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#JaVotes2020 | Dates set for JLP, PNP political debates

Published:Saturday | August 15, 2020 | 12:26 PM
The People’s National Party’s Colin Campbell (left) and the Jamaica Labour Party’s Olivia Grange bump elbows at a function on August 15, 2020, where the parties agreed to participate in political debates ahead of the September 3 general election – Contributed photo

The dates have been set for the political debates between the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the opposition People’s National Party (PNP), ahead of the September 3 general elections.

The debates will be held on Tuesday, August 25, Thursday, August 27, and Saturday, August 29.

All debates will be 90 minutes and will begin at 9:00 p.m.

Based on the coin toss today, the PNP will make the first opening presentation in all three debates and the JLP will give the final closing statements.

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