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Prime Minister Andrew Holness Sunday announced September 3 as the date for the general elections in Jamaica as his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term in office.
Nomination Day will be August 18.
Holness, 53, addressing a rally at Half Way Tree, a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston, told supporters that he had earlier on Sunday informed the Governor General Sir Patrick Allen of the decision to call the poll.
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