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SIX years ago, Rodger Brown and his wife Shana Newman-Brown had to improvise so their newborn daughter could have access to a ventilator at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).Baby Malia was diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome
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White Michigan couple charged after gun pulled on black family
MICHIGAN, United States A white couple face criminal charges after one of them was captured on video pulling a handgun on a black woman and her daughters in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan.
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Huntington Park police make major fireworks bust -
HUNTINGTON PARK — Police confiscated more than 1,400 pounds of illegal fireworks from a business on the 2900 block of Randolph Street and the business owners’ home on the 6700 block of Malabar Street on June 23, according to the Huntington Park Police Department’s Facebook page. Acting on an
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London police probe destruction of Haile Selassie statue
LONDON, England (AFP) British police say they have been investigating the criminal damage of a statue of former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, which was smashed in a London park.Emperor Selassie, who visited Jamaica in the 1960s, is revered by Jamaica's Rastafarians, with some regarding him as
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Vaz blasts Phillips as war of words heats up
THE political war of words between Government Minister Daryl Vaz and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips escalated yesterday with Vaz demanding that the People's National Party (PNP) president sack two of his high-ranking officials and sanction a third.
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Report those who breach quarantine orders CMO
CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie is encouraging citizens to report persons who have returned to the island and are not complying with the quarantine orders.The CMO, who was speaking at the Ministry of Health and Wellness' weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing
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Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships - WS Chronicle
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition--Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO | The Crusader Newspaper Group
NEWARK – On July 2, 2020 the board of directors of EBONY Magazine agreed to a leadership change and the removal of Chief Executive Officer Willard Jackson, Jr.  Several weeks ago, the board commissioned an independent inquiry into a number of transactions led by Mr. Jackson and the investigation is
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Major crimes down over January
Jamaica recorded significant decreases in what the police label Category One crimes last month, data from the constabulary are indicating.In fact, for the January to June period this year, there were 26 fewer murders, 65 fewer shootings, and 78 fewer robberies compared to the same six months last
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a states popular vote winner in presidential elections. The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral
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More pressure on COVID-hit J'cans with back-to-school, says councillor
MONTEGO BAY, St James Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South Division Richard Vernon is expressing fear that Jamaicans already reeling from the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 will be further pressured by back-to-school expenses.
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Milwaukee Police Department's Stay-At-Home Arrests Reveal Deep Racial Disparities | The Madison Times
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. African Americans make up the majority of residents arrested
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Major crime hot spot left out of August Town ZOSO boundaries
A major crime hot spot in Greater August Town, Payton Place, has seemingly not been included in the area declared a zone of special operations (ZOSO) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday.Just over a month ago two brothers 36-year-old Demar Francis and 25-year-old Robert Clarke were fatally
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Jamaican students in US worried
A decision by United States (US) federal immigration authorities to revoke the visas of international students whose colleges offer only online courses this fall have left Jamaicans studying in America worried about their educational and financial future.
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Program to help restaurants placed on hold by state -
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Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work crews wielding a giant crane, harnesses and power tools wrested an imposing statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson from its concrete pedestal along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday, just hours after the mayor ordered the removal of all Confederate statues
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Brilliant Lesa!
Mary Mary's 2000 gospel hit I Just Can't Give Up Now played softly from the Angus family's small board house in the Old Road community of Kitson Town, St Catherine yesterday.
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Harvard, MIT sue to block order revoking visas for foreign students
BOSTON, United States (AP) Colleges and universities pushed back yesterday against the Trump Administration's decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall, with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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British judge denies Maduro Venezuela's gold in London bank
LONDON, England (AP) A British judge yesterday refused to give Venezuela's Nicol�s Maduro control of nearly US$2 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault because Britain does not recognise the socialist leader as president of the Latin American nation.
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Cook County Announces $41M Grant to Fund COVID-19 Contact Tracing | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health announced this month that CCDPH will be receiving almost $41 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to rapidly scale-up its COVID-19 contact tracing program in suburban Cook
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Suggestion to broaden scope of Sexual Harassment Act
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Next six months will not be easy, says PAHO director
AS the region of the Americas reports 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne is calling for strong coordination across countries, evidence to guide leaders' actions, and for people to protect themselves and others.
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NAACP, ACLU And Law Enforcement Leaders Unveil Plan Adopted For Better Police Policy | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
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I will act on corruption when necessary, says Phillips
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Ruling Guyana coalition supporters protest ahead of CCJ ruling
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Eight contenders battle for WTO leadership
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) Three last-minute contenders yesterday joined the race to become the next head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization (WTO), meaning eight candidates in total are vying for the daunting position.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Keeps Safety Top of Mind as More Clubs Re-Open - Milwaukee Community Journal
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