Commish tops predecessors with $18m salary package

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Commish tops predecessors with $18m salary package

The Office of the Services Commissions (OSC) has reversed its position and released the contract of Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson, which shows the top cop with an $18 million annual salary package. The OSC had initially denied...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, director of the Western Regional Health Authority, has expressed concern about the availability of medical gas in the western end of the island and the attendant cost. “We have heavy usage of medical gas in the region...

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Sierra Leone receives AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 March 2021: Sierra Leone has received the first batch of 96,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX programme - a global partnership co-led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic

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Transport minister confident about new Prasa CEO

Zolani Matthews is 64, older than the Prasa retirement age.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

As some question COVID-19 vaccine, former SF Mayor Willie Brown says he got his doses and feels great - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… vaccination shots to those in African American and Latino communities. California even … the Syphilis Study that targeted African American males. RELATED: Former SF … recent days Baptist churches in African American communities have opened for vaccinations …

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Far from White House, Caribbean refinery to test Biden's promises on poverty and pollution - Stabroek News

(Reuters) - Earlier this month, Loren Hughes, a longtime resident of the U.S. The article Far from White House, Caribbean refinery to test Biden's promises on poverty and pollution appeared first on Stabroek News.

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George Floyd Case: Jury Selection In Chauvin Trial Delayed Over Murder Charge Appeal

A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

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Growth & Jobs| Entrepreneur looks to wellness tourism

Co-founder and director of MonkFit Wellness Systems Mark Miller is looking to carve out a niche in the Jamaican health and wellness industry through a host of virtual and face-to-face offerings. With a team of three other wellness experts – boxing...

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Thirty-five new COVID cases, eight persons in ICU - Stabroek News

Thirty-five new COVID cases were recorded yesterday according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard. The article Thirty-five new COVID cases, eight persons in ICU appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Jamaica

The Earthquake Unit is reporting that a minor tremor rattled sections of Jamaica this morning. It says the 3.4 quake occurred about 6:10 am. The epicentre was five kilometres south of Port Antonio, Portland with a focal depth of four kilometres....

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Biden Calls For Help In Conflict-torn African Horn - The Seattle Medium

Testimonies by over 40 witnesses described the systematic killing of civilians by soldiers in the northern city of Axum, opening fire in the streets and conducting house-to-house raids in a massacre that may amount to a crime against humanity, according to an internal United States government

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Let us hope current gov’t recognises historical role played by cooperatives - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, It is not by accident that Guyana has the distinction of being the only cooperative Republic in the world. The article Let us hope current gov’t recognises historical role played by cooperatives appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Breaking into Africa: How multi-nationals maximise partner networks to expand their footprint

(Partner Content) Tax Consulting South Africa Legal Manager, Africa Tax and Compliance, Jashwin Baijoo said the firm had recently noticed an increasing trend of large multi-national enterprises (MNEs) seeking to break into the African frontier by expanding their operations across multiple countries

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Blacks are sitting ducks after Gov. Abbott lifts mask mandate | Afram News

By: Roy Douglas Malonson Greg Abbott has lost his damn mind! The Texas governor announced this week that Texas will be reopening at 100 % and he is lifting the mask mandate. With all of the statistics and everything going on, why would he choose to do that when we know that, not only

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Nicaragua bodies boat not same as one seen here -Benn - Stabroek News

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn says that the vessel found in Nicaraguan waters last week with bodies is not the same as that which was seen floating offshore Guyana. The article Nicaragua bodies boat not same as one seen here -Benn appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Flashy fraudster busted with 70 SASSA cards - in his 'rare' Mercedes-Benz

This SASSA card fraudster wasn't about the low-key life - and ended up drawing the worst kind of attention to himself in his Mercedes-Benz.

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Oprah Winfrey presents: The dismantling of a fairy tale - TSDMemphis.com

Once upon a time, there was a dominant institutional threesome consisting of white supremacy, colonialism and imperialism… On Sunday night, a combination of royal watchers and casually indifferent watchers sat down to watch the highly anticipated exclusive interview special, Oprah With Meghan and

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Benjamin Watson, ex-New England Patriots standout, signals rise of pro-life Black leaders - Washington Times

Former tight end Benjamin Watson was a standout in the NFL -- he won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots -- and he's already a star in the pro-life movement.

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EU Ambassador urges broad-based action on violence against women/girls - Stabroek News

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Ponz Cantó is urging all persons to take actions in order to see change particularly as it relates to gender equality and violence against

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Private excavation works to blame for East Bank power outages - Stabroek News

Multiple power outages over the weekend along the East Bank of Demerara were caused by excavation works done by a private citizen, Junior Works Minister Deodat Indar disclosed during a site visit

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Call for deep-cleaning of Hopewell market as vendors fall ill

WESTERN BUREAU: With at least three vendors at the Hanover Municipal Corporation-operated market in the western parish having tested positive for the coronavirus recently – one of whom has died – there are calls for the facility to be deep-cleaned...

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Cops collar defiant Hellshire loudmouth

The police yesterday evening took a man into custody after he failed to put on a mask in line with infection-control orders under the Disaster Risk Management Act when instructed to do so at a beach in Hellshire, St Catherine, on Sunday. In a...

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Petrojam warns of price fluctuations amid oil market volatility

Volatility in the oil market at this time could result in further increases in the price of petrol, the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, has signalled. General Manager of Petrojam, Winston Watson, says he is also not ruling out reductions in the...

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Africa: Covid-19 Affects Over 1bn Children's Education Globally

[The Point] The country director of Child Fund The Gambia has revealed that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the education of 1.6 billion children world-wide.

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Jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. Here's what to expect | The Atlanta Voice

The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom on Monday as jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, then a Minneapolis Police

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Immigration Corner | What happens when a sponsor loses his licence?

Dear Mr Bassie, I am being sponsored by a United Kingdom employer, and I am a little nervous. Please explain to me what would happen were they to lose their sponsorship licence. I look forward to reading your response. – L.S. Dear L.S.,...

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Serena Williams Says She Can So Relate To Meghan Markle's Palace Ordeal - The New York Beacon

Tennis champ Serena Williams hit a winner Sunday in her Twitter response to Meghan Markle’s heartbreaking revelations about the racism she faced within the royal family and its failure to protect her against bigoted news coverage. “I know first hand the sexism and racism institutions

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Petrojam: Market volatility driving up petrol prices

The recent sharp rises in the price of fuel appeared genuinely outside of the control of the state-owned oil refinery, said Richard Pandohie, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). At the same time, Petrojam...

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Americans Hopeful About Future of Their Careers Despite COVID-19: Study - The Washington Informer

As the U.S. approaches the one-year mark of COVID-19 lockdowns, the University of Phoenix Career Institute has released the results of its first annual Career Optimism Index, a comprehensive study measuring working Americans' attitudes toward their careers to help identify barriers to career

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Church launches project to tell the stories of the Caribbean diaspora - Voice Online

The Gospel Temple Apostolic Church is now leading an initiative telling “contemporary and historical Caribbean stories” The post Church launches project to tell the stories of the Caribbean diaspora appeared first on Voice Online.

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VIDEO: US Army-Braves Company Execute Live Fire Training – The Wilmington Journal

TACOMA, USA – U.S. Army Soldiers recently performed live-fire training at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in collaboration with the Braves Company in Washington on Feb. 19. In a recently released video, the Fourth Battalion and [...]

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