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Towards a stronger Hanbury community
MANDEVILLE, Manchester Until recently it took Carlton Cochrane two days to cut the grass at the Hanbury Community sports field, using an old-fashioned lawn mower.And, he laughingly remembers decades ago when he and others used machetes to cut the huge area, which embraces two full-sized football
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Patrick Mahomes Agrees to Half-Billion-Dollar Contract Extension with Chiefs, the Largest Athlete Deal In Sports History
QuarterbackPatrick Mahomesbroke a record among the professional athletes who ever signed a contract. He did so by securing a 10-year-contract extension with the Kansas City []
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Jamaican among four charged with murder of businessman
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC) Police have charged four people, including a 34-year-old Jamaican with murder after the body of a 64-year-old businessman was found buried behind an unfinished concrete structure in Lowlands, Tobago last month.
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Jamaican students in US worried
A decision by United States (US) federal immigration authorities to revoke the visas of international students whose colleges offer only online courses this fall have left Jamaicans studying in America worried about their educational and financial future.
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Black wards now second highest in city in U.S. Census response | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Crusader Staff Report Chicago’s predominately Black wards now have the second highest U.S. response rate among the city’s 50 wards, according to the latest ward reports on the city’s website. As of June 22, some 191,405 Black households in Chicago have submitted their U.S. Census counts. That is
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
JN Foundation donates to Missionaries Of the Poor
Missionaries Of the Poor (MOP), the Catholic charity that cares for the country's poor and dispossessed, last month received 500 care packages of basic food items, toiletries, canned food and household cleaning products to help beneficiaries cope with the effects of COVID-19.The JN Foundation made
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Approximately two hours after news emerged that former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley had filed a court challenge to conclusions made about him by the Integrity Commission in its probe of the Petrojam scandal, the commission admitted that it had erred in an aspect of the same report relating
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Sunday Brew July 5, 2020
Was Chuck all wrong?�Cabinet Minister and senior member of the Jamaican Parliament Delroy Chuck continues to feel the heat arising from his freedom of expression during a joint sitting of a parliamentary committee over a week ago.
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“Big Baby” Loser - The New York Beacon
Harsh Words From ForrestPhoto: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario In baseball, three strikes and youre out. In the case of Jarrell Big Baby Miller it only took two strikes. Miller established himself in the heavyweight class that included Tyson
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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WNBA Champion Maya Moore Succeeds in Her Pursuit of Justice and Freedom for Jonathan Irons - Houston Forward Times
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, Jonathan Irons emerged from Jefferson City Correctional Center a free The post WNBA Champion Maya Moore Succeeds in Her Pursuit of Justice and Freedom for Jonathan Irons appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Brilliant Lesa!
Mary Mary's 2000 gospel hit I Just Can't Give Up Now played softly from the Angus family's small board house in the Old Road community of Kitson Town, St Catherine yesterday.
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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition
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Resolution requiring Council approval for purchasing of crowd control and militaristic equipment approved today - Milwaukee Community Journal
During today’s (Tuesday, July 7) meeting of the Common Council, file #200274, a resolution directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Council, was adopted by the full Council. The item was
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AP Source: NFL to Open Games With Black National Anthem | Afro
By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Lift Evry Voice and Sing will be performed live or played before The Star-Spangled Banner prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches, a person familiar with
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Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right wing populist, who has been known to mingle in crowds without
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Seeking asylum in Canada
Dear Mr Brown:I believe that my life is in danger as I have refused the advances of a don towards my teenage daughter. I want to know what can be done to protect her. I was wondering if she would qualify as a refugee or for asylum in Canada. Please advise. AH�Dear AH:
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WNBA responds to Atlanta Dream co-owners anti-BLM comments
Kelly Loeffler is a U.S. Senator and co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, a WNBA team. She is also adamantly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement. The post WNBA responds to Atlanta Dream co-owners anti-BLM comments appeared first on TheGrio.
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No new appointments for K visa interviews now
Question: My fianc� has filed for me and I've not heard anything about my interview. Would this visa be impacted by the recent Presidential Proclamation; when will interviews resume?�
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Youth activist pushes to make city a better place - WS Chronicle
At just 24 years of age, Frankie Gist has already left a positive mark on the city of Winston-Salem and according to him, he is just getting started. The post Youth activist pushes to make city a better place appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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One Black Athlete Can Change Sports History - Free Press of Jacksonville
Mark Stallworth Miami Times Contributor Sports has become a billion dollar industry through the inclusion of talented Blacks. The Black athlete is the most powerful athlete in sports. How is it that the revenue [...]
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Usain Bolt shows first pics and reveals name of new baby girl - TheGrio
Olympic gold medalist and one-time worlds fastest man Usain Bolt took no chances when naming his newborn daughter. Along with... View Article The post Usain Bolt shows first pics and reveals name of new baby girl appeared first on TheGrio.
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New diplomatic appointments to strengthen Jamaica's relations globally
Three of Jamaica's long-serving career foreign service officers have been assigned new diplomatic responsibilities in a move to strengthen relations globally to further advance national development goals, according to the foreign ministry.
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MPs discuss parameters of Integrity Commission Oversight Committee
GOVERNMENT and Opposition members of the Integrity Commission Oversight Committee, which held its first meeting yesterday, haggled over the approach that deliberations should take, and whether the committee should tread lightly when it comes to reports from the commission.
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1921 Graves Test Excavation To Begin Monday, July 13 | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire The City of Tulsa will resume the test excavation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation with the University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) on July 13 at Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St. The test excavation is expected to take three
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Next six months will not be easy, says PAHO director
AS the region of the Americas reports 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne is calling for strong coordination across countries, evidence to guide leaders' actions, and for people to protect themselves and others.
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Trump Takes Aim at NASCARs Bubba Wallace for Noose Incident
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at NASCAR and Black driver Bubba Wallace, falsely claiming that the sport's defense of Wallace after he found a noose in his garage and its denouncement of the Confederate flag had lowered its television ratings.
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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie wont take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff
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PRESIDENT of the United District Constables Association Damion Pryce is calling for changes to the Constables (District) Act, 1899, amid mounting pressure from his subordinates for better representation.Pryce's call follows comments from district constables islandwide who have told the Jamaica
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Major crimes down over January
Jamaica recorded significant decreases in what the police label Category One crimes last month, data from the constabulary are indicating.In fact, for the January to June period this year, there were 26 fewer murders, 65 fewer shootings, and 78 fewer robberies compared to the same six months last
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