Ousted west Portland Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz has vowed to reclaim the seat with an increased majority when the votes are counted on March 23.While calling on the people of West Portland to “hold tight until I return”, Vaz…
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The battle for West Portland will move from the courtroom to the polling booths on Monday, March 23, when the almost 18,000 voters are called back to cast their votes.Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced the date for the…
If the measure of a great man is that his family, friends and colleagues all say the same things about his life, then Professor Charles Egerton Denbow must have lived an exceptional life.
There was much jubilation for Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters inside and outside the courtroom yesterday when the Court of Appeal ruled that a by-election must be held to determine who represents the people of West Portland.
Though the new governor general hails from Portland – the parish that made jerk pork a Jamaican favourite – his wife will be ensuring that he sticks to his greens. When Patrick and Patricia Allen settle in at King’s House, parish-hopping from their home…
The afternoon showers that sprinkled the lawns of King’s House could not dampen the pride and goodwill on which Dr Patrick Allen was yesterday evening installed as Jamaica’s sixth governor general. Allen took the oath of office just after 5:30 p.m. and pledged…
It was just like a cricket match; the rain came down about an hour before the start of play.But not even the showers were going to stop the swearing-in of the new governor general, Dr Patrick Allen, at King’s House yesterday…
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: There were outpourings of unbridled joy at the Seventh-day Adventist-owned Northern Caribbean University (NCU) where new Governor General Patrick Allen once served. Allen was the board chairman and adjunct professor at NCU…
