Burying the hatchet to serve
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January 6, 2025

Burying the hatchet to serve

Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby (standing, right) of the People’s National Party and former Mayor Delroy Williams of the Jamaica Labour Party buried the party hatchet to serve lunch at the annual Mayor’s Feeding of the Homeless on New Year’s Day at St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston.

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