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Jamaican man hails healing power of herbs, walking again after being hobbled for 12 years - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Star) For 12 years, 67-year-old Roy Barnes says that he was unable to walk freely. The article Jamaican man hails healing power of herbs, walking again after being hobbled for 12 years appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Focus and Jamaican literature - Stabroek News
Jamaica                                                             I saw my land in the morning And O but she was fair The hills flared upwards scorning Death and failure here. The article Focus and Jamaican literature appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Reached Out To Wisconsin Teen Who Was Set On Fire In Reported Hate Crime
Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry reportedly lent a message of support and assurance to Althea Bernstein, an 18-year-old who was recently victimized in an alleged hate crime.
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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga in bid to reverse Gqeberha name change | News24
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has written to Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to request that he reverse the new name of Gqeberha back to Port Elizabeth.
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Clunis’ sudden death shocks cops, family
When Leon Clunis called Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday to remind him that he would be discharged shortly from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), neither man would imagine that the wounded “warrior” would be leaving...
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Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is facing a tough decision on whether to name a key loyalist, the scandal-scarred Dr Andrew Wheatley, among his ruling party’s slate of prospective candidates in the next general election. The embattled former energy...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Phillips accuses PM of shielding Vaz; wants investigation into Holywell controversy
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has accused Prime Minister Andrew Holness of shielding his embattled cabinet minister, Daryl Vaz, who was recently stripped of his environment portfolio responsibilities, following revelation...
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ZOSO to dismantle armed gangs in August Town
The dismantling of at least seven heavily armed gangs and the restoration of peace will be the major focus for the security forces in August Town, St Andrew, where a zone of special operation (ZOSO) was declared yesterday. The community, which is 4...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
What’s on Miles’ Mind: “Don”
By Miles Jaye High-level gangsters, mobsters, drug dealers, who earn the rank of “Boss,” “Kingpin,” or “Don” (as in Don Corleone—the Godfather), do so with the fear-driven support of legions
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Call for six-year deadline on harassment claims
Calls are growing for lawmakers to set at least a six-year deadline for the reporting of sexual harassment. Pressure is mounting in the wake of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck’s jocular dismissal of harassment reports beyond 12 months of the offence...
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UWI students get increased access to healthcare
Students of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, will be able to access medical care islandwide at private and public institutions come September 2020, following the passing of an extended health-card policy led by the students’ guild....
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sagicor 50th Anniversary
Sagicor's 50th anniversary 'thank you' virtual concert was one for the books. The event was streamed live across the company's social media pages on Sunday, June 28 and brought out the the big names in gospel, reggae, and dancehall. Reggae frontliners included Freddie McGregor, Tessanne Chin, and
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Court says police misconduct records cannot be destroyed | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Peter Hancock The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week that the city of Chicago may not destroy records of police misconduct that are more than five years old, despite a contract with the city’s police union that requires city officials to do so. In a 6-1 ruling Wednesday, June 17, the high
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KKK member behind 1963 bombing of 16th St Baptist Church dies : TheGrio
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., the last of three one-time Ku Klux Klansmen convicted in a 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four Black girls and was the deadliest single attack of the civil rights movement, died Friday in prison, officials said. He was 82. Gov. Kay
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Courts receive new equipment to facilitate testimonies by video
The Ministry of Justice has received more than $85 million worth of audio-visual equipment from the European Union (EU) that will further provide courts with the capacity to facilitate video testimonies. Video testimony is permissible under...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
St Catherine and St Andrew girls missing
The police are seeking the help of the public to locate two girls, one 16 and the other 12, who both went missing on Thursday, June 25.   The younger, 12-year-old Laqueensha Ball of Bridgeport in Portmore, St Catherine, was last seen...
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Dwight Fletcher | How to fast to turbocharge your prayers
The last seven weeks have been amazing as we have learnt so much about prayer and how to pray prayers that can change the world. Last week, we looked at fasting as a way of ‘turbocharging’ our prayers, and this week, we will look at what the Word...
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Teen fatally stabbed in St Thomas, suspect in custody
A domestic dispute resulting in the death of a 17-year-old in Yallahs has been recorded as the 12th murder in St Thomas so far this year. The deceased, Ranaldo Morgan, also known as Jevaughney, of Knightsville in the area, was reportedly stabbed in...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Million$ drug bust - Ganja valued at J$10.5m seized, three Bahamians nabbed
Western Bureau: THE SECURITY forces scored a major victory in their fight against drug dealers on Thursday when they seized 2,620 pounds of ganja, valued at approximately J$10.5 million. The weed was confiscated in an operation at Lances Bay,...
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Lee: I haven’t neglected Retreat division
Since embracing the new role as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for St Ann North West, Krystal Lee has had to split her time between that constituency and the Retreat division in St Mary Western, where she is the elected councillor. But...
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Somalia: Woman On the Run After Stabbing a Senior Benadir Region Administration Official to Death
A woman is on the run after stabbing her husband ,Senior Benadir Region Administration official to death in Dayniile district
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Teen hailed as hero after rescuing elderly man from fire
A teen from the Kilmarnock District in St Elizabeth is being hailed as a hero after running inside a burning building to rescue an elderly man with a physical disability.The youngster is 18-year-old Aldain Daley, who, on May 17 of this year, ran into the burning home of Vernon Sewell, an
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Dancehall artiste Rygin King shot
The police have confirmed that dancehall entertainer Rygin King is in hospital, where he is being treated for bullet wounds. The severity of his condition is not known at this time.  A woman in his company was also shot and...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Fatal crash in Westmoreland
Twenty-seven-year-old Clement Beckford, a scullion of Dalling Street, Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland died as a result of injuries he sustained from motor vehicle collision along the Nompariel main road. The police report that about 3:20 p.m. on...
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Jamaicans urged to protect pimento plants, bitterwood trees
THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on individuals to desist from the unsustainable harvesting of pimento plants and the bitterwood tree.Three species that are endemic to Jamaica the Pimenta Obscura, Pimenta Jamaicensis, and Pimenta richardii can be found in select
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Full Text | Chuck says sorry for ‘insensitive behaviour’ during debate on sexual harassment
Facing strong public backlash, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has issued an apology and is asking for forgiveness over his actions at a parliamentary committee meeting discussing proposed sexual harassment legislation. Chuck has been heavily...
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Campbell, Lee relish looming election battle in St Ann NW
There is no doubt in the mind of People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer Dr Dayton Campbell that pulling out the voters in the upcoming general election will be difficult, but he believes he has the organisational machinery in place to...
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Research shows COVID-19 lockdown could scar children
WESTERN BUREAU: Child development specialist Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan is warning that children will need special attention in the coming months as research has shown that the strict measures implemented to stem the spread of the deadly...
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Chuckling dismissal of #MeToo blasted
Kathi Cooke remembers how a hotel manager attempted to fondle her breasts when she was 19 years old. Her grief was compounded later when she witnessed her abuser being conferred with the Order of Distinction, one of Jamaica’s highest national...
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Trelawny farmer charged with partner’s murder
WESTERN BUREAU: Stenneth Wilson, the 62-year-old Trelawny farmer who allegedly chopped his 29-year-old partner, Nickeisha Keeling, to death on the weekend, has now been formally charged with murder. Commanding officer of the Trelawny Police...
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