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Still waiting for a home

jamaica-gleaner.com · world

A Westmoreland mother says she is still waiting for a container house she was promised following Hurricane Melissa, as she struggles to find suitable accommodation while caring for her seriously ill 10-year-old son. Shanique Johnson, who spent more than a year at the Petersfield shelter following the hurricane, said she was among the residents identified to receive a container house and was even the first person in her community whose location was marked for the placement of a unit.

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