Hanover JPs want to construct cenotaph in Lucea

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Hanover JPs want to construct cenotaph in Lucea

Western Bureau: A move, spearheaded by justices of the peace (JPs) is now being made to construct a cenotaph in Lucea, the capital of Hanover, in recognition of the Jamaican servicemen of the past, especially those who served in the two world wars...

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