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Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga On Increased Wheat Production, Private Sector Support
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga says there was need for an increased investment in wheat production in the once mainstay of the economy through private sector support on individual
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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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Afrikaners in South Africa - Overview and History
The Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group who are descended from 17th century Dutch, German, and French settlers to South Africa. The Afrikaners slowly developed their own language and culture when they came into contact with Africans and Asians. The word “Afrikaners” means
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Brazil coronavirus deaths surge
Brazil saw its highest number of coronavirus deaths yet Tuesday as, more than four months after Covid-19 first emerged in China, the force of the pandemic was beginning to hit hard in Latin
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Welsh company Dulas pledge support during the COVID-19 crisis
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Boos for back-to-work order - PM urged not to prejudice task force plan
The high-ranking official has also suggested that the decision might prejudice the proposals of the Economic Recovery Task Force, which is mandated to roll out the road map to firing up
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Pregnant woman will be among first 200 Jamaicans to disembark cruise ship
A four-months' pregnant Jamaican is expected to be among the 200 crew members who will disembark from the Royal Caribbean cruise line's Adventure of the Seas vessel today as the first set of the 1,044 people on the cruise ship finally begin to make their way
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Zimbabwe: Nakamba Set for EPL Comeback Game As Box-Office Show Returns
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'I have no regrets', says Toronto Police Chief of Jamaican heritage
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Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
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We won’t tolerate union-busting, Speid warns Mona High principal
Outspoken president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Owen Speid and principal, Keven Jones, are embroiled in a war of wills, with the school administrator accused of
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Burundians in Two Minds About Nkurunziza's Legacy
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School leaders offered training to manage institutions remotely
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DETROIT (AP) — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt of the
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Gov't wants to lease Holywell land
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Pandemic Will Alter Communion Rituals For Many US Christians
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