duties
February 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government Senator Don Wehby on Friday declared his support for a move to transfer the functions of the now defunct Office of the ...
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ECJ to assume role of political ombudsman as Gov’t uses majority to pass legislation
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ECJ to assume role of political ombudsman as Gov’t uses majority to pass legislation
February 6, 2024
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will officially take over the functions of the Office of Political Ombudsman (OPO) ahead of the local govern...
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Iran negotiators head to Geneva for US talks
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
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Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foun...
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
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Fi We Children calls for reform of school grooming policies, urges principals to sign MoU
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling for urgent review and reform of school grooming policies across Jamaica and is inviting...
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