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After the dust comes the rain
After the second wave of the the Saharan dust blanketed Jamaica over the weekend, sections of the island experienced heavy rain yesterday, the last day of June, which is part of the secondary rainy season.The rain caused flooding in sections of the Corporate Area and Jamaica Observer photographer
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Jamaica spends $3.8 billion so far to fight COVID-19
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has so far spent $3.8 billion on efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Portfolio Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July
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Major crimes down over January
Jamaica recorded significant decreases in what the police label Category One crimes last month, data from the constabulary are indicating.In fact, for the January to June period this year, there were 26 fewer murders, 65 fewer shootings, and 78 fewer robberies compared to the same six months last
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Caricom conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on food security
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat on Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact Survey.
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Oxygen runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The coronavirus storm has arrived in South Africa, but in the overflowing COVID-19 wards the sound is less of a roar than a rasp.Medical oxygen is low in hospitals at the new epicentre of the outbreak, Gauteng province, home to the power centres of Johannesburg and the
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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Hanover Health Department buckling under quarantine numbers
Western Bureau: Front-line health workers in Hanover are said to be struggling in their quest to properly monitor the number of persons in the parish who are supposed to be under home quarantine and, as a consequence, a request has been made to the...
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Bara hospital treated almost 3 000 patients in its trauma unit in June | News24
The cases related to gunshots, stabbings, motor vehicle accidents, passenger vehicle accidents, burns, assaults, falls, cuts, motorbike accidents and other trauma.
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Macron tightens grip ahead of 2022 challenge
PARIS, France (AFP) By replacing his popular prime minister with a little-known bureaucrat, French President Emmanuel Macron has signalled that he intends to tighten the reins on government ahead of a bid for re-election in 2022, analysts say.
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Teachers will get tablets, Anderson assures
LUCEA, Hanover Immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Dr Garth Anderson says an appeals process has been established to address issues that may arise during the distribution of over 25,000 tablet computers to public school teachers across the island.
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8 more imported COVID-19 cases but recovery remains high
EIGHT more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing Jamaica's number of cases to 715.Five more people have also recovered from the virus since Wednesday and have been released. This brings the number of recovery cases to 560, giving the island a 78.3 per cent recovery rate.
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St Mary man charged with shooting, illegal possession of firearm
The St Ann Police have charged 28-year-old Kevin Mitchell, otherwise called ‘Frost’, a labourer of Retreat, St Mary with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition as well as three counts of shooting with
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Inglewood offering free food program at select city parks -
INGLEWOOD — The city has kicked off a free Grab-N-Go summer lunch program, for youth 18 and under. The program will be beneficial to Inglewood residents like Ameer Thompson, who lost his job as a rental car agent during the global coronavirus pandemic. The 39-year-old Thompson is now spending more
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Life returns to Hellshire beach
LIFE returned to the Hellshire fishing beach in St Catherine yesterday, two days after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced a lifting of restrictions which were implementd to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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The number of protesters on show was small, but their messages appeared to have struck powerful notes, as motorists honked horns and waved in support of those who turned out yesterday to express their dissatisfaction with higher-than-normal electricity bills sent out by the Jamaica Public Service
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Freemasons donate to Cancer Society, Heart Foundation
Freemasons Association of Jamaica on Wednesday made a donation to the Jamaica Cancer Society and Heart Foundation in the amount of $1 million each. A small delegation of freemasons, led by Dwight Reece, district grand master of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, visited both organisations where he
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St Mary man charged with shooting, illegal possession of firearm
The St Ann Police have charged 28-year-old Kevin Mitchell, otherwise called ‘Frost’, a labourer of Retreat, St Mary with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition as well as three counts of shooting with intent. The police report...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Gov. Pritzker Announces Thirteen Appointments to Illinois Boards and Commissions | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration: CONCEALED CARRY LICENSING REVIEW BOARD Peter Buckley will serve on the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.* Buckley currently works as a Private
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Soldier injured during August Town firefight
THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is awaiting more details as it continues its probe into the shooting of a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and a civilian in the eastern St Andrew community of August Town, Thursday night.Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM Hamish
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Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
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Cameroon coronavirus: top medic dies, virus certificates for air travellers | Africanews
July 12: COVID-19 certificates, medical losses
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Big COVID-19 risk
LONDON, England (AP) Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away yesterday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what is the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
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Guyana's president reaffirms strong ties with US, Western Hemisphere
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) President David Granger has reaffirmed Guyana's commitment to Western Hemispheric values and to the furtherance of mutual goals and ideals.
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Tova Hamilton sworn in as Gov't senator
TOVA Hamilton, the 37-year-old attorney-at-law from Trelawny, was sworn in yesterday as the newest member of the Jamaica Senate.Hamilton has filled the vacuum created by the movement of former Jamaica Labour Party cabinet minister, Pearnel Charles Jr, from the Senate to the House of
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Protocols coming for reopening of day-care centres, nurseries
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he will announce the protocols that have been established for the reopening of nurseries and day-care facilities shortly.
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July 13: Shirley Chisholm Finished Bid to be the First Black Presidential Nominee in 1972
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Charles GorryCredit:AP On this exact day forty-eight years ago, Black American history was made by a woman who will forever be known as a trailblazer that paved the way for her race and gender in politics. By the time the Democratic National Convention went down on
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Low turnout as France votes in local polls
PARIS, France (AFP) � French voters abstained in their millions Sunday from a final round of municipal elections predicted to deal a blow to the party of President Emmanuel Macron.Amid persistent fears of the novel coronavirus contagion, just over a third of voters had turned out by 5:00
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China's Inner Mongolia region reports bubonic plague case
BEIJING, China (AP) While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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World leaders, stars unite at event aimed at fighting virus
LONDON (AP) A summit that included a star-studded virtual concert hosted by Dwayne Johnson has raised nearly $7 billion in cash and loan guarantees to assist the poor around the globe whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
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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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