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Kisumu milling firm directors to stand trial for fraud and forgery
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Horne in the race
Senator Norman Washington Horne has confirmed that he is interested in becoming president of the People's National Party (PNP),...that is if the organisation's delegates so desire.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Polluted Nigerian communities can sue Shell in the UK | Africanews
Oil-polluted Nigerian communities can sue Shell in English courts. The decision given by the Uk supreme court is a victory for the communities after a five-year battle, and overturns a Court of Appeal ruling.
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Justice Ginsburg's Death Could Prove Fatal to American Democracy | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Ruth Bader Ginsburg – affectionately known as The Notorious R.B.G. (after the famous moniker of the late hip-hop star, The Notorious B.I.G.) – held on as long as she could while fiercely battling metastatic pancreatic cancer.   At 87, the popular Supreme Court Justice had battled cancer and several
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‘I Am Finally Free from the Injustice That Left Me Locked In a Box’: Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Curtis Flowers After Six Trials and 23 Years In Prison
Mississippi prosecutors have dismissed charges against Curtis Flowers, a Black man who was tried six times for a 1996 quadruple murder, according to a representative […]
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Fred Gray: Prominent Alabama Civil Rights Attorney
Fred Gray is a prominent Alabama civil rights attorney whose clients have included Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. When he opened his Montgomery law office in 1954, Gray was one of the few African American attorneys in the state. His career
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110 cats on hot tin roof after Spain eviction
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Animal charities in southern Spain were urgently seeking homes for 110 cats after they and their owner were evicted from a flat in the Valencia region on the weekend. SPAMA Safor, an animal shelter in the south-eastern seaside town of Gandia, had initially thought there were
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Zimbabwe: Kereke in Fresh Freedom Bid
[New Zimbabwe] Jailed former Zanu-PF legislator Munyaradzi Kereke has approached the High Court seeking to take his appeal against conviction and sentence to the Supreme Court for the second time.
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Four ministers sworn in
Four ministers were this afternoon sworn in to continue their previous portfolios. They are Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton; Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang;...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Call for churches to fast, pray ahead of tomorrow's election
THE Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches has called on all its member denominations and local churches to be in prayer and fasting today, ahead of the country's general election tomorrow.In a release on Monday, the group urged members to pray for a peaceful and safe day at the polls, and for the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at Supreme Court : TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week,... View Article The post Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at Supreme Court appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19 vaccine trial 'paused' after unexplained illness
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Clinical trials on one of the most advanced experimental novel coronavirus vaccines, which is being developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and University of Oxford, were 'paused' Tuesday after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
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Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert makes it four in a row
MARISA Dalrymple-Philibert of the Jamaica Labour Party was yesterday declared the winner for the fourth time in a row for the Trelawny Southern constituency after going to battle with Lloyd Gillings of the People's National Party and Richard Sharpe an independent candidate.Dalrymple-Philibert won
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Two more COVID-19 deaths, 140 new cases
The country's tally of COVID-19 deaths increased by two last night, while another 140 new cases - all under investigation - were added over a 24-hour period. The two deaths, both elderly individuals with underlying conditions, were among cases previously under investigation, the Ministry of Health
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'No right to jury trials'
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Noting that it could be years before another jury trial is held, given the risks associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is imploring attorneys to embrace bench trials instead, as a means of keeping the wheels of the justice system turning.
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COVID-19 shuts KC's doors
The gates of all-boy institution Kingston College will be closed for the next few days, after a senior member of the high school's academic staff was suspected to have contracted the novel coronavirus, school officials have said.The individual has been isolated at home and is waiting on the result
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Holness, parties main reasons diehards vote
Almost one-half of Jamaicans who would vote for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) say their main reason for doing so is that they want Andrew Holness to continue as prime minister, according to the latest public opinion survey conducted by pollster Bill Johnson.
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Field Negro: It's on! | New Pittsburgh Courier
The next few months in American politics will be turbulent and tempestuous to say the least. And rival political camps are now bracing for an all out war. The … Continued The post Field Negro: It's on! appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies Of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer At Age 87 - African American News Today - EIN News
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Nine judges promoted
NINE members of the judiciary were sworn into higher office yesterday by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony at King's House in St Andrew.Two of them are David Fraser and Nicole Simmons, who have been appointed as judges of the Court of Appeal. Their appointments become effective
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Biden says he's open to adding Supreme Court justices if needed - TheGrio
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been repeatedly asked if he plans to “pack” the Supreme Court since the death... View Article The post Biden says he's open to adding Supreme Court justices if needed appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rotaractors seek support for e-learning drive
A group of young professionals has launched an e-learning drive, dubbed Project Technological Enhanced Learning (TEL), to equip needy schools with electronic devices for the new school year, scheduled to begin on October 5.The young professionals are also seeking contributions from the public for
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Primary schools get $50 million to procure tablets for needy students
MINISTER of Education, Youth and Information Karl Samuda says primary schools across the island will be given a total of $50 million to procure tablets for needy students. The tablets will be provided to students who are in need but are not beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement through
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Justice Ginsburg’s death could prove fatal to American democracy | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Ruth Bader Ginsburg – affectionately known as The Notorious R.B.G. (after the famous moniker of the late hip-hop star, The … Continued
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Rohan Chung heads to Supreme Court after unsatisfactory ballot recount
Independent Manchester Central candidate Rohan Chung has said he will be heading to the Supreme Court for a judicial review of the ballot count after an unsatisfactory magisterial recount, which ended Monday. "It's unfair when you find...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Today's Horoscope — September 16, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020:Big-hearted, brave and indomitable, you live a big life. This year, you become a leader. Success is all around you, and as long as you don't buck authority too much, you'll succeed brilliantly. If single, you choose to stay alone for a while longer, but
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87 - TSDMemphis.com
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the champion for women’s rights, died on Friday evening from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” according to a statement from the Supreme Court of the United States. Known to many as “the Notorious RBG,” Ginsburg, 87, served more than 27 years on America’s highest
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Survivor of Charlie Hebdo attack recalls 'horror' at trial
PARIS, France (AFP) - The French cartoonist forced by the attackers of the Charlie Hebdo weekly to let them into its offices said yesterday that she had been traumatised by feelings of guilt, as she recalled the horror of the January 2015 massacre.
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Good news for some who served time, redeemed themselves
JUSTICE minister Delroy Chuck said yesterday that he will be piloting a Bill in Parliament to provide for the expungement of the criminal records of persons who have committed serious offences but have done their time and redeemed themselves in the
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Cameroon: Supreme Court Audit Bench - Senators Recommend Management, Financial Autonomy
After listening to Mrs. Justice Justine Fofung epouse Nabum Wacka, Acting President of the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, present her report on recent activities and plans for the future, most of the senators who reacted recommended the urgent need for the Audit Bench
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