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PNP ‘gravely concerned’ about Gov’t silence as US takes aim at Cuba - Party wants administration to issue statement condemning bill targeting medical missions
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J'can calls on UK to drop diplomacy in dealing with racism, inequality
ONE of Britain's recognised influential blacks — Jamaican Paulette Simpson — has called for a movement away from heavy reliance on diplomacy to treat with racism and inequality in
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#USelection | Trump, Biden score wins but battlegrounds too early to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — Polls closed across the East Coast Tuesday night as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden concluded an epic campaign marked by rancor and fear that will influence how the nation confronts a surging pandemic and...
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Tufton points doctors to CARICOM - Out-of-work physicians in waiting room as minister reviews hiring gaps
The more than 100 doctors currently unable to secure jobs in the public health sector have been urged by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton to explore private practice domestically or seek employment at other hospitals across the...
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Evanston Sanitarium’s original home at 1918 Asbury Ave. named new African American heritage site
At the turn of the 20th century, neither Evanston Hospital nor St. Francis Hospital served the local black community. Instead, black residents had to travel to Chicago for medical care or receive at-home treatment — until the creation of the Evanston Sanitarium in 1914. Founded by married black
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - US president Donald Trump says he will call for a 'drug test' for himself and Joe Biden before the first presidential debate, but did not offer any evidence for his suspicions about his Democratic opponent.Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner
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Tourism stakeholders want ‘One Caribbean COVID Protocol’, medical wallet
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CARIBBEAN may not have succeeded with a ‘One Caribbean’ marketing initiative, but stakeholders in the industry want a ‘One Caribbean COVID Protocol’ and a medical wallet that fits the region. American Airlines vice-president,...
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba and 100 mi (161 km) west of Haiti. It is a little smaller than Connecticut. The island is made up of coastal lowlands, a limestone plateau, and the Blue Mountains, a group of volcanic hills, in the
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More white Americans dying at hands of law enforcement than black Americans, says US President Donald Trump - African American News Today - EIN News
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US Upgrades Jamaica Travel Advisory to Level 3 | New York Carib News
According to a Level 3 travel advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. citizens should “reconsider” traveling to Jamaica due to health and safety measures and COVID-19 conditions on the island.
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Nigeria mourns first ever female helicopter combat pilot: Tolulope Arotile | Africanews
Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in September 2017 made history when she became Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot. She died from injuries sustained in a road accident, the Air Force announced on
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Sudan: Trump Ready to Delist Govt as State Sponsor of Terror
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No more nightmares for Jamaican DREAMers - 3,000 with roots to island no longer in limbo
Approximately 3,000 Jamaicans who are beneficiaries of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Donald Trump administration cannot end the programme that was instituted by executive order by then
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US sees 1,260 coronavirus deaths in a day
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Call for financial safety net for vulnerable workers
WITH thousands left reeling from sudden layoffs and redundancies in Jamaica and across the Caribbean as businesses try to weather the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a call is being made for an unemployment insurance scheme, a living wage policy and legislation to protect contract
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PAHO chief urges Caribbean to prepare to manage COVID-19 for next two years
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) Director of the Pan American Health Organisation, Dr Carissa F Etienne is urging Caribbean countries as well as those in the Americas to prepare to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closely for the next two years.
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Immigration Rollback - Diaspora leaders want Biden-Harris admin to reverse draconian measures affecting Caribbean expatriates
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By Sherri Kolade With only two weeks left until the presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the nation’s eyes were on the last presidential debate on Oct. 22 between US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The hour-and-a-half long debate was at Belmont
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