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Pictures come to life, mural glitters

Tasked with the responsibility of creating a mural depicting the rich cultural and historical traditions of Portland, Mark Bell and five of his colleague artists are getting high praises for the stories they have told in painting. Bell, who...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Over a week ago, Washington, D.C.’s mayor commissioned a sprawling mural that spells out “Black Lives Matter;” now, cities across the nation are creating their own tributes to the

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Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern

ANCHOVY, St James - There could be many surprises when Jamaica's 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944 is contested to elect representatives to fill the 63 parliamentary seats across the island.When the polls will be held is uncertain, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness is yet

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Do Black Lives Matter On Every Block? The Contradiction Between Street Murals And Street Realities In Black America - Blavity

Just a few blocks away from Black Lives Matter Plaza lies Union Station, where dozens of tents line the streets, sheltering the city’s disproportionately Black homeless

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Caribbean unveils initiatives to support reopening tourism - Voice Online

THE CARIBBEAN’S health and tourism authorities’COVID-19 Caribbean Tourism Task Forcehas announced a new initiative to... The post Caribbean unveils initiatives to support reopening tourism appeared first on Voice Online.

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6-year-old’s exuberant video promotes tourism in Italy

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BILLION$ EMERGENCY CALL - Telecoms ring gov’ts for massive COVID-19 bailout to prevent ‘upheaval’, citing huge losses across Caribbean

The Caribbean’s COVID-19-ravaged telecommunications industry is in need of “urgent” government bailout, amounting to millions of dollars, to prevent poor-quality service and higher prices for consumers, a powerful regional lobby group for firms...

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Canadian charity builds St Mary school

Canadian charity Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation (HHJF) is looking to finish its latest ‘voluntourism’ project – a school gifted to residents of St Mary by late parishioner Cislyn Sinclair Cupidore and her husband, Rupert Cupidore. The group has...

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NYC Mayor To Have “Black Lives Matter” Painted In Front of Trump Tower, Racist-In-Chief Big Mad

According to the New York Daily News, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has greenlit the painting of “Black Lives Matter” in giant yellow letters in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Ave between 56th and 57th streets in Midtown Manhattan and Cheeto Jesus is cursing the heavens for the

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COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth - Stabroek News

Due to the COVID-19 impact globally, especially on the oil market, Guyana’s projected 2020 growth rate has been revised from 87% to 57%, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga said on Friday, while also confirming that the non-oil sector is headed to negative

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The mural was painted over to read “all lives matter.”

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Democrats Kneel At Capitol Building To Honor George Floyd

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St. Pete celebrates Juneteenth

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Telemedicine transforms doctor-patient consultation at Heart Institute

Patients at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) have been getting used to the practice of consulting with their doctors online.The use of information technology software and electronic communication to provide remote clinical services to patients, or what is called telemedicine, has rapidly

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Whats on Miles Mind?: DON | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

High-level drug dealers, gangsters, those who earn the rank of “Don”, do so with the fear-driven support of legions of loyal, lower-level compatriots. That support includes the love and loyalty of local civilians who see the Don as a Robin Hood figure. Dons establish headquarters and operate out of

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Phillips to put councillors on alert

Opposition People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips will address councillors and caretakers today, as speculation arises that an election is near.Dr Phillips will deliver the main address at the Mico University College after the councillors and caretakers meet in a closed-door

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ME, BACK DOWN? 'FAGET IT!'

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Living in falsehood

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The ghost gun mystery - Nine-year mayhem of a killing machine that has the police baffled

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Bermuda eyes African-American tourism market - African American News Today - EIN News

Bermuda must go beyond black people in advertisements to attract African-American tourists, the head of the island’s tourism quango has warned.Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said that diversity in the organisation’s boardroom, as well as in promotional

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