Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal
CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) - A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby's gender.The death happened Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the US Forest Service said in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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KC old boys donate $13.7m to Fortis COVID-19 Relief Project
Kingston College Old Boys' Association (KCOBA) International has donated $13.7 million to Kingston College's (KC) Fortis COVID-19 Relief Project.The cheque was presented to KC Principal Dave Myrie at the school's 2A North Street campus on Monday, October 5, 2020 by Wayne O Robertson, president of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Uganda: Entebbe Airport, Borders to Reopen for Travellers, Tourists On October 1
[Monitor] Government has clarified that Entebbe airport and borders will reopen on October 1 for both tourists and other travellers.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Call for churches to fast, pray ahead of tomorrow's election
THE Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches has called on all its member denominations and local churches to be in prayer and fasting today, ahead of the country's general election tomorrow.In a release on Monday, the group urged members to pray for a peaceful and safe day at the polls, and for the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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JLP switches one Simpson for another to face Lisa
THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has tapped Maxine Simpson, its councillor caretaker for the Bensonton Division in St Ann South Eastern, to be its standard-bearer in the constituency in the September 3 general election.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Police arrest two in AK-47 bullets, cocaine seizure
Two St Elizabeth men were arrested by investigators from the Narcotics Division, supported by members of the military, on the Treasure Beach main road in the parish following the seizure of hundreds of AK-47 rounds and a quantity of cocaine last Thursday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Today's Horoscope — October 16, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, October 16, 2020: Piercing, discriminating and imaginative, you attempt to live by what you say. This year, you finally finish a stalled project, and it's extremely successful. You receive great recognition. If single, you can be rather impulsive in your choice of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Today's Horoscope — October 2, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, October 2, 2020: Witty, charming and very sensitive underneath, you are gifted verbally, and this year you say something profound through your work. You succeed where others fail. If single, only those close to you see your emotional vulnerability, so it takes a while to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Lebanese PM steps down after Beirut blast, public anger
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's prime minister stepped down from his job yesterday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is 'bigger than the State'.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Health dept targets taxi operators in COVID-19 fight
THE Westmoreland Health Department is embarking on targeted interventions aimed at influencing behaviour change as part of the fight against the novel coronavirus. Health Promotion and Education Officer Gerald Miller told JIS News that the move comes out of the recent findings of a Knowledge and
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PM expected to announce election date today
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness is expected to name the date of the next general election in the House of Representatives today.Holness is expected to bring an order to Gordon House to end the current states of emergency (SOEs), which have been imposed in the Hanover, St
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Local investor urges buildout of Special Economic Zone
Local companies with plans to expand their physical plants say that they have become increasingly impatient with the time it is taking to establish the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Caymanas in St Catherine. Sanmerna Paper Product, which is...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PNP strongman Dayton Campbell sent packing
KRYSTAL Lee rode a sweeping wave of individual and party popularity to upstage People's National Party (PNP) incumbent Dr Dayton Campbell for the St Ann North Western seat, yesterday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Another rejection for Caricel
THE efforts of telecommunications operator Symbiote Investments have reached a dead end as the United Kingdom-based Privy Council has refused the company's application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgement on the revocation of its six telecommunications licences.The Privy
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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National Library celebrates anniversary of legal deposit
The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) recently celebrated its 16th anniversary of the Legal Deposit Act of Jamaica. The family fun-filled virtual launch was dubbed ‘Sweet Sixteen’ and recognised the contribution of the top author, top collector/...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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St Thomas communities hit by flooding
RESIDENTS of some communities in St Thomas western seem to have been the hardest hit by yesterday's flood rains from a tropical depression which developed into Tropical Storm Delta since passing by Jamaica.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Two more COVID-19 deaths, 140 new cases
The country's tally of COVID-19 deaths increased by two last night, while another 140 new cases - all under investigation - were added over a 24-hour period. The two deaths, both elderly individuals with underlying conditions, were among cases previously under investigation, the Ministry of Health
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Taiwan scrambles jets ... As China military overshadows US visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) - Taiwan scrambled fighter jets yesterday as the Chinese military conducted exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Bermuda records first case of a child testing positive for COVID-19
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (CMC) - Bermuda has recorded its first child case of COVID-19 after a 10-year-old tested positive for the disease.Health Minister Kim Wilson told a media briefing that the youngster was one of two positive cases of the illness out of 2,140 test results that had come back since
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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15 first-timers on their way to Gordon House
OF the first-time candidates fielded by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) in yesterday's general election, 15 have been elected to office: 13 for the JLP and two for the PNP. Eight of them are men.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Survivor of Charlie Hebdo attack recalls 'horror' at trial
PARIS, France (AFP) - The French cartoonist forced by the attackers of the Charlie Hebdo weekly to let them into its offices said yesterday that she had been traumatised by feelings of guilt, as she recalled the horror of the January 2015 massacre.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Canada's top doctor urges mask-wearing during sex, no kissing
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Canada's chief public health officer last Wednesday urged couples to wear masks during sex to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus .'Sex can be complicated in the time of COVID-19, especially for those without an intimate partner in their household or whose sexual
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina; no damage reported
NORTH Carolina, United States (AP) - The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early yesterday, rattling homes, businesses and residents.The National Weather Service in Greenville said the 5.1-magnitude temblor struck at 8:07 am, following
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Contracts signed for meals, microscope at KPH
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has allocated $1.164 billion to provide meals at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH).The three-year contract was signed between the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the service provider, Patsy Lyn Caterers
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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New water harvesting systems for seven schools
Ahead of the start of the 2020/2021 academic year, work is far advanced to improve drought management and sanitation systems at seven infant and primary schools in St Ann, Hanover, St James and Westmoreland.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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PAHO warns it will only support safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne, on Wednesday warned that while the Americas, including the Caribbean, urgently awaits a breakthrough, the regional health organisation will only support the distribution of a novel
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Faster turnaround time for trade permits
IMPORTERS and exporters are now seeing a faster turnaround time for the approval of certificates and permits through the Trade Board Limited's online platform. Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Dr Norman Dunn said that the agency is moving from a two to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Troupe's Education's Missing Link launch today
Several Jamaican schools have been found to be ineffective or underperforming, and Dr Kasan Troupe says that a primary contributor has been the lack of parental involvement in school-related activities.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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El-Faisal facing life in US prison after extradition
PROSECUTORS in the United States are now preparing to start the trial of Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal who, if found guilty on terrorism-related charges, could face a sentence of between seven years and life in prison.El-Faisal was extradited from Jamaica yesterday when officials of the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Stone Awards celebrate 25 years with outdoor gala - TSDMemphis.com
The Annual Stone “EBEN” Awards ceremony celebrated its 25-year milestone Sunday (Oct.18) while honoring outstanding community leaders, businesspeople and entertainers in the Memphis metropolitan area. The event was held at the Historic House of Mtenzi Museum at 1289 Madison Ave. This
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
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