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Help Cops Find Armed Former Firefighter Wanted for Attempted Murder on St. Croix – Virgin Islands Free Press
FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a former firefighter who is wanted on St. Croix. Joseph Greaux, 39, of St. Thomas, is wanted for attempted murder on St. Croix, the...
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Thousands march in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians | Africanews
Thousands of people, led by clergy of different faiths, marched through the streets of Cape Town on Saturday in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Shahine was like my sister and friend, says PM
The House of Representatives yesterday paid tribute to two former ministers, two ex-councillors, and a former permanent secretary, but it was Shahine Robinson who was the centre of tearful tributes by parliamentarians mourning her
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African-American Author Releases a Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality
The Talk: A Black Family’s Conversation about Racism and Police Brutality, by Ama
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Holness: BPOs crucial to the digital economy
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), the umbrella organisation for the business process outsourcing sector, is expected to play a critical role in building out the country’s digital...
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Bubba Wallace noose shows where America is stuck
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400 ship workers tested for COVID-19
The taking of COVID-19 samples by the Ministry of Health and Wellness from Jamaican ship workers who arrived in the island on Tuesday is to go on break on
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Burundi pays last respect to Nkurunziza ahead of June 26 burial
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Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report
The director of investigation was caustic in his characterisation of Wheatley’s response to specific questions during a probe into donations made by Petrojam to various organisations and causes between April 2016 and March
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness lauds contributions of Robinson, Gallimore in tribute
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lauded the contribution of late Labour and Social Security Minister Shahine Robinson to politics and national
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One year too long - PM laments tedious delays in procurement practices
Holness was speaking on Thursday at the commissioning of a $33-million, 110-ft-long bridge spanning the Wag Water River and which links Airy Castle, Bowden Hill, and Stony Hill in the St Andrew West Rural constituency represented by Juliet
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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PM mum as watchdog demands Belnavis quit
Weeks after St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis became embroiled in controversy over his stewardship of municipal funds, climaxing last Thursday with a demolition related to building breaches, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reserved comment until he has been fully
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Citing virus as threat, Holness hints at vaccine mandate in future
While the Government has said it will not mandate the taking of COVID-19 vaccines at this time, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out a change in heart – and policy – after an extensive public education campaign has bee exhausted. Quizzed...
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Holness calls for greater access to vaccines by the Caribbean and Africa
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for greater access to vaccines by the Caribbean and Africa, as these nations continue their fight against the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing the Africa Day webinar on Tuesday Holness...
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Governments backtracking as confirmed virus cases surge
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many
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PM ‘embarrassed’ by inhumane prison death, discloses proposal for new facility
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Government is now mulling a proposal for a new
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Caricom conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on food security
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat on Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact
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‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco
Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard
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Holness not ruling out Wheatley in future Cabinet
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future
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No dominoes at church!
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Pastor of the King's Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members
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Holness: I’m no dictator - PM deflects accusation as Bunting goes on attack
Debating an extension of the states of emergency in the Kingston Western and Central police divisions yesterday, newly appointed Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting indicated that the Holness administration had chosen social control over social investment in tackling crime in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PNP hunts votes one-on-one - COVID-19 dooms mass meetings; Phillips demands no vote under SOE
People’s National Party (PNP) Campaign Director Phillip Paulwell believes that COVID-19 restrictions will transform political and canvassing strategy in Jamaica as the country prepares for a general election constitutionally due by February
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US embassy honours local celebs
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Growth & Jobs | Underinsurance or no insurance: A bad idea
“A common mistake that some homeowners make is not to insure their property for the full replacement value, thus creating the issue of underinsurance,” advised Joseph Holness, assistant general manager, reinsurance and underwriting, JN General...
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Judicial Branch Revises Holiday Schedule for 2023-2024
Administrator of Courts Regina Petersen advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar of an update to the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands 2023/2024 holiday schedule to include the grant of administrative leave for non-essential government employees in the District of
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PM says persons must be given opportunity to use unused state assets
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says persons must be given the opportunity to use unutilised assets of  government agencies,  in order to maximise their potential. “There are many agencies in Jamaica, they hold lands, buildings...
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PM makes changes at economic growth and job creation ministry
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday made further changes to ministerial arrangements in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job
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JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Councillor for the Rae Town Division, Rosalie Hamilton broke ranks with the party yesterday, publicly disagreeing with the imposition of a state of emergency (SOE) across the Kingston Central constituency as announced by Prime Minister
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