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Member of Parliament St Catherine South Central Dr Andrew Wheatley will have to wait and see if he will be allowed to defend his seat on a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ticket in the next general election.
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KKK Member Who Shot Daughters Black Boyfriend Is Freed On $500 Bail - Black Enterprise
A white man who is a member of the KKK has shot his daughter’s Black boyfriend several times and after being arrested, was released on just $500 bail
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8 more imported COVID-19 cases but recovery remains high
EIGHT more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing Jamaica's number of cases to 715.Five more people have also recovered from the virus since Wednesday and have been released. This brings the number of recovery cases to 560, giving the island a 78.3 per cent recovery rate.
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Thy Black Man: Boost Your Wellness With These Natural Remedies.
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August Town family under siege in back-to-back attacks | News | Jamaica Gleaner
Brazen gunmen in August Town seem hell-bent on seeing the back of a family, executing attacks twice in as many days. When a triple shooting on Sunday, which involved an elderly man and two teens, did not force the family to flee, heavily armed...
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COVID-19 could trigger NCD crisis, PAHO warns - Local situation getting grim, says Diabetes Assn head
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Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE —By Dr. Lucille Ridgill – One major reason Black people suffer disproportionately from Alzheimer’s is we are underrepresented in dementia research, in part because many of us are unwilling to donate our brains to research or participate in brain studies due to distrust of the medical
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Could my mummy tummy be the cause of my back pain?
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PM stands by his man - Scandal-plagued Wheatley may get second chance as minister
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Kansas City Mayor told to ‘Swing from a Tree’ after mandatory mask order - DefenderNetwork.com
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