By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald Sep. 5--Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller finally conceded defeat in this week's tight election, though she said her party might still challenge the results of some parliamentary races.

Jamaica's main opposition won a close election victory Monday, according to preliminary results, but the prime minister said the results were still too close to call and the ruling party was not ready to concede defeat.

By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald Sep. 3--K

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ The video clip catches Jamaica

By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald Aug. 30--PORUS, Jamaica -- Jamaica's first female prime minister, fighting a bruising election battle, is on stage in jeans and a flaming orange baseball cap, pumping her clenched fist into the air and dancing to a throbbing island beat.