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Trelawny councillor wants funeral homes to pay for public burial spots

Oct 16, 2026 · Leon Jackson/Gleaner Writer

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WESTERN BUREAU: Garth Wilkinson, councillor for the Falmouth division in the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), wants funeral homes to pay a fee to secure burial spots in public cemeteries to help generate funding for their upkeep. Wilkinson made his position known as he moved a resolution at last Thursday’s monthly meeting of the TMC in Falmouth.

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