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Kingston, Jamaica (1692-- )
Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, was founded in July 1692 when an earthquake destroyed the nearby city of Port Royal. The most recent census puts its population at 937,700. Today Kingston is the center of trade, manufacturing, and shipping for the entire nation of
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May
27
2010
Meet The New Travel Host Who Wants To Take You Around The World With ‘Fly Brother’
Due to the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, pandemic, many of our summer travel plans have been put on hold as cities and countries around the world stay under
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Cruise crew still want to come home, despite horror stories
Neither graphic reports of the horrors experienced by some in State quarantine nor Prime Minister Andrew Holness' explanation that there is simply nowhere to house them, have dampened stranded Disney Fantasy crew members' pleas to be allowed to come
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Ethiopia coronavirus: Tally at 365 with 60 new cases in three days
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its
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Ship worker loses baby - Uncertainty over whether distressed pregnant woman from Adventure needed help earlier
As there was celebration that 1,044 Jamaican nationals were being landed at the historic Falmouth Port in Trelawny after being stranded for two months at sea, tragedy was unfolding as a 10-week pregnant woman who was a worker on the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship lost her
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RJRGLEANER implements cuts owing to impact of COVID-19
THE RJRGLEANER Communications Group says that as a result of the significant negative impact of the economic circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has become necessary to implement a range of measures internally to reduce
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
COVID-19: Beware the super-spreader
(Trinidad Express) Lurking among gatherings of people, there can be a super-spreader of the Covid-19 virus, who can transmit the virus exponentially to large numbers of the
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West Indies
West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago, sometimes called the Antilles, is divided into three groups: the
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Youth are main virus spreaders - VIDEO
Young people have emerged as superspreaders of the novel coronavirus as Kenya’s confirmed cases approach
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Ghana coronavirus: 6,269 cases, 'learn to live with virus' - prez urges
Total confirmed cases = 6,269 (new cases
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Claude McKay - Birthday
Claude McKay , (born September 15, 1889, Nairne Castle, Jamaica, British West Indies—died May 22, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, U.
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15
1889
Covid-19: Kenya hits record high - VIDEO
Kenya has recorded 80 new Covid-19 cases after testing 3,102
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4 Pan-African Leaders You Should Know
John B. Russwurm was an abolitionist and co-founder of the first newspaper published by African-Americans, Freedoms
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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm , née Shirley Anita St. Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida), American politician, the first African American woman to be elected to the
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1
2005
Somalia's COVID-19 Cases Soar to 1,219
The Somali health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 49 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of infections to
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Kenya: State Plans to Expand Coronavirus Testing Process
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe Monday appealed for equitable access to Covid-19 tools as the government moves to set up laboratories at border
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COVID-19: Algeria imposes wearing of masks
Algerian authorities have made the wearing of masks compulsory as part of new measures to contain Covid-19, in the run-up to the Muslim Eid al-Fitr
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Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff , original name James Chambers (born April 1, 1948, Somerton, Jamaica), Jamaican singer and songwriter who was instrumental in introducing reggae to an international audience, largely through his performance in the landmark film The Harder They Come
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Source: Brittanica
Apr
1
1948
Jamaican medical student in Cuba readies for Spanish Town Hospital mission
THOUGH restricted in movement by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba-based Jamaican medical student Oraine Darren Lynch is biding his time, as he prepares for a final-round push towards a mission that will decide his
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Holness and Trudeau discuss COVID-19 | New York Carib News
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Guinea Bissau: MSF Calls for an Urgent Scale Up in the Response to COVID-19
Bissau — After a dramatic increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bissau city, the pandemic prevention and response activities in the country must be
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Lagos coronavirus: 2,278 cases; patient delivers at treatment center
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Exam decision expected on Monday - Cabinet to give verdict on CSEC/CAPE sittings
THE GOVERNMENT is to announce the final decision on the sitting of the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) by next
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Jamiaca's Independence
Jamaica became an independent domininon within the British Commonwealth.
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Aug
6
1962
PM, Clarke copied as Gaming Assn acts on eve of court hearing
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke are among those copied on a letter written by secretary of the Jamaica Gaming Association Sudu Ramani to executive director of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Vitus Evans seeking to have a study commissioned
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Adventure ship workers touch soil today
After weeks of voyaging on the high seas as high-level negotiations dragged on between the Government of Jamaica and their employers, the more than 1,000 Jamaican cruise ship workers who sailed into the Falmouth Pier on Tuesday will finally set foot on local soil
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Angola: COVID-19 - Angola With Three New Infections
Luanda — Angola has detected three more cases of local transmission of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number to
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Chadian capital N'djamena to be quarantined for two weeks
Youssouf Djaoro, N’Djamena resident said: “Quarantine the city of N’Djamena, I fully
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Kenya reports 23 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
Covid-19: Kenya records 23 new cases, 3 more deaths
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‘Our resources have dried up’ - Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country
Barton has an ailing 88-year old mother living in central Jamaica and several siblings who she tries to assist by sending remittances home on a regular
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