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Johnson Smith: Virtual platforms potential ‘game changers’ for diaspora linkages

WESTERN BUREAU: “They both have the potential to be game changers.” This was a declaration by Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, as she spoke to The Gleaner about Wednesday’s upcoming launch of two virtual...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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