I write in response to an article published in the Daily Observer on July 12, 2017 entitled ‘EOJ prepared for by-election to replace Portia’, in which it was stated that the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has no plans in place to conduct a by-election to replace Member of Parliament…
ECJ Participates in Commonwealth Forum on Women’s Political Participation and Leadership
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is one of several Caribbean Commonwealth states that participated in the Commonwealth Women’s Political Participation and Leadership in the Commonwealth Caribbean workshop. The meeting took place on Friday, July 7 at the Hilton Hotel in Barbados. Honourable Dorothy Pine-McLarty was invited…
Letter to the Editor: EOJ offers verification service
Dear Editor: I write to you in response to an article published in the Sunday Observer on July 2, 2017, entitled ‘ID verification to become simpler – developers’. In the article, Chief Technical Director in the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart,…
Letter to the Editor: Business Operations in Refurbished Containers
Dear Editor: I write to you in response to an article published in the Sunday Gleaner on June 25, 2017. The article entitled ‘Container load of trouble. Warning: Growing trend of using containers to house businesses could be dangerous’ includes a photograph (placed prominently at the top of the page)…
Voter ID Cards for May 31 Voters List Ready
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) wishes to advise the public that Elector Registration Identification Cards for electors added to the May 31, 2017, voters’ list are now available. ID cards must be collected by electors at their respective EOJ constituency office. Electors whose names were added…
ECJ meets with Commissioner of Police
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has sought to maintain its historic working relationship with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by inviting the newly installed Commissioner of Police, George Quallo to a meeting. The meeting took place at the ECJ’s offices on Wednesday, May 31 following an…
Over 19,000 names added to voters list
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – An additional 19,849 persons are now eligible to vote following the publication of the May 31, 2017, voters’ list by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). The list now contains the names of 1,888,168 registered voters overall. A total of 1, 926 individuals who are no longer…
Director of Elections on CARICOM mission to Bahamas
KINGSTON, Jamaica; Director of Elections, Orrette Fisher, has been selected to serve as Deputy Chief of Mission for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observation mission to the Bahamas. The delegation will observe the General Elections scheduled for May 10. The Chief of Mission is Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer, Department…