Voting for change and for tradition

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Voting for change and for tradition

WESTERN BUREAU: A 19-year-old woman who is a first-time voter in St James North Western says the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government has motivated her to vote based on their track record of performance. The teenager, who was among the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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