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COVID-19 testing sites unfriendly to walk-up traffic -
LOS ANGELES — As a pandemic loomed, local health officials and government leaders scrambled to set up an accessible testing system, devising a series of drive-through coronavirus testing sites around Los Angeles County. In early May, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti made his city the first in America to
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Aubyn Hill is new JLP treasurer
THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday announced the appointment of Senator Aubyn Hill as treasurer for the party, effective June 30. According to a JLP release, Senator Hill, whose appointmnent was approved by the party's Standing Committee, brings to the table a wealth of experience in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N. C. : TheGrio
HILDEBRAN, N.C. (AP) — A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans has raised a 20-foot-by-30-foot Confederate flag on an... View Article The post Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N.C. appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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Jamaica spends $3.8 billion so far to fight COVID-19
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has so far spent $3.8 billion on efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Portfolio Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July
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Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Prevent Evictions, Foreclosures, Utility Disconnections | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an Executive Order 20-33 to extend the prohibition on evictions, foreclosures, and the disconnection of utility services on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The prohibition on evictions from rental properties and the prohibition on filing foreclosures are both extended
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Mudslide Alert
One good shower of rain and this section of the Irish Town main road will be the scene of a mudslide from this partially excavated hillside.Fresh tractor marks yesterday afternoon show evidence that heavy equipment has been digging into the layers of soil, ripping out trees and shrubs with it.
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I will act on corruption when necessary, says Phillips
MONTEGO BAY, St James Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips says he will not fail to discipline members of his party who are found guilty of corruption when it is warranted, but currently there is no need for him to to do so.
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Where is my pension?
A 63-year-old Westmoreland man who served as a district constable for 26 years says he and some of his colleagues have been forced to retire without any written explanation or compensation and is calling on Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang to address the matter.
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State Treasurer Frerichs encourages non-profits to apply for charitable grants | The Crusader Newspaper Group
$375,000 Available; Applications Begin July 1 A grant program to help small non-profit organizations provide food and housing assistance will begin taking applications on July 1, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said June 29. “With more families in need of help due to the Covid-19
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Suggestion to broaden scope of Sexual Harassment Act
Another group has called for the scope of the Sexual Harassment Act (2019) to be broadened to make provisions for people who interact with the staff of the institutions and entities covered under the legislation.
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Maroons want ancestors' 'last resting place' left alone
THE Maroons who live in the Blue and John Crow Mountains have sided with the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust (JCDT) in its opposition to private leases within the eponymous national park.Three Maroon community councils Moore Town, Charles Town, and Scotts Hall recently penned a letter to
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Today's Horoscope July 3, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, July 3, 2020: Observant, sensitive and wise, you must find expression in a creative pursuit. As soon as quarantine lifts, your work will be wildly successful. Never give up on your efforts to be recognised. If single, you need another's emotional support and must learn to
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Llewellyn gets three more years as DPP
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday dismissed objections raised by Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips to an extension of the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, and announced that he was pushing ahead with a recommendation to the governor general for a three-year
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Owners of Malik Books rebound from COVID-19 -
BALDWIN HILLS — When the coronavirus hit last March and people were mandated to shelter in place, Malik Books, an independent, black-owned bookstore located in the heart of the black community on the second floor of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, had to close its doors just like most
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Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right wing populist, who has been known to mingle in crowds without
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Children are lagging and COVID-19 harming AIDS care
�WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment.
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Brilliant Lesa!
Mary Mary's 2000 gospel hit I Just Can't Give Up Now played softly from the Angus family's small board house in the Old Road community of Kitson Town, St Catherine yesterday.
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Greenwich Town ZOSO scenes
Last Wednesday, after Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a zone of special operation (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, the Jamaica Observer went to the south- western St Andrew community to get residents' reaction to the crime-fighting measure.
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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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Black-owned businesses surge
BOSTON, United States (AP) When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his seven-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favour of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston's Dorchester neighbourhood.
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Towards a stronger Hanbury community
MANDEVILLE, Manchester Until recently it took Carlton Cochrane two days to cut the grass at the Hanbury Community sports field, using an old-fashioned lawn mower.And, he laughingly remembers decades ago when he and others used machetes to cut the huge area, which embraces two full-sized football
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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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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British judge denies Maduro Venezuela's gold in London bank
LONDON, England (AP) A British judge yesterday refused to give Venezuela's Nicol�s Maduro control of nearly US$2 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault because Britain does not recognise the socialist leader as president of the Latin American nation.
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St Kitts PM reiterates intention to step down at the end of second term
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) Less than a month after he led the coalition Team Unity into office for a second consecutive term, Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has reiterated his desire to step down at the end of this current five-year term.
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Voter registration deadline for August 11 primary runoff rescheduled | Atlanta Daily World
Voter Registration Deadline for August 11 Primary Runoff Moved to Comply with Federal Law  (ATLANTA)-Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that to fully comply with the National Voter Registration Act, the voter registration deadline for all August 11, 2020 primary runoff elections is now
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Chalky Hill Primary assists families of needy students
TWO hundred and forty care packages, valued at more than $600,000, were recently distributed to the families of needy students who attend the Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School in St Ann, as well as vulnerable residents of the community, through a joint initiative between the
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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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Georgia Gov. authorizes Guard troops after 8-year-old killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000... View Article The post Georgia Gov. authorizes Guard troops after 8-year-old killed appeared first on TheGrio.
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