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PNP Supporter: Don’t drop the ball!
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Image caption: A Jamaica Labour Party and People’s National Party supporters adjacent to the St Cyrians Church Polling Station in August Town St Andrew Eastern. – Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter
Outdoor agents of the two major political parties are reporting low voter turnout in sections of Eastern St Andrew.
The agents say voter turn-out is extremely low when compared to previous elections.
The Governing People's National Party and the Jamaica Labour Party are fighting to take control of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation.
"You can't afford to mek nuh loose ball drop, tighten it up," one PNP supporter told a playful outdoor agent in Bryce Hill, August Town.
daraine.luton@gleanerjm.com
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