Jamaica

Public Sector Debate Competition Returns with $2.5 Million in Prizes

There is heightening anticipation for this year’s renewal of the public sector debate competition, for which prizes totalling $2.5 million have been announced.

English

Apr 03, 2023

Jamaica

Jamaica Debates Commission | General Elections Social Issues Debate: Tuesday August 25, 2020

Dec 20, 2022

Jamaica

PNP, JLP agree to political debates ahead of next general elections

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) and the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have agreed, in principle, to participate in up to three political debates to be organised and staged by the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) ahead of the nation's next general elections.

English

Oct 18, 2019

Jamaica

PNP & JLP Agree To Political Debates Ahead Of Next General Election

The Peoples National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have agreed in principle to participate in up to three political debates to be organised and staged by the Jamaica Debates Commission ahead of the nation’s next General Elections.

English

Oct 17, 2019

Jamaica

PNP & JLP Agree to Political Debates Ahead of Next General Election

The Peoples National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica labour Party (JLP) have agreed in principle to participate in up to three political debates to be organized and staged by the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) ahead of the nation’s next General Elections.

Oct 16, 2019

Jamaica

JDC Press Release - JLP & PNP Agree to Political Debates.docx

‘The debate helped somewhat’

The Jamaica Debates Commission Wednesday night hosted the first of two debates featuring representatives of the two major politial parties — the ruling Jamaica Labour Party and the Opposition People’s National Party — that are contesting the November 28 Local Government Election. The points and

English

Nov 19, 2016

Jamaica

A lousy local gov’t debate

In fact, we got the impression that the debaters were more interested in dodging the questions asked by the panel as well as the public, and were more intent on scoring political points

English

Nov 18, 2016

Jamaica

Local Government Debate Heartening - Schmidt

Deputy chair of the Jamaica Debates Commission, Brian Schmidt says the tone set in last night’s local government debate was refreshing.

English

Nov 17, 2016

Jamaica

Local government debates in Jamaica

On November 16, the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) will organize a debate in preparation for local government elections on November 28. This debate will be broadcast widely on a range of media and a live stream can be found here. For more information, please visit the Jamaica Debates Commission's

Nov 16, 2016

Jamaica

All set for political debates on local government

Details of the debates, the second of which is scheduled for Wednesday, November 23, were announced by the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) at a press conference yesterday morning at the offices of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. The JDC is a partnership between the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and

English

Nov 15, 2016

Jamaica

Jamaicans Attend US Presidential Debate

A team from the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) was among the hundreds of invited guests in the auditorium at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).

English

Oct 25, 2016

Jamaica

Jamaica Opposition admits to fatal error in election campaign

Among those mistakes, it said, were the decision not to take part in political debates ahead of the voting, a campaign messaged that was incoherent and failed to “communicate hope”, its public sparring with the then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness over how his new house was funded, and unresolved

English

Jun 10, 2016

Jamaica

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