With just two days to go before the country’s 19th general election, Jamaicans abroad are arriving in their numbers to register their vote.
Scores of videos circulating online show members of the diaspora flying in to partake in the democratic process.
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the increase in visitor arrivals highlights confidence in the country’s democratic freedom.
Videos and posts across social media platforms show Jamaicans arriving in the country to cast their votes on Wednesday, September 3.
The posts indicate that scores of citizens are arriving at the country’s two major airports.
The jubilant supporters, decked in their party colours are either carrying a bell or chanting “Time Come”.
It’s understood the flood of visitors has caused some delays at the airports.
One commenter on X said they waited for hours to collect their bags at the Montego Bay-based Sangster International Airport.
Another individual posted that they were unable to leave their plane one hour after arriving at the airport, as kiosks and conveyor belts crashed from overuse.
Mr. Bartlett says contrary to now, visitor arrivals would decrease during an election period.
Edmund Bartlett, Tourism Minister.
