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People’s National Party (PNP) presidential aspirant Mark Golding wants an overhaul of the party’s constitution as it relates to how its leaders are elected. Apart from potentially making the 82-year-old political party a lot more attractive,...
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Ghana: DC Sanctions Nsoatreman, Skyy FC
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Football Association's (GFA) Disciplinary Committee (DC) has banned Nsoatreman FC from using the Twumasi Sports Complex as its home grounds for the rest of the 2020/21 league season.
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Red Sox to Make Bianca Smith First Black Woman Pro Baseball Coach
Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox will be hiring the first Black woman coach, Bianca Smith, in professional baseball history
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Wehby Report - Stabroek News
The collective yawn and its accompanying synchronized sigh occurring across the Caribbean last Sunday morning whilst West Indies cricket fans perused their Sunday newspapers was not in response to a review of the recent tour of England, but rather to the announcement that Cricket West Indies
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Police Chief Announces Retirement As FBI Opens Investigation Into Shooting of Breonna Taylor
The FBI had announced last week that they have opened an investigation into the death of emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her home by police officers in
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Norman yet to 'blow' Horne
THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) said yesterday that its president Mark Golding, General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Chairman Phillip Paulwell, and other senior party officials met Monday with Senator Norman Horne to pursue a resolution concerning his seat in the Senate.
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Patterson: DK was a master field marshal
D.K. Duncan, the former People’s National Party (PNP) member of parliament (MP) and government minister, was a “master field marshal”, according to former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. Patterson, who was a contemporary of Duncan’s, remembered him...
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Gunmen kill 28 in back-to-back attacks in Nigeria
Members of the Fulani tribe have targeted and killed 28 Christian villagers in north-central Nigeria as attacks in the region continue to
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Hanna ready to work with Golding
LISA Hanna, the St Ann South Eastern Member of Parliament who on Saturday lost in her bid to lead the People's National Party (PNP), says she is ready to work with victor Mark Golding to rebuild the fractious Opposition party.In a statement posted on her social media pages following the
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Fayval's supporters started early and had lots to celebrate
AS if the final results were already in, Labourites paraded through the streets of the St Andrew Eastern constituency celebrating two clear hours before polls closed, declaring victory for the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Fayval Williams over the People's National Party's Venesha Phillips.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) announced on Friday that the organization is planning on providing scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of police shooting victim George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their
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Education Secretary DeVos Adamant Schools Should Reopen in Fall
Despite the recent surge in coronavirus cases nationwide, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos again called for schools to reopen in the fall.
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Miami Law Firm Provides Free Legal Help for Black Startups in Hospitality
As part of the current national movement toward racial equality, a Miami law firm is using its expertise to provide pro bono legal help to Black
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'Foolhardy' not to seek Clarendon NW recount, says lawyer
ANTHONY Williams, attorney for People's National Party (PNP) Clarendon North Western candidate Richard Azan, says, based on the 1,107 ballots rejected in the September 3 General Election, it would be 'foolhardy' not to seek a magisterial recount in that constituency.His comments come ahead of the
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Bunting takes seat in Senate
Peter Murcott Bunting, the one time leadership hopeful for the People's National Party (PNP) took the Oath of Allegiance a short while ago in Gordon House, completing the slate of eight Opposition senators. Bunting, who took his seat as...
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Kenya: Tribunal Throws Out Plaint By Ruto Allies
The Political Parties Tribunal has thrown out an application challenging the changes in Jubilee Party's National management Committee (NMC), saying it has no jurisdiction to hear the
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Tracey Chapman can purchase several fast cars with the judgment of a lawsuit she filed against rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty better known asNicki Minaj. According toVariety, a lawsuit that was filed by Chapman against Minaj, who recently gave birth to her first child, and originally
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Police Officer Charged With Assault for Ordering Dog to Attack Black Man
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#JaVotes2020 | Elderly voters out early in St Elizabeth
Elderly voters were out early to decide between People's National Party (PNP) candidate Basil Waite and the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Delroy Slowley who are both vying for the St Elizabeth North Eastern seat today. Masks and hand...
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Africa: ACSPN, Others Seek Improved Media Contribution in Africa
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Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five... View Article The post Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution appeared first on TheGrio.
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Lisa gives God thanks as she holds on to seat by 31 votes
THE People's National Party's (PNP) Lisa Hanna was yesterday 'thanking God and her constituents' as she held on to the St Ann South Eastern constituency after the judicial (magisterial) recount.
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There will be no honeymoon period, says JLP
MONTEGO BAY, St James - General secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Horace Chang says despite his party's landslide win over the People's National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election to return to Government, there will be no honeymoon period.
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