New JPs urged to avoid financial inducement

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New JPs urged to avoid financial inducement

WESTERN BUREAU: St James Custos Bishop Conrad Pitkin has issued a word of caution to the parish’s newly commissioned justices of the peace (JPs) not to use their office to secure financial gains. The custos’ warning comes against the backdrop of...

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