PHOTO: MISERY IN NEW RIVER

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PHOTO: MISERY IN NEW RIVER

A motorist tentatively negotiates a flooded section of the Santa Cruz to New River roadway on Saturday morning. Though there has been little or no rain since the weekend, water from the Black River Morass - swollen by heavy rains over the past two months - has invaded the roadway and threatened some homes in New River since midweek. New River, located just north of Santa Cruz on the fringes of the morass, and said to be below sea level, has been flooded on numerous occasions down...

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

As California colleges rethink their back-to-school plans amid a statewide spike in coronavirus cases, it’s not just their students they need to worry about protecting. Many campus employees are decades older than the students they teach and support, putting them at higher risk of complications if

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Kenya: 'Team Cheruiyot' Plot Revenge on Ingebrigtsens in Kip Keino Classic

"Team Cheruiyot " has now challenged "Team Ingebrigtsens" to a duel at Kip Keino Classic, a World Athletics Tour event on September 24 in Nairobi after the Norwegians humbled the Kenyans at the Maurie Plant Memorial Race on Thursday

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Source: allAfrica.com

Appleton shaken after armed robbery

WESTERN BUREAU: The St Elizabeth police have confirmed that a man has been taken into custody in connection with Wednesday’s armed robbery at Appleton Estate in Siloah. According to reports, shortly after 8 a.m., three masked men entered the estate...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Digicel Foundation boosts dying art form, empowers St Mary women

Digicel Foundation’s 15th anniversary grant to the Bonnygate Women’s Group in St Mary is reviving the seemingly dying art forms of embroidery, crochet, and hardanger while empowering the women in the group. The grant, which was approved in late...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

#JaVotes2020 | Elderly voters out early in St Elizabeth

Elderly voters were out early to decide between People's National Party (PNP) candidate Basil Waite and the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Delroy Slowley who are both vying for the St Elizabeth North Eastern seat today. Masks and hand...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Strawberry farmers to benefit from $5-million allocation

The island’s major strawberry farmers are to benefit from an allocation of $5 million to assist them in the growth and development of the crop for the 2020-21 season under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Production...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Number of working Black business owners falls 40 percent amid COVID-19

The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in

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Hand-painted Masks Help Indian Artisans Promote Endangered Art – The Wilmington Journal

In the remote Cheriyal village of Telangana's Siddipet district in Southern India, Dhanalakota Saikiran grew up seeing his grandfather painting scrolls all his life. This 500-year-old art form, named Cheriyal, after the village where it [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

CDC hands over 1,200 food hampers for COVID-19 affected in Region One - Stabroek News

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Thursday handed over 1,200 food hampers to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs that were donated to provide relief to the residents of Moruca, in Region One, who are affected by the COVID-19

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

St Elizabeth councillors demand better customer care during pandemic

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Since the onset of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in March, people have often found themselves waiting to transact business in long lines, exposed to the elements, outside public and private buildings.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

PEP joy turns to sadness

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth It was supposed to be a celebration for Geovaughn Allen and his cousin, following their success in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) two Fridays ago. But an evening of fun and treat for their academic success quickly turned tragic as the 11-year-old died after being hit by

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Africa: Ice Loss On Africa's Highest Peak Prompts Star Climber Will Gadd to Reconsider His Sport

[UNEP] World-renowned adventurer Will Gadd is having a rethink about his ice-climbing career and carbon footprint after discovering that his planned ascent of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro was no longer possible due to the extensive shrinking of its glaciers.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Black Women Entrepreneurs Have Been Hit Hard In The Pandemic. The Black Women’s Business Collective Is Providing Relief.

Zanade Mann's Black Women's Business Collective is a crowdsourcing initiative to help provide resources to Black women and Afro-Latina women business owners shaken by the COVID crisis. Her Phoenix Fund is helping them obtain the funds they need to have success.

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Source: MadameNoire

Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners - Atlanta Tribune

Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners Empower Development Throughout the State Community Projects Selected in Clayton County, Sandy Springs, Savannah, and Valdosta Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think