Jamaicans go to vote on Election Day

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller said to be leading in polls

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Kingston, Jamaica ā€“ It is Election Day in Jamaica.

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People on the Caribbean island are deciding their future on Thursday.

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Voters going to the polls must decide whether to keep the People's National Party led by 70-year-old Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, or choose the Labour Party which is led by 43-year-old Andrew Holness.

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63 seats in the Jamaican House of Representatives are up for grabs.

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Holness was Prime Minister for a brief period of time in 2011.

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Simpson-Miller is said to be leading in the polls.

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Jamaican media are reporting that there is heavy security at the polls because of a series of shootings in the last month.

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This election is being closely watched by the large Jamaican-American population in South Florida, and Local 10 will post continuous updates as they come in.


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