Category: Elections

  • Mid-term Election time in the USA

    Mid-term elections are heating up. What does it mean if Republicans control both the Senate and the House of Representatives? What does it mean if they split again (Republicans control house while Democrats control Senate)? As of 9:45 PM on Tuesday night, here’s the breakdown*: Senate: Republicans 45 – Democrats 40 – Independents 2 –…

  • And the winner is… The PNP

    You may remember in a prior article (Jamaican elections set for end of year Dec-29), I wrote the following: “Though fairly popular, Holness will have a tough time against the opposition and leader of the People’s National Party (PNP), Simpson-Miller. While most experts believe the decision to call a quick election will ensure his victory,…

  • Election Day in Jamaica today Dec 29, 2011

    Today is election day in Jamaica.  Prime Minister Andrew Holness called shortly after being elected by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as their leader and the successor to the departed Bruce Golding, who resigned amidst lots of pressure and different scandals taking place within the party and the government. A JLP win implies Holness remains…

  • Jamaican elections set for end of year, Dec 29

    Unlike the opposition leader, Portia Simpson-Miller, who waited for quite some time to call the general elections in Jamaica only to lose to Bruce Golding, recently-elected Prime Minister & leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Andrew Holness, has called for general elections on December 29, 2011, only 2 months after being officially sworn into…