Richard Currie has been returned as Accompong Maroon Colonel after emerging as the only nominee during Friday’s leadership nomination exercise in Accompong Town, St Elizabeth.
The Accompong Electoral Committee confirmed on Saturday that Currie secured the position by acclamation, a process used when a candidate runs unopposed and no ballot is required.
The development comes despite a 28-day injunction issued by the Supreme Court seeking to halt the election proceedings. The legal action was brought by former Maroon Colonel Meridie Rowe, who contends that the electoral process was improperly conducted.
However, the electoral committee proceeded with Nomination Day activities on May 15, stating that the decision followed consultations with both Jamaican and overseas legal advisers.
In its statement, the committee said Clavi Johnson, Director of the Accompong Electoral Committee, officially certified Richard Currie as the elected chief of the Maroon community under the provisions of the ratified Constitution governing the election process.
The statement also confirmed that Currie’s deputy, named on the nomination application, was elected alongside him.
The Accompong Maroon Colonel election has attracted significant public attention due to the ongoing court dispute surrounding the legitimacy of the process and governance within the historic Maroon settlement in St Elizabeth.
