DPP to get three-year extension of tenure

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DPP to get three-year extension of tenure

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has recommended to the Governor General that the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn be extended by three years. The Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips had objected to the extension after...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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