Bellefield Division News Today

Puzzling, painful murder

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Ceejay Cunningham, the 2022 prime minister’s youth awardee for agriculture was shot and killed in Davyton, Manchester, reports say. ...

Smooth voting in Manchester

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Voting at polling stations in Manchester Central for Election Day workers and members of the security forces has been smooth sailing. Returning officer for Manchester Central Segree Thomas said that up to midday, 157 electors voted across the four divisions in the constituency. “Across the four electoral divisions things are going smoothly [and ]voters are turning out. So far at Mandeville police at polling station number one,...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Prime minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness says the country’s political landscape and democracy have evolved. He made the remark at a spot meeting in the Bellefield Division in Manchester Central on Tuesday. Bellefield, considered a stronghold of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), is being closely watched as the political campaigning intensifies for the February 26 local government elections. Holness, in endorsing Shaneil...

JLP serious about rural development, says Holness

MANCHESTER, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness is set to tour various sections of Manchester as part of the Jamaica Labour Party’s local government election campaign. The tour will include the Bellefield Division, traditionally a stronghold of the People's National Party. According to an Observer Online source, Holness will conclude the tour with a spot meeting in Alligator Pond, scheduled to commence at 4:00 pm on Friday. Both political parties...

Nine nominated amid big talk in Manchester Central

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Me mber of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central Rhoda Crawford is predicting that she will attain at least 12,000 votes when the next parliamentary election is held. ...

HUNTLEY, Manchester – Political leaders and residents in this south-central parish have expressed concerns about the spate of crime, including three murders in recent days. Manchester has recorde...