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Moore predicts another Westmoreland PNP sweep
By:
Dalton Laing, Gleaner Writer
The Mayor of Sav-la-mar Betel Moore is predicting another sweep of the Westmoreland Parish Council for the People’s National Party.
The PNP won all 14 divisions in the 2007 local government election.
This afternoon, Moore said he is confident the performance will be repeated this time round.
Moore said he only had concerns about the Petersfield Division, where his colleague newcomer, Donald Gordon is up against the Jamaica Labour Party's Brian Badaloo, who is also a political neophyte.
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