Fire Destroys Athletic Building At High School | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Firemen responded to Blake High School to battle Saturday
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Life returns to Hellshire beach
LIFE returned to the Hellshire fishing beach in St Catherine yesterday, two days after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced a lifting of restrictions which were implementd to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Robinson says poor telecoms services due to more than vandalism
JAMAICA'S telecommunications service came in for a tongue lashing from Opposition spokesman on science and technology Julian Robinson, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.I think the most objective user of our telecommunications service will acknowledge that the quality of service delivered
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Global virus infections top 10 million
PARIS, France (AFP) Global infections from the novel coronavirus have topped 10 million as the rate of new cases surges, particularly in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally on Sunday.One million new infections were recorded in only six days, according to the count based
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Gweru hikes tariffs 100%
GWERU City Council has imposed an over 100% tariff hike for high-density suburbs, while those for business vary. BY BRENNA MATENDERE The local authority cited the runaway inflation for the increases in a development which is set to pile more misery on financially-constrained residents, the majority
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Another massive crowd invades Volusia –
Six people were injured Saturday night in a shooting near Daytona
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Dutch Government to take Russia to court over shooting down of MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch Government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago, the foreign minister announced yesterday.
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Uganda coronavirus: flurry of evacuation flight arrivals
The ministry in a press statement termed the protests by Africans living in China against mistreatment there as having been a result of “miscommunication among local authorities about how to handle foreign nationals as they control the spread of
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Popular Black Lives Matter Activist Found Dead
Following weeks of searching, the police confirmed that the Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin Salau, was
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PSOJ wants speedy action on Petrojam reports
THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says it expects a speedy review of the long-anticipated reports on the Petrojam investigations by the various parliamentary oversight committees.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
The most wanted man
Christopher Columbus was a shameful villain, he is wanted by the native people of the Americas.He came to steal, loot, rape, and murder, in the name of his queen, his country and his god.He met a humble and happy people who were satisfied with their culture yet, he said he discovered.He came from
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In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus
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Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad Conductor
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Caricom conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on food security
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat on Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact Survey.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
‘Khami Dam water unfit for consumption’
DESCENDANT of the Ndebele monarch, King Lobengula, Prince Peter Zwide Khumalo yesterday slammed plans by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to pump the heavily-polluted Khami Dam water into households to alleviate supply
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US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) A 52-year-old American Airlines mechanic has been released on US$300,000 bail after he was arraigned for allegedly importing more than 25 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, in February.
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Flood kills 55 in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AP) Soldiers used boats to rescue residents as floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japanese towns hit by heavy rains that were expanding across the region yesterday. At least 55 people have died and a dozen remain missing.
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Two dead after shooting at California distribution centre
RED BLUFF, California (AP) A man drove into a Northern California Distribution Centre and started shooting at people Saturday afternoon, killing an employee and wounding four others before he was killed by police, authorities said.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
‘White Lives Matter’ Banner Flown Over Soccer Stadium During Game
A police investigation is currently underway after a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” was flown by an airplane over a stadium at the start of a soccer match in Manchester, England on Monday (June
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Doggy deliveries help Colombians shop during pandemic
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) Eight-year-old Eros trots through the streets of this hilly city several times a day with a straw basket in his jaws, taking vegetables, fruit and packaged foods to customers of the El Porvenir mini-market. The chocolate Labrador retriever is paid with treats and massages
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Tourism faces minimum US$1. 2-trillion hit from virus, says UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) The novel coronavirus crisis could cost global tourism and related sectors from US$1.2 to US$3.3 trillion in lost revenue, the United Nations said yesterday.Lockdown restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 have hammered the tourism sector particularly hard, the UN
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting white power, a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard the one statement on the video.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Jamaica to benefit from $498m under Canada-Caricom fund
JAMAICA is to benefit from a provision of CA$4.7 million or $498 million, for which the country is eligible under the CA$20 million Canada-Caricom Climate Adaptation Fund facility, to be implemented by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Protesters Call Attention to Deaths of Two More Black Men | Afro
By Russ Bynum and Ed White
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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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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mutare town clerk in land storm
EMBATTLED Mutare town clerk Joshua Maligwa is alleged to have offered residential stands to the police to seek protection ahead of investigations into an alleged massive land scandal at the local
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Tova Hamilton sworn in as Gov't senator
TOVA Hamilton, the 37-year-old attorney-at-law from Trelawny, was sworn in yesterday as the newest member of the Jamaica Senate.Hamilton has filled the vacuum created by the movement of former Jamaica Labour Party cabinet minister, Pearnel Charles Jr, from the Senate to the House of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
BCC moots mandatory cremation for minors
BULAWAYO City Council said it is planning to introduce mandatory cremation for children under the age of 12 as the city says it is running out of burial space, but some councillors want the age limit increased to all persons under 25
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D.L. Hughley Reveals He Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
After being hospitalized after collapsing on stage during his Juneteenth stand-up performance in Nashville, comedian D.L. Hughley has tested positive for the
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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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