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Why Nintendo’s sales are skyrocketing during the global pandemic

Collaborative, multiplayer games, casually referred to as “couch-cooperative,” such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Mario Party” and “Mario Kart” that can be played virtually with others, are making a huge comeback in the gaming world and driving Nintendo’s profits through the

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

At least six migrants drown, 93 rescued off Libya's coast

A woman who gave birth at sea was among 93 migrants rescued off Libyan shores as they tried to reach Europe, but six others died along the way, the UN's migration agency

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Is Africa Overpopulated?

Is Africa overpopulated? The answer by most measures is no. As of mid-2015, the continent as a whole had only 40 people per square mile. Asia, by comparison had 142 people per square mile; Northern Europe had 60. Critics also point to the how many less resources Africas population consumes versus

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Source: ThoughtCo

Suspect held following armed robbery at Appleton Estate

One suspect has been held in connection with this morning's armed robbery at the sales office of Appleton Estate in Siloah, St

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020

If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco

Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: Coronavirus Cuts Different Paths Across Africa

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, said the organization is training more than 10,000 health workers in an attempt to decentralize their response to deal with these different

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Source: allAfrica.com

'Good job'

The crew member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was among the first batch of Jamaicans from the vessel to set foot on home soil following the closure of the country's air and sea ports to incoming passengers on March 24 due to the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Influential Puerto Rican Activist Group the Young Lords

In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York to increase garbage pick-up in East

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Source: Democracy Now! | Democracy Now!

Op-Ed: Kente Cloth On Capitol Hill — I literally Cannot

On Monday, led by House of Representative speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Congressional Democrats kneeled for a moment of silence but… wearing Kente

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Pressure on Phillips - Bunting-backed Comrades demand meeting with PNP president

THERE IS another political flare-up in the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) as its president, Dr Peter Phillips, has yielded to a demand by a Peter Bunting faction to discuss the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Drake Calls Big Cap On George Floyd Killer’s Lawyer [Video]

(Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Remy

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Source: The Urban Daily

Jamaica acquires four offshore patrol vehicles, two maritime aircraft

This was disclosed yesterday by portfolio minister Dr Horace Chang while addressing a two-day virtual symposium organised by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Ministry entitled, ‘Resilient Policies for National

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Empty grave still baffles Jamaican family

(Jamaica Star) Six months after their story was first highlighted, the Jackson family is still in a painful pursuit for answers, seeking the remains of their deceased relative Jimmy

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

'We are not okay'

A number of the island's district constables (DCs) is crying foul over the “poor” treatment they say is being meted out to them by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), even as the group celebrates District Constable

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Talk to children about race, behavioural scientist advises

AS several countries around the world tackle the issue of racism following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, behavioural scientist and academic, Professor Rain Jarrett believes that it is important for Jamaicans overseas and here on the island to talk to

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa

(Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Bvlgari

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Source: theGrio

Sylvia del Villard: Afro-Puerto Rican Activist, Dancer, & Actress | Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Editor's Note: The following biography appears on the website of the Fundación Nacional Para La Cultura

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Source: Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Why Nintendo’s Sales Are Skyrocketing During The Global Pandemic – Voice and Viewpoint

Collaborative, multiplayer games, casually referred to as “couch-cooperative,” such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Mario Party” and “Mario Kart” that can be played virtually with others, are making a huge comeback in the gaming world and driving Nintendo’s profits through the

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Africa: International Partnerships are Key for Africa during COVID-19

As the African Union Chair, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual meeting of African heads of state and declared: "The challenge of this pandemic has shown how Africa is able to work together to solve its own

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Source: allAfrica.com

UWI study finds 'Jamaican' English is unique

The research, which involved the collation of speech models from 360 primary school students across 12 schools in the Kingston and St Andrew area, found that Jamaican English had its own distinct phonetic qualities compared the American and British Standard

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Lil Wayne - Prom Queen

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Drake Donates $100K To National Bail Out Program Which Helps Free Black Mothers

Drake has just provided many families some serious

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Source: Black America Web

Marucie Bishop wins Grenadian government

In the island Republic of Grenada, the New Jewel Movement, headed by U.S. educated Maurice Bishop, ousted the government of Prime Minister Gairy.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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Powered by nightlife, Old Harbour longs for full reopening

The all-island night curfew, part of the Government's measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19, has left a gaping hole in the pockets of many other Old Harbour residents who, like Lisa, make their living after

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Sunbelt States Rush To Line Up Hospital Beds, Not Barstools

By TAMARA LUSH and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

#JamaicaTogether | Don’t allow COVID to shake your faith in God, urges SDA head

With the fortitude of the Jamaican people being tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pastor Everett Brown, president of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Jamaica, is confident that his fellow countrymen will rebound from the crippling effects of the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Dak Prescott Pledges $1 Million To “Improve Our Police Training And Address Systematic Racism”

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Getty

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Social Media Unites Celebrities and Common Users to Fight for the End of Police Brutality, Racism, and Injustice Against Black Lives

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Jamaican woman stranded in The Bahamas, 'I'm down to $50 right now'

(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaican woman stranded in The Bahamas is begging the Government to focus on repatriating nationals stuck in smaller islands across the region as it moves to ramp up its admission of citizens back into the country by air travel next

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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