Deyalsingh denies campaign impropriety – Trinidad Tribune

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Deyalsingh denies campaign impropriety – Trinidad Tribune

News Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. - File photo HEALTH Minister and St Joseph MP Terrence Deyalsingh has de...

Source: Trinidad News

Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets in video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows Florida police officers laughing and celebrating after shooting rubber bullets at a protest last month in which a Black woman was shot in the face and seriously injured. Fort Lauderdale police posted a video on its official

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Source: theGrio

Llewellyn gets three more years as DPP

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday dismissed objections raised by Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips to an extension of the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, and announced that he was pushing ahead with a recommendation to the governor general for a three-year

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

Atlanta mayor tests positive for COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Stephen Deere, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to an announcement she posted on Twitter late Monday. “COVID-19 has literally hit home,” the mayor wrote at 5:45 p.m. “I have had NO symptoms and have tested

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Foreign students must leave US if classes go online

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) International students will be forced to leave the US or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued yesterday by federal immigration authorities.

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

Seeking asylum in Canada

Dear Mr Brown:I believe that my life is in danger as I have refused the advances of a don towards my teenage daughter. I want to know what can be done to protect her. I was wondering if she would qualify as a refugee or for asylum in Canada. Please advise. AHï¿½Dear AH:

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

UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.

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

Organization helps homeless people sleeping in cars -

LOS ANGELES — With housing shortages and job losses continuing in Southern California, hundreds of residents are faced with a growing option: to live in their cars. “Some people may have lost their home or been evicted from their apartments, but still have their car,” said Sylvia

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Aubyn Hill is new JLP treasurer

THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday announced the appointment of Senator Aubyn Hill as treasurer for the party, effective June 30. According to a JLP release, Senator Hill, whose appointmnent was approved by the party's Standing Committee, brings to the table a wealth of experience in

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

Youth accused of shop-breaking charged

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kenroy Patterson of Hart Street, Old Harbour, in St Catherine was arrested and charged with shop-breaking and larceny after he was...

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

PEP joy turns to sadness

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth It was supposed to be a celebration for Geovaughn Allen and his cousin, following their success in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) two Fridays ago. But an evening of fun and treat for their academic success quickly turned tragic as the 11-year-old died after being hit by

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

Owners of Malik Books rebound from COVID-19 -

BALDWIN HILLS — When the coronavirus hit last March and people were mandated to shelter in place, Malik Books, an independent, black-owned bookstore located in the heart of the black community on the second floor of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, had to close its doors just like most

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Keeps Safety Top of Mind as More Clubs Re-Open - Milwaukee Community Journal

With steadfast commitment to serving Milwaukee’s youth, Clubs re-open twenty-five additional sites. MILWAUKEE, Wis. – (July 6, 2020) – After being closed for more than three months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, today Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM) re-opens 25 additional

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Illinois Lottery Responds to Claim Center Capacity Closures | The Crusader Newspaper Group

A large number of players attempted to claim prizes yesterday as the Illinois Lottery opened the doors at four of its five Claim Centers to the public for the first time in over three months. Hundreds of players were successful, however maximum capacity at each center was quickly reached leaving

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Soldier injured during August Town firefight

THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is awaiting more details as it continues its probe into the shooting of a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and a civilian in the eastern St Andrew community of August Town, Thursday night.Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM Hamish

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

Black-owned businesses surge

BOSTON, United States (AP) When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his seven-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favour of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston's Dorchester neighbourhood.

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

I will act on corruption when necessary, says Phillips

MONTEGO BAY, St James Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips says he will not fail to discipline members of his party who are found guilty of corruption when it is warranted, but currently there is no need for him to to do so.

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

This Day in History - July 8

Today is the 190th day of 2020. There are 176 days left in the year.TODAY's HIGHLIGHT2009: US President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledge to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. They agree for the

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

It's too early for persons to develop immunity for COVID-19, says CMO

CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says not enough time has passed to determine whether persons who have had COVID-19 will develop immunity to the disease.In an interview with JIS News, the CMO pointed out that most countries have not gone a full six months since being

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

Two Black Harvard grads have redefined ‘nude’ by launching a makeup line for all complexions | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Kristine Solomon, Yahoo Lifestyle Have you ever looked for the perfect nude lipstick? Amanda E. Johnson had been searching for three years when she finally vented her frustration to K.J. Miller, a friend and fellow Harvard Business School graduate. Zeroing in on the right neutral is

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

A group of Jamaicans will this weekend stage a peaceful protest in front of the Corporate Area head offices of Jamaica Public Service as part of further public outcry in recent days following revelations that the entity has been filtering a part of the cost of electricity theft by some unscrupulous

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

LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during America’s reckoning over

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Source: theGrio

LOS ANGELES, United States (AP) For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a pay cheque while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. I'm just so disappointed. I just don't know how with the resources and the people we have and

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

Bar Association, Chamber differ on who should handle sexual harassment cases

The Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) does not support the proposal to create an independent disputes tribunal to deal with sexual harassment cases.

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

Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Prevent Evictions, Foreclosures, Utility Disconnections | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an Executive Order 20-33 to extend the prohibition on evictions, foreclosures, and the disconnection of utility services on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The prohibition on evictions from rental properties and the prohibition on filing foreclosures are both extended

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

LONDON, England (AP) More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic.

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

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

Vaz blasts Phillips as war of words heats up

THE political war of words between Government Minister Daryl Vaz and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips escalated yesterday with Vaz demanding that the People's National Party (PNP) president sack two of his high-ranking officials and sanction a third.

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

Gov. Whitmer Announces Investment in Water Assistance for Michigan Families | The Michigan Chronicle

Governor Gretchen Whitmer took strong steps to ensure working families in Michigan have access to clean water for handwashing and sanitation by signing Executive Order 2020-144, which extends protections for Michigan residents who have had water service shut off through December 31, 2020. “From day

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Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants

MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed restaurants and gyms again because... View Article The post Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants appeared first on TheGrio.

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Lawyers in Guyana condemn attacks on CCJ ahead of today's ruling

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) The Bar Council of the Association of Guyana (BAR) has called on all political parties and other stakeholders to respect the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which is due to deliver its ruling that could have an effect on the official results of the

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

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