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WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, St James’ medical officer of health, says that if Jamaica follows the United States’ footsteps in rescinding some of the same COVID-19 restrictions, the island could be in trouble. “At this point in time, it...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Approximately 1,300 new community health aids are being employed by the Government to strengthen the country's public health system under a new strategic framework designed to ensure that the population can live their normal lives despite the presence of the novel coronavirus

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James, G. Winston (1967- )

Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for

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APNU+AFC parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir has moved to the National Assembly to get answers from Foreign Minister Hugh Todd on the government’s recent hiring of United States (US) lobbying firm Cormac Group, including about the criteria used for its selection and whether there will be an overlap

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Four from Barbados repatriation flight test positive for COVID-19

(Barbados Nation) After 17 days with no new COVID-19 cases, four people who returned to Barbados on Tuesday’s repatriation flight from the United States tested positive for the viral

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Supporters of the ‘‘Black Lives Matter’‘ movement gathered outside the South African parliament in Cape Town

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The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says it has undertaken extensive emergency steps in the Americas, including the Caribbean, in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Marc Lamont Hill Says Black Americans Should Take Concern With Attack On Palenstinians - Blavity

Marc Lamont Hill had a firm message for Black Americans on Tuesday, telling them why they should be concerned with Israel 's ongoing attack on Gaza . The Black News Tonight host said there are several reasons why Black people should care about what's happening to Palestinians . "As Black

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Opinion: Readers take a sober, sad look at America after the pro-Trump coup attempt - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

From endemic racism to anti-democratic leadership, readers identify the ills of America that were exposed by the Jan. 6 putsch in Washington.

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African Governments Failing Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation

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BAMP: Be responsible for COVID-19 ‘slowdown’ to work - Barbados Today

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(1903) Capt. Charles Young Speaks At Stanford University

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Wiley College (1873- )

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eProbe | Spirits down as live entertainment events go on ice - Not the flattening of the curve we wanted, says distributor

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Biden could relax US sanctions on Cuba

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