PNP says Gov't must change course on SOE

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PNP says Gov't must change course on SOE

Senator Donna Scott-Mottley, leader of opposition business in the Senate, says it is not too late for the government to change course in light of the judgment by the Supreme Court that the detention of persons under the State of Emergency (SOE...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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