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Ditch the queen, for God’s sake

Despite numerous promises made over the years by Jamaican politicians to remove the Commonwealth’s great-grandmother as Head of State, Queen Elizabeth and her heirs still have the final say here. The proposal to break ties with the monarchy has...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word “Negro”

Renaming CA State Park Negro Bar, Formerly “Ni**er

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Suspect held following armed robbery at Appleton Estate

One suspect has been held in connection with this morning's armed robbery at the sales office of Appleton Estate in Siloah, St

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Where's the money? NERHA head cannot account for excess Petrojam donation

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), chaired by the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Tyrone Robinson, has not been able to account for more than half-million dollars in excess donation received from Petrojam to buy an incubator for the Annotto Bay Hospital, the Integrity Commission has

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

GDF will support democratically elected gov’t

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will support a democratically-elected government, newly-appointed acting Chief Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess yesterday

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Judge In George Floyd Case Is Worried Cops Won’t Get A Fair Trial

The Hennepin County Judge handling the case of the four former officers who have been charged with killing George Floyd is concerned they won’t get a fair

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Live: CCJ hearing Appeal Court elections case

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) convenes a full hearing of all matters associated with the appeal by Bharrat Jagdeo and Irfaan Ali of the decision by the Guyana Court of Appeal which sought to assert that the word “valid” has to be used to determine the votes cast for the purposes of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

GABF to participate in FIBA U17 Skills Challenge

Following the cancellation of the 2020 U17 Basketball World Cup by the world governing body due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), has confirmed their participation in the International Federation of Association Basketball (FIBA) ‘FIBA U17 Skills

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Stabroek Sports’ Boxing’s Hall of Fame

Stabroek Sports’ Boxing’s Hall of Fame -Our latest inductee is Adrian Dodson also known as Adrian Carew a boxer that was always destined for greatness

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Questions over $6 million school donation Paulwell requested from Petrojam

The Integrity Commission has raised questions about a donation by state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to Camperdown High School in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Local Pastor Grows Into Activist Role

Genesis’ Senior Pastor Dr. Tecoy Porter spearheaded the June 4 service as president of the Sacramento Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

GECOM Chair not making submissions in CCJ case

Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh will not be actively participating in the appeal case currently before the Caribbean Court of Justice

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

You said you are a listening President, so listen …

Mr President, Sir, we possibly have one of the most transformative and comprehensive Constitutions in the world, but this counts for nothing if its provisions are not

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Iwokrama, Exxon in COVID-19 donation to indigenous communities

The Iwokrama International Centre has joined with ExxonMobil Guyana to provide 10 indigenous communities with cleaning and sanitisation materials to help them through the COVID-19

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report

The director of investigation was caustic in his characterisation of Wheatley’s response to specific questions during a probe into donations made by Petrojam to various organisations and causes between April 2016 and March

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaican social media couple to tie the knot

(Jamaica Star) Social media darling Tanesha ‘Rose’ Thellwell will be heading to the altar with her on again-off again lover, Ford Spence, on November

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Former JDF soldiers offer solution to parking woes

Thompson and his partners — Major Winston Dwyer and Lt Colonel Richard Sadler — are the principals of Abacus Safe Park, which, the trio explained, has secured exclusive distributorship rights from an overseas manufacturer for vertical rotary parking systems in the Caribbean and North

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Real Table Talk

For the next few minutes, I will give some helpful insight for self-preservation, and some care tips for your family, your neighbors, and your community circles so that we can get through this

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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People

According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare infrastructures that support Black

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Barcelona sell Melo to Juventus for 72 mln euros, buy Pjanic for 60 mln

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona have reached an agreement to sell Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo to Juventus for a fee of 72 million euros ($80.98 million) and signed Bosnian Miralem Pjanic from the Italian champions for 60 million, the La Liga side said

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Hair weaves made from Chinese prison camp detainees seized

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Guyana presents border controversy case at ICJ

Sir Shridath Ramphal with support from several international lawyers, this morning argued before the World Court that it has the jurisdiction to decide that the Paris Award which settled the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela is

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

‘If you can’t get nothing but a candy bar, get her something’

Met: Fall 2006, La Costa was visiting Hopewell Baptist Church in Birmingham, which Jerry attended, to rehearse for an annual gospel concert and Jerry sat in on the

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Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot

Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Min. Farrakhan To Deliver Major July 4 Worldwide Address

CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam will deliver a major message July 4 concerning the current state of affairs in America, the world, the coronavirus global pandemic and other critical

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Sagicor 50th Anniversary

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

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Hell will break loose as Kerensia Morrison chosen for St Catherine NE – JLP activist

A number of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in the North East St Catherine constituency are demanding that party leader Andrew Holness replace Leslie Campbell with a representative from inside the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

GECOM can correct Lowenfield’s actions - Jagdeo

While President David Granger has endorsed the controversial move by Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield to discard 25% of the votes cast at the March 2 polls, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could still rectify the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

ZOSO imposed in Greenwich Town

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a Zone of Special Operation (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, St

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Hamaty a friend to all, enemy to none, says 'Butch' Stewart

GORDON “Butch” Stewart has described the late Captain Robert “Robbie” Hamaty, master pilot and founder of Tortuga Rum Company, as a supremely decent human being who was a friend to all and enemy to

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Batting will be Windies’ biggest challenge

Middle order batsman, Nkrumah Bonner, believes that batting will be in the limelight and will be West Indies’ biggest challenge if they are to come out successful in the upcoming test series against

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