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Jamaica: Portia's Driving the Bus

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 4 January 2012 18:22 GMT

“It’s an obvious thing but one that only a leader who inspires and moves the people can achieve. If anyone is capable of doing this it’s Portia Simpson-Miller”: Active Voice republishes the account she wrote of the new Prime Minister's swearing-in.

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