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Rwanda: Trade Falls Sharply in First Quarter of 2020
[New Times] The Covid-19 global epidemic which has devastated countries continues to upend the global economy, with the latest outlook painting a grim picture on world trade in the first quarter of this year.
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Henry calls for more women in farm work programme
LESTER Michael Henry, the newly appointed minister of labour and social security, is calling for more women to get involved in the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Programme (SAWP) between Jamaica and Canada.He made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy call at his office by the Canadian High
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Phillips chides PM; declares PNP has answers
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Peter Phillips on Sunday chided Prime Minister Andrew Holness for suggesting that the country's crime problem has evolved beyond the capacity to contain it.Holness told a meeting with stakeholders on crime last week that investment is needed to rebuild the country's national
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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This Day in History - July 9
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1994: The brother of media magnate and future Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is indicted on corruption charges involving pension funds held by Italy's largest savings bank.�OTHER EVENTS1519: Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lands in Mexico, founds the town of Veracruz, and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Trump pleased with US efforts to stem illegal drugs from the Caribbean
MIAMI (CMC) - President Donald J Trump has described as 'an incredibly successful' operation the cut to the flow of illegal drugs into the United States from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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PNP meeting positive, says Robinson
People's National Party (PNP) General Secretary Julian Robinson described last evening's meeting of the Opposition parliamentary group as positive, even though only five of the 15 Members of Parliament (MPs) who had written to party president Dr Peter Phillips demanding a meeting were in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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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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Parents can register online to access PEP results
PARENTS and guardians will be able to register on an online portal to access students' Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results. The student placement and scores will be available tomorrow.Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Dr Kasan Troupe made the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Nepotism, cronyism run Jamaica - Stakeholders say the practice is deeply entrenched in politics, business
Jamaica’s political apparatus has operated and functioned on nepotism and cronyism since independence, but until lawmakers enact legislation to make the practice illegal, no amount of inflammatory language from state commissions will make a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Black Lives Matter: Trump bristles at question about police killing African Americans
… ;s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right to … taken aback when asked why African Americans are still dying at the … . But studies have shown that black Americans are much more likely to …
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British say Holness poured cold water on prison offer
PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness told the British high commissioner to Jamaica in August 2017 that his Government “would not take forward” the United Kingdom’s offer to help build a prison here, in the latest twist to the saga of who rejected the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness blasts media over ‘unbalanced’ reporting
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday blasted the media for what he claimed their biased projection of conditions in Jamaica, saying the good things happening in the country are not being given prominent spaces. He was particularly harsh on...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Henry calls for more women in Seasonal Overseas Work Programme
Newly appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security, Mike Henry, says he wants to see more women involved in the Seasonal Agriculture Workers programme (SAWP) between Jamaica and Canada.  Henry made this disclosure during a courtesy call at...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Gov’t to finance new prison itself – Chang
Nearly five years after Britain’s Cameron administration offered to part-finance a new penal facility in Jamaica, the Holness Government has announced that it will fund the construction of a state-of-the-art prison out of pocket. The declaration...
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Southborough says farewell to Grade 6 students
Southborough Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday said farewell to Grade 6 students at the school's annual graduation exercise at its campus in Independence City.Here are some highlights:
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UN says opioids are the drugs doing the most harm worldwide
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UK could lock down city of Leicester after virus surge
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) The central English city of Leicester could be the country's first to face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said Sunday.The Midlands city recorded 658 new cases in the two weeks up to June 16, many linked to fresh
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Uganda: Opposition Accuses Government of Neglecting Key Priorities
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J'can cops in US drug bust linked to men nabbed in MoBay
MONTEGO BAY, St James Individuals among the seven men suspected to be major figures in the illegal drug trade who were arrested during a Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC)-led operation in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday have been linked to last week's arrest of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PM mum as watchdog demands Belnavis quit
Weeks after St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis became embroiled in controversy over his stewardship of municipal funds, climaxing last Thursday with a demolition related to building breaches, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reserved comment...
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TFC extends Sh634m hotel loans by 2 years
TFC has restructured Sh634 million loans and allowed a 12 to 24-month moratorium to hospitality facilities hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New COVID pre-testing requirement for some US visitors
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced new COVID pre-testing requirements for visitors to Jamaica from high-risk US states. At a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday, Holness said as of July 10, people visiting Jamaica from Florida, New...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Democrats propose sweeping police overhaul; Trump criticises
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) Democrats proposed a far-reaching overhaul of police procedures and accountability yesterday, a sweeping legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement.
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US teacher accused of giving semen-tainted flutes to schoolgirls sentenced
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) - The founder of an international music programme who was accused of giving semen-tainted flutes to California elementary school students was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in state prison, the state attorney general's office said.John Zeretzke, 61, of Ventura was
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Senate agrees to stiffer penalties for sexual violence
The Senate on Friday approved the report of a Joint Select Committee (JSC) which had been reviewing four pieces of legislation primarily affecting the issue of violence against women and children since 2017.The JSC, which was chaired by Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, met between January, 2017
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Michigan's governor toughens mask requirement
LANSING, Michigan - Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer has toughened a requirement to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, mandating that businesses open to the public deny service or entry to customers who refuse to wear one.The governor also expanded where people must have a face
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Phillips accuses PM of shielding Vaz; wants investigation into Holywell controversy
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has accused Prime Minister Andrew Holness of shielding his embattled cabinet minister, Daryl Vaz, who was recently stripped of his environment portfolio responsibilities, following revelation...
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MPs order Sh1. 9 billion Knec tender pay audit
Parliament has ordered a forensic audit on the payment of Sh1.9 billion to contractors for the stalled Mitihani House whose construction started 34 years ago.
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Big COVID-19 risk
LONDON, England (AP) Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away yesterday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what is the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
JHTA says it's ready to safely reopen tourism sector
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says the planned reopening of the island's borders to international travellers on June 15 is an opportunity for a return to normality for the more than 300,000 workers and businesses that depend on tourism for a living.
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