Both PNP President and Opposition Leader Mark Golding and former prime minister PJ Patterson have expressed condolences on the passing of James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers , a legendary son of Somerton St. James, who has a tremendous influence on Jamaican culture through his music.
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