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Immigration Corner | How to apply for a work permit as a visitor in Canada
Dear Miss Powell, I read one of your articles where you said that a visitor can get a work permit. I came to Canada to visit my sick mother; now she has recovered nicely, but I don’t want to leave her alone. I am a practical nurse and so I was...
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Over 100 pounds of ganja seized in Patrick City
Five persons were arrested in connection with the seizure of over 100 pounds of compressed ganja with a street value of JMD 400,000. The discovery was made during a joint police/military operation conducted in...
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Biden Names Important Health Team Members | National News | The Michigan Chronicle
President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response, according to an Associated Press article. Also, Biden chose Harvard
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#GaPol: Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs | The Atlanta Voice
Early in-person voting began Monday in the runoff elections for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, with lines reported to be shorter than in the first days of early voting for the general election last month. More than half of the record 5 million votes in the Nov. 3 general election were cast during
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Michael B. Jordan & Lori Harvey Make It Official, Twitter Has Thoughts
According to many, a relationship isn't official until it hits the 'Gram. Well, Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey, long speculated to be dating, did just that with a pair of photos letting the world know what time it truly is.
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Airbnb banning rioters, hate groups ahead of inauguration - TheGrio
Airbnb said Monday that it’s reviewing reservations in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of next week’s presidential inauguration and will... View Article The post Airbnb banning rioters, hate groups ahead of inauguration appeared first on TheGrio.
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Emmert: NCAA still expecting to get pay issue done in '21 - Black News Channel
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed frustration Tuesday with the delay in moving ahead with proposals surrounding athletes' ability to make money and to freely transfer to another school and said he remains committed to getting those things done in
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Grenada records massive spike in cases of COVID-19
ST. GEORGE’S , Grenada, Dec. 13, CMC – The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported that a cluster of 26 positive COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, originating from the Sandals resort.  The positive cases include guests and...
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HHS ramps up release of COVID vaccine at the requests of Dem governors -
The HHS said that they will grant Governor Tim Walz and eight other Democratic governors’ requests and release the millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that is currently being held back by the Trump Administration. Source
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Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19 - Black News Channel
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press KOIDU, Sierra Leone (AP) — The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house near the village primary school. Soon after, he proposed to the fifth-grader. 'I'm going to school now. I don't want to get married and stay in the
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K. Michelle Gets Dragged For Saying She’s Hurt She Can’t Work With R.Kelly
Singer K. Michelle is trending over a series of tweets in which she says “it hurts” to not have R. Kelly around to call on as she works on her new album.
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Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College gave Joe Biden a majority of its votes Monday, confirming his victory in last month’s election in state-by-state voting that took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he
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Loeffler team says she had 'no idea' she took photo with white supremacist - TheGrio
A photo of Sen. Kelly Loeffler standing next to a known white supremacist is circulating on social media and now,... View Article The post Loeffler team says she had 'no idea' she took photo with white supremacist appeared first on TheGrio.
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Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Is The Highest Certified Song In History
Lil Nas X has made history once again. He know has the biggest song of all time as a credit. Hypebeast is reporting that the Atlanta native recently got some news that only a handful of elite performers have received. Last week the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America®) certified his
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82 new COVID cases, no additional death
Jamaica on Sunday recorded 82 new COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from 3 to 90 years, pushing the tally to 11,792. Some 3,267 cases are active. There was no new case of death, keeping the total at 273. Of the new cases, 42...
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Footballers struck by lightning, one dead
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA A BOLT of lightning yesterday struck a kitchen hut in Mahuskewa in which three social soccer team players were taking refuge from the rains and killed one of them on the spot. Ian Mashinge (19) of Sadza village under Chief Nenguwo had his body retrieved by fellow villagers from
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Zim youths vulnerable: Tongofa
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO ZIMBABWEAN youths remain the most vulnerable persons in the country due to high unemployment coupled with the economic levels, Parliament has said. This came out in a report on the 2021 National Budget tabled by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Sport and Arts
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Tonya Allen to Leave The Skillman Foundation For New Pathway at Helm of McKnight Foundation | Business | The Michigan Chronicle
Tonya Allen, The Skillman Foundation’s president & CEO since 2014, will be leaving her prestigious position to lead the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she confirmed in a phone interview with the Michigan Chronicle recently. The Detroit-based Skillman Foundation
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Rep. Thompson: Pro-Trump Rioters Should Be Placed On No-Fly List
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson says the rioters who participated in the domestic terrorist attack last week should be placed on the No-Fly List.
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The White House security director had his lower leg amputated as he battled severe Covid-19.
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FKA twigs sues 'Transformers' star Shia LaBeouf for abuse
Australian singer Sia tweeted her support for FKA twigs, calling the 'Transformers' star a 'pathological liar' who conned her into an 'adulterous relationship'.
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Stacey Abrams Helps Seal A Biden-Harris Victory As One Of Georgia’s Electoral Voters
Abrams had a front row seat as she conducted roll call for 16 electors to cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden.
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Eighteen charged in Kingston following arrests at illegal event
Lawmen assigned to the Hunts Bay Police say they have arrested and charged eighteen persons, including six females, for Breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act, along Omara Road, Kingston 10 on Sunday, December 13. Reports are that about...
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Businesses face R5k fines, 'forced closures' for breaking new lockdown law
Police Minister Bheki Cele has been throwing his weight around again on Tuesday, issuing a stern warning to businesses who ignore the new lockdown rules.
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Pandemic has imperiled plans to retrieve Titanic's radio - Black News Channel
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is threatening a company's plans to retrieve and exhibit the radio that had broadcast distress calls from the sinking Titanic, according to a court filing made by the firm. The company, RMS Titanic Inc., said
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Arizona group fakes 11 electors for Trump - TheGrio
A group in Arizona faked 11 electors in favor of President Donald Trump and tried to have them certified on... View Article The post Arizona group fakes 11 electors for Trump appeared first on TheGrio.
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Report: Harden still wants out of Houston - Stabroek News
The Houston Rockets tried to convince James Harden to stay by importing John Wall from the Washington Wizards. The article Report: Harden still wants out of Houston appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Guyana’s football to get Pro League come 2021 - Stabroek News
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), with the support of from the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) and the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf) will in 2021 create a professional football
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US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defense - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defense system, in a striking move against a longtime partner that sets the stage for further confrontation between the two nations
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‘How Phaedra Read Kenya’: 'RHOP' Fans React to Monique Samuel’s Shocking Allegations About Gizelle Bryant’s Relationship on the Reunion
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