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Administrator-General's Department closed for cleaning

The head offices of the Administrator-General's Department in downtown Kingston has been closed for sanitisation. Operations are expected to resume tomorrow, September 23, 2020. Follow The Gleaner on Twitter and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on...

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