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‘No one wants to bury loved ones like a dog’

Hours after indicating it was softening its stance on an absolute ban on burials, the Holness administration has received flak for reinstituting internments under ultra-restrictive rules. The new order, aimed at curbing the risk of coronavirus...

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Gov't to provide 100 houses for the indigent

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the Government will be delivering 100 houses in 12 months for people in need across the island.He said that over the last year 32 houses have been built and handed over to beneficiaries, with another 12 to be constructed

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McCollum, Ruby (1909-1992)

Born Ruby Jackson on August 31, 1909, Jackson was a wealthy married African American woman in Live Oak, Florida, who was arrested and convicted for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952, who at the time was also a Florida State

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Uganda: Besigye, Bobi Wine Campaign Leaves Protestors Puzzled

Edward Mutegaya, a boda boda rider in Magere says he doesn't support the protest because of the toll COVID-19 lockdown is having on the

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Uganda: Security On the Spot Over Makerere Student Killing

[Monitor] The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Stephen Sabiiti Muzeeyi, yesterday abruptly cut short a meeting with commanders of Kampala Metropolitan police and ordered them to immediately find the killers of a third-year Veterinary Medicine student of Makerere University who died on

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New signs of life among dead - Funeral home operators hopeful for full revival as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Stakeholders in the funeral industry say the phased reopening of economic activities in Jamaica has breathed new life into their business operations, though they are a long way off from recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels. They remain cautiously...

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Africa: AfDB - Reps Ask Bank's Board to Disregard Call for Fresh Probe

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt all further investigation of the president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi

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Dengue outbreak over, but vigilance still necessary

Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, the island's chief medical officer, has declared that Jamaica's dengue outbreak is now over. This comes as data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness' National Epidemiology Unit showed that...

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Gov. Wolf: Sec. of Health signs expanded mask-wearing order

Masks Are Mandatory in All Public Spaces

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Uganda: Curfew Enforcement - Ldu Recruit to Face Court-Martial Over Kween Shooting

The Elgon Region UPDF Spokesperson, Mr Jude Wandera said they have transferred the suspect from Kween Central Police Station to Moroto to face murder charges as investigations

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'A man of substance'...McKenzie saddened by passing of Dunstan Whittingham

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says he is saddened by today’s passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, President of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets

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Tanzania: UK Names New High Commissioner to Tanzania

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The UK has appointed Mr David Concar a new envoy to Tanzania succeeding Ms Sarah Cooke whose four years tour of duty came to an end last month.

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Riverside County Watch-listed as COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spike

Today, as the number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 2.2 million nationally and the country’s death toll rapidly approaches 120,000, California is among the growing number of states contributing to these rising

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PRETESTING U-TURN - New hurdle for visitors from high-risk COVID US states

Visitors from the high-risk American states of Florida, New York, Arizona, and Texas are now required to pretest for the new coronavirus before travelling to Jamaica, says Prime Minister Andrew

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Hellshire vendors plead for beaches to stay open

Restaurant operator and member of the Half Moon Bay Association, Donna Nation, said that beachgoers have generally adhered to state-ordered six-foot distancing rules, with the exception of Father’s Day, which saw hordes of leisure seekers swarming the

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Sharpton Announces New March On Washington Led By Families Of Black People Killed By Police

(CNN) — The Rev. Al Sharpton announced Thursday that he’s organizing a March on Washington in late August to mark the 57th anniversary of the historic demonstration for civil rights as protests over the death of George Floyd sweep the

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US group disappointed in Mottley's position on Guyana elections

(CMC): A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment with what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s “misguided” position on Guyana’s March 2 elections

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FORUM CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON ITS MEMBERS

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is a coalition of 20 human rights organisations operating in the country to advance the cause of human

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Rwanda: Over 1500 Ngororero Families Homeless After Heavy Downpour

Residents in Ngororero district have appealed for help following a heavy downpour that hit the area, earlier this month on the night of May

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Rwanda Allows Birth Registration Services At Health Facilities

The Government of Rwanda has finally endorsed civil registration services at health facilities around the country where designated members of staff can legally register events such as births and

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Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone and world leaders calling for environmental change

Yesterday, a press statement, titled: “Recover from the Global Recession, We must Invest in Nature” – authored and signed by a group of prominent global players, made up of former presidents and prime ministers, including Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who are members of the

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NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson

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Essence Responds to Toxic Culture Allegations; Names New Interim CEO

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Nigeria: Taxes On Online Banking Transactions

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) would soon start collecting taxes on all online transactions in line with the Company's Income Tax Significant Economic Presence (SEP) order that requires Over-the-Top (OTT) services providers to declare the revenue they generate from Nigerian consumers and

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Mandeville residents capture alleged thief

THE Manchester police are hailing as brave the actions of residents of Mandeville in the parish who last Sunday apprehended a man suspected of at least two incidents of shopbreaking and larceny in the parish

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Houseparty App Connects With Westside Gunn For “In The House” Campaign

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Zimbabwe: Outrage Over Minister Kazembe Remarks

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has expressed concern over utterances made by Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe who insinuated that members of the forum were linked to the 'fake' abduction of three MDC Alliance

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