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More things wrong with WRIGHT

It appears that embattled Trelawny Northern Member of Parliament (MP) Victor Wright is fighting battles on two fronts - one with Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings, which says it is taking him to court for a debt of just over $3 million, and the other with his constituency executive who have made damaging accusations about him and his leadership style.

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