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Kerry's Cupboard Sharing everything from little to nothing
There's hardly a day, except some Sundays, that Kerry Ann 'Princess' Campbell is not on the road, caring for the needy, sharing everything from the little to nothing that she has, stretching what is never sufficient from her cupboard. She even begs from next of kin and neighbours to supplement her
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Permanent secretary outlines Market Me contracts
Market Me Jamaica, the company now at the centre of questions surrounding contracts awarded by the health ministry and the relationship between the entity and portfolio minister Dr Christopher Tufton, was awarded two contracts totalling approximately $55 million between December 2016 and June
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Here Are the 4 Options for Parents of BCS students
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is offering students, teachers and parents four different learning options for the upcoming school year, which begins August 24. Parents can begin registering students
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Gary businesses reap over $56M in PPP loans | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Powers and Sons Construction awarded $1M to $2M loan, the largest among known Black firms in NW Indiana By Erick Johnson Some 531 businesses in Gary were recently awarded at least $56,519,207 in loans from the federal $669 billion Paycheck Protection Program, according to a Crusader analysis of
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County commission approves Walnut Park housing project -
WALNUT PARK — The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission upheld the approval July 8 of an affordable housing project in unincorporated Walnut Park, denying an appeal filed by a resident. Henry Vasquez filed the appeal on March 19, asking for the county to overturn the approval Feb. 26 of
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11-year-old helps other children
Eleven-year-old Imani-Leigh Hall (centre), founder of ILAH's Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids Foundation, is pictured with Trisha Williams-Singh, chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), and Andrew Bent, assistant manager, branch operations, Sagicor Bank, Liguanea branch, at the ECC's offices in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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CPFSA denies children's homes cleared out amid COVID-19 fears
THE Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is seeking to allay fears that its concerns about social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic caused it to send some wards of the State home without making adequate provisions for them.
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Venice Family Clinic expands outreach to homeless -
VENICE — The Venice Family Clinic has expanded the outreach of its homeless health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide testing and medical care for unsheltered patients living on the streets, in a newly established shelter and at Project Roomkey sites. The clinic, a leader in
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CHAIRMAN of J Wray & Nephew Limited Clement 'Jimmy' Lawrence is seeking to allay fears that the company has decided to walk away from production at the Appleton Sugar Estate factory in Siloah, St Elizabeth.Lawrence yesterday told the Jamaica Observer that reports claiming that the company is
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City Council Expected to Vote Soon If $250 Million Neighborhood Proposal Will Make November Ballot | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
In 2019, Mayor Duggan presented a $250 million bond proposal to address Detroit's neighborhood blight. Duggan envisioned eliminating all residential blight by 2025. However, when initially presented before City Council for ballot approval, the council rejected the proposal in a 6-3 vote. Among the
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China tells US it will not be bullied
ZBEIJING, China (AP) - China isn't seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world's top technological power but will fight back against 'malicious slander' and attacks from Washington, a foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday, responding to a litany of recent accusations from
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BREAKING NEWS: Detroit City Council Approves $250 Million Bond Proposal for November Ballot in 5-4 Vote | Breaking News | The Michigan Chronicle
Today, Detroit City Council approved for Mayor Duggan's $250 million neighborhood bond proposal to be put on the November 3 ballot. In a 5-4 vote, Council approved to take the next steps towards Duggan's neighborhood blight initiative becoming a reality. Council previously rejected the bond
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EU nations clinch US$2. 1-trillion budget
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Weary but relieved, European Union(EU) leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro (US$2.1 trillion) budget and novel coronavirus recovery fund early yesterday, somehow finding unity after four days and as many nights of fighting and wrangling over money
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Phillips leads PNP team on tour of new Adam and Eve spa
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips and members of the parliamentary Opposition were recently treated to a tour of the all new Adam and Eve Day Spa wellness facility on Old Hope Road in St Andrew. Since the spa opened its newly constructed home, the facility has been a buzz of activity, hosting
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Suburban Cook County Commissioners celebrate RTA appointments of two Black women | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Cook County Commissioners Donna Miller and Kevin B. Morrison joined other members of the Cook County Board’s Suburban Caucus on a virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 16, to approve the appointments of Jamie Gathing and Mary Beth Canty to the Regional Transit Authority Board. These appointments mark
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How Can Working Parents Still Teach Their Kids at Home This Fall? - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media   Last Friday, Gov. Newsom held a press briefing to announce his “Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools.” Although his plan offers clear guidance on when and how schools should
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Residents of Clifton to receive free skills training, land titles
Hundreds of residents of Clifton in St Catherine South are to benefit from free skills training and titles for the lands they occupy, as part of Government's programme to transform the former sugar-dependent area.
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With tears, Congress honours Lewis, 'conscience of the House'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House yesterday stood for an emotional moment of silence for Georgia Representative John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died last week from pancreatic cancer. Speaker Nancy Pelosi gaveled the House to order, calling on 'all who loved John Lewis, wherever you are, rise in
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US refuses to name Guyanese officials slapped with visa restrictions
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch says that in the wake of the current political situation in the county, she will not be providing the names of the people who will have their visas revoked by the US Government.
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Farewell to a 'hero'
CHAIRMAN of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Patrae Rowe wants a 'painful' deterrent for individuals who attack the police.'Let us ensure that an attack on the police is seen as an attack on the State, [and implement] legislative and punitive sanctions that will announce a painful deterrent
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Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and 'American hero'
WASHINGTON (AP) - People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning - when he was just a child wanting to be a minister someday - his audience didn't care much for what he had to say.
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Sagicor resumes normal business hours tomorrow
Sagicor Group Jamaica and its subsidiaries will be resuming normal business hours effective tomorrow, July 20.The financial conglomerate, which operates Sagicor Bank Jamaica, Sagicor Investments Jamaica and Sagicor Life Jamaica, had previously adjusted its operational hours in light of the
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Arizona police shoot Black with bean bags after failing to show up to court : TheGrio
A Black man in Arizona failed to show up at a court hearing and was later met with non-lethal police... View Article The post Arizona police shoot Black man who failed to show up to court with bean bags appeared first on TheGrio.
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More Wi-Fi hot spots coming
THE Government says it will continue to roll out free, secured Wi-Fi hot spots in public places across the island this financial year.Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams made the disclosure at the official ceremony for the distribution of 32 tablet computers to teachers at
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Kim Foxx’s office now accepts police complaints | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Activists fight for more change, accountability By Patrick Forrest With increased calls for police reform, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is announcing her office will now allow residents to submit claims against law enforcement officers of criminal misconduct and upload photo and video
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NAJ president urges the Gov't to do more for nurses
PRESIDENT of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Carmen Johnson is urging the Ministry of Health and Wellness to actively look at investing in nursing and to utilise the opportunity created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has temporarily stemmed the migration that has often left the island
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County to spend $1.2 billion in coronavirus relief -
LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors voted July 21 to approve a spending plan for $1.22 billion in federal and state coronavirus relief funds. The vote was taken immediately after public comment that focused almost exclusively on other agenda items and without discussion by the board. In
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Tourists facing restrictions worldwide amid fears of new virus spikes
MADRID, Spain (AP) - From the palm-fringed beaches of southern India to the bar-lined streets of a Spanish island and the rolling hills of Ireland, restaurants, pubs and clubs are emerging as front lines in efforts to prevent the re-emergence of the coronavirus.
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Detroit City Council Narrowly Approves Neighborhood Proposal for November Ballot in 5-4 Vote | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
A call-to-action has been issued to Detroit voters concerning a controversial addition to the upcoming November ballot. The Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to include Mayor Mike Duggan’s revamped $250 million blight bond proposal on this year’s voting slip. The 5-4 decision came with discord as
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Muslim leader finally apologises for failed 1990 coup
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -Two weeks before Trinidad and Tobago observe the 30th anniversary of the failed coup against the then Government of Prime Minister ANR Robinson, the man who led the insurrection, has finally apologised to the population.But Yasin Abu Bakr, 79, the leader of the Jamaat
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