Mavis Bank residents forced to dump and burn garbage

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Mavis Bank residents forced to dump and burn garbage

Following a major breakaway along the Gordon Town main road, St Andrew, in November last year, which disrupted solid waste collection by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to many other communities, including Mavis Banks,...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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