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MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Speid: Teachers are scared to death of re-entering classroom
MONTEGO BAY, St James —President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Owen Speid says the nation's teachers are afraid of re-entering the classroom to facilitate students sitting the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exit exams in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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'One in a million'
RESIDENTS in St Ann North Eastern say they are not yet ready to let go of their late Member of Parliament Shahine Robinson, who had served the constituency since
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Senate Democrats signal they're prepared to block GOP police reform bill
As Senate Republicans move to take up their own plan — which was authored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the chamber — Democrats have faced a tough
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
Congo
Congo kŏng´gō [key] or Zaïre zī´ēr, zäēr´ [key], great river of equatorial Africa, c.2,720 mi (4,380 km) long, formed by the waters of the Lualaba River and its tributary, the Luvua River, and flowing generally N and W through Congo (Kinshasa) to the Atlantic Ocean. Sections in this article:
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NAACP Calls ‘Hate Crime’ Beating By White Men In Iowa Racially Motivated
DarQuan Jones, 22, said he was walking to his girlfriend’s house when he was attacked by the suspects around 3:25 a.m. in the south side of Des Moines, according to a police
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Source: NewsOne
Some JLP supporters in North East St Catherine against outside candidate
Some Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in North East St Catherine say they will reject any outside candidate selected by the party hierarchy to replace Leslie Campbell, who is not seeking
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Soldiers accused of assaulting two Trench Town men
That allegation is one of nearly two dozen lodged against members of the JDF to the Independent Commission of Investigations
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Jodian Fearon's mom wants answers
APPROXIMATELY two months after the completion of the autopsy for Jodian Fearon, the first-time mother who died after being denied access to health care at several hospitals in April, her family is yet to receive a copy of the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Sunday Brew — June 7, 2020
That's because the party's leaders, in particular its President Dr Peter Phillips, have remained stagnant and uninspiring…unveiling the same criticisms of the Government that people have become tired
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Youth motivators want Jasmine Dean found
A three-year-old youth movement — the Jamaica Youth Motivators (JYM) — has taken on the challenge of seeking public support in keeping hope alive that missing University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, student Jasmine Dean will be
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PM, JLP officials pay tribute to former May Pen mayor
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness was among Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) officials who paid tribute to former mayor of May Pen Milton Brown, who died peacefully
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Jamaican dancer Dr L'Antoinette Stines seeks US$150k in suit against Jay-Z, Beyonce
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican choreographer Dr L’Antoinette Stines is seeking in excess of US$150,000 in her suit against entertainment mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and his pop music superstar wife
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Attorney Tova Hamilton takes her seat in the Senate
Attorney at law Tova Hamilton on Friday morning took her seat on the Government benches in the Senate after taking her oath of Allegiance in the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Lockdown Recipe: simple Lentil Stew, a healthy meat substitute
Lentils are not only for vegetarians. Although they are an affordable substitute for mince they also have health benefits.
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Doctors claim bias
A group of intern doctors who pursued their medical degrees overseas are fuming over what they describe as direct biases regarding the sitting of their licensing examination.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Enterprise Rent-a-Car: At a Place Where Everyone Starts at the Bottom, Anyone Can Get to the Top
Enterprise Holdings Vice President and General Manager Kevin Moore stands before nearly 100 colleagues at his company’s St. Louis headquarters. His audience is 90 rising stars from across the company who are there for the company’s Minority Leadership Forum. But the audience also includes
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Jamaicans praise treatment at quarantine facility
(Jamaica Observer) Comfortable rooms, on time meals, lots of food, pleasant and professional staff, are some of the descriptions repeated by individuals quarantined at the Jewels Paradise Cove Hotel in this north eastern Jamaica
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Painful loss
On Monday, the Observer first reported that it was an expectant mother who had suffered a medical emergency and was awaiting evacuation from the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
A Juneteenth Edition Of Verzuz Will Match Up John Legend And Alicia Keys In A Battle Of The Pianos - Blavity
Started by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz , Verzuz has seen legends go head-to-head, with the court of public opinion deciding the
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Johnathan Austin, former Councilor, On How City Finally Removed Confederate Statue
The outrage over the death of George Floyd —a black man killed by police in Minneapolis—has already led to change in Birmingham, said former City Council President Johnathan
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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Beyoncé Talks Respect, Failure And America's 'Racial Pandemic' In Stirring Commencement Speech
On Sunday (June 7), former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among a group of celebrities who virtually honored the graduating high school class of
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Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown
(Jamaica Observer) AUDREY Marks, Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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COVID-19-stranded Canadians look forward to going home
TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth — When the Canadian husband and wife pair of Tom and Susan Little arrived here back in March, they had a flight booked to return to Toronto on May
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Sandals team members benefit from online learning system
The LMS is the latest in the company's well-documented history of investing in team members' growth and development, and is in addition to the Sandals Corporate University's (SCU) previous investment of over US$1 million in scholarships to team members pursuing high school equivalency
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Cabbie uses G-string as COVID mask in Jamaica | New York Carib News
Cabbie uses G-string as COVID mask in Jamaica
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Walk good, Shahine
THE woman who changed the tide of losses for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with an upset in a People's National Party (PNP) stronghold in St Ann North Eastern in 2001, Shahine Robinson, died at her family home in Claremont, St Ann, around midday yesterday, after a long battle with lung
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
To axe or not?
Former president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica Howard Mitchell explains that capitalism, globally, and to some extent in Jamaica, is moving towards the point where human capital is considered more important than other inputs, but he stressed that this will always be subject to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Luther Vandross - Power of Love (Love Power)
In 1991, Luther Vandross released Power of Love, later going on to win two American Music Awards and Grammy Awards. Watch the official music video for Power of Love
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How This Nurse Used The COVID-19 Pandemic To Pivot Into The CBD Business
The spread of COVID-19 has caused many people across the country to make huge pivots in their careers due to the economic ramifications and long-lasting societal effects. For Katrina Thompkins,
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Finally!
57 children among Jamaica's 505 COVID-19 cases
Bernard Lodge development on target despite COVID-19
T&T students in Jamaica to return home on special flight
Government exploring other dates for CXC exam
Protocols in place for quarantine of diplomats
No frolicking on Labour Day weekend; curfew tightened
Ja reopening
UDC still seeking offers to manage Sumfest site
People fail to observe social distancing in collection of CARE grant
Coffee exporters seek Gov't help to mitigate COVID-19 fallout
PNP councillor calls for more money to fix parochial roads
This Day In History - May 12
JN bolsters nurses' fight against COVID-19
Supreme Ventures takes Read Across Jamaica Day to social media
Buses for transport of front-line workers loaned to WRHA
US warned of risk
Wear more cloth masks, Dr Whylie urges public
Greene: Western Jamaica coping in fight against COVID-19
Tropics View Hotel is temporary quarantine centre
Unicomer donates hospital beds valued over $3m
HOPE FOR STRANDED J'CAN
FOOD...is still the call by St Mary residents on lockdown
Bartlett: Right steps being made to bring tourism back
This Day in History - May 11
Not all clergymen saying amen to new church protocols
Gravedigger 'stuck' in St Mary lockdown
Locked down and disconnected
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Nurses, our heroes
Bar backlash
COVID-19 recoveries climb to 100
Farm worker waiver balances the assumption of risk and liability
CARE crush forces remittance agency to open windows at National Stadium
Canadian ganja dreams go up in smoke
Urban planners' expertise missing from COVID-19 response
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A young farmer's desire to speak with Audley Shaw
Indian community gives packages to St Mary people
Cruise crew still want to come home, despite horror stories
Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
Digicel's 'Shake to Win' boosts MoBay charities
NCEL to launch new online course for principals, vice-principals
Exam headache!
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