Holness: Mandatory youth service coming

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Holness: Mandatory youth service coming

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH YOUTH responsible for most of the over 1,000 murders committed in Jamaica annually, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there is an urgent need to rescue them through a national compulsory youth programme. Holness said the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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