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Error puts PM in spotlight at PAAC meeting
The Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) heard conflicting accounts on Wednesday that Prime Minister Andrew Holness offered “no objection” to the controversial sale of a beach property in Ocho Rios, St Ann, for US$200,000 when...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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State has constitutional mandate to protect citizens
THE Supreme law of the Republic of Zimbabwe, namely the Constitution, places squarely on the shoulders of the government the obligation to defend and protect the rights of citizens from harm and
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First phase of drain, gully cleaning starts in two weeks
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the island's municipal corporations will be rolling out the first phase of their disaster risk mitigation programme in two weeks, for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Rwanda: Govt Okays Inter-Provincial Travel, Taxi-Moto Operations
An extraordinary cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, June 2, approved the resumption of inter-provincial travel and passenger taxi-moto services except in Rusizi and Rubavu
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Cameroon: COVID-19 - Unions Oppose Plan to Reopen Schools
Yaoundé — A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination
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As Gov’t fumbles with body cams, a security company invests in hundreds
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Other stranded J'can ship workers to know fate next week
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to give a timetable on Monday when other Jamaican ship workers are to be brought back
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Wins Sports Award
[Nation] The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded with the highest African sport recognition by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (Anoca).
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US has no favourite in Jamaica’s election race, says Tapia - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has declared that his country has no position on which party should form the next government in Jamaica. The article US has no favourite in Jamaica’s election race, says Tapia appeared first on Stabroek News.
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2,300 Jamaicans return under re-entry programme
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says, to date, 2,300 Jamaicans have entered the island under the Government’s re-entry programme at a cost of
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Veteran St Kitts-Nevis politician, diplomat returns to Opposition
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Seven years after he quit the then-ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) to form the People's Labour Party (PLP), Sam Condor has again called it quits and is returning to the now-Opposition
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Jamaica: Shaggy urges US visas for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer
(Jamaica Gleaner) On the heels of last weekend’s titanic clash between dancehall artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer that captured the attention of international fans, media outlets, and industry players, there is a push for the two to be reissued with United States visas to promote Jamaican
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Sizzling Davis-Small clash expected in St James Southern
For the first time in three decades, residents of St James Southern are set to have a new member of parliament (MP). When the constituents enter the voting booth on September 3, it will be the first time in more than 30 years they will not see...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Gammon ready to turn tables on PNP
Although facing an uphill task to overturn the more than 1,788-vote margin the People’s National Party (PNP) won Clarendon South Western by in 2016, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer there has declared his readiness to contest the...
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Jamaica general election set for September 3, 2020 - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans are to go to the polls on Thursday, September 3, 2020. The article Jamaica general election set for September 3, 2020 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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World Travel and Tourism Council endorses Jamaica's COVID-19 protocols
THE COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols designed for Jamaica by the Ministry of Tourism have been endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Full Text | Children must not be discriminated against, says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has released a statement saying children must not be discriminated against or deprived of their right to an education on the basis of their hairstyle. He was responding to Friday's ruling in relation...
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Gayle Police Station officially opened
The Gayle Police Station and multipurpose centre in St Mary have been officially opened. Prime Minister Andrew Holness opened the facilities yesterday during an official opening ceremony. The multipurpose centre was rehabilitated at a...
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TCI's Opposition PNP wants economy reopened
The Opposition Progressive National Party (PNP) in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has urged the Government there to hastily convene a high-level conference of stakeholders to craft a plan for speedy reopening of the economy, hopefully by the beginning of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
‘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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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: 174,000 Face Eviction From Lake Victoria Shores
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Namibia: President Fines Guests Who Breached Lockdown to Attend His Party
Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Thursday admitted to breaching coronavirus regulations last month by hosting a celebration to mark his party's 60th anniversary and subsequently fining all the guests who
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We know people are talking about us – Holness
PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness last week admitted that he was well aware and taking note of the public discourse around events affecting the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), of which he is leader, and the Government he leads. He was delivering the...
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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...
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CAMPAIGN CROWD CRISIS - COVID concern soars as election fever rises
Pressure is growing on the Holness administration to expedite the drafting of stricter rules governing crowd control at political events to safeguard against coronavirus risks amid heightened anticipation of a general election. Nudges for a...
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CC the only sure winner in Clarendon North Central
They are two sons of the Clarendon soil. Robert Nesta Morgan and Dr Desmond Oliver Brennan were both born in the parish, both went to Clarendon College for sixth form, and both are vying for the right to represent the people of Clarendon North Central in Parliament.
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Amos twice a failure, says Graham - Political heat turns up in St Catherine North West
DESPITE WHAT appears to be a waning 31-year stranglehold by the People’s National Party (PNP) on the St Catherine North West constituency, Hugh ‘Hugo’ Graham, the man who has been handed the baton to go up against the Jamaica Labour Party’s Newton...
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Holness to co-host high-level meeting with UN official on COVID-19
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Thursday co-convene a special high-level panel to look at solutions to the development emergency of
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Fourth political party applies for registration
A new political entity — Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) — has applied to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) to be registered as Jamaica's fourth political
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Calls for compulsory face coverings in offices, not just shops - Voice Online
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