9 more COVID-19 deaths, 78 new cases

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9 more COVID-19 deaths, 78 new cases

Jamaica on Wednesday recorded 9 more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 160. Three other fatalities are under investigation, increasing that figure to 22. The deceased are: * A 66-year-old male of a Kingston and St Andrew address. * A 44-year-...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Henry Highland Garnet, first Black to speak in the Capitol, delivered memorial sermon on the abolition of slavery at services in the House of Representatives. Henry Highland Garnet was born a slave in New Market, Maryland, in 1815. He escaped in 1824 and made his way to New York where he studied at

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Westmoreland man charged following stabbing at a bar

Detectives attached to the Westmoreland Division arrested and charged a man on Saturday with wounding with intent. He is 28-year-old Jason Thomas, a labourer of Bay Road, Little London in Westmoreland. He is scheduled to appear before the...

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Three shot, one fatally, in St Andrew attack

A woman and two men were shot, one fatally, by unknown assailants on Glebeville Avenue in St Andrew on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Raheem Sinclair, otherwise called ‘LJ’, a labourer of Red Hills Road in the...

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Rwanda: Covid-19 - Over 275 Thousand Tests Conducted So Far

[New Times] The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) on Monday reported 30 new Covid-19 infections and 25 recoveries.

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Gas prices down $3.06, diesel down $3.00

Gas prices are to go down by $3.06 Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $112.95 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 for $115.78. Meanwhile, automotive diesel oil will go down by $3.00 to sell for $109.41...

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Another COVID death, 79 new cases

Jamaica on Sunday recorded another COVID death increasing the tally to 33. The deceased is a 54-year-old man from St James.Meanwhile, five other deaths of COVID-19 patients are under investigation. There were also 79 new COVID cases pushing the...

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Gas prices up $0.10, diesel up $0.06

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Three die in Le Ressouvenir crash - Stabroek News

Three persons died this evening in an accident on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, East Coast Demerara involving a motor lorry and a motor car, the police said. The article Three die in Le Ressouvenir crash appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Schools, unions leave parents in dark - Black Voice News

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Tomlinson, Maurice (1971- )

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The 14th Amendment.

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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance

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Police probing suspected suicide of St Andrew businessman

The police are probing a suspected case of suicide in St Andrew. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old Christopher Sarju, a businessman of Halls Boulevard. The police report that about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, a relative stumbled...

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Major race riot, Miami, Florida

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Two more COVID-19 deaths, 162 new cases

Jamaica on Sunday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 44. The deceased are a 76-year-old man from Kingston & St Andrew and a 73-year-old man from St Catherine. Both had comorbidities. The health ministry is also reporting...

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Race riot in Cleveland

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Would-be robber nabbed while hiding in ceiling

A man who was caught after allegedly breaking into a business establishment with intent to steal cash has been charged by the St Andrew Central Police. He is 26-year-old Canfield Dias of Mahoe Road, Kingston 11. It is reported that about 1:15 a.m...

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No new COVID case recorded - Stabroek News

After 113 persons were tested in the last 24 hours, Guyana recorded no new COVID-19 case according to the Ministry of Health’s daily dashboard update yesterday. The article No new COVID case recorded appeared first on Stabroek News.

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25 new COVID-19 cases recorded - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that an additional 25 COVID-19 infectious were recorded as Guyana continues to see a rise in infections. The article 25 new COVID-19 cases recorded appeared first on Stabroek News.

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caribbean integration

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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Region Nine sees rise in COVID-19 cases due to Heritage Month celebrations -Chairman - Stabroek News

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