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Bath girls relive trauma in Bryan ID

Two young girls abducted last October are being saluted for their courage after they summoned the strength to face their alleged tormentor, pointing him out on an identification parade despite trepidation. The accused, Davian Bryan, was recently...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Update | Granville police station fire damage estimated at over $20 million

An electrical short circuit is believed to be the cause of the fire that damaged the Granville Police Station in St James early this morning. The damage has been estimated at over $20 million. The police are reporting that the blaze started shortly...

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#BTColumn – Domestic abuse: helping victims and abusers - Barbados Today

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Annan Boodram Recent calls by Guyana Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, for women to get out of abusive relationships and Human Services and Social

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Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 13

A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing 13 people and sending two children to the hospital in serious condition...

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Murder most foul: Shock as man defiles and stabs two teenagers

The heinous act was allegedly committed by a Boda Boda rider, who is also a family friend.

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57 reported COVID deaths last week, but positivity rate declining

There were five reported deaths from COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has detailed in its daily COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary. The deaths bring to 57 the number of reported fatalities from the respiratory...

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Oprah Winfrey Opens Up About Sexual Abuse On AppleTV+'s 'The Me You Can See'

Oprah Winfrey opens up about the rape she endured as a young girl. Her resilience and honesty, hopefully, will inspire other survivors.

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Zimbabwe: Tobaiwa Mudede in Court for Stealing Farm Equipment, Spoons

[New Zimbabwe] Former Registrar General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede was Thursday dragged to court to answer to charges of stealing farming equipment and kitchen utensils worth US$10 000 in 2007 after boasting to the complainant he was "untouchable".

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Tunisia: Rugby Sevens (TQO/Preparation) - Women's National Team in Training in France

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The women's national rugby sevens team are training in France from May 23 to 29 in preparation for the Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT), due in Monaco June 19-20 at the Louis-II Stadium.

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Zimbabwe: Zacc Hunts for Former Zinara Boss

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is hunting for former Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive officer Moses Julius Juma who is on the run after losing a High Court appeal against his conviction and sentence for abuse of office.

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Recognise and celebrate our workers

Fellow Jamaicans, Workers' Week and Labour Day 2021 find us still in the grip of the pandemic. Consequently, the overall theme – Safeguarding our Labour Force amid COVID-19 – is particularly relevant. In July 2020, almost five months after our...

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Missing Plate Leads to Traffic Stop Which Leads to Firearm Charge

A car missing its rear license plate prompted a police traffic stop on Friday, which in turn resulted in an arrest on a firearms law, violation, the V.I. Police Department reported.

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Not another Slave Movie. The Underground Railroad Delves Deeper. | BlackPressUSA

CHICAGO DEFENDER - While The Underground Railroad is filled with such hard and realistic imagery of the atrocities of slavery and racism, Jenkins goes deeper into the lives of enslaved black Americans.| By Danielle Sanders, Interim Managing Editor Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel by Colson

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VIDEO: Race Car Flies Inches From Spectators During Russian Rally | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

A race car came within inches of colliding with spectators after being propelled into the air as it careered off a dangerous curve during a rally in Russia. The video was taken during the Picnic rally in Leningrad Oblast on May 14-15. Russian driver Oleg Lozinskiy came off a sharp turn and lost

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Jamaica removed from Germany’s list of high-risk COVID-19 countries Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is welcoming news that effective today, Germany no longer considers Jamaica as a risk area for contracting the COVID-19 virus. This should result...

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#BTEditorial - Spotlight on AG Dale Marshall once again - Barbados Today

There is absolutely no doubt that Attorney General Dale Marshall has the best interest of Barbados at heart. But the road to hell is often paved with good intentions. While one is apt to compliment Prime Minister Mia Mottley for her forbearance with some of her colleagues, it would be somewhat

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“Black Spartacus” Sheds New Light on Toussaint Louverture’s Life | Haiti Liberte

Author Sudhir Hazareesingh is a native of the Indian ocean island and former French colony of Mauritius, once known as Ile de France. Drawing upon a lifetime of research in the French, British, and American archives, the Oxford scholar and expert on French history unearths primary sources and

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Scientist who developed Moderna vaccine boosts Jamaica during MSNBC interview

Jamaica received an unexpected travel endorsement last week on MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Show. The endorsement came from Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, the African-American viral immunologist, who is credited with...

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McKenzie out on a limb

Howls of denials by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie that no political interference or ministerial overreach was at play at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) were rubbished last week after the contents...

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New England up to No. 2, Seattle still top, Columbus Crew climbing news -The Black Chronicle

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Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know about COVID-19 and Vaccines | The Madison Times

Multicultural Partners, Teaming Up To Spring into the Endzone and Beat COVID-19 By Darryl Sellers With spring in the air and summer breezes soon to follow, I know we’re all anxious to get our pre-pandemic lives back and enjoy the rituals and routines we hold so dear. However, the United States

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Traffic Stop Leads to Firearm Arrest on St. Croix

A car missing its rear license plate prompted a police traffic stop on Friday, which in turn resulted in an arrest on a firearms law, violation, the V.I. Police Department reported.

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5 Water Toys For Kids That Make Outside More Fun

When the weather is scorching hot, there's nothing else we'd rather do than chill by the pool, beach or start a water fight. Luckily, there is a slew of water […] The post 5 Water Toys For Kids That Make Outside More Fun appeared first on Essence.

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Africa: Asi-B Films in Talks to Show Its South African Hip-Hop TV Series and Producing Shorts From New Youth Talent for NFVF

[Balancing Act] London -- Sub-Saharan Africa has a huge variety of local music cultures but not so many films or TV series about their histories. Russell Southwood talks to Asi Mathaba, Founder, Asi-B Films about his latest offering, a history of South African hip-hop.

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Man who lived in US church to avoid deportation can go free

DETROIT (AP) — A man who has been staying in a Detroit church since 2018 to avoid deportation to Albania can live freely again after being assured by the United States government that he won't be removed from the country, an...

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Search on for missing St Andrew taxi operator

A search is on for a cab driver, who has been missing since last Tuesday. He is 45 year-old Phillip Palmer of a Grenada Road address in the Olympic Gardens area of St Andrew. In a missing person alert issued by the police, Palmer is...

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South Africa: SA Officials Ignore Laws On LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seekers

[New Frame] A new report exposes the behaviour of Department of Home Affairs administrators who misapply the law and use bigoted language against gender-diverse applicants fleeing persecution.

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Education Ministry makes arrangements for special-needs students sitting PEP

Some 290 students with special needs will be provided with special accommodations for next week Wednesday's sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). A total of 37,179 students will be sitting the PEP Grade Six Ability Test, and according to...

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Craig Town residents fear another nine-day wonder

That lingering disunity is cause for concern in Craig Town, one of the gritty and dense communities of the capital that could become a powder keg in the blink of an eye. Residents said that they were still in the dark about whether any suspect has...

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INDECOM investigating fatal shooting of teen in Greenwich Town

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it's probing the fatal shooting of a teen by the police on West Avenue in Greenwich Town, Kingston last night. The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Oneil Chambers. INDECOM...

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