CAFFE is a Jamaican non-profit organisation with a major focus on monitoring elections. Established 1997.
13/08/2020
General Election Set For September 3
General Election Set For September 3 - Jamaica Information Service Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the General Election will be held on Thursday, September 3 this year. Mr. Holness has ... Read More
28/05/2018
Mission to save millions - ECJ sets out to confront declining voting numbers, cut losses through democracy passport -
Mission to save millions - ECJ sets out to confront declining voting numbers, cut losses through democracy passport Millions of dollars go down the drain at the end of an election exercise because voters are not turning out to participate in the process despite the electoral authorities spending more than $2 billion to conduct the elections to cater to all...
25/05/2018
Mia Mottley Elected First Female Prime Minister of Barbados as Labour Party Wins Election
Mia Mottley Elected First Female Prime Minister of Barbados as Labour Party Wins Election The BLP attacked the current government on its policy of high taxation and focused on the cost of living during the campaign
25/05/2018
CAFFE deeply disturbed by ECJ impasse; demands clarification http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20180523/caffe-deeply-disturbed-ecj-impasse-demands-clarification #
CAFFE deeply disturbed by ECJ impasse; demands clarification Citizens Action for Fair and Free Elections (CAFFE) says it is deeply disturbed by what it describes as the unhealthy and contentious impasse between the former director of elections and the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). CAFFE says the...
24/05/2018
Wishing our Barbadian neighbours a free, fair and decisive election today! 🇧🇧
Barbados leader faces tough election test with economy sluggish | Reuters
Barbados leader faces tough election test with economy sluggish Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will attempt to become the first leader of his center-left ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in decades to secure re-election when the Caribbean island goes to the polls on Thursday.
02/04/2018
Caribbean connections.
Cambridge Analytica’s Election Work in the Caribbean Shows How Shady It Could Be The company actually did do some of the kinds of things it’s now in trouble for bragging about.
21/03/2018
JLP councillor for Yallahs division disqualified, by-election ordered
JLP councillor for Yallahs division disqualified, by-election ordered The Supreme Court has voided the election of Dean Jones, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Yallahs Division of the St Thomas Municipal Corporation.
05/02/2018
JUST IN: announces March 5 by-election for St Andrew North West. Nomination Day is February 12.
Jamaica Gleaner on Twitter “JUST IN: announces March 5 by-election for St Andrew North West. Nomination Day is February 12.”
02/09/2017
BBC News - Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41123329
Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court - BBC News The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities, sparking joy among opposition supporters.
09/06/2017
Electoral Commission adds close to 20,000 new voters https://t.co/MoZNiW4YwQ
Electoral Commission adds close to 20,000 new voters Almost 20,000 persons have been added to the list of eligible voters. The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says 19,849 names were added to the latest voters’ list which was published on Wednesday. The ECJ says 1,926 individuals who are...