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Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Alliance over isolation
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More singles, fewer children
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BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:14 AM
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TAKING CHARGE
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April 5 12:10 AM
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April 5 12:09 AM
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