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Sir Hilary Beckles, speaking on the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) virtual media engagement on Monday, said Britain and Europe walked away from the mess they created and left it to the leadership of Caribbean Governments and civil society. Among their legacies, he said, is a pandemic of
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Scottie Pippen is a retired American basketball player who played along with Michael Jordan on the team Chicago Bulls. He was born on September 25, 1965, in Hamburg, Arkansas to Ethel and Preston Pippen. His mother and father stood at 6 feet and 6 feet 1 inch respectively, and Pippen was the
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The Butcher Comin’: Benny The Butcher Aligns With DJ Drama For Black Soprano Family Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
The project, 'The Respected Sopranos,' drops on July 31 and features BSF signees Ricky Hyde, Loveboat Luciano, Jonesy, and Heem.
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I watched and learned
A number of people might have had unkind things to say when Laurence Johnson started barbering at 20 years old, but the deaf man obviously couldn't hear his
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Jamaica: Funeral for Jodian Fearon to be held tomorrow
(Jamaica Observer) THE funeral for Jodian Fearon, the 23-year-old woman who died after being denied access to health care in April, is scheduled for
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Jamaican US army veteran recounts act of police brutality
A Jamaican man living in the United States (US) who was beaten by police officers at his daughter's graduation in 2016 is adding his voice to the throng of protesters across North America agitating for racial justice following the recent murder of George
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After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated
CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has
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Clampdown on high-profile convicts
SECURITY Minister Horace Chang says within another week convicts within the prison system who have been issuing instructions to cronies on the outside will be moved to newly constructed
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A New Generation of Protest Holds Great Promise for America — The Sacramento Observer
OPINION (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The inspiring rise of a new generation protesting against racial injustice is driving a new era of change in America, like the generation that emerged 60 years ago to build the civil rights movement of that time. July 16, 1960 is marked in my memory: that is the day
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Usain Bolt Reveals Daughters Perfect Olympics-Inspired Name
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Joe Biden Apologizes For The "You Ain’t Black’ Quip with Charlamagne Tha God
Earlier today, The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God did a virtual interview with presidential candidate Joe Biden and after the conclusion of discussing several topics, Biden, smiling as he says it, remarks to Charlamange that, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or
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'Glad for the herb': Jamaican woman claims to be cured of HIV
(Jamaica Observer) Claims by local medicinal herb practitioner, Carlton Bennett, that herbal remedies can cure COVID-19 and other diseases, have stirred up controversy and caught the attention of several individuals who are eager to test his
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Brazil withdraws from race to host 2023 Women’s World Cup - Stabroek News
(Reuters) Brazil has withdrawn its candidacy to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) saying the government did not consider it wise to offer financial guarantees in the midst of the COVID-19
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JLP councillor says no need for SOE in Kingston Central
JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Councillor for the Rae Town Division, Rosalie Hamilton broke ranks with the party yesterday, publicly disagreeing with the imposition of a state of emergency (SOE) across the Kingston Central constituency as announced by Prime Minister
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TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth — When the Canadian husband and wife pair of Tom and Susan Little arrived here back in March, they had a flight booked to return to Toronto on May
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Jamaican pastor: No dominoes at church!
(Jamaica Observer) Pastor of the King’s Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members must
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Perverts take aim at children
THE police have made two more arrests in connection with the alleged rape of young girls across the island, at a time when child protection agencies are expressing concern that Jamaica's children, who are out of school, are at
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Farmer accused of raping 12-year-old
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