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JOY - Fishermen glad to be home for new year after US saga
The four Jamaican fishermen who returned from the United States last evening were in high spirits, and their relatives were relieved to have them safely back home after more than two months detained in the US without charge after being accused of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
New Law Enforcement Training Guide Claims BLM Is Partially Composed of 'Hard-Core Terrorist Trained Troops,' Urges Police to Treat Activists as Terrorists
In a document distributed earlier this year, a major law enforcement training group urged police departments to treat Black Lives Matter activists like terrorists who […]
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Meals on wheels programme expanded
The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has expanded its Meals on Wheels feeding programme to several rural communities. Under the programme, cooked meals are provided for the elderly and shut-ins during the week and food packages on public...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Bills Could Expand Beauty Service Licenses, Make Peace Officers Eligible for CIP
Lawmakers sent two bills out of committee Tuesday, measures to expand and crystalize two separate career pursuits for U.S. Virgin Islands residents – that of peace officer and a those in the beauty service industry.
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US Capitol Police To Be Sued For $10 Million For Killing Unarmed Rioter – The Wilmington Journal
The family of Ashli Babbitt — the only person shot during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol — plans to sue the U.S. Capitol Police department, and the officer who shot her, for [...]
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Murder, arson drive fear into Content residents
When gunshots rang out in the quiet community of Simon in Content, St Catherine, on Tuesday night, residents did not think twice. The idea of a murder being committed in their midst was the furthest thing from their minds. But the frightening...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Blue Story The Mississippi Link
Film Review by Dwight Brown, NNPA NewsWire Film Critic Heads up. First-time feature filmmaker Rapman has schooled Generation Z with a cautionary urban tale that is both raw and affecting. “They act like guns are toys until they get shot.” That’s it. Kids playing games and suffering grownup
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PaySett Corporation expands its regional payments partnership with Republic Financial Holdings Limited. - Haiti News
PaySett's market proven PayBank® and PayCorp® payment solutions will provide key infrastructure to support the bank's Caribbean expansion. ATLANTA and PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ - PaySett Corporation a global provider of ePayment solutions and
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“Expect Me To Keep Winning,” 50 Cent on His Success With 'Raising Kanan' and Beyond • EBONY
“This one is more personal. It’s my favorite out of them all so far,” 50 Cent tells EBONY aboutPower Book III: Raising Kanan, the third installment in his successful Starz franchise during a brief one-on-one Zoom. “It’s so exciting. This became my baby.” Some may assume it’s simply becauseRaising
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Plea for policing along Salt Pond, Lakes Pen roads following gun attack
The mother of a taxi man is calling for increased policing along the Salt Pond and Lakes Pen roads in St Catherine, after her son became the second taxi operator to report an early morning attack in the area.  She said her son...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
COVID-19 blamed for one-year construction delay for MoBay bypass
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been blamed for pushing back, by a year, the start of construction on the highly anticipated US$22-million Montego Bay bypass
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beheadings rock plum Lane - Residents horrified as bullet-riddled bodies found off Whitehall Avenue
Two bullet-riddled bodies with heads severed, which were found at Plum Lane off Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew, have triggered an intense probe by senior investigators of the Major Investigation Division who are working diligently to piece together...
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PM Arthur held the torch of regional integration high - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I am happy to have served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Trade and Inter-national Cooperation during the three terms of Owen Arthur of Barbados. The article PM Arthur held the torch of regional integration high appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Cudjoe the master strategist
The term cimarron was used by Spanish colonists to refer to the enslaved who had escaped into the hills and mountains of the interior of Jamaica. After the British arrived in 1655 and wrestled the island from the Spaniards, many of their enslaved...
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‘He didn’t deserve to die like this’ - 18-y-o laments killing of uncle on eve of Christmas family get-together
ST CATHERINE: A predawn shooting in the quiet rural community of Planters Hall in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Friday has robbed 18-year-old Rosheda Nixon the opportunity of having her favourite uncle at a planned pre-Christmas family get-together...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
How this Nigerian overcame a tough childhood to become first Black woman pediatric surgeon practicing in Canada - Face2Face Africa
People who draw on their own experiences to make the world a better place for others are invaluable and Dr. Oluwatomilayo (Tito) Daodu is a poster girl for such people. She had a rough childhood and as the first Black female pediatric surgeon practicing in Canada at the
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Namibia: Herunga Cuts Ties With Fishcor
[Namibian] INTERIM National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor) boss Ruth Herunga has confirmed that she has stepped down as its acting chief executive officer and as a board member.
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CARICOM to conduct survey on impact of COVID-19 on food security | New York Carib News
The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean coronavirus (COVID-19) Food Security and Livelihoods Survey.
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Travelers to Jamaica charged up US$300 for COVID-19 tests - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Health facilities have been partnering with hotels to offer PCR tests for as much as US$300 (J$43,000) following requests from some of Jamaica’s main international travel partners for a negative COVID-19 test from
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Five cases of COVID at Horizon Adult Remand Centre
Five cases of COVID have been confirmed at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in St Andrew. The patients include inmates and correctional officers. Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security confirmed that...
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Tourism: Saint Lucia Gears Up For Exciting Summer - St. Lucia Times News
Press Release:- The Whitsuntide weekend signaled an unofficial start to the summer for Saint Lucia with British carrier TUI’s return to the destination, marking the official reopening of several accommodation providers including BodyHoliday Saint Lucia, East Winds, and Royalton Resorts. The weekend
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Mielle Organics Founder, Monique Rodriguez on Faith, Empowering Women, and #MoreThanAStrand Campaign | Chicago Defender
Monique Rodriguez, the founder of the natural hair care line, Mielle Organics, recently launched her #MoreThanAStrand global beauty campaign. This initiative promises to empower communities and women of color through … Continued
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Death of father, daughter leaves community devastated
Emotions were high among residents of Shooters Hill in East Rural St Andrew yesterday, as they tried to come to grips with the tragic death of 15-year-old Saneeka Leechman and her 42-year-old father, Romeo Leechman. On Friday, land slippages caused...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
'Beachy Stout' bail decision again pushed back
Justice Vinette Graham Allen was today forced to delay her decision on bail for Portland businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald, who is charged for plotting the deaths of his two wives. The decision was expected today but was...
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Cays to remain closed until March 24
The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that all cays, except the Morant and Pedro Cays, will remain closed until March 24. In a statement today, the agency said that no activities...
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CTO launches Caribbean Community Tourism Network - Barbados Today
Tourism product development authorities in the region now have a resource from which to draw when developing their community-based tourism (CBT) programmes. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has launched the Caribbean Community Tourism Network (CCTN) to provide a platform to support the
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Study examines psychological, social predictors of U.S. adults' willingness to get COVID-19 vaccine - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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CDEMA receives package worth over CAD$15 000 - Barbados Today
The High Commission of Canada to Barbados and the OECS recently handed over a deployment package to CDEMA to support its Response Units. The package, worth over CAD$15,000, was funded through the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project and equips teams with backpacks, hats, insulated water bottles and
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NYC Health and Hospitals announced the launch of its Youth Leadership Council, a program aimed to further improve quality health care for adolescents. Led by the Adolescents Health Program in Ambulatory Care, six teens from across the city will work closely with the health system to advance care
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This Day in History — August 14
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