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Update | Clarke slams Opposition on falsehoods

In a high-drama session of Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke ripped into the Budget presentations of the Opposition, saying they lacked due diligence and were rife with falsehoods. Clarke took aim especially at Julian Robinson...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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