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Paul Cuffe
Name at birth: Paul Slocum
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JetBlue to launch major expansion in the Caribbean - Voice Online
IN A recent announcement, the airline said that starting November 19, it will be will... The post JetBlue to launch major expansion in the Caribbean appeared first on Voice Online.
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The Carr Report: Nice to look at …but he’s not trying to marry you
Yep, no man, no babies or having a child who is grown and out of the house allows women to focus — keeping her mind on her money and her money on her
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Belnavis tied to building breach - St Ann structure demolished amid Sunday Gleaner probe
Embattled St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is a director of a private company that captured government land and constructed a building in a daring disregard of the country’s laws which the corporation he leads is expected to enforce, a Sunday Gleaner probe has
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Bunting wants greater investment in early childhood education
Peter Bunting, the Opposition spokesman on education, wants more emphasis to be placed on improving the quality of education in the early-childhood sector instead of seeking to play catch-up in later
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Even if SOE ends today, attorney anxiously awaiting detention judgement
MONTEGO BAY, St James - President of the Cornwall Bar Association Lambert Johnson has reacted with relief over the possible ending of the states of public emergency (SOE) across the island today.
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Montego Bay streets sanitised
St James Street and Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay have been sanitised by the parish’s municipal authority as part of ongoing measures to combat the coronavirus
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Michelle Obama says she had 'own space' in White House to 'hide out in sweatpants' - TheGrio
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is opening up about what her main priority was when she first moved into the... View Article The post Michelle Obama says she had 'own space' in White House to 'hide out in sweatpants' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 just outside of Baltimore, Maryland, the son of a slave. His grandfather had been a member of a royal family in Africa and was wise in agricultural endeavors.His father, Robert, was an African slave who purchased his freedom and his mother, Mary, was the daughter
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Film review: The Last Tree
Writer/director Shola Amoo’s semi-autobiographical portrait recaptures his experience as a foster child of African
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Security guard shot and injured in MoBay robbery
WESTERN BUREAU: A security guard is now battling for life in the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James after he was shot and seriously injured in a daring daylight robbery at a supermarket along Market Street in the parish capital....
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Kalamazoo Officials Apologize For Arresting Black Reporter During White Supremacist Rally
He was handcuffed despite showing media credentials.
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Faithfull Utterances: The Wolves Within
By Dr. Froswa’ Booker-DrewColumnist I was talking with a friend this week about a loved one who is going through some significant trials. This young man has grown up without …
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Relief!
Sheila Sealy Monteith, Jamaica's ambassador to Belgium and permanent representative to the European Union — who also has accreditation to France, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain — confirmed to the Jamaica Observer that plans are far advanced to have a charter flight leave
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
WATCH: Skeem Saam latest episode, E58 S9 - Wednesday 23 September 2020
So you couldn't catch the latest episode of Skeem Saam? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Be warned of spoilers!
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Iowa Man's Face Broken In Five Places After Being Assaulted By Group of White Men: 'I Thought It Was Over for Me'
DarQuan Jones was walking to his girlfriend’s apartment around 3:25 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, when he was accosted by three white men, according to The Des Moines
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THE RELIGION CORNER: Your Arms Too Short to Box With God!
We're too small to grasp fully God's greatness.
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Chambers, Samuel D. (1831-1929) and Amanda Chambers (1840-1925)
Like the majority of black Americans living in the South in pre-Civil War America, Samuel and Amanda Chambers were slaves.  Samuel, was born in 1831 in Pickens County, Alabama.  Amanda was born in 1840 in Noxubee County, Mississippi.  Samuel’s father was his owner, James Davidson.  His
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Colorado cops on paid leave after photos taken at Elijah McClain memorial : TheGrio
Three Aurora, Colorado police officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegedly taking photos at a memorial for Elijah McClain. The post Colorado cops on paid leave after photos taken at Elijah McClain memorial appeared first on TheGrio.
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Montego Bay streets sanitised
St James Street and Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay have been sanitised by the parish’s municipal authority as part of ongoing measures to combat
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Three women killed, Rygin King hurt on bloody Sunday
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Popular hardcore dancehall artiste Rygin King was up to late yesterday evening in emergency surgery after he was one of three people shot — one fatally by unknown assailants in an incident in Westmoreland yesterday
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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
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the worlds first open-heart surgery on a young man named James Cornish. James was rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.
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Review sought in spread of COVID-19 in Denton County Jail - North Dallas Gazette
Delia Parker-Mims, a Denton County attorney, activist and candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 3, is calling for an investigation into the conditions in the Denton County Jail. Parker-Mims is requesting immediate action due to revelations from recently released inmate Brenda Jesus about how
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The gov’t must take urgent steps to end the pollution of our waterways by gold mining - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, A young man met me this week. He had returned from the gold mining areas after what he believed to be his illness as a result of malaria. The article The gov’t must take urgent steps to end the pollution of our waterways by gold mining appeared first on Stabroek News.
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US Upgrades Jamaica Travel Advisory to Level 3 | New York Carib News
According to a Level 3 travel advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. citizens should “reconsider” traveling to Jamaica due to health and safety measures and COVID-19 conditions on the island.
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Double amputee protester pepper sprayed by Ohio police
There is public outrage in Ohio after local police were spotted blasting a double amputee with pepper spray during a protest and then allegedly trying to take away his prosthetic
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Bond Lane wants COVID-positive residents out
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A team from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) were up to last evening conducting house-to-house surveillance in the Bond Lane section of Norwood, St James, in the wake of confirmation of novel coronavirus cases in the
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Kenya: Between the Lines
The story was about Kelvin' Ochieng', a young man who had ended up homeless on the rough streets of Nairobi after graduating with a first-class honours in actuarial
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CRH gets J$3m worth of donations from MBJ
Western Bureau: The spirit of generosity, which has become an important tool in the fight to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, was on display last week in Montego Bay when MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ) donated J$3 million in much-needed...
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