Irish potato scare in Guy’s Hill

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Irish potato scare in Guy’s Hill

With the emphasis on increasing Jamaica’s Irish potato output to satisfy domestic demands, which could be crucial with the world’s number three and four Irish potato producers now at war, some Irish potato farmers in Springfield and Guy’s Hill have...

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