Lisa and Mark make pitch to delegates

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Lisa and Mark make pitch to delegates

IT was not something Mark Golding and Lisa Hanna had among their future plans, but both were open yesterday when questioned by Jamaica Observer reporters and editors why delegates should support their bids for presidency of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP). Hanna insists that her inside knowledge of how the party works should be enough to ensure her victory on November 7.

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