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Due to the spike in daily infections, in a short space of time, it was felt on the ground with a large number of people showing up at hospitals across the province.
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KIEREINI: As fury rages over US police, let’s also look in the
After working a few odd jobs, Amin was recruited into the King’s African Rifles (KAR) of the British Colonial Army in 1946 as an assistant
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One more imported COVID case pushes tally to 599, recoveries remain at 405
A 63-year-old woman from St Elizabeth, who recently arrived from New York, today tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 599. According to the Health Ministry, two of the patients are critically ill. Meanwhile...
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Marondera to sell ‘historic’ building
Marondera Municipality is set to sell the town’s historical building, popularly known as The Farmers Hall, to Zesa Pension Fund for the construction of a mall. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA The building, one of the oldest, tells the history of the farming town and has been used as a community centre by
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Somalia: Top Alshabaab Leader Arrested in Mogadishu Police Swoop
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia police forces have on Tuesday arrested members of Alshabab including senior official in Mogadishu police confirm.
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Africa: Not Pessimism or Optimism but Possibilism
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Somalia: Police Guns Down Shopkeeper in Dispute Over Torn Money in Mogadishu
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Who am I? - Senior citizen longs for family connection
In a sit-down with The Gleaner, King said his parents died when he was young and the “one aunty” that he had, took him to Kingston and she died shortly
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AME Church History Is a Story of Perseverance
The AME Church not only faced the obstacle that all new churches encounter -- lack of funds -- but a second barrier that proved a constant threat: racial
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Mexico tops 35, 000 deaths, fourth highest toll
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total. A count by Johns Hopkins University has only the United States, Brazil and Britain with more...
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Bullard, Eugene James ["Jacques"] (1895-1961)
Eugene James (Jacques) Bullard, the first African American combat aviator, was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions. He led a colorful life, much of it in
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Trinidad's police commissioner says foreign assassins paid to kill him
TRINIDAD (CMC):  Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says he is aware of plans to assassinate him using foreign killers but said he is not perturbed and would continue his job to deal with the criminal elements in Trinidad and Tobago. Addressing...
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A CRIMINAL’S NIGHTMARE - Cops reaping success from Chinese high-tech surveillance system in MoBay
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AMHVoices: Children living with HIV/AIDS suffer Covid-19 pandemic
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Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Ice T On Buffalo Police Knocking Elderly Man To The Ground
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Sir Hilary has been misled about the circumstances here - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I read the statement by Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Hilary Beckles and am replying on behalf of the Guyana Reparations Committee. The article Sir Hilary has been misled about the circumstances here appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Beaten black and blue - Mentally ill inmate blamed for attack on 50-year prisoner
Another mentally ill inmate has been blamed for the weekend attack on George Williams, the elderly man languishing in Jamaica’s prison system for almost five decades without
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No new COVID cases; five recover
Five more people have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed. There are no new infections.  This brings the number of persons who are now well to 620 and the percentage of total...
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Jamaican mother of five living in 20-foot container appeals for help - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Hungry and homeless, a desperate mother of five is longing for reprieve from a life of hardship unfamiliar to many. The article Jamaican mother of five living in 20-foot container appeals for help appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NYPD tase Brooklyn BLM protester in viral video - TheGrio
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TPDCo diversifying - Tourism company provides recreational park for Havendale residents
Providing a well-needed resource for residents of Roehampton in Havendale, St Andrew and the surrounding communities, the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), as part of its Spruce Up Jamaica Programme, has added another project...
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Dengue outbreak over, but vigilance still necessary
Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, the island's chief medical officer,  has declared that Jamaica's dengue outbreak is now over.  This comes as data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness' National Epidemiology Unit showed that...
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10 years before ZOSO success evident, says Shields
It will take at least a decade for Jamaica to start seeing signs of irreversible change in crippling crime under the zones of special operation (ZOSO), says security expert Mark Shields. He said the overall plan must include long-term initiatives...
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Several Jamaicans contract COVID-19 at Florida birthday party - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican community in West Palm Beach, Florida, is in mourning following news of the passing of community activist and businessman Norman Perkins, affectionately known as ‘DC’ even as reports swirl of several Jamaicans contracting the virus at a recent
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UWI eyes students affected by US visa revocation
THE United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) decision to revoke the visas of international students whose colleges offer only online courses this fall has prompted The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona to embark on a more aggressive recruitment campaign to scoop up affected
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Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75
(Jamaica Gleaner) Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has
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4. 1 magnitude earthquake rocks sections of Jamaica
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