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JAMAICA : Despite Opposition Concerns, the NaRRA Bill was Passed Anyway, Late Tuesday Night Along Party Lines

Six months after Hurricane Melissa, 2,561 eastern Westmoreland residents are still in the dark. The NaRRA Bill — containing no housing section, no procurement rules, and no independent oversight enshrined in law — passed early Wednesday morning along party lines. 

The government came to Parliament with a bill it called the cornerstone of Jamaica’s hurricane recovery. The opposition came with numbers — and those numbers told a different story entirely. Early Wednesday morning, the government passed the bill anyway.

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JAMAICA : Despite Opposition Concerns, the NaRRA Bill was Passed Anyway, Late Tuesday Night Along Party Lines
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