KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Honourable Dorothy Pine-McLarty, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has retired after 19 years of service. Mrs. Pine-McLarty joined the Commission (then Electoral Advisory Committee) in December 2000 as a Selected Commissioner. In 2013, she was appointed Chairman of the ECJ, serving in that capacity…
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Voter ID Renewal Exercise begins Nov 4, 2019
Update on the Voter ID Renewal Process
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is aware of the misinformation being circulated on social media regarding the renewal of Voter ID Cards. We announced in 2017, the two year extension of all voter ID cards and hasten to state that all ID Cards are still valid until December of this…
HOPE Programme helping EOJ Digitization
Successful summer programme exposed youth to the electoral process The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has engaged the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme workers in digitizing Registration Record Card (RRC) information for registered electors who make up the country’s voters’ list. Nine (9) individuals from the HOPE Programme…
House Passes Political Parties Registration Regulations
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (May 17), approved the Political Parties Registration Regulations 2017, Resolution. The Regulations, which were drafted by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) under the Representation of the People Act, provide a framework for the registration and deregistration of political parties, while also facilitating a…
Orrette Fisher on Caricom mission to Bahamas
Director of Elections Orrette Fisher is expected to serve as deputy chief of mission for the Caribbean Community (Caricom) electoral observation mission to The Bahamas. The delegation will observe that country’s general elections, scheduled for tomorrow. Read more at jamaicaobserver.com
March 27 By-Election In Greater Portmore
A date has been set for the Greater Portmore North Division by-election in the St.Catherine South constituency. The date has been set for Monday, March 27. Nomination day is next week Friday. The seat was made vacant following the death of PNP Councillor for the division, Michael Edwards. Mr. Edwards…
Gleaner Honour Awards | Dorothy Pine-McLarty, OJ – A Life Of Service
“We must transmit our country Jamaica, not only not less but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.” These are the words Dorothy Pine-McLarty has lived by all her life. Adopted from the Athenian Ephebic Oath, she repeats this philosophy over and over and finds every…