Cuthbert-Flynn sprints to second term

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Cuthbert-Flynn sprints to second term

OLYMPIAN Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn sprinted to a second term as the member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew West Rural after securing more than 3,000 more votes than her contender, the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Krystal Tomlinson. Cuthbert-Flynn...

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