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WATCH: Why distressed pregnant woman on ship was not evacuated

Jamaican health authorities have sought to explain why the requested medical evacuation of a distressed pregnant woman aboard the Adventure of the Seas was not

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Trinidad reopens borders for nationals at sea

(CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government today said it would re-open its borders temporarily to allow almost 60 nationals stranded on cruise liners to return to the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: Live Concerts Brighten Africa Day Celebrations

African legends had various performances from their homes or their studios , while others went on stage for shows that were streamed live on various platforms and television

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Source: allAfrica.com

Holness to provide timeline for return of Jamaicans at sea

(JIS): Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the government will be providing a time line for the return of all Jamaicans on board cruise

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Malawi: Chilima Under Fire for Describing Malawi Dictator Kamuzu As 'Champion of Democracy'

State vice-president Saulos Chilima has come under intense fire for describing founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda - an autocrat with a streak of brutality who ruled Malawi for 31 years of one-party dictatorship - as champion of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Crash along Bog Walk Gorge, road closed

Motorists are being advised by the police that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is currently impassable due to a motor vehicle collision along the roadway. Motorists are being asked to use alternative routes through Sligoville and Barry.

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)

Billie Jean was the first short film made for Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and waslater ranked by the network as one of the 100

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Source: ThoughtCo

What You Need To Know Today About The Virus Outbreak

South Korea on Wednesday announced a spike in new infections and considered reimposing social distancing restrictions, revealing the setbacks ahead for others on the road to

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Source: Black America Web

‘Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the coronavirus.’

A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

McKenzie saddened by passing of former May Pen mayor

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has expressed sadness at the passing of former Mayor of May Pen and Councillor for the Mineral Heights Division Milton

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Final lap as Suriname votes on Monday

(CMC): More than 383,000 voters in Suriname will go to the polls on Monday to elect a new government amid predictions that voter turnout could

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

COVID Crisis: The Black Press is Doing What It Does – On Budgets Spread Thin – Voice and Viewpoint

Recognizing that Blacks lacked access to public print media, the Rev. Samuel Cornish and the Rev. John B. Russworm bonded and emerged from within that assembly with a plan: To produce the nation’s first Black newspaper titled The

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Catholic University Professor Suspended for Racist Tweets

Catholic University Professor Suspended for Racist Tweets About Barack Obama and Kamala

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Ben Affleck apologizes for lobbying 'Finding Your Roots' to exclude slave-owning ancestor from show

The Arcadian calm of PBS was shattered Tuesday in the wake of leaked Sony emails that revealed Ben Affleck had demanded references to a slave-owning ancestor be excised from a segment on him in the program, “Finding Your Roots.” The System — which has no role in the production of this

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Source: Savoy Network

Government rethinking field hospital at National Arena – Tufton

The Government is thinking about building a new health facility on the grounds of one of the country's existing hospitals instead of going ahead with its plan to set up a 72-bed field hospital at the National Arena in St

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

John Wall Shares His Plans On Playing If This NBA Season Resumes

The John Wall Family Foundation announced last week the launch of its “202 Assist” Rent Assistance

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Source: Black America Web

Rare Video Footage of Historic Alabama 1965 Civil Rights Marches, MLK's Famous Montgomery Speech

To see much more from the film, King: A Filmed Record, on Democracy Now!, visit http://owl.li/i1B3S. In a Black History Month special, Democracy Now! airs excerpts of the 1970 documentary, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, a rarely seen Oscar-nominated feature about Dr. Martin Luther

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Fulton Registrations and Elections announces polling site changes for primary

Shifting poll sites required because of loss of locations due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Quiet Labour Day in St James

While COVID-19 has resulted in restrictions on large public gatherings, residents of St James were still able to get in the spirit of Labour Day celebrations, which was held under the theme, Labour At Home: Clean Up, Fix Up, Plant

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ghana coronavirus: 7,303 cases, voter registration to proceed - EC

Total confirmed cases = 7,303 (new cases

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Men charged with robbery and illegal possession of firearm in St James

Two men were charged with robbery and illegal possession of firearm by the St James Police in separate incidents last

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Five new COVID cases, 10 more recoveries

The Health Ministry is reporting five new #coronavirus cases increasing the tally to 534. Two of the new patients recently arrived from the United Kingdom while three are under investigation. In the meantime, there were 10 more recoveries today bringing the tally to 181.

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mother Who Lied That Black Men Kidnapped Her Son Is Charged With His Murder

One of the oldest tricks in the anti-Black playbook was unsuccessfully pulled last week in Florida when a mother told police that her autistic son had been kidnapped by two Black

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Source: NewsOne

"Criminalizing Black Corpses": No Charges Filed After White Man Kills Detroit Teen Renisha McBride

http://www.democracynow.org - Anger is growing in the Detroit area over the killing of Renisha McBride, a 19-year-old African American woman who was shot dead by a white homeowner on his front porch. Her family says she died as she was seeking help after a car accident. The homeowner told police he

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

No ceremonial opening of circuit courts or trial by jury, as courts open on a phased basis tomorrow

There will be no ceremonial opening or trials by jury in circuit courts, as the nation's court system imposes restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amid tomorrow's commencement of a phased reopening of courts across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

COVID recoveries reach 200

Recovery from COVID-19 in Jamaica has increased to 36 per cent of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Man in police custody following brother's death

A man who was allegedly involved in a dispute with his brother on Friday, is now in police custody, after his brother died following the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

New COVID-19 infections low in several parts of Italy

(AP): Italy, today, registered 669 new cases of COVID-19, two-thirds of them in the northern region of Lombardy, which has been the hardest-hit since the outbreak

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Jill Scott Joins ‘Def Poetry Jam’ Show Supporting COVID-19 Relief

While many arts organizations are solely focused on staying afloat in a rough philanthropic climate, Newark Symphony Hall is galvanizing support for those on the frontline of the pandemic and responding to community needs by donating food and health

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President Trump May Block Unveiling Of Obama Presidential Portrait

In recent weeks, the divide has grown as chatter is brewing that Trump may elect not to unveil his predecessor President Barack Obama‘s presidential portrait, which would disrupt a decades-log

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Source: Black America Web

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