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Eight contenders battle for WTO leadership
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) Three last-minute contenders yesterday joined the race to become the next head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization (WTO), meaning eight candidates in total are vying for the daunting position.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Cook County Announces $41M Grant to Fund COVID-19 Contact Tracing | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health announced this month that CCDPH will be receiving almost $41 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to rapidly scale-up its COVID-19 contact tracing program in suburban Cook
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County task force urges getting people back to work -
LOS ANGELES — As the number of coronavirus cases continue to spike in Los Angeles County, industry leaders June 30 urged county officials to safely get more residents back to work and college students back to school. In a meeting of the countys Economic Resiliency Task Force, members warned that
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LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during America’s reckoning over
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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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St Lucia announces campaign in support of Caricom
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) St Lucia recently announced the launch of a campaign that is aimed at increasing visibility and understanding of the 15-member regional integration movement, Caricom.The Regional Integration Unit (RIU) in the Office of the Prime Minister said it is collaborating with the
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Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right wing populist, who has been known to mingle in crowds without
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Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships - WS Chronicle
Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships The post Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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State Treasurer Frerichs encourages non-profits to apply for charitable grants | The Crusader Newspaper Group
$375,000 Available; Applications Begin July 1 A grant program to help small non-profit organizations provide food and housing assistance will begin taking applications on July 1, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said June 29. “With more families in need of help due to the Covid-19
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Mourners reminded to adhere to COVID-19 protocols
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has again appealed for mourners to adhere to the safety protocols that have been put in place for funerals in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Illinois Lottery Responds to Claim Center Capacity Closures | The Crusader Newspaper Group
A large number of players attempted to claim prizes yesterday as the Illinois Lottery opened the doors at four of its five Claim Centers to the public for the first time in over three months. Hundreds of players were successful, however maximum capacity at each center was quickly reached leaving
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Michael Gordon remembered as humble, gracious artist
LATE former Jamaica Observer Photo Editor Michael Gordon was remembered yesterday as a humble and gracious artist who performed his photography duties with brilliance, at a service of thanksgiving for his life at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew.The 67-year-old died suddenly at home in May
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a states popular vote winner in presidential elections. The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral
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Milwaukee Common Council passes legislation calling on FPC to ban chokeholds by police and honoring Joel Acevedo - Milwaukee Community Journal
At today’s meeting of the common council (Tuesday, July 7), the Council passed file #200316 – a substitute resolution urging the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to adopt standard operating procedures prohibiting certain types of restraints and holds such as chokeholds and strangleholds. The
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Students continue push for change regarding school resource officers | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Patrick Forrest The Chicago Board of Education voted 4-3 late last month to keep a $33 million contract that allows Chicago Police officers to be stationed in the city’s public high schools. Students and youth activists had used the contract as a starting point toward police reform in the
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Minister says ST&I Policy to address Internet access
MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy will address issues within the technology sector, such as Internet access.There's one modality which I think underpins much of the success we've experienced in various
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Walmart to reopen looted stores after weeks of silence | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Retailer makes a $35-50 million investment to reopen all stores throughout city with additional community benefits By Crusader Staff Report After weeks of silence, Walmart will reopen its stores that were looted during the George Floyd protests, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
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More pressure on COVID-hit J'cans with back-to-school, says councillor
MONTEGO BAY, St James Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South Division Richard Vernon is expressing fear that Jamaicans already reeling from the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 will be further pressured by back-to-school expenses.
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MARCH ON JPS
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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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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Mudslide Alert
One good shower of rain and this section of the Irish Town main road will be the scene of a mudslide from this partially excavated hillside.Fresh tractor marks yesterday afternoon show evidence that heavy equipment has been digging into the layers of soil, ripping out trees and shrubs with it.
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Thanksgiving service for Michael Gordon tomorrow
A thanksgiving service for the life of retired Jamaica Observer Senior Photo Editor Michael Gordon will be held tomorrow at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew.
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West Side Leadership Academy to finally get new roof | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Gary Schools to spend $25M to fix dilapidated buildings By Crusader Staff Report West Side Leadership Academy will finally get a new roof under a plan from the Gary school district to spend $25 million to repair dilapidated school buildings. On Friday, June 26 the Indiana Distressed Unit Appeals
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'A hot mess'
LOS ANGELES, United States (AP) For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a pay cheque while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. I'm just so disappointed. I just don't know how with the resources and the people we have and
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Black wards now second highest in city in U.S. Census response | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Crusader Staff Report Chicago’s predominately Black wards now have the second highest U.S. response rate among the city’s 50 wards, according to the latest ward reports on the city’s website. As of June 22, some 191,405 Black households in Chicago have submitted their U.S. Census counts. That is
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Macron tightens grip ahead of 2022 challenge
PARIS, France (AFP) By replacing his popular prime minister with a little-known bureaucrat, French President Emmanuel Macron has signalled that he intends to tighten the reins on government ahead of a bid for re-election in 2022, analysts say.
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Maxwell moved to NY for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK, United States (AP) Jeffrey Epstein's long-time confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred yesterday to New York to face charges that she recruited women and girls, one as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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Activists continue to push for details on death of teen -
COMPTON — Activists continue to put pressure on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to release the autopsy hold on 18-year-old Andres Guardado who was shot and killed in an unincorporated area near Gardena June 18. The deputy involved in the shooting works out of the Compton
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Rayshard Brooks Memorialized At Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Family, friends, dignitaries, elected officials and community leaders gathered today to remember the life of Rayshard Brooks at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. The 27-year-old African-American man was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on June 12th. His death sparked national and
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Owners of Malik Books rebound from COVID-19 -
BALDWIN HILLS — When the coronavirus hit last March and people were mandated to shelter in place, Malik Books, an independent, black-owned bookstore located in the heart of the black community on the second floor of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, had to close its doors just like most
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