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Soldier injured during August Town firefight
THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is awaiting more details as it continues its probe into the shooting of a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and a civilian in the eastern St Andrew community of August Town, Thursday night.Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM Hamish
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Devon House ordered closed
AS of today, Jamaicans and tourists will not be able to visit the popular Devon House attraction on Hope Road in St Andrew, as it has been ordered closed by the Government until the State is satisfied that the entity is fully compliant with safety measures to protect patrons from COVID-19.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Vendor shot dead at Falmouth 'bend down' market
FALMOUTH, Trelawny Investigators assigned to the Falmouth Police Station who are probing yesterday's killing of a vendor at the Falmouth 'bend down' market are seeking another vendor with whom he allegedly had a physical confrontation hours before being gunned down.The dead man has been identified
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships - WS Chronicle
Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships The post Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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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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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Community health aides recruited to support COVID-19 fight
FIFTY residents of St Catherine are being trained as community health aides, in keeping with the Ministry of Health and Wellness' strategic framework to prepare the population to live with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).The 50 health aides, who will be deployed in communities throughout the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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In the news: Karilyn Crockett - The Bay State Banner
Karilyn Crockett has been appointed chief of equity for the City of Boston, a cabinet-level position the mayor established last week to embed equity and racial justice into all city planning, operations and work moving
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County task force urges getting people back to work -
LOS ANGELES — As the number of coronavirus cases continue to spike in Los Angeles County, industry leaders June 30 urged county officials to safely get more residents back to work and college students back to school. In a meeting of the countys Economic Resiliency Task Force, members warned that
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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PROSECUTORS SHOCKED
YESTERDAY'S 'not guilty' verdict for the six men accused of committing heinous crimes under the umbrella of a Westmoreland gang has raised questions about the nation's prosecutors' ability to win other gang-related cases now before the court.The verdict came as a shock to prosecutors and brings
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July 4 test for US
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) The US headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays cancelled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans' self-control that could determine the trajectory of the
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Secretary of State’s office offers tips during pandemic | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Series of misfortunes create backlog at Driver’s License Facilities By J. Coyden Palmer A series of unfortunate events have created a perfect storm of problems for people looking to conduct business at the area’s Secretary of State facilities. Citizens are dealing with long wait times at the
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Gov. Whitmer Announces Investment in Water Assistance for Michigan Families | The Michigan Chronicle
Governor Gretchen Whitmer took strong steps to ensure working families in Michigan have access to clean water for handwashing and sanitation by signing Executive Order 2020-144, which extends protections for Michigan residents who have had water service shut off through December 31, 2020. “From day
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Why no lockdown of Tivoli Gardens after 5 COVID-19 cases
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness says the decision to place the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens under surveillance instead of a lockdown, as it had done in other communities where novel coronavirus infections were detected, was based on a risk assessment.
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JN Foundation donates to Missionaries Of the Poor
Missionaries Of the Poor (MOP), the Catholic charity that cares for the country's poor and dispossessed, last month received 500 care packages of basic food items, toiletries, canned food and household cleaning products to help beneficiaries cope with the effects of COVID-19.The JN Foundation made
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Opening of Hard Rock casino in Gary delayed | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Crusader Staff Report The $300 million Hard Rock Casino in Gary will not open at the end of the year as originally planned, Spectacle Entertainment officials recently said in several news reports. Six months after its celebrated groundbreaking, Spectacle Entertainment officials said construction
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Defence gets another day in court
THE judgement by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes in the trial of six alleged members of the Westmoreland-based King Valley gang, which should have been handed down yesterday, is now set for next week.
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At least 20,000 Blacks in U.S. have died from COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Illinois has second highest Black death rate in reporting states By Erick Johnson As of June 26, at least 20,000 Blacks in America have died over the last three months from COVID-19, according to a Crusader analysis of data from 33 states that provide statistics by race. The predominately Black
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August Town exhales
AFTER more than a month of almost daily gunfire, residents of August Town breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as scores of police and soldiers moved into the space where gunmen have been operating with seeming impunity.
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No new appointments for K visa interviews now
Question: My fianc� has filed for me and I've not heard anything about my interview. Would this visa be impacted by the recent Presidential Proclamation; when will interviews resume?�
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Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets in video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows Florida police officers laughing and celebrating after shooting rubber bullets at a protest last month in which a Black woman was shot in the face and seriously injured. Fort Lauderdale police posted a video on its official
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Maxwell moved to NY for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK, United States (AP) Jeffrey Epstein's long-time confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred yesterday to New York to face charges that she recruited women and girls, one as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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Accused King Valley gangsters could know fate today
DESPITE the cloud of doubt raised by the defence over the credibility of the main witness in the ongoing King Valley Gang trial, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday said the court was not of the view that the evidence he gave was to be rejected.The assertion came following the reappearance
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No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Iconic event canceled for the first time in 91 years because of pandemic By Crusader Staff Report There won’t be any marching bands or floats on King Drive this summer. The iconic Bud Billiken Parade, which for decades marched down King Drive in Chicago as it became the largest Black parade in
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Mourners reminded to adhere to COVID-19 protocols
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has again appealed for mourners to adhere to the safety protocols that have been put in place for funerals in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Sunday Brew July 5, 2020
Was Chuck all wrong?�Cabinet Minister and senior member of the Jamaican Parliament Delroy Chuck continues to feel the heat arising from his freedom of expression during a joint sitting of a parliamentary committee over a week ago.
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Black wards now second highest in city in U.S. Census response | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Crusader Staff Report Chicago’s predominately Black wards now have the second highest U.S. response rate among the city’s 50 wards, according to the latest ward reports on the city’s website. As of June 22, some 191,405 Black households in Chicago have submitted their U.S. Census counts. That is
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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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MARCH ON JPS
A group of Jamaicans will this weekend stage a peaceful protest in front of the Corporate Area head offices of Jamaica Public Service as part of further public outcry in recent days following revelations that the entity has been filtering a part of the cost of electricity theft by some unscrupulous
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