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No sanction for JLP workers fronting for Wright

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says no action will be taken against party workers who opt to continue supporting George Wright, the scandal-scarred Westmoreland Central member of parliament (MP) who has...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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