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Charles pledges action as probe launched into hospital jump

An investigation has been launched by the South East Regional Health Authority(SERHA) into the bizarre account of a patient leaping from the third floor of the Princess Margaret Hospital in St Thomas on Saturday, November 7. The patient, 41-year-...

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As if their struggle with a sewage issue in their neighbourhood isn’t enough of a burden, the recently relocated ex-sugar workers and their families at Golden Grove Meadows in St Thomas are bemoaning exorbitant light bills, which they say have resulted in numerous disconnections over the past few

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CAT Retaining Safety Measures Ahead of Service Increase

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North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues - Black News Channel

By JAMES MacPHERSON and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Like many medical workers around the world, the coronavirus pandemic is a burden that Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can't escape. The grim reality follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every

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Trump’s Tax Avoidance Upsets You? Don’t Get Mad… | Afro

By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Surprise, yet no surprise. Donald Trump may be the biggest U.S. tax cheat ever.* Immediately after news of the second New York Times bombshell investigation about Trump’s taxes, some immigrants and working-poor to middle-class Blacks interviewed on air were

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Jamaica: Hospital accused of negligence after woman plunges to death - Stabroek News

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Govt forces COVID-19 untested patients on hospitals

BY PHYLLIS MBANJE/HARRIET CHIKANDIWA GOVERNMENT has ordered medical facilities to take in patients who do not have COVID-19 test results, amid concerns by health workers that the move would expose them to infection. Public and private medical facilities had lately resorted to demanding COVID-19

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LeanMastery Incubator Expands into Six Major Cities

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At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons - Black News Channel

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US hits 5 million confirmed virus cases, Europe is amazed | The Atlanta Voice

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New video reveals guards beat Harvey Hill to death

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Black Lawmakers Push Package of Bills to Regulate Police Brutality

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Western hospitals willing to accept spillover COVID-19 cases

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