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Something is wrong with our society – Jarrett

Two of the presenters at Tuesday’s launch of a joint Jamaica Stock Exchange and International Development Bank project, ‘Innovating Social Sector Financing’, have said something is fundamentally wrong with the Jamaican society, citing as evidence...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Most Black people think Britain is racist place to live; most White people don't

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