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One woman can’t make a difference? You’re talking garbage!

A coronavirus-linked order might have prohibited movement on Labour Day, but Stacy-Ann Donaldson and her army of child recruits just couldn’t stand by and watch for one more day as rogue residents and passers-by transform the entrance to her...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Lola Marshall Williams, the partner of Cabinet Minister, JC Hutchinson, has resigned from the company that manages the Holland Estate in St Elizabeth amid conflict of interest concern. In a statement today, Hutchinson, a minister without portfolio...

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Sweetheart probe - RADA orders audit into farm benefits to minister’s partner’s company

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has ordered an audit of benefits given to farmers at the Holland Estate amid concerns about conflicts of interest involving some of its officials and the private company managing the state-owned...

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A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention | Afro

By Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was originally published by ProPublica. PONTIAC, Mich. — One afternoon in mid-June, Charisse* drove up to the checkpoint

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Covid-19: Are SA’s district hospitals government’s coronavirus blindspot? | News24

SA’s district hospitals are likely the first line of defence when it comes to treating Covid-19 patients, but they are under-resourced and cannot treat critically ill patients.

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Schools Should Prioritize Reopening, But They Need A Lot More Money: New Report

Communities most impacted by COVID-19 could see even worse outcomes if they reopen schools too quickly, according to education and medical experts.

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Former diplomat dies in squalor

FORMER Zimbabwean deputy ambassador to Tanzania in the 1980s, Stanley Chabvepi, died last week and was buried over the weekend at his rural home in Mufuka village under Chief Marozva in Bikita. He was 68. BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA Chabvepi, who was now a project co-co-ordinator for Bikita People

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Eating fruits daily reduces Covid-19 risks in diabetics

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Over 100 protesters sue Philadelphia police for teargassing incident - TheGrio

After the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, protesters demonstrated in every state in the nation, mostly... View Article The post Over 100 protesters sue Philadelphia police for teargassing incident appeared first on TheGrio.

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Region One family evicted by miner from area they farmed since 2004 - Stabroek News

A Region 1(Barima-Waini) family is pleading with the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to intervene after their cottage and crops and fruit trees were demolished by a gold miner who has laid claim to the

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Success On The Way, Ask Dr. Jeanette: "The Education Football" Brown vs Board of Education-Part 2 - Los Angeles Sentinel

The new Chief Justice, displaying considerable political skill and determination, the new chief justice succeeded in engineering a unanimous verdict against school segregation the following

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US$10, 440 paid by CMU for Pinnock's 'made-up' award not recovered

NO attempt has been made to recover the US$10,440 Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) spent to have former President Fritz Pinnock collect the international Socrates award in 2016, which has been dismissed in the British media as a 'made-up honour'.

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Colorado squirrel tests positive for Bubonic plague : TheGrio

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Alliance For Education Helps Secure $1.86 Million To Support SPS Black Male Achievement - The Seattle Medium

Seattle Public Schools’ Department of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) recently received the generous financial support of Seattle’s Philanthropic community to help the department fulfill its mission to ensure Seattle Public Schools has the culture, conditions, competencies, and community

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Petrojam prosecutions could be imminent - Creary error doesn’t invalidate Integrity Commission report, says Panton

Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Seymour Panton, says that prosecutions are likely to follow from the two Petrojam reports that were tabled at the end of June in Parliament. Asked to comment on former energy minister Andrew Wheatley’s move to...

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Criminal record for those found guilty by court for not wearing a mask - Lamola | News24

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Apology accepted but damage done, says Creary after Petrojam report correction

Mayor of Port Maria Richard Creary has accepted the apology from the Integrity Commission for an error in the damning Petrojam report that cited him. However, Creary says the damage to his reputation has already been done. In two reports...

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Covid-19: Concern over medical oxygen as govt embarks on plan to increase supply | News24

South Africa’s medical oxygen levels have raised some concern, with Health Minister Zweli Mkhize expressing concerns that the country does not have adequate supply.

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$308 million for drought relief

The Government is to pump $308 million to help mitigate the impact of drought conditions which have been affecting Jamaica. Minister without portfolio with responsibility for water and housing, Daryl Vaz, told Parliament on Tuesday...

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Man charged for firing shots after girlfriend threatened to end relationship

The Westmoreland Police have charged 34-year-old Shane Reid, otherwise called ‘Ricky’, a welder of Carawina in Petersfield with assault at common law and illegal possession of firearm. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on...

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GOP Senator On Defense As WNBA Team She Co-Owns Embraces Black Lives Matter

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Coronation Market gets Labour Day cleaning

The Coronation Market in downtown Kingston was washed clean by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Digicel on Labour

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Spain orders 160,000 back into Covid-19 lockdown | Afro

Spain has ordered 160,000 citizens in the northeastern Catalonia region back into lockdown for 15 days, after the High Court overturned a lower court ban on tough new restrictions on movement because of a new coronavirus outbreak, apparently caused in part by the arrival of fruit pickers. The

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Watts: The impact of COVID-19 in our community | The Atlanta Voice

Washington, D.C., city attorney George Valentine was Black, brilliant, and fit. But after contracting COVID-19, he became so weak, he had trouble moving and even speaking. When it got to the point where he could barely breathe, George called an ambulance and waited on the steps of his house for it

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Digicel Foundation launches major $42-million Operation SAFE effort New push to sanitise, advocate, feed

Digicel Foundation has announced a significant investment in Jamaica's response to the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of its $42-million islandwide humanitarian project dubbed Operation SAFE – focused on sanitising, advocating, feeding, and enabling Jamaicans in the fight against

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