Not only was he promised a personal fortune, but, as a keen naturalist, the trip would afford him the opportunity to explore the flora and fauna of Jamaica.

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On his first trip to Dubai in 1986, Alukkas traced the passage previously made by millions of his fortune-seeking countrymen from coastal Kerala.

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