Malabver: I wasn’t forced out

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Malabver: I wasn’t forced out

The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Mark Malabver is dismissing claims that he was forced to abandon his prospective candidacy in the race against the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) James Robertson for the St Thomas Western seat. The PNP announced...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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