'Staggering'... Clarke laments economic blow from COVID-19

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'Staggering'... Clarke laments economic blow from COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 on the Jamaican economy has produced staggering numbers that boggle the mind, Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, declared this afternoon. In opening the Budget Debate in Parliament, Clarke said that the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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