How Do I Register To Vote? A Step-by-Step Guide
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) recently reminded Jamaicans who were not on the May 31 voters’ list that they have until September 30 to get registered for the list to be published on November...
View ArticleCan I Vote Without A National ID Card?
Yesterday, we gave you a step-by-step guide to getting your name on the voters’ list. The next list will be published on November 30 and if you haven’t yet registered, you have until September 30 to do...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St Andrew South Western
If you have been keeping up with the news over the last month or so, you will realise that the nation is on general election watch. No official announcements have yet been made, but we are creating an...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller
If you have been keeping up with the news over the last month or so, you will realise that the nation is on general election watch. No official announcements have yet been made, but we are creating an...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St Andrew West Central
St Andrew West Central was also among the 13 newly-created constituencies for the July 28, 1959 general election. The new seat, which evolved from the former Western St Andrew constituency, has...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Opposition Leader Andrew Holness
Our ‘Meet Your MP’ series continues with Opposition Leader Andrew Holness, Member of Parliament for the St Andrew West Central constituency. Holness was born on July 22, 1972 in Spanish Town, and...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St Andrew East Central
The St Andrew East Central constituency was created in 1966 when the Constituencies (Boundaries) Order, under Section 67 of the Constitution of Jamaica, increased the number of constituencies in the...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Dr Peter Phillips
Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has been the Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Central since 1994. Here are some more facts about him: Phillips has served in various capacities in the Cabinet,...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: Manchester North Eastern
The number of constituencies was increased from 45 to 53 by the Constituencies (Boundaries Order) 1966, made by the Governor-General under Section 67 of the Constitution of Jamaica and which came into...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Audley Shaw
Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning Audley Shaw was born in Christiana, Manchester on June 13, 1952. He has been the Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern since 1993. Here are some...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: Hanover Eastern
Thirty-two constituencies were fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944. Hanover Eastern was among the 32 as the parish was divided into Eastern and Western. The constituency of Hanover...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Dr DK Duncan
Veteran politician Dr Donald Keith Duncan, more popularly known as DK, is the current Member of Parliament for the Hanover Eastern constituency. He is also the Regional Chairman for the People’s...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St James North Western
When Jamaica had its first general election on December 14, 1944, the parish of St James had two constituencies – St James North Western and South Eastern. The constituency of St James North Western is...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Dr Horace Chang
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) general secretary Dr Horace Chang is the current Member of Parliament for the St James North Western constituency. Here are some more facts about him: He is a Montego Bay...
View Article#ElectionJa – diGJamaica & The Gleaner’s Twitter Chat
diGJamaica and The Gleaner co-hosted a Twitter chat last night using the hashtag #ElectionJa, where we sought to find out what was on the minds of Jamaicans leading up to an imminent general election....
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St James West Central
St James West Central was created in 1976 when the number of constituencies for the parish was increased from three to four. The constituency boundaries were redrawn and three new constituencies were...
View Article#ElectionJa – Meet Your MP: Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams
First-time Member of Parliament Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams has been in charge of the St James West Central constituency since 2011. Here are some facts about her: She is an accomplished attorney-at-law, a...
View ArticleFacts & Data: Countries That Allow the Diaspora to Vote
Election fever is in the air. From Trinidad to the United States of America, politics is the talk of the day. diGJamaica and The Gleaner co-hosted a Twitter chat September 10, 2015 under the theme:...
View ArticleElection Watch 2015 – September 14, 2015
diGjamaica is your place for all things #ElectionJA. Welcome to our weekly election watch feature that gathers any and every news related article associated with the upcoming general election. Although...
View Article#ElectionJa – Know Your Constituency: St James Central
In accordance with section 67 (7) of the Constitution of Jamaica, a Standing Committee of the House of Representatives notified the minister responsible for the conduct of elections by notice dated...
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