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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Incumbent candidate for the Grange Hill Division in Westmoreland, Lawton McKenzie, who will be contesting the local government election as an independent, says he expects to retain his seat come February 26. Speaking with Observer Online on Nomination Day on Thursday, McKenzie, who won the 2016 election on a People's National Party (PNP) ticket, says he expects to seal his victory at the upcoming polls in "fine...

LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland — The battle for the Little London Division in Westmoreland is likely to be one of the most intense when Jamaicans vote in local government elections in three weeks’ time. The reason? Councillor Ian Myles, who last year crossed the floor to join the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), will go up against his former campaign manager Oliver Reid. According to Reid, he rejected Myles’ invitation to switch...

Councillor for the Grange Hill Division in Westmoreland Western Lawton McKenzie is to again cut ties with the People's National Party (PNP) to become an independent. This will happen tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16.  Last July, McKenzie...

GRANGE HILL, Westmoreland — Councillor Lawton McKenzie on Monday signalled his intention to make another jump in his political allegiance hopscotch, declaring that by today he will be an independe...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Controversy has erupted within the People’s National Party (PNP) as Councillor Lawton McKenzie, representing the Grange Hill Division, was not selected as the party's candidate...

Unless any “egregious” material is found to disqualify them during the due diligence process, five councillors who defected from the People’s National Party (PNP) after being elected in 2016 will be Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidates in the...

WESTERN BUREAU The Local Government Service Commission has ordered the transfer of Marvalyn Pitter, the chief executive officer at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), to St Catherine, effective January 1, 2024. Last Thursday, during the...