Three prospective People's National Party (PNP) candidates in St. James have filed a claim in the Supreme Court seeking judicial review of the St. James Municipal Corporation's decision to remove their campaign posters in the parish.
The candidates, Dr. Andre Haughton, Janice Allen and Allan Bernard, filed the court order on Tuesday, with the Municipal Corporation named as the respondent.
In addition to judicial review of the decision, they're asking the court to quash the decision of the corporation to remove their advertising boards.
They also want a review of the motion passed by the Finance Committee of the Municipal Corporation on April 9, 2025, prohibiting the display of advertising pending an announcement of the elections; an order barring the corporation from interfering in the applicant's political advertising; and an order compelling the corporation to return, restore, and reinstate their advertising.
The three are also seeking general and aggravated damages.
There has been mounting tension between Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon and the opposition PNP over the removal of posters for its candidates.
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