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PHOTO: Giving praises to God
A worshipper gives thanks to God during Ash Wednesday service at Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Kingston. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent - the season Christians observe and commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)��
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This Day in History - February 22
Today is the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1630: English settlers in America discover how to make popcorn.OTHER EVENTS1495: French forces under King Charles VIII enter Naples in Italy.1759: French abandon siege of Madras, India, on arrival of British
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Locked in?...Move it!
ARE you feeling lazier these days? Does it feel like a mountain trek walking up a mere staircase? Are you suffering from exhaustion?With the onset of COVID-19, it is much easier to lead a less than active lifestyle in the context of a lockdown or just having to spend more time at home due to an
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BPDA turns attention to long-neglected Parcel 3 - The Bay State Banner
The long-vacant parcel known as P3 that lies across the street from the Boston Police Department Headquarters in Roxbury will soon be up for another round of development proposals. The post BPDA turns attention to long-neglected Parcel 3 appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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$25 Million Will Be Redirected from Los Angeles School Department Police Budget, Pepper Spray Against Students Prohibited | L.A. Focus News
Staff On Tuesday, activists and community members secured a historic win in the fight against the Los Angeles Police Department in Los Angeles Unified Schools. After months of delays, the L. A Unified School Board unanimously approved a plan that cuts $25 million from the school police budget and
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
Malcolm X's family calls for reopening of investigation into his murder
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - The daughters of prominent black activist Malcolm X have called to reopen the investigation into his murder in light of new testimony implicating the New York police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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L.A. County sheriff searches offices of LA Metro, oversight board member in criminal probe | L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives this week searched the headquarters of L.A. Metro and the offices of a nonprofit run by a civilian oversight commissioner critical of the department’s leadership, sheriff’s officials announced Friday. Detectives served warrants for unspecified records at both
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
Petroleum sector suffering from extended curfew hours, says JGRA
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) Dianne Parram is questioning Government's strategy of lengthening nightly curfews as a means to tackle the sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
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Gov't expects further growth in agriculture
GOVERNOR General Sir Patrick Allen says that further growth is projected for the agriculture sector following 1.8 per cent growth in the second quarter of last year.He said the expansion in activity was achieved despite the challenges facing the sector, including the coronavirus pandemic and the
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Gov. Pritzker Delivers Third Balanced Budget Proposal. | Chicago Defender
Governor JB Pritzker proposed his third balanced budget, closing nearly $1 billion in corporate tax loopholes and holding overall state spending flat while strengthening the social safety net. The proposed budget does not increase income taxes for hardworking Illinois families. The administration
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Biden outlines path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration Bill
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats proposed a major immigration overhaul yesterday that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living in the US illegally.
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Jamaica seeks COVAXIN
THE Indian Government and Jamaica are engaged in talks to distribute the India-manufactured COVAXIN vaccine to Jamaica once it gets approval from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Sunday Brew — February 21, 2021
A disgusting $422-million Health Ministry vaccine education budgetThe initial stench emanating from the announcement by Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Chris Tufton of a $422-million spend on COVID-19 vaccine public education and marketing programme is more pungent than on any given day at
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Tabitha Brown Is Writing Her First Book
Tabitha Brown's feel-good energy lives in our heads rent-free. For the past year, she's been the internet's virtual bestie that inspires us to eat good and reminds us not to […] The post Tabitha Brown Is Writing Her First Book appeared first on Essence.
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State to place drug rescue kits in all counties | The Crusader Newspaper Group
On February 5, 2021, Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction announced the state will partner with Overdose Lifeline, Inc. to expand access to the opioid reversal agent naloxone through the purchase of 24/7-access
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CISOCA names August Town man as person of interest
DETECTIVES assigned to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) have identified a person of interest in an ongoing investigation in St Andrew.The man has been identified as 36-year-old Marlon Lewis of Bryce Hill Road, August Town.Lewis is being asked to make
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Unions seek early resolution to redundancy dispute
A row which has been simmering over the past two weeks between trade unions and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) about who has jurisdiction over redundancy disputes began showing a glimmer of hope for an early solution on Tuesday.
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Men without women
Absence from those we loveIs self from self,A deadly banishment.- ShakespeareIT is said that after God created man, He saw that he was lonely, so He created woman to be his companion. It's also been said that God has a great sense of humour. Anyway, to create woman He took out one of Adam's ribs
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Cabinet ministers get training
THE Integrity Commission says it has now completed the delivery of a specially developed series of 12 anti-corruption, good governance and integrity sensitisation workshops for Jamaica's prime minister and members of his Cabinet.
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16 abandoned people holding up space for COVID patients at CRH
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Clinical coordinator at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James Dr Delroy Fray says 16 people abandoned by relatives are taking up space on the ward designated for the overflow of COVID-19 patients at the facility.
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Criminal probe
The Government yesterday said it has initiated a criminal investigation into the data breach of its JAMCOVID-19 application, even as it reiterated confidence in the digital platform, insisting that it has served the Administration well in its management of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Pay up!
ALBERTA, Canada - People travelling from Jamaica to Canada by air will be hit with a CAD$2,000 quarantine fee beginning today as the Justin Trudeau Government rolls out even stricter measures to limit cross-border movement amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, which continues to hold the North
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) - Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.A month into the job and focused on the novel coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighbouring states into an unusual deep
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‘I thought we were done’: Parts fall from sky in United Airlines plane scare - TheGrio
David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation... View Article The post ‘I thought we were done’: Parts fall from sky in United Airlines plane scare appeared first on TheGrio.
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Birmingham Chapter of the Links, Inc. Spreads Love Through the Arts 
Special to the Times  The Birmingham Chapter of the Links, Incorporated’s ArtLinks Committee kicked off its “Art is Love” series with the intent of spreading love through the arts with socially distant pop ups. The first pop-up was at the Arlington Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in southwest
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Melton opposes bill attacking teachers and unions | The Crusader Newspaper Group
On Tuesday, February 16, Senate Bill (SB) 251 was momentarily defeated after failing to receive a constitutional majority to pass second reading. The bill would have required school employees to reauthorize their union dues annually, placing an unfunded mandate on schools and intentionally creating
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'Temporary solution'
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said yesterday he had negotiated a 'temporary solution' after two days of talks with Iranian officials to allow the agency to continue its inspections work in the country and allow breathing space for diplomatic negotiations on the
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Coronavirus tracker: California reported 6,540 new cases, 417 new deaths and 289 fewer hospitalizations as of Feb. 18 | L.A. Focus News
The end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Wednesday, Feb. 17, reported 6,540 new case, bringing the total number of cases to 3,485,119. The 14-day number of new cases, 9,777, is down 76.9% from the Jan. 1 high of 42,268. There were 417 new deaths reported Wednesday, for
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Pritzker outlines $41.6 billion budget with flat spending | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Plan relies heavily on federal funds, corporate tax changes By Jerry Nowicki and Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker outlined a $41.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday that would hold most state agencies at flat
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Biden's first month was about erasing the 'former guy's' mark
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - When Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president a month ago, his pens were ready. Already.Lining a fine wooden box, they bore the presidential seal and an imprint of his signature, a micro-mission accomplished in advance of his
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