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ALL he wants is a place to call home.Evicted from beneath the St Catherine bridge, which forms part of the Highway 2000 infrastructure, where he has sought refuge from the elements for several months, 27-year-old Andre is the best candidate to tell you, things are not always what they seem.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Time to bring closure to Petrojam affairs, bring down light bills
Lingering issues concerning the operations of Petrojam, its subsidiaries and the energy sector as a whole, need to be placed front and centre early in the coming year, senior trade unionist John Levy and Opposition spokesman on energy, Phillip Paulwell, are insisting.
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Home-grown winner: L-Gin captures essence of the Elgin valley
The enterprising women behind Elgin's popular gin brand have much to celebrate.
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Reshaping global tourism amid pandemic | Africanews
For instance, tourist numbers in Egypt dwindled during this pandemic but the numbers are slowly climbing again after direct flights were reinstated and restrictions on travel lifted
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Abby D. Phillip to anchor CNN's 'Inside Politics Sunday' - TheGrio
After a breakout year, Abby D. Phillip will officially become the new anchor of CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday later this... View Article The post Abby D. Phillip to anchor CNN's 'Inside Politics Sunday' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kenya: Building Blocks for a Greener Nairobi
Press Release - Nzambi Matee's small workshop in Nairobi, Kenya is chock-a-block with metal pipes and machine cogs.
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Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump Administration on Monday redesignated Cuba as a 'State sponsor of terrorism,' hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden's promise to renew relations with the communist-governed island.
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History-making nurse urges Jamaicans to get COVID jab
The Jamaican nurse who created history by becoming the first person in the United States to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is urging her countrymen to get the life-saving jab to shield them from the virus that has infected almost 73 million people...
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It could be disaster for the disabled
SENATOR Dr Floyd Morris, the recently elected member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, is calling on the Government to speed up implementation of the Disabilities Act (2014) to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) are protected.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
On cusp of 100, Norman turns up heat in kitchen
He will be celebrating his 100th birthday on December 27, but age has not stopped Norman Mitchell from spending time in the kitchen, where he was planning to prepare a full-course meal on Christmas Day. Mitchell has already prepared fried fish,...
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The Latest: Number of global COVID-19 cases tops 80 million - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has topped 80 million. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University reported the mark Saturday morning after 472,000 cases were recorded Christmas Day. The number of deaths related to the coronavirus
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The ‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer Is More Than Happy To Be Here [VIDEO]
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy Amazon Studios / Amazon Studios When the initial images for Coming 2 America, the long-awaited sequel to 1988’s Coming To America were…
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Top diplomat hails dedication of Jamaicans in the diaspora
Jamaica’s chief diplomat in the United States, Audrey Marks, has hailed the commitment and dedication of the Jamaican Diaspora to their homeland as she reflected on the extraordinary challenges that gripped the past year. In a message to mark the...
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‘I just hope it doesn’t get worse’: Black British families on a Christmas in 2020 - Voice Online
NOBODY COULD have foreseen the way 2020 is about to end, with much of the... The post ‘I just hope it doesn’t get worse’: Black British families on a Christmas in 2020 appeared first on Voice Online.
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Pandemic portal and COVID-19: A view from Grenada - Stabroek News
Kimalee Phillip is a Grenadian feminist and labour human rights activist and organizer who is part of the Caribbean Solidarity Network. The article Pandemic portal and COVID-19: A view from Grenada appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Anthony Chen illuminates pathways to renewable energy solutions in Jamaica
This is an edited version of one of the articles in the Caricom Energy Personality Series, an activity of CARICOM Energy Month 2020.THERE is no doubt that the modern world requires evolved concepts and frameworks to combat the effects of climate predictions and projections within impacted
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Bartlett denies taxpayers' money spent on birthday ad in Times Square
TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday slammed those behind a social media post that claimed taxpayers' money had been used to pay for an ad in Times Square, New York, wishing him happy birthday.
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Body parts, debris found after Indonesia plane crash - Black News Channel
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from
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CIBC FirstCaribbean donation evokes tears of joy
KIVETTE Silvera, executive director, Food For the Poor (FFP), admitted recently that there were tears of joy when she accepted a cheque for $1 million from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Managing Director Nigel Holness at the financial institution's New Kingston headquarters.
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How A Kind Gesture From Lena Waithe and Pitch Competitions Helped Grow This Pie Business
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Honorary Consul in Barbados wants to know if Jamaican woman at centre of sex scandal is alive - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s honorary consul to Barbados is trying to locate a Jamaican prostitute who was reportedly caught with two British tourists in a hotel in Barbados on December
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Jamaica: 900 passengers from UK expected to arrive amid travel ban - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) THE local public health system has again been thrown into high alert as hundreds of individuals, mostly Jamaicans, arrive in the island from Britain where a new strain of the novel coronavirus — described as “out of control” by officials there — has forced London and other areas
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B'dos union distances itself from planned strike
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China prepares for return of lunar probe with moon samples - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. The Chang'e probe is expected to land in the Siziwang district of the vast Inner
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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight - Black News Channel
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Jamaica issues UK Travel Ban - Voice Online
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‘Shut down for what?’ - Westmoreland councillor opposes COVID-19 lockdown
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Gov’t gets donation of fibre-optic cable to boost broadband connectivity
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Kenya: With Turbulent 2020, Almost, Behind Us, Let's Make 2021 Count in Sports
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