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‘I want him to have the same freedom I have’

A Portland carpenter who says he was framed twice and ended up spending eight months in prison 30 years ago is now seeking to have his records cleared, but is lamenting the near year-long wait for a response to his expungement application. David...

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Business operators are being warned to be more vigilant when doing cash transactions, especially those involving foreign exchange, with members of the public. This advice comes on the heels of the arrest of 52-year-old Kenroy Williams of a May Pen...

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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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We are not opposed to the reopening of ECDs, says Zulu | News24

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has said that more than 9 881 ECDs have completed the online assessments - and 8 751 completed them manually.

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Jamaica's economy can bounce back stronger - Clarke

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Gov. Walz extends COVID-19 peacetime emergency

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The Government last night gave notice that it intends to table a motion to amend the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) to facilitate the holding of general and local government elections on the same date.Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Karl Samuda gave the

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Petrojam prosecutions could be imminent - Creary error doesn’t invalidate Integrity Commission report, says Panton

Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Seymour Panton, says that prosecutions are likely to follow from the two Petrojam reports that were tabled at the end of June in Parliament. Asked to comment on former energy minister Andrew Wheatley’s move to...

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Local Student to Study Chinese (Mandarin) Abroad on U.S. Department of State NSLI-Y Scholarship - Houston Forward Times

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Kanye West: ‘White Supremacists Created Planned Parenthood to do the Devils Work’- Org Responds

By Victor Omondi Kanye West has opened up about his political ambitions and his criticism towards Planned Parenthood. The renowned rapper revealed that he would be running for the presidential seat in a tweet that was later shared by his wife, Kim Kardashian over the weekend. 'We must now realize

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Don’t trust Zanu PF: Madhuku

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‘Hamilton’ Named Highest-Charting Cast Album Since 1969

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Mottley calls for ‘Caribbean Marshall Plan’ - Stabroek News

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is advocating for reparations for the region as well a “Caribbean Marshall Plan” to address the economic decline the region faces as it confronts the deadly combination of the negative impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the inherent social and economic

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'Gauteng went from 230 daily Covid-19 cases to over 3 000 in one month' | News24

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Michigan Judge Faces Outrage After Putting Teen In Juvenile Detention For Not Doing Homework

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WATCH | Debonairs takes action after Joburg customer films staff making pizza without wearing masks | News24

Debonairs Pizza issued verbal warnings to staff at the Tsakane Mall branch, east of Johannesburg, who were recorded by a customer not wearing masks while working.

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Trinidad's police commissioner says foreign assassins paid to kill him | New York Carib News

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Rita Canton named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep | New Pittsburgh Courier

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Eyrika Parker wins race for Jefferson County (Ala.) Treasurer; first Black female to win seat

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Eyrika Parker, a lifelong Birmingham resident, on Tuesday won 57.45 percent of the vote to defeat Roderick “Rod” Scott, state lawmaker, 42.22 percent, for Jefferson County Treasurer in the Democratic primary runoff. The unofficial results are with 95 percent

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Mkhize defends alcohol ban: 'Every bed, every healthcare worker, every ounce of oxygen is needed' | News24

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Popular Houston Public Library 'to go' service offered at 16 locations - DefenderNetwork.com

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Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Mandela died at...

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School Reopening | The Savannah Tribune

Unprecedented. That seems to be THE word for 2020. We are in uncharted waters in many areas and Education is no different. Reopening schools will be one step in defining the “new normal” for our community. Rest assured… there is no “one size fits all” plan for reopening. We must be prepared to

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Mabaruma murder accused had been fingered in father’s disappearance

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‘IMMEDIATELY’ - Leaked letter reveals Hutchinson demanded SCJ Holdings expedite land offer to sweetheart’s company

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Fighting physical and emotional scars - Man injured in 2010 West Kingston incursion accuses Office of the Public Defender of misleading him

Still suffering from a gunshot wound he said he is sure came from a shot fired by a member of the security forces during the 2010 manhunt for West Kingston strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, George Harriott has expressed, 10 years later, that he may have been misled by the Office of the Public

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