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PNP has lost its way, insiders and critics agree - Outdated machinery, lack of vision and funding crisis killed party’s chances at the polls
Days after suffering its most humiliating defeat since the 1980 general election, the political post-mortem is being conducted in the People’s National Party (PNP) and losing candidates, operatives and workers have exposed raw wounds, many of which...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary
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Election results 'a shocker' to many Jamaicans in US
NEW YORK, United States - Jamaicans across the United States have reacted with shock over the results of last Thursday's general election in which the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) battered the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mfume, Kweisi (Frizzel Gray) (1948 - )
Kweisi Mfume was born as Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1948, the eldest of four children.  Gray experienced a troubled childhood with the abandonment of his father and death of his mother as well as economic instability, but made a successful return to his academic studies in
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#Election2020: How coronavirus will decide the 2020 race | The Atlanta Voice
With just 57 days until the 2020 election, it will be time to vote before you know it. For our special Labor Day edition, I'm breaking down the five big storylines to watch between now and Election Day - the narratives that will define the final stretch of the race between President Donald Trump
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Kamala Harris warns President Trump against attempt to suppress vote
Sen. Kamala Harris scolded President Donald Trump for threatening to withhold federal funds from states over absentee ballots, warning such an act would be
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Orlando’s Amway Center to be polling site – Daytona Times
BY ROY PARRY ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS ORLANDO – With a push from the Orlando Magic, Amway Center is about to become the largest early-voting site in Orange County. And one of the Magic’s tallest players could be welcoming voters as they walk in. The arena will be open to Orange County residents for
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Sybil Wilkes and Tom Joyner Team Up For Limited LIVE Series
Former Tom Joyner Morning Show hosts Sybil Wilkes and Tom Joyner are teaming up for for a limited online series where the duo will talk to presidents of The Divine Nine about pressing issues impacting our
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Burundi: OHCRC - Burundi's Elections Aren't 'Credible and Free'
As Burundi holds elections, the UN's human rights body says the country fails to meet conditions for free and credible
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Today's Horoscope — September 10, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, September 10, 2020:Capable, reliable and always searching for something more profound, that wild and precious life to be found, you succeed this year by building a supportive network. Although deeply private, you will express yourself in wondrous ways. If single, you
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Georgia voting rights leaders warned about failures of June 9 primary
ATLANTA — In a telephone press briefing, leaders from All Voting is Local, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Coalition for the People’s Agenda, Common Cause Georgia, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Georgia NAACP, and the New Georgia Project, urged Georgia Secretary of
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Junction robbers escape, say police
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Police late yesterday said that armed robbers escaped with an 'undetermined sum of money' after a hold-up at a loans agency in the heart of Junction, south St Elizabeth, Wednesday afternoon.Earlier reports had suggested that the robbery may have been thwarted by the swift
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Nigeria: PDP Decries Rising Wave of Killings, Banditry
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Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse and civil
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PM ‘embarrassed’ by inhumane prison death, discloses proposal for new facility
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Government is now mulling a proposal for a new
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Daniels, Preston A. (1945- )
Preston Daniels, the first African American elected Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945.  Shortly afterwards his parents moved to Des Moines and he grew up in the Chesterfield section of southeast Des Moines, a working-class area also known as the “southeast
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My Truth: Three Things!
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Uganda: The Electoral Reforms That Were Never Implemented
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Africa: Lawyers Petition Court to Postpone Elections in Africa
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Pandemic devastating to Dom Rep transgender sex workers
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Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to
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Gang war reignites
A long-running feud involving thugs from 'Ackee Walk' and 'Common' is believed to be behind the shooting of four men, including political commentator and talk show host Mark Wignall, in two incidents in the St Andrew North Police Division yesterday morning.In the first incident, which occurred
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US cuts troops in Iraq on Trump pledge to stop 'endless wars'
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -The US announced a sharp cut yesterday to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honour his pledge to halt the country's 'endless wars' overseas with just two months to go until the election.
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Fudge, Marcia (1952 - )
Democrat Marcia Fudge is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 11th Congressional District of Ohio since November 2008. She was the first female African American mayor of Warrensville Heights, a predominantly middle-class black suburban city outside of Cleveland.  She
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Jamaica launches online resource library on human trafficking
THE Jamaica Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (ONRTIP) launched its online resource library on Wednesday.The library seeks to provide anti-trafficking stakeholders with relevant and practical knowledge about human trafficking, as well as provide access to relevant research
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Morrison certified as winner in St Catherine North Eastern
The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Kerensia Morrison has been certified as the winner of the St Catherine North Eastern seat following the final official count. The recount was held on Sunday at the Riversdale Health Centre in the constituency...
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Walk good, Shahine
THE woman who changed the tide of losses for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with an upset in a People's National Party (PNP) stronghold in St Ann North Eastern in 2001, Shahine Robinson, died at her family home in Claremont, St Ann, around midday yesterday, after a long battle with lung
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Images of 9/11 attack, porn interrupt voting machine hearing - Black News Channel
By KATE BRUMBACK Asssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal hearing on a challenge to Georgia's voting machines was interrupted Friday when someone began posting video and symbols during the live Zoom session, including images from the Sept. 11 attacks, a swastika and pornography. Before the
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Primary schools get $50 million to procure tablets for needy students
MINISTER of Education, Youth and Information Karl Samuda says primary schools across the island will be given a total of $50 million to procure tablets for needy students. The tablets will be provided to students who are in need but are not beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement through
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