Savage Pen trauma drives dad to walk daughter to school

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Savage Pen trauma drives dad to walk daughter to school

At 9 a.m. Monday, Richard Hall, who was supposed to be at work 30 minutes earlier, was still heaving rocks into the back of his lightweight truck to increase his chances of making it over the steep Savage Pen road. He had just got back from a 3km...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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