Phillips declares PNP has plan to revive sugar

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Phillips declares PNP has plan to revive sugar

President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, has promised the cane-dependent constituency of Clarendon South East to revive the sugar industry as he accused the Andrew Holness administration of causing bitterness in the lives...

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