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President Museveni has appointed former deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma as the new board chairman of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
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HEALTH experts and civil society organisations have warned of a possible spike in COVID-19 cases due to reckless behaviour by citizens who are moving around without masks and ignoring social distancing
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US Jamaicans remember Oliver Clarke as a nation-builder
NEW YORK, United States — Jamaicans across the United States (US) have reacted with sadness to the death of iconic business leader Oliver F Clarke, as they pay tribute to one of the country's best known private sector leaders for his sterling contributions to
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Adventure cruise ship workers touch soil today
After weeks of voyaging on the high seas as high-level negotiations dragged on between the Government of Jamaica and their employers, the more than 1,000 Jamaican cruise ship workers who sailed into the Falmouth Pier on Tuesday will finally set foot on local soil
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State Delivers Blistering Assessment of West Valley - Black Voice News
Failures Under Stewardship of Former WVWD President/Current Board Member Dr. Clifford Young, Laid Bare by Official Audit “Whether Im reading a national publication or one of my local [Inland Empire] newspapers, I dont need to turn too many pages before I stumble upon another scandal. Not only do
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Police Deny Racism in Handling of 3,000-Person Block Party In Florida
Accusations of racism and police brutality at a Central Florida block party attended by 3,000 people has led a police department to deny that several arrests made were due to the race of the partygoers, according to
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Scholarship Named for Departing Trustee Creates Opportunity for African American Students | The Orlando Advocate
A new scholarship named for Florida Polytechnic University Trustee Frank T. Martin is designed to provide more opportunity to African American students and help them achieve their STEM career ambitions. LAKELAND, Fla., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/  A new scholarship named for Florida Polytechnic
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Mark Zuckerberg Weighs in on What a Remote Workforce Could Look Like for Facebook
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Integrity Commission corrects error that Creary interviewed Petrojam boss
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JFJ raises geofencing concerns
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Hundreds Of McDonald's Workers Strike Over Company's Response To Coronavirus
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Flood displaces 10,000 in Michigan
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Angola: BPC Transfers 80 Percent of Bad Loans to Recredit
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