Holness announces new COVID curfew, another death and 80 new cases

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Source: NewsOne

Political ombudsman, police commissioner hold election campaigning talks

Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown, and Commissioner of Police, Major Antony Anderson, have met to discuss the state of readiness of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) liaison officers in light of upcoming election campaigning

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Chiwenga wins children’s custody

THE Supreme Court has set aside a recent High Court judgment and granted Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga custody of his three minor children following protracted legal battles with estranged wife, Mary

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Dealing with loneliness during pandemic

Moore is concerned about the additional challenge loneliness can present to older adults affected by the

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

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

Deal reached on homeless camps near freeways

LOS ANGELES — Almost 7,000 homeless people living in encampments near freeways, as well as homeless seniors over 65 and others vulnerable to COVID-19, will be brought indoors over the next 18 months under a joint legal agreement signed by the county and city of Los Angeles and approved June 18 by

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Source: Homepage -

Joy Reid Set To Become First Black Woman To Anchor Cable News During Prime-Time Slot

Joy Reid is set to make her mark in the history books as the first Black woman to anchor prime-time

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Source: MadameNoire

Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – June 24 | The Oklahoma Eagle

For additional guidance and information, the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development presented the final recommendations of the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Committee to the Tulsa City

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

There should be no time wasting in having Lowenfield removed

Today in 2020, the majority of Guyanese are yet again fighting to have democratic principles prevail, albeit this time it is to ensure their votes are not stolen or disregarded by rigging of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

UK 'reluctant' to close beaches over crowds

Beaches will only be closed by the government “reluctantly”, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said – after a major incident was declared as thousands crowded into

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate on

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Source: Stories About Black History

Drew: COVID-19 and What Pet Owners Need to Know

Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is considered

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Vote could keep Putin in power until 2036

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Polls opened in Russia yesterday for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until

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

Big COVID-19 risk

LONDON, England (AP) — Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away yesterday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what is the UK's hottest day of the year so

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

PEP peeved

PARENTS of grade six students are fuming as a result of incorrect information disseminated by the Ministry of Education regarding the portal on which they should have registered on Wednesday in order to access the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) placement results at 4:00 pm

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

When Daddy becomes the student - Father elated as daughter wins Equal Rights and Justice social-media competition

Like many parents, Joseph Beckford took a relatively non-committal stance to the issue of children’s rights when it was raised by his 11-year-old daughter Kiara, who took an interest in an Instagram contest on the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

More Young People Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Health officials are warning that a rise in younger people testing positive for coronavirus will hit vulnerable populations.

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

No criminals in uniforms - Former cops want harsher punishment for rogue officers, stricter recruitment process

Left angry, deflated, and embarrassed by the recent arrest of three St James-based police officers on drug-related charges in the United States, some former cops are calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to carry out more intense screening during

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

OUR directs telecoms to give customers clearer service offering information

Among the OUR’s decisions are

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

House approves bill that would make DC the 51st state

(Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty

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Source: theGrio

'Soul of a Nation' opens at MFAH June 27

During a time when the nation is under racial duress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) is preparing to display “Soul of A Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” in record

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

LWVSPA launched a multi-part campaign to help citizens get ready to vote by mail

ST. PETERSBURG — The League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg Area (LWVSPA) had to stop doing in-person voter registration and education events in mid-March; their last outing was helping clients at Daystar Life Center on March

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Manchester man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition

The Manchester Police have charged 23-year-old Carey Simpson, otherwise called ‘Alex Scott’, a farmer of Prospect district in the parish with illegal possession of firearm and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

3.5 magnitude quake rattles sections of Portmore

The Earthquake Unit is reporting that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake was felt in sections of the island this

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Gold is set for record highs: Here's the easy way to invest

As the Covid-19 pandemic enters a “new and dangerous phase”, the price of safe haven gold is approaching its highest since 2012 — but one big investment bank thinks the economic response will soon see the yellow metal swell to its highest price

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Source: TechCentral

Angola's arrest warrant plans 'unjustified' - Isabel dos Santos

Angolan billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, suspected of corruption in her native country and Portugal, on Friday slammed as "unjustified" the possible issuing of an international arrest warrant against

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Source: https://www.news24.com

‘SAFEGUARD YOURSELF’ –

As of the Daytona Times’ Wednesday night deadline, Volusia County had 1,369 cases with 53 deaths while Flagler County had 250 cases and five

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Source: Daytona Times

Gag order imposed in case of soldier who allegedly shot cop in Portmore love triangle

A judge today ordered that details about the case of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who reportedly shot a policeman he caught in his home in a compromising position with his wife should not be shared with the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Convincing win in Virginia shows strength of Black vote | The Atlanta Voice

With the country gripped by a pandemic and racial unrest, Webb is a Black doctor and lawyer from Charlottesville who is the director of health policy and equity at the University of

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Trump administration open to a second round of stimulus payments | The Atlanta Voice

Congress included the first round of stimulus payments in the sweeping $2 trillion economic response to the pandemic passed in

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

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