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POWER STRUGGLE

There is uncertainty over whether the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) will bring a case against the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for breaching the OUR Act after the power company failed to meet the deadline for full electricity...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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THE Portland leg of the Southern Coast Highway Improvement Project is continuing at a fast pace despite a $6.6-billion cut in the amount the Government allocated to spend on the massive road programme this fiscal

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

Civil rights charge filed against Minneapolis Police Department over George Floyd death

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COVID-19 stalls construction at western children’s hospital

The timeline for completion of the long-awaited Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in St James may be significantly pushed back from its projected May 2021 deadline, as work has stalled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, restricting the provision of manpower, equipment and building materials

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Burkina Faso: Credibly Investigate Apparent Executions

Nairobi — Burkina Faso authorities should credibly and independently investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on May 11, 2020 during a counterterrorism operation near the eastern town of Fada N'Gourma, Human Rights Watch said

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COVID-19 lie lands man in trouble

Because Davis said he'd tested positive, his employer had to shut down its plant for sanitising and put several other employees on paid leave while they quarantined, causing the company a loss of more than $100,000, prosecutors

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

No criminals in uniforms - Former cops want harsher punishment for rogue officers, stricter recruitment process

Left angry, deflated, and embarrassed by the recent arrest of three St James-based police officers on drug-related charges in the United States, some former cops are calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to carry out more intense screening during

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

New boss for JPS

Michel Gantois, an investment banker turned energy tycoon who speaks four languages, will lead the country’s power utility company, Jamaica Public Service

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Facebook awards Black Press of America publishers $1.3 million in relief grants

Facebook has announced that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local

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14 years later, a dad longs for lost child

ALTHOUGH IT has been 14 years since his five-year-old daughter was mowed down by a gunshot victim as she stood waiting on her dad, the pain is still fresh for Sheckton

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McKenzie saddened by passing of former May Pen mayor

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has expressed sadness at the passing of former Mayor of May Pen and Councillor for the Mineral Heights Division Milton

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Intratrek's Gwanda solar project ready to roll

CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo owned-Intratrek says it is awaiting the finalisation of the financial closure phase of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar project by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to resume its work following a tumultuous court battle with the parent

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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based

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EPA says Lysol Disinfectant Spray effective in killing COVID-19

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Hello mi neighbour | Activate the spirit of philanthropy

However, some bright sparks, in the midst of this pandemic, pandemonium and panic, are persons who will give every penny they own to help improve the lot of another

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Tributes to late MPs take Lower House sitting into late night

THE House of Representatives yesterday spent hours paying tribute to former Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson, and former Education Minister Dr Neville Gallimore — both members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) — who died late last

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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

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St James man charged in relation with shooting

Detectives assigned to the Coral Gardens Police Station have arrested and charged a man with wounding with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition in Sea View Heights, Flanker in St James on

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I watched and learned

A number of people might have had unkind things to say when Laurence Johnson started barbering at 20 years old, but the deaf man obviously couldn't hear his

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Regeneron Starts Phase 3 Trial Of Covid Antibody Drug That Might Treat And Prevent Infection - The Seattle Medium

An antibody cocktail is now beginning late-stage clinical trials to evaluate the drug's ability to prevent and treat coronavirus infection. The post Regeneron Starts Phase 3 Trial Of Covid Antibody Drug That Might Treat And Prevent Infection appeared first on The Seattle Medium.

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Tears of joy as Jamaicans welcome loved ones in MoBay

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The need for physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent several passengers arriving on six flights from various US destinations, at the Sangster International Airport here yesterday, from greeting their loved ones with hugs and

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Gov. Abbott orders Texas bars to close again, limits restaurants due to COVID-19 spike

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and capping restaurant capacity at

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Why Amy Cooper’s Use of ‘African-American’ Stung

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Jamaica records 10 new COVID cases, 10 more recoveries

Jamaica has recorded 10 new COVID cases increasing the total to 544. Five of the new patients arrived on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas, which docked in Falmouth, Trelawny on Tuesday.

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New chair for Diaspora Education Task Force

DR DWAYNE Dyce, a Washington-based educator, is the new chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force (JDETF), formerly headed by Leo

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DownSound has big plans for Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex

DownSound Entertainment (DSE) Ltd is promising, among other things, “state-of-the-art” amenities at Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay, should it be successful in its bid to secure a long-term concession to operate the

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Fires rage in St Ann - Parish records 280% increase in bush fires

A CONTINUING dry spell in St Ann has manifested in a massive increase in bush fires for the month of April 2020 compared to the similar period the previous

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Five new COVID cases, seven more recoveries

The Health Ministry is reporting that Jamaica today recorded five more positive COVID-19 cases pushing the overall tally to 737. The new patients – three males and two females – arrived on flights from the United States and the...

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Former NAACP President Ben Jealous Named President of People For the American Way

Former NAACP president Ben Jealous has been tapped to lead People For the American Way (PFAW), a progressive advocacy

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Stranded in Panama

FOUR Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Government's assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama

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Texas Southern gave $2 million in aid to unqualified students, review finds

An external review of admissions irregularities at Texas Southern University found that the school awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to students who did not meet its academic admissions criteria from fall 2017 through 2019, according to an executive summary released

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