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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Local Government and Community Development Minister Desmond McKenzie has dismissed as “false and mischievous” claims that the ...
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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond Mckenzie summed up the state of Falmouth’s infrastructure followi...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has made an appeal to shelter managers, parish disaster co...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has pushed back against allegations that funds are being wit...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — In recognition of more than four decades of service to the people of Jamaica, Minister of Local Government and Community Developme...
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