Several peeled bulbs of garlic lay on the counter before him and as he was in the process of peeling more, he briefly took his eyes away from the task to address this reporter.
“Good morning ma’am how can I help you?” he asked and following my answer, “Okay, let me escort you.”
His name is Rensford Rodney and he is a resident at the Dharm Shala located in Albouystown and according to him, first cousin of the late historian, political activist and scholar Dr Walter Rodney.
He is 70 years old and has been….
BK protests $3.5B Mazaruni prison contract
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Cash-sniffing dogs to join anti-laundering fight
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Fly Jamaica hoping to clear backlog today
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