Nothing gets Jamaicans stirred up like politics and in West Portland yesterday it was evident that the political heat was building.

Today is nomination day for the highly anticipated by-election between the governing Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Daryl Vaz and the Opposition People's National Party's (PNP) Kenneth Rowe on Monday, March 23.

The seat is one Labourites are bent on keeping.

But it's also an opportunity for PNP supporters to weaken the Government's thin majority.

The PNP camp is confident of victory. In Nelson Street, Buff Bay, PNP supporters were already preparing a new constituency office, repainting the partially green structure yellow, while in a little house in Charles Town, Karen Moodie was preparing to hand over her living room as a temporary office if the PNP had failed to get the building in Buff Bay ready.

"Everybody used to Mr Rowe long time. Even when he was JLP, him always associated with PNP," said a supporter of the PNP candidate.

Vaz will make the first trip to the nomination centre this morning ahead of his challenger Rowe. Following nomination procedures, both candidates will celebrate with their supporters with motorcades and pre-victory festivities.

"We have already sent our (motorcade) route to the PNP so that we don't drown their little thing," said Robert Montague, a member of Vaz's campaign committee.