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#BTColumn - Mother Language Day - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Wayne Campbell “Technology can provide new tools for protecting linguistic diversity. Such tools, for example, facilitating their spread and analysis, allow us to record and
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Victoria Jubilee Hospital gets new ultrasound machine
The Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International presented the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) with a DC-30 ultrasound machine valued at US$18,000 at a handover ceremony on Friday. The system is expected to...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Immigration Corner | How to apply for a reconsideration request
Dear Mr Bassie, Please tell me under what circumstances I can make a reconsideration request with respect to an immigration application. Thanks in advance. CM Dear CM, Persons may be able to ask for the decision on their visa or immigration...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Nephews arrested for uncle's murder during fight over stolen chickens
Two nephews of a 50-year-old Trelawny man have been arrested for his murder during a dispute at their family house in Troy district in the parish on Sunday afternoon.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Solidarity in outrage
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has added his voice to the chorus of condemnation from world leaders against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, saying that Jamaica is consistent in its support for universal respect and adherence to the principles of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
10 more COVID-19 deaths, 58 new cases
Ten more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Jamaica, moving the total to 2,808. The Ministry of Health says the deaths occurred between December 2020 and February 2022. And one more fatality is under investigation, pushing the tally to 224....
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Teen pleads guilty to two counts of murder
A teenage boy who was among a group of armed thugs who executed two men in a brazen daylight killing has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and other charges. Eighteen-year-old Michael Black also pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearm...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
$321.9 million to complete activities under MoBay waterfront project
The Government has earmarked another $321.9 million to complete activities under the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project during the upcoming fiscal year. The project aims to rehabilitate the Montego Bay Groynes to reduce the loss of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
This Week In Black History...A Courier Staple | New Pittsburgh Courier
W.E.B. DUBOIS February 23 1868—Dr. W.E.B. DuBois is born William Edward Burghardt DuBois in Great Barrington, Mass. DuBois can easily qualify as Black America’s leading scholar and intellectual of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was also an educator and social activist fighting tirelessly
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Bounty Killer Shares Terror Fabulous Role In His Historic Super Bowl Performance | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Bounty Killer says Terror Fabulous unknowingly played a key role in his decision to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show. In 2002, sports fans were introduced to dancehall veteran Bounty Killer when he stormed the Caesars Superdome to perform his
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Spot Valley student dies after being hit by taxi
Residents of Lilliput in St James have renewed their call for pedestrian crossings and stoplights in their community arising from the death of a student who was hit by a taxi this morning. Twelve-year-old Jeffery Fitzgerald of Spot Valley High...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
‘We can’t sit idly by’
Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke has defended salary scale realignment as pragmatic in response to concerns aired by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) that public-sector employee compensation as a share of the gross domestic...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Immigration Corner | Does my wife and I need a joint bank account?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I got your email address from The Gleaner. My wife lives in the United States and wants to file for me to get my residency, but someone is telling her that we have to have a joint account before that can happen. My...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams
By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Take an informal survey of elite American Alpine skiers and snowboarders, and most can name an organization that exposes Black and Hispanic children from urban areas to winter sports. Whether it’s on indoor halfpipes in New Jersey, or the Rocky Mountain slopes of
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Deslyn Amy Thornhill Dies at 44
Deslyn Amy Thornhill died on Feb. 11.
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Ocean by H10 honours local agents for generating business
GRATEFUL FOR the business brought to their properties in trying, COVID-shackled times, new resorts Ocean Coral Spring and Ocean Eden Bay – under the global hotel chain umbrella, Ocean by H10 Hotels – recently expressed appreciation to local travel...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
1 in 10 Black people in the U.S. are migrants. Here's what's driving that shift
The breadth of what it means to be a Black American is widening, according to new analysis of the latest migration statistics.
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Opposition condemns any aggression in Ukraine by Russian forces - Hanna
As the international community braces amid tension between Russia and Ukraine, the Opposition People's National Party says it condemns any aggression in Ukraine by Russian forces. In a statement, Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Lisa Hanna said...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
JUST IN | Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee at KPH after prison beating
Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta is now receiving treatment at the Kingston Public Hospital after he was badly injured in a physical altercation at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown Kingston early Monday.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness says gov't pursuing all efforts to evacuate students in Ukraine
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican government will be pursuing every effort to evacuate the 26 Jamaican students remaining in Ukraine. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said 25 of the students are in Kharkiv and one in L'viv. READ...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
How Gabrielle Union overcame 'feelings of worthlessness' to build a $40 million fortune
Gabrielle Union has carved a niche for herself as a media personality and an actress, and this has helped her amass a fortune. Her career started in the 1990s after featuring in some television roles, including Saved by the Bell, Family Matters, and 7th Heaven. She subsequently appeared in three
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On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers' Olympic dreams
By Aaron Morrison, The Associated Press Take an informal survey of elite American Alpine skiers and snowboarders, and most can name an organization that exposes Black and Hispanic children from urban areas to winter sports. Whether it's on indoor halfpipes in New Jersey, or the Ro
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
World’s largest cruise ship to call in Jamaica in November
Jamaica will be hosting Royal Caribbean's flagship Oasis class vessel and the world's largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, in November. According to Royal Caribbean's western Caribbean itinerary for 2022, Wonder of the Seas, which...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Energy advisers warn: Russia/Ukraine conflict could hurt Trinidad and Tobago in long term - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
War! What is it good for? Apparently it’s good for oil, gas and petrochemical prices. For the past few weeks concerns over Russia’s aggressive stance against Ukraine have contributed in part to the daily increase in oil, gas and ammonia prices. Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said
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Four-year-old student dies locked in teacher's car
Educators and students at Destowe Bennett Basic School in Rollington Town are in mourning following the death of a four-year-old student who was left in a car on Thursday.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
St Mary man on the run following fatal stabbing
The police in St Mary are on the hunt for a man who is being sought in connection with the stabbing death of another in the farming community of Gayle on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Jervis Francis, a resident of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
MoBay hotel worker killed in fiery Trelawny crash
A Montego Bay hotel worker was killed in a fiery crash on Tuesday morning along the Duncans Bypass in Trelawny. Kimonette Johnson, 27, who lived in Mount Edgecombe in Runaway Bay, St Ann was employed to the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, St...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Boxer Claressa Shields Fights For Survivors Of Abuse And Water-Starved Flint, Michigan
An advocate for women’s rights and against sexual assault, the latter of which she experienced as a child, Claressa Shields talks about her future, including the movie, “Flint Strong,” that is in the works about her life.
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Mechanic in Khanice Jackson murder case to seek bail
The St Catherine mechanic Robert Fowler, who is accused of killing 20-year-old accounting clerk Khanice Jackson, will be seeking bail on his next court appearance on May 25.  The attorney for the accused, Althea Freeman, indicated her...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sav mayor wants local fire dept to approve all building plans
ALL BUILDING plans above 9,000 square metres must be sent to the Corporate Area for approval by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), but Bertel Moore, chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), wants an end to that practice, saying it is...
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