Are You Ready to Vote, Jamaica? Citizens head to polls today to decide the nation’s future

Jamaica: With posters lining bustling streets, candidates making last-minute pitches, and the citizens gearing up to decide the future course of governance, the real test begins today at the polling stations. With only a few hours to the highly anticipated September 3 polling day. Although the question remains, are the citizens of Jamaica ready to choose the right person?

The journey from the beginning of campaigns in July has been a long journey with the two majority parties the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP) constantly clashing one another’s reforms whilst making various promises to the citizens of Jamaica ranging from wages, healthcare, taxes, infrastructure, transportation, schooling, security, and many more.

The Stakes of September 3

With only hours left until the September 3 General Election, it's now up to Jamaican citizens to decide who will lead the country for the next five years.

JLP party led by Andrew Holness as its leader is seeking its third term in office promising Jamaicans that they are the government to trust as they have already done improvement in their previous 5 years and they will continue in that trajectory ensuring that the citizens of Jamaica wake up to a better tomorrow.

The major position PNP party led by Mark Golding is requesting for the Jamaican citizens to trust them again as they have greater and better plans on improving the lives of the Jamaican citizens and bringing about a better tomorrow.

The thunderous campaign period saw the two parties going head in head in the attempt to win the citizens of Jamaican’s hearts and votes.

The two major political parties JLP and PNP held their last mass rallies in Montego Bay and St. Catherine Jamaica making their final appeal to the citizens of Jamaica urging both their supporters to not be misled by fake promises and choose secured futures for themselves and their children. By casting the ‘correct’ vote on  Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ)

The Electoral office of Jamaica in preparation for the big day have provided the citizens of Jamaica with helpful tips on how and where to vote on their official Facebook page.

Noting that if a registered citizen does not know where to go vote they can visit the EOJ official website at ecj.com.jm and select query voter’s list or call the EOJ office at 876 922 0425 and an operator will assist.

Further highlighting that all a registered citizen needs on election day is their voter ID card and if the registered voter doesn’t have that then they can still vote once their name is on the Voters' list.

The past week has seen the Electoral Commission of Jamaica  welcome election observers from CARICOM, CAFFE, OAS, and Diplomatic Missions who are set to observe the September 3 General Elections process.

The EOJ have continued to urge citizens to rely only on the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) for reliable and accurate information concerning the elections.

Reportedly, to ensure transparent and fair elections the Electoral Office of Jamaica have deployed over 35,000 personnel to assist in the electoral process and further introduced advanced cybersecurity measures to guarantee a transparent and secure voting process.

What to Expect on Polling Day

The electoral process is expected to begin at 7 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. with measures already in place to combat any potential issue that may come up during the electoral process.

With only hours away to the September 3 General elections the EOJ have assured the citizens of Jamaica of their dedication to a peaceful,  smooth,  free and transparent election period as they have been continuously training all personnel in charge of assisting the citizens in the elections period to sensitize them to any issue that may arise.

The Jamaican General elections are expected to be a real political showdown between the two parties as they both seek the same seat to lead Jamaica into a brighter future. But which of the two pictures painted by these parties promises seems like the brightest future for the majority of Jamaicans? That is up to you, a  Jamaican citizen to show up and cast your vote to the future promised that you deem true.

Join us today, September 3 as we cover the voting process live, the number of votes casted, as well as which party is leading in each constituency.

Both parties have urged their supporters to turn out tomorrow and show their support through votes cast.