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CAMPAIGN spokesman for the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday shot down arguments that the Government is taking credit for work done by the previous People's National Party (PNP) Administration.'That is absurd,' Clarke said in response to a question posed by the Jamaica Observer moments after a virtual press conference held at the JLP's Belmont Road headquarters in St Andrew.

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

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