The CXC exam crisis 2020: Communication is a good thing

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The CXC exam crisis 2020: Communication is a good thing

There are myriad issues which have been revealed as suboptimal in this 2020 Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exam crisis: the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results,...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Western Jamaica high schools ready for partial resumption of classes

(Jamaica Observer) Principals of high schools across the western region say all is in place to ensure a seamless start on Monday to the temporary reopening of schools to facilitate students sitting secondary level exit examinations in

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Colorado is ready to lead mail-in ballots this November

… to witness continued disenfranchisement of Black Americans. But out of the election …

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Mombasa port rethinks strategy as Dar eyes bigger market share

The Mombasa port has been compelled to change tack as competition from Dar es Salaam counterpart gets stiffer.

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9-Year-Old Girl Dies from COVID: Youngest in History of Florida | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

The death of a 9-year-old girl from Putnam County Florida has a family coming to grips with the The post 9-Year-Old Girl Dies from COVID: Youngest in History of Florida appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.

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A doctor and former football player warns it's not safe for the NFL to start the season - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Dr. Myron Rolle, a third year neurosurgeon resident at Massachusetts General Hospital and former NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans, told CNN's Anderson Cooper during Anderson Cooper 360 Tuesday night that more time is needed before for players, teams or fans to return to

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CXC amends ‘ungraded’ CSEC, CAPE results for 11 schools - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday announced that following complaints by the schools that students did not receive a grade for the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), the Caribbean Examinations Council

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Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million for WNBA Players Who Skip The 2020 Season

[ad_1] Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving, who has been an outspoken critic of the NBA restarting its current season amid the racial injustice and Black Lives Matter Movement, is putting his money where his mouth is. The point guard is committing $1.5 million to WNBA players who choose not to play

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Guyana PM disappointed with Caricoms statement on elections | New York Carib News

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has expressed disappointment with the statement by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.

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California Latinos contracting COVID-19 at three times rate of whites - African American News Today - EIN News

Latinos in California are becoming ill and dying from COVID-19 at far greater rates than other groups, the state's top health official warned on Tuesday, prompting new outreach and data collection efforts as cases surge.

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A missed opportunity - JTA president chides Government for not introducing school bus system for CXC students

Western Bureau: Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is accusing the Government of failing to capitalise on a clear chance to introduce a national school bus system when schools were reopened on June 8 for students...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Caribbean countries renew disaster risk insurance policies

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says its member governments in the Caribbean have all renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries in light of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane

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Kyrie Irving Commits $1. 5 Million For WNBA Players Skipping 2020 Season

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Majority of CSEC, CAPE students get passing grades

The Ministry of Education is reporting that preliminary data from the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam shows that the majority of Jamaican students received passing grades. The ministry says 233,723 subject entries were...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Court granted to David and the Coalition nothing of substance or value

Shortly after the decision by the Court of Appeal in the case brought by Eslyn David vs. GECOM in which a number of others were joined, the Office of the Prime Minister issued a statement which concluded “that on the basis of the valid votes, the incumbent Coalition Government will be re-elected

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DC Episcopal bishop: ‘I am outraged’ by Trump church visit

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for staging a visit to the historic St. John’s Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible after authorities had cleared the area of peaceful

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Thwarting the will of the people to elect a gov’t of their choice is a betrayal of national trust and a serious human rights violation

The Commonwealth Charter recognises the inalienable right of individuals to participate in democratic processes, in particular through free and fair elections in shaping the society in which they live and for this right to be protected and

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Wealthy Kenyans defy Covid to lift BMW, Mercedes sales

The rich have defied the coronavirus economic hardships to increase orders for luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

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Reparations debate: Diabetes, hypertension among colonial legacies | New York Carib News

Sir Hilary Beckles, speaking on the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) virtual media engagement on Monday, said Britain and Europe walked away from the mess they created and left it to the leadership of Caribbean Governments and civil society. Among their legacies, he said, is a pandemic of

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GC Foster College pledges to maintain PE standards

Western Bureau: The coronavirus pandemic has forced students out of the physical classroom, and, as a result, there have been looming concerns over whether Jamaica will be able to maintain the 97 per cent pass rate in the Caribbean Secondary...

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Junior cricketers excel at CXC - Stabroek News

With the official grades for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results coming out recently a number of junior cricketers showed that balancing sports and education is

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Tina Knowles-Lawson Teams Up With African Pride For Voting Initiative

Tina Knowles-Lawson announced her partnership with haircare brand African Pride and Still I Vote to create a new voting initiative.

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Leaders reflect on the life of John Lewis | New Pittsburgh Courier

“Moral conscience” of U.S. Congress Crusader Staff Report The life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis is being remembered as the nation mourns the death of the civil rights activist, … Continued The post Leaders reflect on the life of John Lewis appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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Bahamas prepares for resumption of international travel | New York Carib News

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation says that it is now preparing for the second phase of the Tourism Readiness and Recovery Plan, which will begin on Wednesday, July 1, and allow for the resumption of international travel to The

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No major COVID fallout in CXC results, says JTA boss

Despite adjustments in the usual format of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)-administered tests and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the last school term, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Jasford Gabriel said that all these...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations

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