Port Royal investors hunt payout from Gov’t

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Port Royal investors hunt payout from Gov’t

A group of private-sector shareholders involved in a longstanding plan to develop Port Royal as a heritage tourism destination have applied for leave to bring derivative action to the Supreme Court against the state-owned Urban Development...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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