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Sunday Brew — May 24, 2020
Bailey, the Bayer Leverkusen offensive player, took a long time to get into the national squad, caused by football politics and a lingering dispute between the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and his father figure, the outspoken Craig
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Nowhere like Ja - Globe trotter says she will never trade in her homeland
She has travelled to approximately 19 countries, explored a range of cultures, and lived in France for a little under a year, but Shari Kelly says nothing compares to her homeland, Jamaica. For Kelly, patriotic expressions should not be reserved...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Exclusive: MAFS’ Shawniece And Jephte On Their Critics, Not Wearing Wedding Rings, And How Having A Baby Changed Their Marriage
Of all the couples who have been featured on Married at First Sight, there haven’t been many who have been more intriguing to follow than Shawniece Jackson and Jephte
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Source: MadameNoire
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Jubilee keeps dividend despite marginal fall in net earnings to
Jubilee keeps dividend despite marginal fall in net earnings to Sh4bn
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Source: Business Daily
Kenya: Lockdown Training Mentally Draining for Athletes, Says Coach Ouma
Nairobi — National team middle distance athletics coach Bernard Ouma has disclosed that athletes have been mentally drained and going through psychological challenges from the effects of the lockdown initiated by the government to curb the spread of
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Humble Beginnings For Local Firm That Offers Correctional Health Care
Jim McLane, who founded the company in 1989 and is now chairman of the board, was a chief pharmacist at Cooper Green Mercy, then the Jefferson County-owned hospital for the poor on Sixth Avenue
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Urge Immediate Jailing, Charges for Police in Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Rochelle Olson and Chao Xiong Star Tribune – Two national civil rights leaders visited south Minneapolis on Thursday for separate events but identical demands for the speedy charging and arrest of four Minneapolis police officers involved in death of George
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
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Quarantined flight returnees ‘pushed to back of the line’
THE 200 Jamaicans who arrived via air from New York and Fort Lauderdale on May 13 are accusing the Government of giving preferential treatment to the 1,044 Adventure of the Seas cruise ship workers who have already been processed a mere week after docking in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Namibia: Evicted During COVID-19 Crisis
Tenants at a dilapidated government building at Khorixas have until Saturday to move
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Cardi B's Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Normani During 'WAP' Shoot Is The Cutest Thing You'll See Today
The femcee even sang a hilarious rendition of "Motivation."
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250 ship crew arrive today - Carnival Glory with homesick Jamaicans aboard to dock in Falmouth
Another cruise ship with hundreds of Jamaican crew members aboard is due to dock in Falmouth Monday
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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WORD ON THE STREET | Community members share thoughts on Cup Foods
The MSR took to the street recently to ask community members what they think about Cup Foods in light of the George Floyd tragedy. Source
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Lesotho: Adopt New Policies to Revive Economy, Prime Minister Majoro Urged
Lesotho's business community, civic groups and the diplomatic sector say they expect newly sworn Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to pursue new policies to revive the comatose economy and improve the livelihoods of
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Source: allAfrica.com
State Supreme Court Delivers Key Ruling for Black Jurors in Capital Cases
Never before in North Carolina judicial history have trial judges taken accusations of racial discrimination against Black jurors seriously, if a White prosecutor had a Black juror struck from a prospective jury primarily on the basis of race through preemptory challenge – which is illegal – the
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Five must-read non-fiction titles from South African female writers
This Women's Month, indulge in some South African literature. These non-fiction titles celebrate the resistance and rebellion of women throughout time in South Africa.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Chuck to seek closure to 2015 INDECOM review in Parliament
Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is to table a motion in Parliament next week which will seek to complete a parliamentary review of the operations of the Independent Commission of Investigations
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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S. Africa relocates some poor people in Gauteng
In three years, Isaac Mbatha got used to the lack of space, running water and electricity in a tent he shared with his wife and three children in Wilgespruit, a township on the outskirts of
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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‘Equity Now’ on WTMP highlights recovery in St. Pete’s post-COVID-19 economy
The program is hosted by Carl Lavender, chief equity officer at Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (FHSP), and is one of many ways FHSP is addressing community needs and
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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com
Perilous prisons - Correctional facilities most dangerous for sick, mentally ill inmates
More than 400 inmates have been injured in violent altercations inside Jamaica’s prisons since 2018, and more than half of them have had to be taken outside the facilities for emergency medical attention. Many did not survive. At the same time,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
'Go Off!': Joseline Hernandez Wins Fans Over with Her 'Goddess' Looks
Joseline Hernandez is looking more stunning than ever
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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
'The Finest Cruella': Joseline Hernandez Fans Go Berserk Over Her 'High Fashion' Look
The “Love and Hip Hop: Miami” star flaunted her beautiful looks and exquisite fashion taste in an Instagram photo on Tuesday, May
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Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He
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Starz Announces ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Will Premiere In September
You knew Power wasn't going to let a pandemic, or a series finale, slow down its flow for too long. STARZ has announced that its new series Power Book II: Ghost will premiere in September.
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Bob Watson, All-Star Slugger and Executive, Dies at 74 | Afro
Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first Black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Kandi Burruss Wins Season 3 Of ‘The Masked Singer’
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Carl Erskine
Carl Erskine is born. He will become a baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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'Nothing Like Motherly Love': Shaunie O'Neal Sneaks a Peek at Son Shareef O'Neal's Phone, and Fans Gush Over Her Close Bond with Her Children
Shaunie O'Neal has been the cool mom on television for a long time. Throughout the seasons of 'Basketball Wives,' fans have raved over her close-knit […]
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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Africa: Can Africa Rescue the World?
The scientists got critical support from the government and the President Andry Rajoelina openly boasted that his country was ready to export it to the rest of the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Cubs hand Dodgers first loss of Cactus League schedule - L.A. Focus News
THE GAME: Pitching prospects Josiah Gray and Edwin Uceta were roughed up for five runs in the third inning as the Chicago Cubs handed the Dodgers their first loss of the spring, 7-0, in a game cut to seven innings on Thursday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander
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Private schools behaving badly
The Education Act does not apply only to government schools but to all schools which operate in Zimbabwe regardless of their classification and what they call themselves- academies, private, non-government, independent or mission
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