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Caribbean countries eye the international ganja industry (Pt 3)

“Time is money” is the age-old adage Jamaica will soon come to realise as the country continues its journey to develop a viable cannabis industry. Five years since the decriminalisation of small amounts of ganja, other countries within the region...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – Chairman of the shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday sought to assure employees that payment of outstanding salaries and arrears “will be urgently

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State Minister for Education Alando Terrelonge has filed a defamation lawsuit against Ainsley Parkins, the councillor for the Southboro division in his constituency. Terrelonge, the St Catherine East Central MP, is alleging that Parkins...

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Parliament last night approved an order tabled by National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang to amend The Interception of Communications Act, giving authorisation to a cadre of designated high-ranking officers of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and...

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GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Following are the full squads selected for the six franchises in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League scheduled from August 19 to September 10. The article Full squads CPL 2020 appeared first on Stabroek News.

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National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang assured the House of Representatives Tuesday night that there is no need to fear misuse of the amended Interception of Communications Act.

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'We got the calls from desperate women'

Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, the minister who has responsibility for gender issues, says while Jamaicans were in retreat for the past three months trying to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Members of Parliament were fielding calls from desperate women trapped in abusive situations.

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The Bloodiest Race Riot in History

Hostility to draft and fear of Blacks, the cause of the war and potential competitors in the labor market, led to New York Draft Riots, one of the bloodiest race riots in American history. Mobs swept through streets, murdered Blacks and hanged them on lamp posts.

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Asheville, N. C., Approves Steps Toward Reparations For Black Residents : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR

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Zimbabwe: Mliswa to Mudenda - Resolve MDC Parly Absenteeism, Zanu-PF MPs Are Too Weak to Raise Serious Matters

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Playing with fire - Stabroek News

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South Africa can fix the balance sheet of its loss-making power utility by transferring its guaranteed debt to the government’s balance sheet, according to the former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Renowned Guyanese archaeologist and artist George Simon passes away - Stabroek News

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