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Two nursing homes ordered closed over COVID protocol breaches
Health authorities have ordered the closure of two nursing homes found in breach of COVID-19 protocols. At the same time, several others as well as lock-ups and prisons have been given time to comply. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sierra Leone parliament approves $40 million loan to boost education sector
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 October 2020: MPs in the parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday approved loan agreements totalling $40 million which the government has signed with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
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US Ambassador to Jamaica fought critics on Twitter, said they smoked 'too much ganja' - Face2Face Africa
The US ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, deleted a series of insulting posts on his official and verified Twitter account after engaging in a row with some Jamaicans on the social media platform on Tuesday. The back and forth started after the ambassador shared a link to an interview he granted
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PAJ monitoring implementation of court's media protocol
PRESS Association of Jamaica (PAJ) President George Davis says close attention will be paid to the treatment of media workers by the court in light of its establishment of a protocol which, among other things, now permits the electronic recording of proceedings for greater accuracy.The media
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We must endeavour to make sense of this, pick up the pieces and go forward - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The first inkling of a powerful, still not come-to-grips with, shock, came via the telephone. The article We must endeavour to make sense of this, pick up the pieces and go forward appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Steenhuisen: 'We have many problems in this country, but the people of SA is not one of them' | News24
On the eve of the DA's elective conference interim leader and candidate for the leadership John Steenhuisen, and one of his challenger Mbali Ntuli's supporters, youth leader Luvuyo Mphithi, had a similar message to delegates: to save South Africa, they need to put the people first.
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Pull up your socks on SBA integrity, warns Williams
Jamaican teachers and students have been warned by Education Minister Fayval Williams to safeguard the integrity of School-Based Assessments (SBAs) in the wake of criticism from the regional examination body that grading discrepancies gave a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Man shot dead in attack on taxi
An August Town, St Andrew man has been killed while three other men are treating gunshot injuries following a daylight attack on Phoenix Avenue off Hope Road in St Andrew on Thursday. Rohan Hall Snr and the other victims had just got...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Elsewhere In Repose: Tucked Away In Martha's Vineyard, A Black Woman's Safe Space
Martha’s Vineyard is a place I share with people I love. For many, it’s a Black utopia, a place of ease and luxury. I grew up coming to the island […] The post Tucked Away In Martha's Vineyard, A Black Woman's Safe Space appeared first on Essence.
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Thousands Of Young Women From Middle And High Schools In Southern California And Across The U.S. To Launch Effort To Mobilize Voters In Their Communities 
Los Angeles, CA– In what will likely be the most important presidential election of their generation, more than 5,000 young...
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‘My Son Already Knows What He Owns’: Florida Brothers Who Operate Food Truck Just Signed Lease to Open Restaurant; Hope to Build Generational Wealth
To some, the Tampa, Florida-based Slap Yo Mama food truck may seem like an overnight success, but the owners, brothers Darryl and Desmond Madison, paint […]
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RIP: Jamie Foxx’s Younger Sister DeOndra Dixon Has Passed Away
On Monday (Oct 26), the iconic actor and singer took to Instagram to share the devastating news of Dixon's passing, adding that while he knows her spirit is "still alive", her passing has "shattered his heart to pieces."
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New Covid-19 survey shows public support for a basic income grant, continuation of food parcels | News24
An online Covid-19 survey by the University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council shows strong public support for the continuation of social grants.
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Sudanese Have Little Hope for Speedy Govt Formation
[Radio Dabanga] Sudan -- 86 per cent of respondents to a survey recently conducted by the Radio Dabanga Opinion Forum about the composition of the new government based on the Juba Peace Agreements, say that they do not expect the speedy formation of a government and a ministerial team of
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Rwanda: Covid-19 - 90% of Victims in Rwanda Had NCDs - Minister
[New Times] At least 90 per cent of the 34 deaths registered in Rwanda due to Covid-19 were people with underlying conditions of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Minister of Health Dr. Daniel Ngamije has said.
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Stakeholders examining drainage solutions for Mandeville
MANCHESTER - The long-standing problem of flooding during heavy and persistent rainfall in the south-central town of Mandeville has united political representatives in an effort to find drainage solutions.
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My Plan to 'Lift Every Voice' in Black America - Dallas Examiner
By JOE BIDEN Biden for President (NNPA) – There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and [...] The post My Plan to 'Lift Every Voice' in Black America appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Crackdown on construction breaches - KSAMC installs review panel to tighten scrutiny on approvals
In a “bold” clampdown on rogue housing developers, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced a review panel and community surveys among major changes to the approval process for construction in the Corporate Area. The...
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Nursing homes shuttered; first COVID-19 death at Golden Age Home
Two private nursing homes in Manchester and Hanover have been ordered closed for COVID-19 health and safety breaches as Jamaica recorded its first coronavirus death at an elder-care facility. The developments are an important fault line as elder-...
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Judiciary exceeds 2019 judgment deliveries, on course to clearing backlog
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is reporting that at the end of September this year, the court exceeded the number of judgments delivered for the similar period last year. At a press conference this morning, the chief justice did not provide the details...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Christian Coleman banned for 2 years for missed doping tests; to miss Tokyo Olympics
MONACO (AP) — Men’s 100-meter world champion Christian Coleman was banned for two years on Tuesday because of three violations of doping control rules. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Coleman will be...
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Philly Rapper Freeway Mourns The Loss Of His Son
Hip-Hop legend Freeway announced today on social media the loss of his son Jihad. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG7JI3NLfIg/ There has not yet to be any confirmation for the cause of his death but a Twitter account alleged that Freeway's son might have been
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WINDALCO invests $8 million in scholarship programme
West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) says it has invested $8 million dollars in support of tertiary education in Jamaica. Sixty-three students have benefited from financial grants this year. The investment forms part of the company’s...
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Nigil Mack: From Homelessness to Hopefulness
By Irene Richardson bhamnow.com What does life look like with a chemistry degree, a closet full of clothes and no place to go? Nigil Mack, a client at Jimmie Hale Mission‘s homeless shelter for men, shared his experience with living on the streets. He shows that just because you have everything you
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Jamaica to launch insurance programme for tourists in two weeks
Jamaica has developed the first end-to-end insurance programme for tourists travelling to the island – the Jamaica Cares Insurance Programme – which is to be officially launched in two weeks. The initiative, which comprises two...
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As Black History Month draws to a close in the UK,  I want to take time to remember, commemorate and bring attention to some of the many women who played a key role within the UK British Black Panther Party. The Black Panther movement came together as black people wanted to speak out and
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Mental Health Disparities Among Black Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Tresha Gibbs, MD , Luca Pauselli, MD , Ulrick Vieux, DO , Myles Solan , Paul Rosenfield, MD - The coronavirus 2019 pandemic has impacted people of color disproportionately. SARS-CoV-2 infection case rates, hospitalizations, and death rates among black, Latinx, and Native [...]
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ELECTION 2020: For Many Voters, "It's [Still] the Economy, Stupid…" | Dallas Weekly
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WHO in Europe says lockdowns should be 'last resort'
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) —The World Health Organisation in Europe on Thursday said nationwide lockdowns should be treated as a "last resort option" even as it noted that the continent was back at the pandemic's "...
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