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Phillips gets 30 days

DR Peter Phillips was yesterday given an ultimatum by the People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) to make clear a resignation date that does not exceed the next 30 days.Dr Phillips, a day after the 48-15 trouncing of the PNP by the Jamaica Labour Party on September 3, announced his resignation as party leader but asked the secretariat to arrange a date for election of a new party leader.

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

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