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ONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21,1987PAGE TI«£Ea-recersid.edflea n-ed i r ildrych'ol Lloyd, former JLP MP a hit at PNP conferenceA PROMINENT figure at yesterday s 49th annual conference of the People’s National Party was Colonel Leslie LloydHe was announced as being present. and given vociferous applause “More going to leave. the Comrades shouted Later PNP vice-president Portia Simpson announced that the Colonel had donated $1,000 to the PNP fundCol Lloyd. Member of Parliament for East Central St Andrew , re signed from the Jamaica Labour Party on July 10 this year He had concluded “that In the best Interest of all concerned to resign effective from date herein as a Member of theJamaica Labour PartyI will continue to serve the peo pie of my constituency with whom i have had a moat cordial supportive and understanding relationship he said in his letter of resignation He left the Jamaica Defence Force in the late 1970s and contested the East Central St Andrew constitu ency In the 1980 general ejections but lost to Dr D K Duncan of the People s National Party He was dlt; clared winner of the 1983 general elections which the PNP did not contestThe 49th annual conference sau a packed National Arena for the public sesskx^ yesterday‘GiveThanks and Praises “ the 1987 Fes tival song served as $ theme throughout the session while about 30 banners stood duty around the room Behtnd the platform a large banner proclaimed “People tne Centre of Our Economic and Social Policy - while to the side another banner decalared “Our Democracy Must Be Restored No Reat UnUi Election is Secured The Comrades rocked with laughter when Gary Saddler and his friend impersonated several public figures Across the room. too. were scores ol balloons bearing the legend “Forward to the 50th Anntver sary 1938-88“ in yellow and red¥lWu/Slfy
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Kingston Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Mon, Sep 21, 1987
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