The Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) Election Remark Mission (CEOM) has recommended Jamaica for its preparation and conduct of the September 3 Common Election, noting the absence of voter intimidation or harassment.
This was disclosed by Mission Chief, Fern Narcis, who offered an outline of the nation’s electoral course of, primarily based on observations at polling stations monitored by her crew, throughout a media briefing on Thursday (September 4) on the Jamaica Pegasus Resort in New Kingston.
The 11-member CEOM crew got here to Jamaica on the invitation of the Electoral Fee of Jamaica (ECJ), to watch the electoral course of and supply an neutral, impartial, and credible evaluation.
Previous to the election, the CEOM met with key stakeholders between August 27 and 31 to evaluate the nation’s political local weather earlier than deploying six groups to watch polling actions throughout 36 constituencies in 12 parishes on September 3.
After observing the day’s actions—together with the opening of polls, the voting course of, ballot closure, and poll counting—Ms. Narcis reported that the operations proceeded easily, with efficient contingencies utilized wherever points arose.
“Jamaica is main the area in plenty of reforms, notably in relation to registration of political events and marketing campaign financing,” she stated, whereas highlighting extra areas by which the nation serves as a regional benchmark.
These embrace the Digital Voter Identification System (EVIS), which the Mission expressed curiosity in observing firsthand; and the ECJ’s Election Centre, which Ms. Narcis famous is regarded by different Caribbean nations as a mannequin of operational excellence.
She highlighted the Centre’s efficient function as a central hub for nationwide electoral monitoring and well timed, coordinated subject decision through the polls.
“The Mission’s normal evaluation of the day’s actions is that the voters have been capable of solid their ballots with out intimidation or harassment and that the outcomes of the Common Election of third September 2025 mirrored the need of the individuals of Jamaica and strengthened their dedication to the democratic course of,” Ms. Narcis acknowledged.
She added that, “there are a selection of options in your course of which might be fairly extremely commendable, and so they work very effectively; actually, we have been all very excited to see these… and the way they operated.”
Ms. Narcis indicated {that a} complete report detailing the Mission’s findings—together with suggestions to additional strengthen Jamaica’s electoral course of—shall be ready and submitted to CARICOM Secretary-Common, Dr. Carla Barnett, previous to public launch.
