Cabinet line-up

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Cabinet line-up

AFTER a nearly six-hour huddle between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and key members of his Jamaica Labour Party team, Jamaica House last night announced a 19-member Cabinet of mostly familiar faces. There are only three newcomers in the group, which will be supported by nine state ministers and the attorney general.The newcomers to the Cabinet are Aubyn Hill, Floyd Green and Everald Warmington.

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