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THE health ministry is now assessing what went wrong at a quarantine facility in St Ann, after a mother walked away, leaving her COVID-19-positive child behind.The woman, part of a group that recently arrived from the UK, was later found and is now being detained at the facility, according to
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Mary Trump Reveals Pres. Trump Paid Someone To Take His SATs
The niece of President Donald Trump wrote a tell-all book about the president and his family that reveals that Trump paid someone to take the SATs for him. Titled Too
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Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone and world leaders calling for environmental change
Yesterday, a press statement, titled: “Recover from the Global Recession, We must Invest in Nature” –  authored and signed by a group of prominent global players, made up of former presidents and prime ministers, including Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who are members of the
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Water, jobs big-ticket items in North Central Clarendon
With the lack of potable water among the chief concerns for residents of North Central Clarendon, the two men gearing up to face the electorate in the impending general election are already looking into solutions to address the long-standing...
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Audit Slams Australian Federal Biosecurity System – The Wilmington Journal
CANBERRA, Australia — More than 38,000 air travelers entered Australia over a nine-month period with high-risk biosecurity material going undetected. The auditor-general on June 7 issued a scathing report card on the federal agriculture department’s handling [...]
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Zimbabwe: USAID Donates U.S.$6 Million Towards Ongoing Covid-19 Response
[263Chat] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has through UNICEF committed US$6 million towards the ongoing COVID-19 response, specifically infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions
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Student loan debt adds to racial wealth disparities, research finds
Whereas the pandemic has pressured some to take a break from school to cut back bills or lower your expenses, the burden of rising scholar debt was a problem lengthy…
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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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MoBay deputy mayor calls for resumption of face-to-face classes
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Deputy mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Richard Vernon has made an impassioned plea for the Government to consider a phased resumption of face-to-face classes in schools across St James, arguing that the current virtual learning push is causing financial hardship for parents
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EVER wondered about that lump or bump that suddenly appeared on your skin?Let's explore a few of these conditions.�LipomasThese are soft tissue, slow-growing benign fatty tumours. Their nature is usually non-tender, soft and fluctuant.
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Vaccine Maitri: Together we emerge stronger - Stabroek News
By Dr. K.J. Srinivasa, High Commissioner of India Guyana came on the COVID-19 radar when it confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus in Georgetown on 11th March 2020. The article Vaccine Maitri: Together we emerge stronger appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Politicians draped in kente cloth take a knee for George Floyd
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The Government's COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Programme has been boosted with a donation of $2.4 million from six private sector companies. The donation came from the Digicel Foundation, Rainforest Seafoods, GraceKennedy, the Chinese Merchant...
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15-Year-Old Black Girl Has Been Incarcerated Since May for Failing to Complete Online Homework –
By ArLuther Lee Photo credits: Vice News A 15-year-old Black girl in Michigan has been locked up in juvenile detention for more than two months after a judge ruled she violated probation by not completing her online schoolwork, according to an exclusive report by ProPublica. The girl, who is
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Biden Gov't to allow 25,000 asylum seekers into US
SAN DIEGO, USA (AP) - The Biden Administration yesterday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States while their cases proceed.
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New interim executive team at WASA - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
FOUR days after the Water and Sewerage Authority's (WASA) executive chairman and CEO Dr Lennox Sealy resigned, a new interim executive management team has been appointed at the state utility. WASA announced this in a brief press release on Monday morning. It said its board of bommissioners had
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City of Dallas: Proposed FY 2020-21 budget released | Dallas Weekly
In developing the FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22 biennial budget, the City considered two significant factors: the drop in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to reimagine public safety. “This year, the global COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented change to our city, exacerbating
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LGBTQ+ Workforce Program Set To Launch This Summer In New York City - Blavity
A workforce program for LGBTQ youth is set to launch this summer in New York.
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Another possible Covid graft scandal plagues S. Africa's government | Africanews
Media reports allege the health minister's ex-spokesperson and former personal assistant, reportedly received millions of rand in irregular payments.
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Why St. Lucia might be a traveler’s paradise - Carolina Peacemaker
It’s been a rough year. The whole world has spent the better part of the past 12 months isolated and cooped up in their homes. Thanks to cautious measures and vaccinations, people are beginning to be able to emerge from this forced seclusion. The pandemic hit the travel industry hard. International
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Brains and brawn - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE RAGE of the covid19 pandemic is far from over and we need both brains and brawn for us to survive. Mental acuity or intelligence and physical strength must be considered together. These are often pitted against each other, but in the 21st century we face demands to deliver increasingly sophi
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Winners and Winners: Big Takeaways From New Rent Law Benefitting Landlords and Tenants
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 832, which updates California’s eviction moratorium rules and extends it.
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Ice Cube to Black Press of America: ‘You’re All We’ve Got’
Today, Cube is not only one of the world’s biggest music stars, but he’s also at the top of
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Six new cases, 58 in isolation - Barbados Today
Six new positive cases of COVID-19, two females and four males, were reported by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Friday, May 21. They were identified from among the 595 tests conducted.  As a result, there are now 58 people in isolation. Barbados has recorded 3,991confirmed cases
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CWI to stage 22nd Annual General Meeting tomorrow - Stabroek News
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Tomorrow is the day set for Cricket West Indies (CWI) to hold its 22nd Annual General Meeting with respect to the financial year which ended September 30, 2020.Due The article CWI to stage 22nd Annual General Meeting tomorrow appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Tanzania coronavirus: Africa CDC hopeful 'frozen' stats will be updated
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‘You feel it?’ - PM flies election kite in push for votes
With a pair of Clarks Desert boots and stark, teasing language, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has put the country on notice that he could be ready to announce the date for the next general election. And, no sooner than he told scores of excited...
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Amria Mungal takes U into digital sphere - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
When Amira Mungal was a teenager, her mother Sherine started U The Caribbean Health Digest, a quarterly print magazine that focussed on a wholesome approach to the health, lifestyle, and well-being of Caribbean people. Eleven years later, Mungal has taken over the reins as the new editor in chie
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U.N. asks for $29.2 mln to help after Caribbean volcano eruption - Stabroek News
NEW YORK,  (Reuters) - The United Nations launched an appeal yesterday for $29.2 million to help some 15,000 people displaced when the La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of
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Ludacris And Eudoxie Recharge With A Socially Distanced Tropical Getaway
A pandemic wasn't going to stop lovebirds and avid travelers Ludacris and Eudoxie Bridges from getting the rest and relaxation they deserve. Currently, this celebrity couple is soaking up all
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