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We are unstoppable: Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was unstoppable and unfazed by his political woes that saw him lose the party headquarters, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House and the recall of his MPs by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T faction. By Tatenda Chitagu Speaking yesterday at
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Sweet relief at Hellshire - As beaches reopen, a little boy gets his wish
Having not visited the beach for the last six months, Junior ‘Jah’ Marsh and his wife, Mary, decided to risk heading from Spanish Town to the seaside haven of Hellshire, Portmore, on Sunday, even if they would be in breach of coronavirus...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabwe again denies bail to journalist in protest case; government denies crisis | News24
Zimbabwe's High Court denied bail to a journalist who was arrested for supporting anti-government protests, in a case that has sparked an outcry over muzzling of the press.
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More pressure on COVID-hit J'cans with back-to-school, says councillor
MONTEGO BAY, St James Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South Division Richard Vernon is expressing fear that Jamaicans already reeling from the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 will be further pressured by back-to-school expenses.
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Six soldiers now being questioned in ganja bust
SIX people are now being interrogated by the security forces about the 1,500 pounds of ganja seized by the police at Gutters, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday.Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Acting Colonel General Staff Dameon Creary told the press yesterday that the two soldiers who were caught with the drugs
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Hunt on for men after Spanish Town robbery
A search is underway for a group of men who held up a truck driver and robbed him near the gates of the National Police College of Jamaica in Spanish Town, St Catherine today.
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FBI director orders internal review of Flynn investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said
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67-year-old gets life for killing spouse
A senior citizen who murdered one of his lovers and wounded another wept bitterly after being sentenced to life imprisonment in the St Catherine Circuit Court last Friday. Ernest Whyte, 67, of McCook’s Pen, St Catherine, was convicted of murdering...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaican students relieved as Trump scraps deportation threat - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) The decision by the Trump administration not to go forward with deporting international students who do not attend in-person classes has been welcomed by the Jamaican community as well as students studying in the United
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Chang's to-do list
THE salary packages of officers assigned to the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) are on the list of matters to be given top priority by newly installed Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Nigeria's Buhari struggles in face of youth revolt
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has faced a jihadist insurgency and economic recession, but youth protests that have spiralled into widespread unrest appear to be his biggest challenge yet. The 77-year-old former military ruler has drawn fierce criticism for his slow
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South Sudan: Dozens Killed and Injured in Clashes
Talodi / Kadugli / Abu Jubeiha — Dozens of people were killed and injured in clashes that erupted in Talodi locality in South Kordofan on
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Egypt: Protests Still Scare Egypt's Government
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50 trainee cops puzzled as names missing from voters’ list
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifty trainee police officers in western Jamaica missed out on exercising their franchise on Monday as their names did not appear on the voters’ list for the security forces. In an interview with The Gleaner just before the close...
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ZOSO to dismantle armed gangs in August Town
The dismantling of at least seven heavily armed gangs and the restoration of peace will be the major focus for the security forces in August Town, St Andrew, where a zone of special operation (ZOSO) was declared yesterday. The community, which is 4...
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Africa: Can the AU Protect Citizens Against COVID-19 Abuses?
Analysis - The African Peer Review Mechanism’s pandemic governance guidelines are useful, but do they go far enough?
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Holness suggests police will prosecute pastor
LUCEA, Hanover - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has disclosed that the person responsible for the spread of COVID-19 virus in at least one church will be prosecuted.Two churches were recently featured in the virus outbreak in Church Corner, St Thomas and Sandy Bay in Clarendon. These communities
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Tokyo urges Olympics supporters to “pack less, wait less” following security tests - Stabroek News
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers wrapped up three days of tests yesterday, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when entering venues during the
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Malcolm case has 2022 date, says DPP - One cop still on the run for double murder
The revelation came on Tuesday from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn after human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) chastised her office a day earlier over the handling of the case and several others involving the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
When a Spanish Town gang wanted to kill Wheatley's son
Javon Wheatley is not well known in Jamaica. But his dad is.The first born of former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley was marked for death by a certain infamous gang which still operates in the Spanish Town area of St Catherine, at a time when his father was trying to clean up the former Jamaica
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Africa: Joint Forces Arrest 122 Infiltrators Heading to Libya to Work As Mercenaries
[SNA] Genina -The Sudanese security forces arrested, Sunday, tens of inviduals who were on their way to Libya to work as mercenaries.
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'We are not okay'
A number of the island's district constables (DCs) is crying foul over the “poor” treatment they say is being meted out to them by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), even as the group celebrates District Constable
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After arrest, Zimbabwean novelist decries state 'chokehold' | News24
A prize-winning Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker arrested at recent protests accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of holding its people in a repressive "chokehold" as they endured an economic emergency.
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West Africa: Intercommunal Violence, Terrorist Attacks Inflame Tensions in West Africa
[UN News] Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN's top official in the region warned the Security Council on Thursday, calling for sustained engagement with all partners to urgently advance a holistic approach
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High-ranking JCF and JDF officers given authorisation to access real-time interception communications | N
Parliament last night approved an order tabled by National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang to amend The Interception of Communications Act, giving authorisation to a cadre of designated high-ranking officers of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and...
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WATCH | Mali tense after deadly anti-government protests | News24
Tensions ran high in Mali Saturday, a day after deadly mass protests seeking the president's ouster, as the opposition vowed to turn up the heat until he quits.
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President Bio eases corona lockdown measures – but airport will remain closed
My Government is committed to providing support for survivors and the First Lady, myself, and my Government urge every Sierra Leonean to join in raising awareness, advocating, and standing up to rid this country of this
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Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot
Police Superintendent Leon Clunis has died in hospital. Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June 12. Two other cops had died the same day. 
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Nigeria: Football Betting Among Young Nigerians May Create Problems but a Ban Isn't the Answer
[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, football betting has a long history that can be traced to colonial times, when pool betting was popular, especially among older adults. Since then, more younger people have taken up betting on the results of football matches, including European league football.
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