Maragh says overdue parochial funds being disbursed

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Maragh says overdue parochial funds being disbursed

WESTERN BUREAU: With local government elections due in less than a year, some councillors in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) are viewing with suspicion delays in disbursements to the entity’s Parochial Revenue Fund (PRF). But...

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