KINGSTOWN, Jamaica – Nearly 2.1 million Jamaicans will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new government with the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeking an unprecedented third consecutive term in office.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says while it is aware of the findings of two opinion polls published recently, the real test for the party will come on Wednesday when Jamaicans elect a new government.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The leaders of the two major political parties on Thursday met for their first head to head clash in the final of three national debates.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the invitation of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has mounted a ten-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the electoral processes for the general election to be held in September 3.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago is on Sunday marking its 63rd anniversary of political independence from Britain with the four-month old government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar suspending the traditional military parade due to the concerns that led to the country being placed under a state of emergency (SoE).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) on Thursday raised concerns surrounding what the party described as “troubling anomalies” in the arrangements for Election Day workers, police and military to cast their votes on Friday, ahead of next week’s general election.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada have agreed to extend their existing cooperation in the energy sector and will be signing a data use agreement next week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s two main political parties held their final rallies over the last weekend ahead of Wednesday’s general election, with both leaders confident of victory.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, has held talks with Prime Minister Gaston Browne, as Caracas seeks support from regional countries following the decision of the United States to increase its military presence near the South American country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Sunday said that a joint service patrol escorting the officials from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) carrying ballot boxes for Monday’s general  and regional elections along the Upper Cuyuni River, near the Guyana-Venezuela border, “came under fire from the Venezuelan shore”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s two main political parties ended their campaign for Monday’s general elections on Saturday night with impressive rallies and expressing confidence of being victorious.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has described as “unfortunate, reckless and sinister”  the statement by the government of Trinidad and Tobago supporting the decision of the United States to deploy “military assets” into the Caribbean region to destroy what it described as “the terrorist drug cartels”.