Portmore parish status a move to hijack power – deputy mayor

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Portmore parish status a move to hijack power – deputy mayor

Deputy Mayor Alric Campbell has characterised the Holness adminstration’s proposal to designate Portmore as Jamaica’s 15th parish as a gerrymandering ploy to seize political control of the St Catherine Municipal Council. Campbell, an affiliate of...

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