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Emanuel Azan, founder of the charity Kingdom Outreach International, arrived in the island last week Wednesday armed with 11 tablets which he was hesitant about shipping in the barrels. Azan, who was born and grew up in Farm, Clarendon, said he...

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Dakar, Senegal (1857- )

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John David Beckett Taylor, the Baron of Warwick, was born on September 21, 1952 in Birmingham, England. His parents, Derief, a professional cricket player, and Enid, a nurse, were originally from Jamaica. Taylor was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later studied English Literature and Law at

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