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Health ministry to begin random product sampling
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to begin doing random sampling of hand sanitisers being offered to customers entering business places. The development follows an incident brought to its attention by The Sunday Gleaner last week about a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Justice ministry pushes for greater use of technology in courts
The justice ministry is working to increase the use of technology and virtual sessions in the administration of justice across the island. So far, a number of training sessions, court hearings, and public -education initiatives have been executed...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Jonielle Daley/Staff Reporter Fear of the coronavirus has convinced Maureen Haslam to take the coronavirus jab the first chance she gets. But the 35-year-old Spanish Town resident still has lots of unanswered questions about the vaccine. Waiting...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Williams unveils tablet programme for needy students
Education Minister Fayval Williams has outlined a programme for needy students not on state welfare to receive electronic devices for virtual learning. The own your device incentive programme seeks to benefit an estimated 36,000 needy students in primary and secondary schools across the island.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Mayne vs Wint
First-time Member of Parliament Zavia Mayne, who represents the rural constituency of St Ann South West, is banking on constituents to keep true to what he said was their promise to back him with votes once he “performed” in his capacity as their...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Creator of ‘Bernie’ mittens partners with teddy bear maker
The teacher who created the recycled wool mittens that US Senator Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration — engendering countless memes — is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a whole mitten...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Give to the needy, you will be blessed
Hello mi neighbour! You are hurrying home with a loaf of bread and a tin of corned beef to feed your hungry children. For sure, you are unsure of their next meal. The pandemic relieved you of your job. Along the way you meet a family of three:...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Bog Walk Gorge to be closed this Sunday
The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the road through the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will be closed this Sunday, June 20, 2021. The NWA says the corridor is now undergoing repairs valued at 18 million dollars and...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Privy Council dismisses Symbiote's appeal request
The Privy Council has refused an application from Symbiote Investments Limited, which trades as Caricel, to seek permission to bring an appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling on the revocation of its telecommunications licences. In a media release...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Another parish court judge dies from COVID-19
Another senior parish court judge has died from COVID-19, officials have revealed. Horace Mitchell, who was assigned to the St Elizabeth Parish Court, died at the Mandeville Regional Hospital this morning. His death comes almost one month after the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Family feels rage of mental health violence
A 54-year-old Clarendon woman who bears the scars of maternal love may be at death’s door if she doesn’t get her schizophrenic son readmitted to rehab. The cry comes as the mother says she was beaten within an inch of her life on Monday by her 26-...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Alleged robber fatally shot by off-duty cop
An alleged robber was fatally shot during a confrontation with a policeman on Fustic Road in Montego Bay, St James on Saturday. The deceased, who is unidentified, is of a dark complexion, slim build and about 5 feet 10 inches tall. The police say...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Hopewell High, HMC in uneasy stand-off
WESTERN BUREAU: Byron Grant, principal of Hopewell High School, Hanover, says a stop order placed on the construction of an isolation area at the school will not stop the institution from carrying on the face-to-face classes that are currently...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Rights bodies flag UN over Zim rights violations - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY MOSES MATENGA GLOBAL and local human rights organisations have written to the United Nations to red-flag Zimbabwe for alleged continued persecution The post Rights bodies flag UN over Zim rights violations appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Uganda: Digital Stamps Will Fight Fake Products, Says Unbs
[Monitor] Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has said the increasing supply of substandard goods has warranted the need to review current regulation.
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No Three Kings: Stereotypical Black Statue Leads to Magi’s Removal – The Wilmington Journal
ULM, Germany-Statues of the Three Kings have been removed from a Nativity scene in Germany's largest Protestant cathedral after King Melchior was deemed to portray outdated stereotypes. Ulm Cathedral excised the statues of the monarchs [...]
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COVID fatigue behind large crowd at Trinidad’s MovieTowne - Chin - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) MovieTowne owner Derek Chin believes COVID-19 fatigue and the need to exhale may have been the cause behind Saturday’s crowds flocking to the venue despite the latest appeal by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for the nation to remain vigilant in following public health
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Homeless couple pleads for help
Mandeville, Manchester : For approximately one year and eight months, Devon ‘Biggs’ Francis says that the only dwelling place he and his wife Fay have had is a spot under trees just off the Caledonia Road in Mandeville. Retrofitted with cardboard...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Vaccine offers hope for malaria prevention in pregnancy
Malaria in pregnancy is still a major concern for the health sector due to the detrimental effects it has on infected mothers and their unborn children.
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These Two Black Women Make History As Inventors Hall Of Fame Inductees
Photo: Getty Images; National Inventors Hall Of Fame Two Black women inventors are being recognized for their landmark inventions which have helped advance technology in healthcare and even how many of us work from home. Engineer Marian Croak, who currently leads Google's Research Center for
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Savage Pen Road in St Andrew to be closed for paving works
The National Works Agency (NWA) says Savage Pen Road in St Andrew will be closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday so as to undertake works. The roadway will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The NWA says the closure is necessary to facilitate...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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St Mary man fined $100,000 for breaching DRMA
A St Mary man was fined over $100,000 for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act following his appearance in the Parish Court on Tuesday, February 16. He has been identified as Maurice Lawrence of Gibbs Hill in St. Mary. Lawrence was...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Six new cases of COVID-19; recoveries stable
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that there are six new cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica, which has brought the total number of infections since March to 696.  There were no further recoveries, which means the percentage of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Gov. Greg Abbott Expresses Regret Over Reopening Texas Bars During Coronavirus | Dallas Weekly
"If I could go back and redo anything, it probably would have been to slow down the opening of bars," Abbott said in a TV interview Friday evening.
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Power outage disrupts water supply to sections of St Mary
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that the Palmetto Grove Treatment Plant in St Mary is out of operation due to a power outage at the facility.  This has resulted in water supply disruption to ...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Planters Hall calls for end to decades-old water crisis
Facing a triple threat of lack of employment, no water and the general ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on several areas of life, the residents of Planters Hall and its environs in St Catherine are at their wits’ end. “We have to buy water at $...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabwe: Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Denied Bail
[New Zimbabwe] Tormented freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has been denied bail by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who concurred with prosecutors the scribe had "propensity" to continue committing the same nature of offences if released on bail.
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Florida adds 10, 000 new virus cases, 90 deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida reported more than 10,000 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 90 additional deaths. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 30,000 vials of remdesivir were being shipped to the state after hospitals complained of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Michigan GOP Sidelines Democrat For Her 'Unacceptable' Response To Lynching Threats
Days after Rep. Cynthia Johnson was harassed for her criticism of Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Republicans removed her from committee posts for sharing what they called a threatening video on Facebook.
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Project Encourages Washingtonians to Adopt Better Spending Habits
The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking is planning a series of events this week to encourage District residents to adopt better spending habits as part of America Saves
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