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The assassination of Maurice Bishop — excerpt 1 of 4
(Today we begin to serialise four excerpts from the book, the Assassination of Maurice Bishop, which chronicles the killing of the former prime minister of Grenada who died in a bloody uprising in the Caribbean island in 1983.)�
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As regional businesses resume on-site work, CFOs wary of COVID-19 backlash - PwC report
Hastily adopted by some entities in the region as an emergency response to the advent of COVID-19, “remote work” is likely to become “a permanent option” for jobs that so allow, with more than half the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Caribbean saying they plan to improve the remote working
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Needed: action manifestos towards rebuilding trust
Jamaica’s 17th contested general election since adult suffrage in 1944, and the 12th since Independence, is to be held on September 3. The 16th took place on February 26, 2016. At that time, over half of those eligible to vote didn’t cast their...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Mayor Eric Johnson Announces September 29 Will be #BeLikeBo Day in Dallas
DALLAS - Mayor Eric Johnson on Sunday announced that he is proclaiming Sept. 29, 2020, as #BeLikeBo Day in honor of the late Botham Jean. September 29 would have been …
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St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (1632- )
St. Johns (population 22,342) is the capital of the Eastern Caribbean twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, covers 108 square miles. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles
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Tropical Storm Gonzalo could become a hurricane today
JAMAICA'S national meteorological service says it continues to monitor Tropical Storm Gonzalo, which is expected to be strengthened into a hurricane today. However, the local met service, in a post on its website, says the system, which was last night heading towards the Lesser Antilles, would not
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Rowley optimistic over CPL but warns of challenges | New York Carib News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley said he was “cautiously optimistic” the entire six-week Caribbean Premier League could be staged here later this year but cautioned that the tournament would have to align with the country’s existing COVID-19
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Africa: Security Vs Efficiency - Smart Ports in a Post-COVID-19 Era
Improving the efficiency and capacity of African ports is a major policy goal for the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, as well as organisations such as the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern
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We should at the very least be asking the right questions about the Pompeo visit - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, This is directed to Guyanese everywhere: On the eve of the visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Guyana, it is useful to look at our history. The article We should at the very least be asking the right questions about the Pompeo visit appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Digicel scores big
Digicel Jamaica was designated Fastest Mobile Network and Fastest Internet Provider in the 2020 Ookla Speedtest Awards, making it the go-to place for a superior mobile data experience.Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, is the global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing
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'It was the experience of a lifetime'
SEVERAL residents in Falmouth, Trelawny, paused yesterday to welcome home the more than 1,000 Jamaicans aboard Royal Caribbean cruise line's Adventure of the Seas which docked at the port shortly after
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The Latest: Florida surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases - Black News Channel

By The Associated Press undefined ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — State officials say Florida has surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, testing is ramping up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias. A long line of cars waited outside Hark Rock Stadium in

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Falmouth’s new artisan village to open soon – Bartlett
The new $700-million artisan village in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is poised to serve as a marquee tourist attraction in the resort town, is all but ready and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is hinting that it will be opened
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Jamaicans listed among high-risk travellers to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Suriname have been moved from medium-risk to the high-risk category of travellers to Barbados.Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana have also been moved into the same category from low-risk, based on the number of cases of the novel
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The Latest: Chicago easing restrictions on bars, restaurants - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined CHICAGO — Restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus in Chicago's restaurants and bars will ease slightly this week, letting more customers dine and drink indoors. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the decision Monday as Illinois officials said 1,709
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Falmouth Hospital gets US$100,000 digital X-ray system
The radiology department of the Falmouth Public General Hospital now has a US$100,000 digital X-ray system, which will enhance the quality and efficiency of diagnostic services at the facility. We Care – FPGH Limited, a charity for the...
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Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccine will come under different mechanism - Anthony - Stabroek News
Guyana was not listed among the 12 Caribbean states to benefit from the European Union’s down payment for 1 million doses of the expected COVID-19 vaccines as it is already among 92 economies eligible to have their participation covered under another mechanism, Minister of Health
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AFRO Exclusive: Black Face Photo Sparks Concern | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO A picture snapped nearly eight years ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands led to a resignation letter from the lead contractor in South Baltimore’s Middle Branch waterfront redevelopment. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates announced May 11 that West 8 Urban Design
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Repatriated Lindener tests positive for COVID-19 - Stabroek News
A woman who recently returned to Guyana has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting Region Ten officials to call for stricter quarantine protocols to curb the spread of the disease in the region. The article Repatriated Lindener tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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International cricket set to return next year, says Skerritt - Stabroek News
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, says international cricket could return to the Caribbean as soon as the first quarter of next year but the challenge remains the creation of safe bio-secure “bubbles” at Caribbean
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Relief and fear - Authorities promise tight ship, but COVID-19 concern high in communities as joyous relatives welcome cruise workers
After weeks of uncertainty on the high seas and sitting in docks around the world as the global tourism industry collapsed from the devastating coronavirus pandemic, 1,044 Jamaican cruise workers breathed a sigh of relief last week as the Adventure of the Seas docked at historic Falmouth in
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Stand-off over LIAT to keep Antigua from Caricom meeting
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) Antigua and Barbuda will not be represented at Friday's special conference of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders, where Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is to hand over the chairmanship of the 15-member regional grouping to her St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Cloth masks do protect the wearer—breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick -
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2 trucks set alight, 1 damaged during protest action in Cape Town | News24
Two trucks were set alight and one damaged after a protest turned violent in Cape Town.
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Growth & Jobs | JUTA operators remain hopeful amid pandemic
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the globe have suffered very significant losses that have severely affected the economy and life as we know it. Many sectors are now on the brink of a financial crisis as consumers continue to...
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Earth Today | Caribbean Sea Innovation Fund supports nature-based microenterprises
EIGHT SMALL and microenterprises (SMEs) from The Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines were recently awarded micro grants by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) totalling US$13,500. This will...
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COVID-19 offers new opportunities for cruising in the Caribbean
On February 25, roughly two weeks before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands denied permission to the Meraviglia cruise ship to disembark passengers, fearing an ill crew member could...
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South Africa: Citizen 'Desperate' to Come Back Home After Being Quarantined On a Ship Since March
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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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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean
THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of
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