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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96 – Daytona Times

BY MARK KENNEDY AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NEW YORK — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in 'Sounder,' won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,' died on

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Source: Daytona Times

President Joe Biden Releases $1.3 Billion in Federal Aid to Puerto Rico

The Biden administration has released more than $1 billion in federal funding for Puerto Rico, more than three years after Hurricane Maria

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Scores of international airlines pull out of SA but these ones are still flying

Though growing numbers of international airlines are giving South Africa a wide berth, there are still numerous flights operating here.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Mandeville mayor: People took COVID warning lightly

With tighter curfew measures announced for Manchester, which is currently seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell feels vindicated after he was ridiculed when he warned that continued blatant disregard for protocols...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1 billion jackpot - Black News Channel

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — One winning ticket was sold for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot to someone who bought it in Michigan, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a Mega

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CICELY TYSON PURPOSEFUL AND PIONEERING ACTOR, DEAD AT 96 – Dallas Post Tribune

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age

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Private airline FlySafair gets go-ahead to fly Mauritius route

South African airline FlySafair has been granted approval to operate flights between Johannesburg and the island of Mauritius.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

MoBay mourns passing of tourism ground transport pioneer Ralph Smith

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Montego Bay business community was rocked by news that tourism ground transportation magnate Ralph Smith passed away at his home in this city yesterday morning.Smith, the founder of Tropical Tours, was 85.

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

Falmouth artisan village to be operational by July

MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says the country's first artisan village at Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, is slated to be operational by July.Work on the $750-million facility was delayed as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.Following a tour of the facility on

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

‘America is back!’ - Jamaicans in the US looking forward to the return of decency

Jamaica-born mayor of Broward County in South Florida, Dale Holness, hails the inauguration of US 46th President Joe Biden as a return to decency for America. Biden was sworn in last week at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, marking the end of a...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

We are facing a crime epidemic, says PSOJ president

THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has given a high rating to Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson, but low ranking to politicians in the fight against serious crimes.PSOJ President Keith Duncan told reporters covering the organisation's press briefing that while it

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

Cuba Ready to Talk With United States, Ambassador Says

The Cuban government is ready for dialogue and discussion with the new United States administration led by President Joe Biden, the Spanish-speaking island's senior envoy in Jamaica has said, the Jamaica Observer reported

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Source: The Washington Informer

Migrant Workers Remain Alienated In India’s High Growth Trajectory – The Wilmington Journal

Rebounding from a technical recession in 2020, India’s economy is on track for double-digit growth in the next financial year, though the full impact of the pandemic has not yet been assessed. The International Monetary [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Regal was her name: Cicely Tyson passes at 96 -

In between her illustrious acting career, she showed the way for Black people to live with their heads held high in the midst of indignity. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Tourism Minister pays tribute to Ralph Smith

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed regret at the passing of tourism and transportation pioneer, Ralph Smith. Smith died at his Park Avenue residence in the tourism capital this morning. The 85-year-old Jamaica Hotel and...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Somalia: Which Way for Farmaajo? Somalia At Crossroads As Opposition Withdraws Recognition

Analysis - Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo could be facing the most challenging time of his presidential career, exactly four years since he was elected the ninth head of the Horn of Africa country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Seychelles' North Island Makes Condé Nast Traveler's Top 5 Island Beaches for 2020

[Seychelles News Agency] A private island luxury resort in Seychelles - North Island - is listed amongst the Top 5 beaches in the world by Condé Nast Traveler readers for 2020.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Scepticism as COVID vaccination campaigns begin across Africa | Africanews

Most African countries are also months away -- at best -- from beginning vaccinations, with wealthier countries hoovering up supplies in the global vaccine race but anti-vaccine sentiment, often fed by rumours spread on social media, is already thriving.

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Indian High Commission hosts free medical camps tomorrow

HUNDREDS of people are expected to benefit from free medical camps scheduled to take place across the island tomorrow.The health camps, organised by the High Commission of India, are expected to run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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

Prisons step up monitoring after 21 new cases of COVID-19 detected at GP

MORE than three months after the Department of Correctional Service (DCS) was faced with 61 cases of COVID-19 in the island's prisons, another outbreak has been reported at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston.Commissioner of Corrections Gary Rowe yesterday advised minister

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

Global Liquor Maker Diageo Donates $10 Million To 25 HBCUs Around The Country

British-based beer and liquor maker Diageo announced they will be donated $10 million to 25 historically Black colleges and universities.

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Kenya: KDF Guns Down Terror Suspect, Injures Dozens

[Nation] Security forces have shot dead a suspected terrorist and injured several others as the government turns the screws on Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Legendary actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96 – Florida Courier

BY MARK KENNEDY AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NEW YORK — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in 'Sounder,' won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,' died on

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Source: Florida Courier

Senator Janice Allen is going to be Edmund Bartlett's nemesis

Montego Bay's Janice Allen has a sharp elbow and the first person likely to feel it is Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett as the freshman People's National Party (PNP) senator tries to create space for herself within tourism and western city politics.Thus far, Bartlett has commandeered the tourism

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

Black Woman-Owned Real Estate Firm Breaks $100M in Sales in 2 Years

Elite Realty Partners--the largest Black woman-owned real estate brokerage firm in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale (South Florida) area—broke $100 million in sales in just over two years.

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Africa: What World's Largest Climate Change Public Opinion Poll Says

[IPS] United Nations -- A University of Oxford/UNDP initiative, the survey results span 50 countries, which cover more than half of the world's population.

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Source: allAfrica.com

89 foreigners arrested at Thai bar flouting COVID-19 rules - Black News Channel

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police raided a party at a bar on a popular resort island in southern Thailand and arrested 89 foreigners for violating coronavirus regulations, officials said Wednesday. The Tuesday night raid on the Three Sixty Bar on Koh Phangan also

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Mar-a-Lago members quitting 'sad, dispirited' club following Trump's return - TheGrio

A new book revealed how the energy at Mar-a-Lago has shifted since former President Donald Trump lost the election and... View Article The post Mar-a-Lago members quitting 'sad, dispirited' club following Trump's return appeared first on TheGrio.

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Bartlett: All visitors will be able to access approved COVID testing

TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett is expressing confidence that Jamaica has bolstered its COVID-19 testing infrastructure to meet the growing demand for such tests, driven by new travel requirements in major tourism source markets.

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

Agriculture ministry to regularise former sugar cane lands in Parnassus

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is taking steps to regularise former sugar cane lands in Parnassus, Trelawny, which are occupied by informal settlers.The move is in keeping with Government's drive to ensure that agricultural lands are used for farming and other developments.

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