The date of the local government elections is set for February 26. The nomination day falls on February 8.
Desmond McKenzie, the Minister of Local Government, made the statement at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James seconds ago.
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The venue was the Montego Bay Convention Center in St. James, where local government candidates for the Jamaica Labor Party were gathering.
Nomination Day must occur on at least five distinct days following the announcement of an election, according to the Representation of the People Act.
Election day must occur at least 16 days, but no later than 23 days, following nomination day, according to the legislation.
In Jamaica, local elections were last conducted on November 28, 2016.
The next elections, which are required by the constitution to be held every four years, occurred three months ahead of schedule in November 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Parliament decided to push back the deadline by an additional year in February 2021, thus they would now be due by February 27, 2022.
Nevertheless, there was a fourth postponement of the polls, and now the deadline is February 2023.
