Storm-delayed election reset
From Times Wire Reports
The government postponed until Sept. 3 a national election that had been scheduled for Monday as it grapples with the cleanup from Hurricane Dean, which displaced as many as 300,000 Jamaicans. The People’s National Party is seeking a fifth consecutive five-year term, and polls indicate it holds a slim lead over the opposition Jamaica Labor Party.
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