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JUTC provides terse response to damning AuGD report
Six months after a number of concerns were raised in an Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) report last July, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has provided a spare response to the findings, dismissing some of the issues raised. In one...
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Lizzo & Cardi B Channel The Muses On “Rumors” & Twitter Is Loving It
On Lizzo's new track "Rumors," she's joined by her Bronx homegirl and the pair represent like the goddesses they are on the new video and track.
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Ronald Greene's mother says she's 'hurting so bad' over bodycam video
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Another Jamaican climbs political ladder in US
Yet another Jamaican has tasted success in politics in the United States. Phelecia Nembhard, originally from Whitfield Town in Kingston, was in June elected mayor of the city of New Carrolton in Maryland. She is the first female and first person of...
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Phoenix police fatally shot man in parked car - TheGrio
In what has become an all too common occurrence, protests have been sparked in Arizona after a video was released... View Article The post Phoenix police fatally shot man in parked car appeared first on TheGrio.
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Analysis: Republican Texas legislators, like the governor, take a right turn | Dallas Weekly
The Texas House has backed Senate legislation that would ban abortions after six weeks. On the same day they did that, on the other end of the building, the Texas Senate was approving its version of a House bill that would allow almost any adult in the state to carry a handgun without a license or
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From Victim to Victorious, Latosha Barnes, Survived Domestic Violence | Chicago Defender
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Civil rights leader Lucille Times dies at 100
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The Wailers release first studio album in 25 Years - Voice Online
Today, the iconic and legendary band The Wailers return with their new album, One World. One World is the first... The post The Wailers release first studio album in 25 Years appeared first on Voice Online.
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Baltimore sports superfan Mo Gaba,14, dies after battle with cancer - TheGrio
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AmaZulu preparing Siphiwe Tshabalala for life after football?
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Kenya: Over One Million Rendered Jobless as COVID-19 Takes Toll on Businesses
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Ludacris stars in drama about Black family adopting racist white teen : TheGrio
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South Africa: Teachers Encouraged to Participate in the National Teaching Awards
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education is calling on all teachers in the sector to participate in the National Teaching Awards happening later this year.
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Kenya: Tanzanian Musician Vanessa Mdee Engaged
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'We are facing extinction': Black farmers in steep decline - Black News Channel
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DJ Diplo Could Face Criminal Charges Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations
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