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Harry Maragh eulogised as visionary, humble patriot
Harriat Pershad Maragh, the employee who acquired Lannaman and Morris shipping agency just over two decades ago and transformed it into one of the region's largest and most respected group of companies, was yesterday euologised as a visionary, humble, and caring leader who had a deep love for his
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Tour Operator charged with robbery
The St Ann Police have charged a man posing as a taxi operator with robbery with aggravation following two incidents in the parish between June 20 and 30.  Charged is 40-year-old Conroy Ferguson, a tour operator of Boscobel, St Mary. ...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Ramaphosa must 'assure' nation after Molefe's damning allegations at state capture inquiry
The call comes after disgraced former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe told the state capture inquiry this week that Ramaphosa had been involved in state capture and the peddling of political influence for personal benefit while Deputy President.
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Twelve parishes benefit from Temple of Restoration goodwill
Western Bureau: It is a massive show of goodwill. The Temple of Restoration Ministries, based in Brooklyn, New York, has been delivering care packages to the nation’s most needy across 12 parishes over the past eight weeks, which they hope is...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Morocco: Moroccan, Turkish Competition Authorities Sign MOU
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's Competition Council and Turkey's National Competition Authority signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of competition policies and enforcement of competition laws in force in both countries.
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. loved Black music and musicians loved him back
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A lot more needs to be done to help small businesses under COVID-19 stress - Stabroek News
Editor, The Friday Stabroek Business (SB) supplement and its editor, Mr. The article A lot more needs to be done to help small businesses under COVID-19 stress appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Mango Walk lures customers with tantalizing food fusion, wine mixers - Stabroek News
Though the Mango Walk Café and Wine Bar has only been opened for a little over a month, its owners Fiona Benny-Higgins, and her  husband Kieron Higgins have been treating their customers to a fusion of Caribbean, French and American
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Husband and wife medical team commits to serving St Mary
HUSBAND and wife team of Dr Nagendra Babu Chandolu and Dr Alekya Daram of Ashish Health Care in St Mary are committed to serving the parish and providing continued health care to those in need.Dr Chandolu, popularly known as Dr Babu, who is originally from Andhra Pradesh, south India, has been in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Axcil Jefferies wins the Hankook Dubai 24 hr race
GPX Racing Porsche drivers Mathieu Jaminet, Julien Andlauer, Axcil Jefferies, Frederic Fatien and Alain Ferte took a dominant victory in the Hankook 24 Hours of Dubai. Their No. 36 GPX Porsche 911 GT3 R ran a flawless race to win by just over three minutes, or a whole lap, from the second-placed
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StJMC points finger at NHT for Cornwall Courts flooding crisis
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) has pointed angry residents upset at the latest flooding of sections of the Cornwall Courts housing scheme in St James last week to the National Housing Trust (NHT), which it says has not...
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Black and Hispanic Women Are Being Left Out of The COVID Recovery
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Ramaphosa delivers eulogy at funeral of BaPedi King Thulare
King Victor Thulare of the BaPedi Kingdom has been honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1.
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Bridging dental gaps
If you have one or more missing teeth, you are not alone. Finding the right replacement is the key to a confident smile, and one of the most popular options is dental bridges. Bridges are solely used to replace missing teeth. They have two crowns - one on either end - and a bridge of replacement
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McKenzie to meet Golden Age Home management today
FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is expected to meet with the management of Golden Age Home later today to investigate claims by a former resident that he was discharged and dumped at an 'abandoned building' with no electricity or door in downtown Kingston.
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Hosts Cameroon open delayed CHAN with win over Zimbabwe
Nine months after it should have started, the African Nations Championship (CHAN) finally kicked off on Saturday as host nation Cameroon beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in Yaounde. Playing in Group A, Salomon Banga scored the match-winner 18 minutes from time as the defender showed good agility to score with an
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HOPE to the rescue - Sisters living in squalor get new houses
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Three sisters, along with a combined total of 12 children, who were living in squalor, are now the recipients of the Tenement Upgrade housing development project in Annotto Bay, St Mary, which is part of the Government’s...
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#PNPvotes | Polls open for presidential elections
Amid light drizzle to heavy showers, People's National Party (PNP) delegates are turning out to elect a new president. Some 3,400 delegates are voting in the election being run across the island by the Electoral Office of Jamaica. THE...
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Late Jamaica shipping magnate lauded - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Shipping giant Harriat ‘Harry’ Maragh was yesterday morning hailed for his contribution to the industry and for being dedicated to the development of his country. The article Late Jamaica shipping magnate lauded appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Lee: I haven’t neglected Retreat division
Since embracing the new role as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for St Ann North West, Krystal Lee has had to split her time between that constituency and the Retreat division in St Mary Western, where she is the elected
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Good riddance to the Trump train - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The Trump train pulled out of the station four years ago and it has been a rough ride for many people. The first class section expanded some and coach has expanded some more. Trump and his close associates are bringing up the rear in the luxury caboose.Here, late in the trip, a vote was taken and
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At least 48 people killed in inter-communal violence | Africanews
Saturday’s clashes initially pitted the Massalit tribe against Arab nomads in al-Geneina, about two weeks after the United Nations and African Union ended a 13-year peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
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Zimbabwe: Chinese Miners Turn Hwange's Deka Road Into a Death Trap
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More health workers to be deployed as Jamaica prepares for visitors
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be increasing the deployment of health personnel across the island in preparation for the reopening of the country’s borders to international travellers on June
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last
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Actor Anthony Anderson Leads Financial Literacy Initiative
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National Guard Troops Stand Ready After Rioters Pillaged Capitol  | The Orlando Advocate
Washington is braced for more unrest. A wide perimeter of streets around the White House are locked down in Washington, D.C., as up to 20,000 National Guard troops are in the process of deployment for President-Elect Joseph R Biden Jr.’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Fences were installed around several
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RADA receives new equipment to boost productivity
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green on Friday handed over a backhoe to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to provide services to the farming communities of St Elizabeth. The backhoe is one of two...
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Hospital tragedy - Jamacian medical intern collapses, dies - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) The medical fraternity in St Mary has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Yakeev Morris, an intern at the Annotto Bay Hospital, on Wednesday. The article Hospital tragedy - Jamacian medical intern collapses, dies appeared first on Stabroek News.
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