More than 130 Jamaicans repatriated from Trinidad

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More than 130 Jamaicans repatriated from Trinidad

More than 130 Jamaicans returned home from Trinidad and Tobago on Friday. This is the second cohort of Jamaicans to be repatriated from that country following the closure of borders, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Foreign...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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