Glimmer of hope for desperate Portmore mom of seven

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Glimmer of hope for desperate Portmore mom of seven

There is hope on the horizon for Portmore mother of seven Natasha Jones, whose plight The Gleaner highlighted a month ago after five of her seven children were taken into state care as result of the deplorable conditions the family had been living...

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