World IN BRIEF : JAMAICA : Insider Emerges as New Premier
Governing party leaders selected former Finance Minister P. J. Patterson, a political insider, as prime minister to lead Jamaica through one of its most painful economic periods. Patterson, 56, will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Michael Manley, 67, who announced his resignation earlier this month because of poor health. About 3,100 party delegates voted, supporting Patterson by a 3-1 margin over Labor Minister Portia Simpson, 39, who waged an electrifying grass-roots campaign for the post. Party officials said Patterson defeated Simpson by 2,322 to 756.
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