Gordon-Webley should not have crossed floor, says JLP supporter

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Gordon-Webley should not have crossed floor, says JLP supporter

AT LEAST one Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporter is convinced that Joan Gordon-Webley should not have crossed the political floors to the People’s National Party (PNP). Eunice Solomon, a resident of St Andrew East Rural, told The Gleaner that she...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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