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Tammy Belton-Davis Joins The Milwaukee Rep. Team

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In October of last year, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s board of trustees unanimously voted to adopt a five-year strategic plan. The plan focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. “We are facing two crises at the same time – one acute with COVID-19 and the other chronic

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Vendor shot dead at Falmouth 'bend down' market

FALMOUTH, Trelawny Investigators assigned to the Falmouth Police Station who are probing yesterday's killing of a vendor at the Falmouth 'bend down' market are seeking another vendor with whom he allegedly had a physical confrontation hours before being gunned down.The dead man has been identified

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PEP joy turns to sadness

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth It was supposed to be a celebration for Geovaughn Allen and his cousin, following their success in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) two Fridays ago. But an evening of fun and treat for their academic success quickly turned tragic as the 11-year-old died after being hit by

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Oh, what one Chuck(le) can do!

MINISTER of Justice Delroy Chuck's argument for not delaying the reporting of allegations of sexual harassment under the new Bill before Parliament seems to have done more than the paid advertisements and media coverage have done to increase interest in the process since last year.

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Foreign students must leave US if classes go online

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) International students will be forced to leave the US or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued yesterday by federal immigration authorities.

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Harvard, MIT sue to block order revoking visas for foreign students

BOSTON, United States (AP) Colleges and universities pushed back yesterday against the Trump Administration's decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall, with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) A 52-year-old American Airlines mechanic has been released on US$300,000 bail after he was arraigned for allegedly importing more than 25 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, in February.

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It's too early for persons to develop immunity for COVID-19, says CMO

CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says not enough time has passed to determine whether persons who have had COVID-19 will develop immunity to the disease.In an interview with JIS News, the CMO pointed out that most countries have not gone a full six months since being

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Kanye West says he’s running for president | The Crusader Newspaper Group

His announcement is greeted with questions. By RISHIKA DUGYALA, Politico Kanye West tweeted Saturday night that he wants to run for president in 2020 — four months before the election and apparently without having filed with the Federal Election Commission or created a campaign committee. “We must

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

FBI investigating reported assault on black Indiana man

INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Tuesday it's investigating the reported assault of a black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake.

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A group of Jamaicans will this weekend stage a peaceful protest in front of the Corporate Area head offices of Jamaica Public Service as part of further public outcry in recent days following revelations that the entity has been filtering a part of the cost of electricity theft

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Jamaican students in US worried

A decision by United States (US) federal immigration authorities to revoke the visas of international students whose colleges offer only online courses this fall have left Jamaicans studying in America worried about their educational and financial future.

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Statement on confirmation of Claire Woodall-Vogg as Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission - Milwaukee Community Journal

Common Council President Cavalier Johnson July 7, 2020 The 2020 election cycle is already underway. Applications for absentee ballots are in the mail to hundreds of thousands of Milwaukee voters, and in just 35 days our citizens will cast their votes in the fall primary election and 119 days from

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Iconic event canceled for the first time in 91 years because of pandemic By Crusader Staff Report There won’t be any marching bands or floats on King Drive this summer. The iconic Bud Billiken Parade, which for decades marched down King Drive in Chicago as it became the largest Black parade in

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Chicago issues quarantine order for travelers from states with high COVID-19 infection rates | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Rob Elgas adn ABC7 Digital Team Chicago has issued an emergency travel order requiring anyone coming to the city from states experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections to quarantine for 14 days. EFFECTIVE MONDAY: To preserve the gains Chicago has made, were issuing an Emergency Travel Order

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1921 Graves Test Excavation To Begin Monday, July 13 | The Oklahoma Eagle

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire The City of Tulsa will resume the test excavation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation with the University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) on July 13 at Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St. The test excavation is expected to take three

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NAACP, ACLU And Law Enforcement Leaders Unveil Plan Adopted For Better Police Policy | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Law enforcement leaders, NAACP and ACLU reps at press conference. The list of 5 top concerns for policy changes. The President of the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP, a member of the ACLU and chiefs of police throughout the county and the sheriff held a press conference in the

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Jamaicans in hiding say specialised cells for 'high-value' criminals not enough

RESIDENTS of Red Hills Road, St Andrew, who fled their communities because of threats issued by thugs acting on the orders of an incarcerated man, say the pronouncement by National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang that such prisoners will be moved to cells where they will be cut off from all

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United Airlines could cut 36, 000 jobs

TEXAS, United States (AP) United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees nearly half its US staff they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the novel coronavirus pandemic is hurting the airline industry.The outlook for a recovery in air travel has dimmed in just the

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Llewellyn gets three more years as DPP

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday dismissed objections raised by Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips to an extension of the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, and announced that he was pushing ahead with a recommendation to the governor general for a three-year

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Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N. C. : TheGrio

HILDEBRAN, N.C. (AP) — A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans has raised a 20-foot-by-30-foot Confederate flag on an... View Article The post Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N.C. appeared first on TheGrio.

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Hospital accused of negligence after woman plunges to death

THE family of 43-year-old Carsha Johnson Sinclair, who died at the National Chest Hospital yesterday after plunging one storey through a garbage disposal chute from the ward on which she was admitted, is accusing the hospital of negligence.Sinclair's husband, Dave, and her sister-in-law Lorraine

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A group of Jamaicans will this weekend stage a peaceful protest in front of the Corporate Area head offices of Jamaica Public Service as part of further public outcry in recent days following revelations that the entity has been filtering a part of the cost of electricity theft by some unscrupulous

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Accused King Valley gangsters could know fate today

DESPITE the cloud of doubt raised by the defence over the credibility of the main witness in the ongoing King Valley Gang trial, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday said the court was not of the view that the evidence he gave was to be rejected.The assertion came following the reappearance

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Major crime hot spot left out of August Town ZOSO boundaries

A major crime hot spot in Greater August Town, Payton Place, has seemingly not been included in the area declared a zone of special operations (ZOSO) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday.Just over a month ago two brothers 36-year-old Demar Francis and 25-year-old Robert Clarke were fatally

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In the news: Karilyn Crockett - The Bay State Banner

Karilyn Crockett has been appointed chief of equity for the City of Boston, a cabinet-level position the mayor established last week to embed equity and racial justice into all city planning, operations and work moving

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T&T could keep borders closed until after Aug 10 polls

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it has no plans to rush towards reopening the borders of the country closed since March in a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Oppositions parties have been calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley

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Mayor Barrett Announces Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds - Milwaukee Community Journal

MILWAUKEE— Mayor Tom Barrett Tuesday announced his plans to commit significant resources from the Community Development Block Grant Fund to address housing, employment and COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The total amount that will be reprogrammed comes to approximately $5.6 million dollars. Resources

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PM Mottley expresses regret at the stalemate in Guyana's election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC ) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said yesterday it is regrettable that the people of Guyana are still awaiting the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election in the country.

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Opening of Hard Rock casino in Gary delayed | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Crusader Staff Report The $300 million Hard Rock Casino in Gary will not open at the end of the year as originally planned, Spectacle Entertainment officials recently said in several news reports. Six months after its celebrated groundbreaking, Spectacle Entertainment officials said construction

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