Double death rocks red-cap porters

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Double death rocks red-cap porters

WESTERN BUREAU: The mood at the Sangster International Airport on Wednesday morning was sombre as red-cap porters mourned the passing of two of their colleagues who died within 24 hours of each other. Thirty-nine-year-old Dwayne Peart, who was...

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