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‘You feel it?’ - PM flies election kite in push for votes
With a pair of Clarks Desert boots and stark, teasing language, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has put the country on notice that he could be ready to announce the date for the next general election. And, no sooner than he told scores of excited...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sir Hilary: Dismiss propaganda about slave trade
VICE chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles says those who have been disenfranchised by slavery and its legacies should dismiss the long-standing Western propaganda that African countries were complicit in the slave trade which saw Britain extracting wealth from
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Water supply plans in the pipeline for Lawrence Tavern
Residents of Lawrence Tavern and its surroundings are expected to get a steady supply of water in the near future. This as the National Water Commission (NWC), in collaboration with the Water Resources Authority (WRA), has received a licence to...
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Threats to judges rile chief justice - Warns lawyers against misleading public
Danae Hyman/Staff Reporter The Jamaican public has been urged to desist from threatening the Supreme Court who delivered the judgment in a controversial constitutional matter sparked by the 2018 decision to bar a girl from school because of her...
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Win for Mzee Kibor in land row with sons
Mr Kibor had moved to court four years ago blocking the transfer of the land to his sons over what was termed as unsolved family dispute over ownership of the
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EXPLAINER | What you need to know about what’s happening in Zimbabwe | News24
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that "dark forces" both inside and outside Zimbabwe "have tampered with" the country’s growth for "too long".
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Police seeking suspect in St Andrew robbery
The Maltida’s Corner Police are seeking a man who is suspected to have stolen a laptop from a business establishment on Old Hope Road in St Andrew. The incident happened on Saturday, July 25. The suspect is being urged to turn in himself...
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Faculty request to remove Adolph Rupp's name from Kentucky basketball arena leads to 'complicated' discussion
… the faculty of the African American and Africana Studies department … and the experience for African-Americans on campus. Everyone … in the recruitment of African-American Kentucky high school … professor of
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Full Text | Chief Justice deplores threats against judges after dreadlocks ruling
Jamaica's chief justice has issued a statement deploring social media threats against judges and raising concern about public statements he says could seek to undermine the judiciary. It comes amid intense public criticism after...
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Seprod eyes more redundancies in drive to boost productivity
Chief executive officer of Seprod Limited Richard Pandohie says there will be more redundancies at the company as it intensifies its drive to improve productivity. On Friday, 14 positions at the subsidiaries, Belvedere Limited and Serge Island...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Portland captains need help to replace rafts
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Normal operations have resumed at Rio Grande rafting, Portland’s premier tourist attraction site, but a shortage of rafting vessels and other equipment could seriously hamper raft captains from earning their livelihood. In...
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Benjamin Banneker is appointed by Major Andrew Ellicottto help survey and lay
Benjamin Banneker is appointed by Major Andrew Ellicottto help survey and lay out a 10-mile square knownas Federal Territory, later to become the Districtof Columbia.
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Thieves cripple Bull Bay blockmaking project
A promising blockmaking project in Bull Bay, St Andrew, aimed at empowering members of the community, has been indefinitely suspended after being targeted by thieves and other persons with malintent. The project, which was given legs by St Andrew...
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National Black MBA Association® announces launch of NBMBAA® COVID-19 Relief Fund | Dallas Weekly
ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA®) is honored to announce the launch of its NBMBAA® COVID-19 Relief Fund.  The COVID-19 crisis is having an unprecedented impact on life in America. Now more than ever, NBMBAA® is standing in the gap to support the
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List of African-American inventors and scientists
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse
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Dreadlocked girl gets green light from Kensington
The seven-year-old child whose dreadlocked hairstyle stoked a constitutional kerfuffle is expected to resume classes in September despite a court ruling that her rights were not breached when the school sought to block her enrolment. Chairman of...
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Police Discrimination May Be Linked To Health Effects Among Black LGBTQ+ Men, Study Reveals - Blavity
According to a study, Black LGBTQ+ men struggle with the after effects of police discrimination.
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Federal agents are expelling asylum seekers as young as 8 months from the border, citing COVID-19 risks | Dallas Weekly
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Political leaders welcome private sector crime talks
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says that if the country can find a basis for agreement on critical priorities, then it can make significant political progress.He was speaking on Monday at the National Consensus on Crime at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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‘Good will suffer for the bad’ - Little Ochie’s Blackie cries foul as entertainment industry fearful of shutdown
“It would be a disaster.” That’s the declaration from Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, one of the players in the food and entertainment industry as fears of a renewed closure heighten as authorities cite non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols to prevent...
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Dodgers On A Hot Streak 
The L.A. Dodgers went on the road for the first time during the COVID-19 era. It was also the first time they have played Houston since the 2017 World Series.  
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OP-ED | Defining Defunding the Police to Help our Community - African American News Today - EIN News
If we asked 25 different people what “defund the police” means, we would likely get 25 different definitions. Our definition focuses on where the investment should take place...
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Black and white photos of Windrush Generation members in Leeds brought to life - Voice Online

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Why revival of aviation will take longer than projected
IATA says in a recently updated global passenger forecast that the recovery in traffic has been slower than expected.
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Jamaica’s High Courts Ruled In Favor Of Schools Banning Dreadlocks – Your Black World
By Victor Omondi On Friday, Jamaican Supreme Court ruled in favor of a school that demanded a student to cut down her dreadlocks for hygiene reasons. While the student’s parents declined to shave their daughter’s hair, they were surprised by the ruling, which upholds the systematic racism the
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Chief justice warns against abuse of judges
CHIEF Justice Bryan Sykes has cautioned against the abuse of judges via social media and other platforms, calling such activities a grave threat to judicial independence which sets the stage for…
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