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From grocery shop worker to Postmaster | Beverly Simpson
She’s a pastor’s wife and more! Beverly Simpson worked in a grocery shop in the Commodore area of Linstead, St Catherine, before she entered the postal service and proved her mettle – rising through the ranks to ultimately become Postmaster. She told The Beacon that she initially wanted to become......
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