SUPPORT for the FNM on Long Island remains strong, according to island MP Larry Cartwright.

Responding to claims that a recent awards ceremony on the island - which was administered by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham - was poorly attended, Mr Cartwright said the reports had "no credence."

"We had seating for 229 chairs in there," said the Long Island and Ragged Island MP. "Roughly 12 to 13 chairs were empty. There were also persons milling about sitting, standing, walking around and many were standing outside.

"We had a full house."

Held at the Clarence Town community centre, it had been speculated that the alleged low turnout to the FNM's Long Island Constituency As ...

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