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malaise

(288,142 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 10:35 AM Aug 9

Headsup - Elections will be called here in Jamaica

Tomorrow night.
Please please vote them out.

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Headsup - Elections will be called here in Jamaica (Original Post) malaise Aug 9 OP
like this: Holness to announce election date at JLP mass rally tomorrow DBoon Aug 10 #1
THIS - then a short while after the Minister of Finance resigned malaise Aug 10 #2
Election called malaise Aug 10 #4
Full PNP Meeting in Portland last night malaise Aug 10 #3
PNP Manifesto Launch live malaise Aug 12 #5
Best wishes for the PNP, please! Very nice candidate. Thanks for the links, malaise. Judi Lynn Monday #6

DBoon

(24,150 posts)
1. like this: Holness to announce election date at JLP mass rally tomorrow
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 12:26 AM
Aug 10
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250809/holness-announce-election-date-jlp-mass-rally-tomorrow

The JLP leader confirmed the plan during a meeting of the party’s Central Executive on Saturday, where candidates were instructed to approach voters with humility and a commitment to addressing the issues affecting their communities.

The Central Executive is the party's second-highest decision-making body outside of its annual conference.

The body also formally confirmed the party's 63 representatives for the parliamentary election that is expected by September.

The JLP won 49 of the 63 seats in Parliament in the last general election in 2020 and is seeking to retain power for a third consecutive term. The main opposition is the People's National Party.


I understand the JLP is center-right, and the PNP is more left.

Any additional information you might want to add?

malaise

(288,142 posts)
2. THIS - then a short while after the Minister of Finance resigned
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:25 AM
Aug 10

and migrated to take up a nice cushy job with the IMF.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230517/massive-salary-hike-political-directorate.

Salary increases for everyone else are miniscule leading to a non-stop braindrain. Add to that the increasing privatization of our beaches, the cost of buying a home, the deterioration of water quality, the state of roads and sidewalks, the overcrowded schools, lots corruption, etc.

Let me add this one
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250731/supreme-court-rejects-holness-bid-strike-out-parts-integrity-commission

And don’t forget the theft of some of Usain Bolt’s money.
There is a song about that getting AirPlay on the most popular radio station and the phrase ‘’bolt them out” is catchy.

Add - it was easy for me to post that the election would be called tonight because the JLP are so afraid to call it that we’re very close to the Constitutional deadline so once they announced the meeting for tonight dat was dat. 😀
To create this chaos as parents are busy shopping for the new school year and as peak hurricane season approaches has pissed over more than a few people.

Judi Lynn

(163,836 posts)
6. Best wishes for the PNP, please! Very nice candidate. Thanks for the links, malaise.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 03:43 AM
Monday


Time for change, no more waiting.
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