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France condemns 'unacceptable' comments from Turkey's Erdogan - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Erdogan suggested Saturday that the French President needed "some sort of mental treatment" over his attitude towards Muslims in

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Sunday Brew — October 25, 2020

A feeble attempt to muzzleï¿½THEY have all tried their thing from time to time. The mission: to muzzle the media and silence practitioners who see things differently from what's in front of their eyes.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Lee: I haven’t neglected Retreat division

Since embracing the new role as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for St Ann North West, Krystal Lee has had to split her time between that constituency and the Retreat division in St Mary Western, where she is the elected

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Motorists urged to drive with caution amid flooding, landslides and fallen trees

As the country continues to experience persistent rainfall, the National Works Agency (NWA) is warning motorists that driving conditions along several roadways may become an issue. According to NWA Communication and Customer Services Manager,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Final day of public viewing for late Shahine Robinson

The public viewing of the casket of former Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson, ends today with members of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at Jamaica Labour Party headquarters in St

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

St. Matthews Anglican Church in St. Mary – 120 Years of Open Doors | New York Carib News

St. Matthews Anglican Church in Boscobel St. Mary, Jamaica celebrated its 120th anniversary in September 2020. The occasion was memorialized with a Patronal Festival, which is the Anglican Church’s tradition of celebrating the Church’s Saint namesake.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Exam headache!

Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Work underway to improve sections of West End Road in Negril

The National Works Agency (NWA) and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have partnered to effect improvements along sections of West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland, at a cost of $23 million.Community relations officer for the NWA's Western Office, Janel Ricketts, says the project involves the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Broadgate headache - Residents weary of prolonged Junction road project, never-ending dynamite blasts

Ongoing works to rehabilitate the Broadgate section of the Junction main road in St Mary have been irritating many residents, who are yearning for the project to be wrapped up, giving them a reprieve from the dust nuisance and dynamite blasts constantly terrorising

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Study: Great depression banking policies helped create urban hot spots

RICHMOND, Virginia—Research examining the link between hot weather and construction methods is allowing city officials to right decades-old wrongs resulting from discriminatory banking practices. A four-year study conducted by the Science Museum of Virginia shed light on discriminatory banking

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Jamaica: Quarantined returnees by air ‘pushed to back of the line’ behind 1,000 cruise ship workers

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Official funeral for D.K. Duncan today

The official funeral for former government minister Dr D.K. Duncan will take place today at the University Chapel at The University of the West Indies, Mona. The 80-year-old former member of parliament for St Andrew East Central and Hanover Eastern...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

PNP leadership aspirants set sights on robust social reforms

The two presidential candidates for the leadership of the People’s National Party (PNP) last week committed to robust reform of several legislations to empower ordinary Jamaicans, protect them in law and take steps to reverse gains lost by the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uganda: We Were Reluctant to Charge Dr Nyanzi, Says DPP

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo has said her office was reluctant to sanction charges of being a nuisance against former Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr Stella Nyanzi last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cape Town boy, 4, falls to his death from 6th floor of apartment | News24

A four-year-old boy lost his life after he allegedly fell from his family's apartment on the 6th floor in Cape Town.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Stuck in Jamaica, teacher launches online campaign to help others

I taught online until April 17 but when China closed its doors to foreigners there was no longer a need for online teaching once schools

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Black contractor braves threats, removes Confederate statues in Richmond : TheGrio

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Devon Henry paced in nervous anticipation, because this was a project like nothing he’d ever done.... View Article The post Black contractor braves threats in removing Confederate statues in Richmond appeared first on TheGrio.

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Source: theGrio

PM lauds postal workers in face of COVID-19 pandemic - Stabroek News

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips recently congratulated the staff of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) for their dedication to service in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and assured that the corporation would have the continued support of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Uganda: Dr Stella Nyanzi, Bajjo and Several Others Arrested Over Food Protest

Dr Stella Nyanzi, events promoter Andrew Mukasa alias Bajjo and several others have been arrested in Kampala for demonstrating over what they described as "slow distribution" of government relief food to vulnerable people, mostly affected by the Covid-19 induced

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Source: allAfrica.com

Walrond says she renounced US citizenship before being sworn in as M.P. - Stabroek News

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond today said she renounced her US citizenship before she was sworn in as a M.P. The article Walrond says she renounced US citizenship before being sworn in as M.P. appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020

My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

It is time for dual citizens to have equal say in how country is governed now and in the future - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, Once again, the issue of dual citizenship has surfaced in Guyana as it relates to serving in the National Assembly. The article It is time for dual citizens to have equal say in how country is governed now and in the future appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Poland's president has coronavirus, apologizes to contacts - Black News Channel

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he feels well despite testing positive for the coronavirus, and he apologized Saturday to everyone who must quarantine because they had contact with him. Duda, 48, said in a recording published on Twitter that

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Guinea: Alpha Conde Wins Third Term With 59 Percent of Votes in Presidential Poll

[DW] Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won the Oct. 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory gives 82-year-old Conde a third term in office.

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Source: allAfrica.com

External forces fuelling crime - Holness tells stakeholders that more money needed to build out security architecture

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted to weaknesses in the country’s national security infrastructure as he bemoaned the lack of investment over time to build out Jamaica’s security architecture. Yesterday, at a meeting with stakeholders on...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ice Cube: 'I'm not playing politics' by working with Trump campaign on 'Platinum Plan' for Black Americans

Rapper Ice Cube continued to defend himself against social media attacks for working with President Trump on his "Platinum Plan" for Black Americans, telling “Fox News Sunday” that he is “not playing politics with this.”

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Hospital tragedy - Jamacian medical intern collapses, dies - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) The medical fraternity in St Mary has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Yakeev Morris, an intern at the Annotto Bay Hospital, on Wednesday. The article Hospital tragedy - Jamacian medical intern collapses, dies appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Strength amid difficulty

As students across the island are challenged to access virtual classrooms, the Yutes4Change Foundation Homework and Integrity Centre in Gregory Park, St Catherine, is demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity.Children from the community can access a desktop computer or laptop, as well as

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Seychelles votes for new president, parliament | Africanews

Voters in Seychelles are casting their ballots in the presidential and parliamentary elections spanning three

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

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