It was a bittersweet send-off on Sunday for Dr Peter Phillips in the constituency of East Central St Andrew, which he has anchored for the past 29 years.
Read more: Comrades, friends pour hearts out in tributes to Phillips
Dennis Meadows, a former Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Trelawny North, was selected on Sunday as the candidate for the People's National Party in the same constituency for the the next parliamentary election.
Read more: Dennis Meadows to be PNP candidate in Trelawny North for next election
In brushing aside speculation in recent weeks that an early general election or local government election could be on the horizon, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that his focus is on ensuring that vulnerable Jamaicans start to feel the positive effects of the current economic stability.
Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member turned People's National Party (PNP) member, Dr Ryan Simpson, has declared that that he hates politics because he believes local politicians have weaponised it to turn citizens against each other.
Read more: 'I hate politics!' says newly minted PNP MP aspirant for NE St Ann
Businessman and promoter of the Boston Jerk Festival, Colin ‘Shaka Fame’ Bell, has been chosen as the standard-bearer for the People's National Party (PNP) in Portland Eastern in the next general election.
Read more: Boston Jerk Festival's Colin Bell to represent PNP in East Portland