Backyard beach burials banned - Westmoreland health officials blacklist Norman Manley Boulevard

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Backyard beach burials banned - Westmoreland health officials blacklist Norman Manley Boulevard

WESTERN BUREAU: Parish authorities have expanded their blacklist on backyard burials to Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, citing health and environmental concerns. The thoroughfare runs alongside Negril’s famous seven-mile white-sand beach. “...

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