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The National Housing Trust’s (NHT) insistence on getting $5 billion it claims private security firms owe for their workers is being viewed as an existential threat to the multibillion-dollar industry. Granting security guards long-demanded benefits...
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VIDEO | GOLDEN GOLDING - St Andrew Southern MP beats Hanna to become sixth PNP president
Delegates of the People’s National Party (PNP) yesterday elected Mark Jefferson Golding as the political movement’s sixth president in its 82-year history, denying Lisa Hanna a chance to wear the crown. Golding, the member of parliament (MP) for St...
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Jamaica: Golding elected PNP Leader - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Mark Golding, the St Andrew South member of parliament, has been elected the sixth president of the People’s National Party (PNP). The article Jamaica: Golding elected PNP Leader appeared first on Stabroek News.
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#PNPvotes | The work begins tomorrow, says victorious Golding
Newly-elected president of the People’s National Party Mark Golding says he is ready to take on a bold new era in the 82-year-old organisation and the work begins tomorrow. Golding was speaking at the party’s Old Hope Road Headquarters...
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NHI will better prepare SA for future pandemics - Phaahla | News24
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Gravity-defying Trump's future uncertain, as he falls back to Earth
(AP): Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency, has fallen back to earth. In the end, his flurry of raucous rallies, an unprecedented turnout operation and sheer...
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‘Path To Progress Will Always Be Uphill’: Michelle Obama Pens Powerful Message After Biden-Harris Win
Former First Lady Michelle Obama shared words of wisdom following Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ historic victory.
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Trinidad: Soldier relates how he killed man he first ‘tried to help’ - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) A soldier shot a man he said he initially went to assist. The article Trinidad: Soldier relates how he killed man he first ‘tried to help’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
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America is caught between an anaemic liberalism and a militant Republican Party
PB Mehta writes: The character of the Republican Party has changed deeply and profoundly. The House of Cards might have been a dystopian vision of a ruthless quest for power by individuals. But the current wave of public ruthlessness in American politics is of a different order.
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Louisiana Man Gets 25 Years For Torching 3 Black Churches
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The Elections Have Your Favorite Celebrities Smoking, Drinking and Overeating
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#USelection VIDEO | Why the Electoral College matters
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PNP still reeling from previous bitter contests - New leader urged to foster unity
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Holness, Mottley congratulate Biden, Harris
Former CARICOM chairperson Mia Mottley and Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness have joined global leaders in congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden.
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Africa: Covid-19 Hits Life-Saving Health Services in Africa
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Monterey County asks California for Red Tier credit
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Tunisia: Ouestlatia Accident - Ftdes Blames Government
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Disabled man chooses brain over brawn to launch farming business
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Flash flood watch maintained, as rains continue for third weekend
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Africa: U.S. Election Pits Democracy Against Minority Rule
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#PNPvotes | 'Let's work together, Mark'... Hanna prioritises unity if victorious
One of the first things that Lisa Hanna will do if she wins the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) is to call her opponent Mark Golding and say "Let's work together." Speaking to reporters after she voted around...
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Biden Ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump Attacks Process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground states. Both races remained too early to call with votes still being
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U.S. Residents Brace for Violence — Particularly if Trump Loses
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