‘No one wants to bury loved ones like a dog’

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‘No one wants to bury loved ones like a dog’

Hours after indicating it was softening its stance on an absolute ban on burials, the Holness administration has received flak for reinstituting internments under ultra-restrictive rules. The new order, aimed at curbing the risk of coronavirus...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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