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Mom escapes abusive home to save kids

Mandeville, Manchester When an unbearable series of verbal and emotional abuse took root in *Marcia Brown’s marriage and led to her child being diagnosed with psychotic disorders, she knew her love for her children had to trump the uncertainty of...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, broke ground for the rehabilitation of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Sewage Treatment Plant on

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GG encourages Jamaicans to press on amid COVID fatigue

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A falling-out amid the executive of the Jamaica Egg Farmers’ Association (JEFA) over alleged abuse of government subsidy, as well as the subsequent sidelining of the sector lobby, has pitted President Roy Baker against his vice-president, Mark Campbell, and secretary Cheryl

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Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone publishes report on killing of youths in Makeni

HRCSL: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) is the national institution mandated by Act No. 9 of 2004, to protect and promote human rights in Sierra Leone. Section 7 (2) (a) of its Act gives it the mandate to ‘investigate or inquire into on its

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Sport Ministry provides $3.5M assistance to YMCA

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Leases had no Cabinet oversight – Shoucair

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The psychological trauma of being in a motor vehicle crash

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