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Market sales dead, funeral homes spring to life

As funeral homes sprang to life yesterday, many low-income earners in downtown Kingston bemoaned the suddenness of the declaration of a series of lockdowns announced by the Government on Thursday as it seeks to rein in rising COVID-19 infection...

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By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Fifty-three years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination, and 38 years after his birth date became a national federal holiday, America is …

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Guatemala forces stall migrant caravan with tear gas, batons

VADO HONDO, Guatemala (AP) - Guatemalan police and soldiers launched tear gas and wielded batons and shields against a group of Honduran migrants that tried to push through their roadblock early yesterday.

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Jamaica to participate in int'l minerals conference Tuesday

Jamaica is to be highlighted as a stable investment destination for copper, gold, and rare-earth metals during the Association for Mineral Exploration’s international virtual conference that begins Tuesday.

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By Miles Jaye “AIR” In 1957, the U.S. Air Force loaned the U.S. Army a C-119 transport plane to disperse a ton of a bio-chemical agent comprised of zinc, cadmium …

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Here are the Martin Luther King Jr. words that inspire today's social justice leaders | The Atlanta Voice

More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality - and the fight for social justice appears to be far from over. CNN asked activists and athletes fighting for equality in the Black, Latino, Asian

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SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery - Black News Channel

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year sentence for his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal that spurred massive protests and ousted South

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Savage Pen trauma drives dad to walk daughter to school

At 9 a.m. Monday, Richard Hall, who was supposed to be at work 30 minutes earlier, was still heaving rocks into the back of his lightweight truck to increase his chances of making it over the steep Savage Pen road. He had just got back from a 3km...

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ActionSA, EFF square off over immigration | News24

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Inspired by Mboweni, Iqbal Survé keen to meet with Parliament, PIC to explain AYO investment | Fin24

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WATCH | Centurion dad arrested for buying baby milk during curfew to sue two cops, SAPS | News24

A man arrested for breaking the curfew when he bought baby formula for his two-day-old baby, is suing the SAPS and two constables who arrested him.

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Mainstay resort on road to recovery following COVID-19 setback - Stabroek News

Since its reopening two months ago, Lake Mainstay Resort is still recovering from the hard knocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article Mainstay resort on road to recovery following COVID-19 setback appeared first on Stabroek News.

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D.C. Black-owned businesses prepare for inauguration week amid threats

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The ignoble lands minister of Sierra Leone – Dr Sandi has been sacked

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IDB expands partnership to foster growth in the Caribbean

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Zimbabwe: Mahere Granted $10,000 Bail

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Sen.-elect Warnock in MLK weekend sermon: 'the soul of our nation hangs in the balance' | The Atlanta Voice

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Jordan says was unaware of recommendation for probe of gold trading - Stabroek News

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Trinidad Top Cop saves colleague from drowning - Stabroek News

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Nigeria: NDDC - Akpabio Denies Giving $5 Million Bribe to Malami

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Italian PM Conte seeks to save his government from falling - Black News Channel

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At least 83 killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur - medics | News24

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