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tour Central Kingston
DR. CHARLTON Collie, the Jamaica Labour Party candidate, and
Victor Cummings, the People's National Party candidate for
Kingston Central, toured the constituency together yesterday,
pleading with supporters to lay down their arms.
The
two men visited several volatile areas of the constituency,
including JLP strongholds in "Southside" and downtown
Kingston and PNP strongholds "Tel-A-Viv," "Spoilers"
(Wildman Street) and Allman Town. They spoke with residents
about keeping the peace. An MPM dumpster tagged along removing
debris used to form road blocks, where possible. But, as soon
as they left, many of the road blocks were put back.
Dr.
Collie said after the tour that he felt it went very well
despite the taunts of PNP supporters which greeted him in
their strongholds.
He
said that the message was, "A free and fair election
and may the best man win."
Mr.
Cummings said that he hoped that the joint tour would send
a message to the constituents that the two candidates were
willing to compete in peace
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