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The PPP/C government has begun a probe of email correspondence purportedly between a senior former APNU+AFC official and an executive of the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) which suggested there were illicit oil deals with a well-known local
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PM ignoring the polls
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is taking no comfort from public opinion polls which are projecting a comfortable victory for his party when the votes are counted on September 3.Having led the JLP to defeat in 2007, Holness then staved off an internal challenge from
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A former employee who had accused the social media platform of racist working conditions called the move a "transparently tokenistic action."
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Colour, confidence mark nomination day in western Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The colourful side of Jamaican politics was on display across the western region during nomination day yesterday, even as established health protocols due to COVID-19 might have impacted the activities.
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Fair Housing Still a Distant Journey for Black America - Houston Forward Times
Public pressure to restore a key HUD rule has united civil rights, public and private… The post Fair Housing Still a Distant Journey for Black America appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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‘Predominantly Black’ Christian School Refuses Students With Dreadlocks | The Urban Daily
An Ohio private school receives criticism for banning Black hairstyles.
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High Court has cleared Kenya Bureau of Standards to proceed and award a multi-billion tender for the inspection of imported goods ahead of their entry to Kenya.
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#JaVotes2020 | Dwayne Vaz says PNP is ready to retain Westmoreland Central
Despite having only one of the five parish council divisions in the constituency of Westmoreland Central, incumbent candidate Dwayne Vaz of the People's National Party (PNP), was the first candidate nominated at 10:15 a.m. with much...
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#JaVotes2020 | Attorney-at-law Don Foote re-enters political arena, wants Ja to become republic
Controversial attorney-at-law and leader of the Jam Abolitionist Movement, Don Foote, says he's seeking to win the Westmoreland Central parliamentary seat come election day September 3.  Showing up with his ten nominees,...
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More changes to come for police - Benn - Stabroek News
The hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has seen major transformation with the reassignment of a number of senior ranks since the new PPP/C-led government assumed office and new Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has said that more changes are
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No surprises in St Elizabeth
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - There were no reported discordant incidents and no surprises on Nomination Day in St Elizabeth yesterday. All eight candidates named by their respective political parties, the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), were
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Iowa governor's push to reopen schools descends into chaos - Black News Channel
By Ryan J. Foley Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An aggressive push by Iowa's pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with some districts and teachers rebelling and experts calling the scientific benchmarks used by the state
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No new COVID tests reported - Stabroek News
Guyana’s COVID-19 situation remains the same as no new persons were tested between Sunday and yesterday. The article No new COVID tests reported appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Madonna celebrates 62nd birthday in Jamaica | New York Carib News
Madonna, queen of Pop, celebrated her 62nd birthday with her entire family shared on a luxurious Jamaican vacation. Madonna, her six children, Lourdes Leon, Rocco Ritchie, Mercy James, David Banda, and her seven-year-old twins Estere and Stella Ciccone, and boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams partied with
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How the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father became VP candidate in U.S. - Face2Face Africa
For two decades in public life, Kamala Harris has achieved a lot of firsts: the first Black woman to serve as San Francisco's district attorney, the first woman to be California’s attorney general, first Indian American senator, and now, the first Black woman and first Asian American to be picked
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#JaVotes2020 | JLP’s Jodian Myrie wants to unseat Phillips
In what would be a historic win by any newcomer vying for a seat in Gordon House, Jodian Myrie, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St Andrew East Central, says she intends to stop President of the People's National Party Dr Peter Phillips in his tracks at the polls on September 3.
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The McCloskeys, Who Pointed Guns At Protesters, To Speak At RNC
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Jamaica: Love trumps politics - Clarendon SE voter to break ranks with partner - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Ever since she has been eligible to vote, Rose Watkin of Landlease in Clarendon has only marked her ‘X’ for the People’s National Party (PNP). The article Jamaica: Love trumps politics - Clarendon SE voter to break ranks with partner appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention
NEW MEXICO, United States (AP) - Forty-year-old Antonio Valenzuela's death didn't spark widespread protests like George Floyd's. In fact, the police killing of Valenzuela drew little attention outside the American south-western city just north of the US-Mexico border.
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Labour Minister promises to protect workers rights - Stabroek News
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Party supporters in St Andrew Eastern disregard COVID-19 protocols
A day after Prime Minister Andrew Holness urged Jamaicans to observe COVID-19 protocols currently in place as cases across the country surge, supporters of the two main political parties in St Andrew Eastern turned a blind eye as they rubbed shoulders in a carnival-like atmosphere yesterday
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