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Former JDF soldiers offer solution to parking woes

Thompson and his partners — Major Winston Dwyer and Lt Colonel Richard Sadler — are the principals of Abacus Safe Park, which, the trio explained, has secured exclusive distributorship rights from an overseas manufacturer for vertical rotary parking systems in the Caribbean and North

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

Black workers more likely to face retaliation for raising Coronavirus concerns | The Atlanta Voice

A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Slavery Advocate’s Statue Being Removed in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston was removing a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, sending crews to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil

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Source: Black America Web

‘Will You Adopt Me?’: Young Man Makes Tearful Request to Stepfather In Viral Video

On Father’s Day, in a now-viral video, a 17-year-old from Suffolk, Virginia, named Keon Wiggins-Saunders held back tears as he shakily read his letter to Donzell Powell, the man who stepped up as Keon’s father since he was 1 and married his mother, Keona, when he was

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

A look back at Tesla's extraordinary decade

No other electric car comes close

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Source: TechCentral

‘Nothing to hide’ - Camperdown chairman instructs that account documents be given to Integrity Commission

The chairman of Camperdown High, which has been engulfed in the Petrojam scandal, has fired back at the Integrity Commission, declaring that the school’s administration has nothing to hide. This after the commission reported to Parliament that the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

NASCAR Takes Action on Becoming a More Diverse and Inclusive Brand

Earlier in June, Mobile, Alabama native Darrell “Bubba” Wallace and driver of the #43 car, owned by Legendary Richard Petty and his Motorsports team, raised some eyebrows when he requested that NASCAR “Get rid of all Confederate

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Women and Gender Equality Commission condemns attacks against Mottley

The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) has condemned the “offensive, personalised and abusive” remarks being levelled against the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley on social media and in the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Lesotho ex-First Lady gets bail in murder trial

Lesotho’s former first lady, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s estranged wife, was granted bail on Monday after spending three weeks in

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

Real Table Talk

For the next few minutes, I will give some helpful insight for self-preservation, and some care tips for your family, your neighbors, and your community circles so that we can get through this

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown

(Jamaica Observer) AUDREY Marks, Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Belnavis tied to building breach - St Ann structure demolished amid Sunday Gleaner probe

Embattled St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is a director of a private company that captured government land and constructed a building in a daring disregard of the country’s laws which the corporation he leads is expected to enforce, a Sunday...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Government looking at low cost insurance for tourists

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says discussions are in the final stages with insurance and global logistics providers to enable travellers who test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be quickly isolated and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

After the dust comes the rain

After the second wave of the the Saharan dust blanketed Jamaica over the weekend, sections of the island experienced heavy rain yesterday, the last day of June, which is part of the secondary rainy

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

Mayor Eric Garcetti Hosted Reform Round Table with Representative Karen Bass; Discussing Remnants of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Mayor Eric Garcetti Hosted Reform Round Table with Representative Karen Bass; Discussing Remnants of George Floyd Justice in Policing

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6) passed out of the California State Senate last

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Mrs. Evers Prays Husband’s Death ‘Was Not In Vain

Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is a bitter state meeting pleas for equality with bigotry and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Creary didn’t interview Grindley, admits Integrity Commission

The Integrity Commission has corrected one of its damning reports on corruption at Petrojam to reflect that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor Richard Creary did not interview Floyd Grindley for the post of general manager at the refinery. In...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To Do'

De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To

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Source: Stories About Black History

PSOJ wants speedy action on Petrojam reports

THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says it expects a speedy review of the long-anticipated reports on the Petrojam investigations by the various parliamentary oversight committees.

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

The Choreographer Behind Lizzo and Janelle Monáe’s Performances

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Source: https://zora.medium.com

Mingo’s second infamous declaration for District Four

Introduction

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kenya coronavirus: over 6,600 cases; tourism industry gets big boost

Confirmed cases = 6,673

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

National Security Ministry receives personal protective equipment valued at $2 million

The Ministry of National Security has received personal protective equipment valued at over $2 million from the Chinese community in Jamaica to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Wheres the money? NERHA head cannot account for excess Petrojam donation

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), chaired by the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Tyrone Robinson, has not been able to account for more than half-million dollars in excess donation received from Petrojam to buy an incubator for...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Mayor demands Integrity Commission withdraw 'flawed' Petrojam report

Port Maria Mayor Richard Creary is demanding that the Integrity Commission withdraw what he describes as its 'deeply flawed' report on its investigation of alleged corruption at Petrojam that it tabled in Parliament last week.

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

ZSE suspends trading

THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (ZSE) has suspended trading on the local bourse until further notice following government’s directive, Justin Bgoni, the exchange’s chief executive officer has

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Lawyer Who Pointed Gun At Protestors Says He Feared They Were Going To ‘Kill’ Him

Source: Twitter / Twitter

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Source: NewsOne

Jamaican teachers recruited to teach US students online

(Jamaica Observer) In an initiative with the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Community Scholar Inc — a US-based non-profit organisation — is hiring Jamaican teachers to tutor students in the United States

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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