Negril’s small businesses taking a ‘curfew’ beating

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Negril’s small businesses taking a ‘curfew’ beating

WESTERN BUREAU: Some business operators in Westmoreland are not pleased with a recent decision by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to alter the COVID-19 curfew hours in the parish and are publicly voicing their disagreement. The disgruntled business...

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