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Jamaica-linked Everton Blair headed to US House of Representatives

Another person of Jamaican heritage is headed to the United States House of Representatives. Everton Blair won a special run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday night to serve out the remainder of the term of the previous representative, the late David Scott. Blair, a Democrat, will join Yvette Clarke, who is also of Jamaican descent, in the House. With more than 95 per cent of the votes counted,…

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