Veteran Leakey backs Wright for second term

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Veteran Leakey backs Wright for second term

WESTERN BUREAU: Forty-eight years after first winning the Trelawny Northern seat on a People’s National Party (PNP) ticket, Desmond Leakey stood on the Falmouth Municipal Corporation’s staircase Tuesday afternoon, endorsing incumbent Victor Wright...

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