Vaz wants kinder Jamaica in 2021

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Vaz wants kinder Jamaica in 2021

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz is wishing that Jamaica will become a stronger nation and that its people will excel beyond their imaginations in the new year.'A new year signals a new start, a new opportunity and new possibilities. It represents a time for us to refocus, strategizse and evaluate the year past and our plans for the year ahead,' Vaz told the Jamaica Observer.

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

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