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Greater Bernard Lodge development plan moving ahead
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the Greater Bernard Lodge master plan will see a new development that will serve as a model for others islandwide. Holness, who had instructed in 2019 that the development master plan for the Greater Bernard Lodge...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Holness urges Jamaicans to prepare for Elsa
Jamaicans are being urged to take all the necessary precautions in preparation for the effects of the now downgraded Tropical Storm Elsa, which could begin impacting the island as early as Saturday. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the call...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Namibia: N$6 Billion Needed to Meet Land Delivery Target
Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein said government has only been able to acquire 3.3 million hectares of land for resettlement purposes against a target of five million hectares, which was supposed to be achieved by March this
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Africa: How 'Traumatic Decarbonization' Can Impact Political Stability and Peace
[USIP] In fragile oil-producing states, the sudden loss of hydrocarbon revenues can undermine peace and governance.
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Holness lauds contributions of Robinson, Gallimore in tribute
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lauded the contribution of late Labour and Social Security Minister Shahine Robinson to politics and national
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Nigeria: Foreign Affairs Ministry's Top Official Queried Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
[Premium Times] The top official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the sexual harassment allegations.
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The White House state dinner menu for Kenya revealed | Africanews
Thursday's White House state dinner honouring Kenya boasted a tantalizing menu crafted by Executive Chef Cris Comerford.
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Uganda: Tax Relief Measures in Response to COVID-19
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Citing virus as threat, Holness hints at vaccine mandate in future
While the Government has said it will not mandate the taking of COVID-19 vaccines at this time, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out a change in heart – and policy – after an extensive public education campaign has bee exhausted. Quizzed...
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Election ready - PNP gearing up if poll called after SOEs lifted
THE LEADERSHIP of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has declared itself fit and ready to challenge the ruling Jamaica Labour Party if Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls a general election shortly after winding up states of emergency (SOEs) across the
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Holness prepared to declare state of emergency in Central Kingston
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says if advised, he is prepared to declare a state of public emergency in Central Kingston.  Holness was reacting to news that several houses on Beeston Street were set on fire by heavily armed gunmen on Tuesday...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Naspers, gold push JSE shares to best quarter since 2001
South African shares are about to round off their strongest quarter in almost two decades, and the influence of the coronavirus pandemic is clear to see in the shares most responsible for driving the market
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last
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Update | Holness targets 1 million jabs by November
The Government is hoping to deliver one million COVID-19 jabs by the end of November, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said. “That is not impossible and not necessarily a very difficult task,” Holness said of the million-mark goal...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today
In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and
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‘Heinous’… Holness shocked by assassination of Haiti’s president
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of his wife Martine in their home early Wednesday morning as heinous. Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister, confirmed...
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Chinese miner to acquire Guyana Goldfields Inc for Cdn$323 million
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd and Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) today announced that they have entered into a binding arrangement agreement  pursuant to which Zijin will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Guyana Goldfields for cash consideration of C$1.85 for each Guyana Common
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Cannabis agency defends its stewardship on ganja
THE Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is insisting as false, a recent report by Forbes magazine that Canadian marijuana companies have pulled out of Jamaica because of a lack of positive action on the part of the Government and the
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UN accuses multiple countries of quietly sending arms to DR Congo
DR Congo's military is receiving weapons and training from multiple countries without notifying the United Nations as required by a 2004 resolution, according to a recent report to the Security
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Growth & Jobs | Underinsurance or no insurance: A bad idea
“A common mistake that some homeowners make is not to insure their property for the full replacement value, thus creating the issue of underinsurance,” advised Joseph Holness, assistant general manager, reinsurance and underwriting, JN General...
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Mauritius ends virus lockdown: beaches reopen, borders still closed
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Rio Grande rafters plead for help
Raft captains on the Rio Grande, a key tourist attraction in Portland, are appealing for assistance in the wake of a weeks-long lay-up since the closure of water bodies to the public and the shutdown of the tourism industry as global travel ground to
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Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020
If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
NFL Digital Media to provide Super Bowl Week coverage across platforms
NFL plus, NFL Channel, NFL.com, the NFL App and YouTube viewing available during Super Bowl week Now in its 21st year, NFL Media will be on-location providing comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage of Super Bowl week, according to the NFL. With more than 70 hours of live Super Bowl week coverage, NFL
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Somalia: UN Security Council Extends Mandates of Missions in Somalia, Iraq, Darfur
The Security Council on Friday adopted resolutions to renew the mandates of peacekeeping or political missions in Somalia, Iraq and Sudan's Darfur, and to extend sanctions against South
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Nigeria: Atiku, Saraki Welcome Obaseki Into PDP
A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and a former senate president, Bukola Saraki, have commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for joining the Peoples Democratic Party
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Pfizer hot seat
In the face of withering criticism of the Ministry of Health & Wellness’ policy to expand the dispensing of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine beyond children to adults, Permanent Secretary Dunstan Byran is expected...
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