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Vaz stripped of land, enviro portfolio
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ decision to strip Portland West Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz of the land, environment, and climate-change portfolio has been lauded by a leading environmentalist and public
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Nigeria: Magu - International Groups Write Buhari, Say Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Fight May Suffer Setback
[Premium Times] Prominent international groups involved in anti-corruption efforts globally have written to President Muhammadu Buhari on what they consider the unfortunate treatment of Ibrahim Magu.
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ELECTIONWATCH - PM says economic recovery the focus now, but analyst expects polls sooner rather than later
Even as political watchers zero in on August dates for the next general election, Prime Minister Andrew Holness kept his cards close to his chest as he spoke with The Sunday Gleaner a week ago, giving no hint as to when he will summon Jamaicans to the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Wheatley, Integrity Commission head to court over report
Former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has taken court action challenging a “dishonest” characterisation against him in an Integrity Commission report on allegations of corruption at the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam. One of Wheatley’s...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Web of corruption?
Academic friendships and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) affiliations were also flagged as the links that connected several key players to high-ranking officials, including Andrew Wheatley, the energy minister with responsibility for Petrojam and who was
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Blow to Trudeau
It was Canada's second-consecutive defeat in a bid for a seat and an especially big blow to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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PRETESTING U-TURN - New hurdle for visitors from high-risk COVID US states
Visitors from the high-risk American states of Florida, New York, Arizona, and Texas are now required to pretest for the new coronavirus before travelling to Jamaica, says Prime Minister Andrew
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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‘Murder emergency’ as gangs spread wings - SOEs blanket Kingston as Gov’t vows to protect highway project from extortionists
The entire capital is now blanketed under SOEs as the Government moved to include Kingston Western and Central, pushing to 10 the total number of police divisions under emergency
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
DRC Justice Minister briefly detained | News24
The Democratic Republic of Congo's justice minister Celestin Tunda has been released from custody just hours after his arrest in the capital, Kinshasa.
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Namibia: Anti-Abortion Petition Picks Up Steam
[Namibian] A PRO-LIFE movement sparked by a recent surge in calls to legalise abortion in Namibia is picking up steam through a petition which by Friday morning had garnered over 9 000 signatures.
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Mia Mottley provided powerful, principled leadership - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Caricom has a rotating chairmanship in which the Heads of State of each country have the opportunity to head the Regional Body for a six months period. The article Mia Mottley provided powerful, principled leadership appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Phillips chides PM; declares PNP has answers
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Peter Phillips on Sunday chided Prime Minister Andrew Holness for suggesting that the country's crime problem has evolved beyond the capacity to contain
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Windies ‘splendid examples of Caribbean civilization’: Gonsalves - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies will take the knee prior to the start of the opening Test against England starting in England yesterday, in a symbolic gesture of their support for the Black Lives Matter
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Mayor demands Integrity Commission withdraw 'flawed' Petrojam report
Port Maria Mayor Richard Creary is demanding that the Integrity Commission withdraw what he describes as its 'deeply flawed' report on its investigation of alleged corruption at Petrojam that it tabled in Parliament last week.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Sudan: Ethiopian Dam Negotiations Resumed
[SNA] Khartoum -The negotiations on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt resumed, Friday, through video conference under supervision of the African Union and the chairmanship of South Africa, the Chairman of the current AU session.
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Guyana PM disappointed with Caricoms statement on elections | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has expressed disappointment with the statement by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.
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Source: The New York Carib News
Guyana PM disappointed with Caricom's statement on elections | New York Carib News
Guyana PM disappointed with Caricom’s statement on elections
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Somalia: Govt, Somaliland Leaders Resume Talks in Djibouti
The leaders of the federal government of Somalia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland held a landmark meeting in the neighboring Djibouti on
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Open letter to Prime Minister Mia Mottley & the citizens of CARICOM | New York Carib News
Without seizing herself of the full set of facts, Prime Minister Mottley, in her capacity as CARICOM Chairman, jumped into Guyana’s elections politics, like a bull in a China shop, to support her friend Bharrat Jagdeo, leader of the opposition People’s Progressive Party
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Source: The New York Carib News
Boris Johnson wants Britain to go to the pub – and forget about the 65,700 dead | Owen Jones
During the blitz, 43,000 civilians died, an average of 175 each day, a national trauma that is seared in Britain’s collective
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Mauritius ends virus lockdown: beaches reopen, borders still closed
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Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest - Stabroek News
Six persons were charged yesterday with breaching COVID-19 restrictions during the APNU+AFC protest march held last week. The article Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies
While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond
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Burundi restores Prime Minister post, MPs endorse new veep
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Integrity Commission identifies criminal, administrative breaches at Petrojam
The Integrity Commission has identified several prima facie criminal and administrative breaches at the state-owned oil refinery
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Mali's opposition drops demand for president to resign in reform plan | Africanews
Opponents of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday sought to end a political crisis by proposing reforms to neuter his authority and hand executive power to a prime minister, although they abandoned a demand for his resignation as a prerequisite for
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Central Manchester underserved by Bunting – Rhoda Crawford
With a general election pending, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for Central Manchester Rhoda Crawford is seeking to take over the reins in a constituency where she claims the people have been neglected. The 31-year-old educator says she not...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Gangsters be warned: this is a war you will not win. The article Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation appeared first on Stabroek News.
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T&T election August 10 | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley yesterday announced August 10 as the date for the general election in Trinidad and Tobago, just under one month shy of the fifth anniversary when voters went to the polls on September 7, 2015, to elect his People's National Movement (PNM) to power.
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