A Supreme Court injunction has halted the scheduled nomination and election process in Accompong, St Elizabeth, following a challenge by a former leader.
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process A Supreme Court judge on Wednesday granted an application for an injunction that will effectively halt a planned nomination day exercise that was scheduled to take place in Accompong, St Elizabeth, today.. The court order is expected to also spoil plans for the election of a new leader that was scheduled for next Friday in the Maroon community.. A copy of the order handed down by Justice N Hart-Hines shared with the Jamaica Observer
on Thursday stated that upon the ex parte notice of application for interim injunction, it was ordered that nomination day and election day exercises be stayed until June 10, 2026 or until such date as the amended notice of application for court orders filed are heard.. “The hearing of the amended ex parte notice of application for interim injunction is fixed for the 10th day of June, 2026 at 10:00 am for one hour by
video conference or as soon as counsel may be heard,” the order read.. “The amended ex parte notice of application for interim injunction and affidavits filed in support thereof must be served on the respondent, Richard Currie.. Applicant’s attorneys-at-law are to prepare, file, and serve this order.. Permission is granted for service by electronic means.” Law firm Phillip-Traile and Company is representing Meredith Rowe, the claimant in the matter.. Rowe is a former colonel of
Accompong and a potential candidate for this year’s election, which became due on February 18.. Currie had announced last Saturday that the election for the next colonel of Accompong will be held on May 22, with nomination scheduled for this Friday, exactly one week before the long-awaited election.. Aside from Rowe wanting to prevent Currie from acting any further as colonel of the Accompong Maroons, Rowe called for an interim Maroon council to be selected..
He also called for the creation of an election council, a list of eligible voters, and for Currie to be prevented from being able to call an election.. Rowe has claimed that Currie has been making plans without informing potential candidates and setting up conditions and creating rules that suit him and his agenda.. He claimed it was ridiculous that nomination day was scheduled for this Friday and the voters’ list was not even finalised..
Rowe and the other potential candidates also contend that Currie is trying to implement a document that he refers to as a constitution, which he claims governs Accompong.. However, Currie has responded, in an interview on Nationwide News Network, saying that the Accompong Maroons have a constitution which has been ratified and gazetted.. He also insisted that the election process is being undertaken based on the stipulations of that Maroon Constitution.. {“xml”:”xml”}{“jamaica-observer”:”Jamaica Observer”} 0 Comments
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