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Revealed: Four major airports in South Africa could soon be renamed
You might have to double-check where you're flying to pretty soon. Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that several SA airports are likely to be renamed.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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Pleasures of food and sex 'simply divine', says Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -The pleasures of a well-cooked meal or loving sexual intercourse are 'divine' and have unjustly fallen victim to 'overzealousness' on the part of the Church in the past, Pope Francis says in a book of interviews published yesterday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
EduFocal launches online PEP Academy
Edufocal , a Jamaican online educational platform, has added another product to its suite of learning solutions, EduFocal Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Academy.The product, which is for grades four to six students, was launched on Monday.PEP Academy is designed to make learning fun and interactive for
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
FEATURE | Blackmailed with nudes, Nigerian lesbians find safety outside the closet | News24
The online world is opening up LGBT+ Nigerians' hidden lives - with gay-friendly websites and private groups offering anonymous spaces where they can come out and connect for the first time - but it is also exposing them to new kinds of abuse.
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Tiffany Haddish Confirms Relationship With Common
Tiffany Haddish and Common are officially an item. The comedienne confirmed the relationship during her interview on Steve O's podcast Steve O's Wild Ride after gushing over the legendary MC's response to her new hairstyle as spotted by our friends at Buzzfeed.
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Another rejection for Caricel
THE efforts of telecommunications operator Symbiote Investments have reached a dead end as the United Kingdom-based Privy Council has refused the company's application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgement on the revocation of its six telecommunications licences.The Privy
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Pandemic's effect on remittances to Latin America varied
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) - As the novel coronavirus pandemic froze the United States economy, not all Latin American immigrants living there were affected equally, a look at the money they sent back to their birthplaces reveals.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Jason Wright named president of Washington Football Team, first African-American to hold the title in NFL - TheGrio
For the first time, a Black man holds the title of president of an NFL team as the Washington Football... View Article The post Jason Wright named president of Washington Football Team, first African-American to hold the title in NFL appeared first on TheGrio.
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YESTERDAY, nine state ministers were sworn in at King's House in St Andrew to complete the installation of the new Andrew Holness-led Government, ahead of today's opening of Parliament at Jamaica Conference Centre.Jamaica Observer photographers Naphtali Junior and Karl Mclarty captured some of the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Holness, parties main reasons diehards vote
Almost one-half of Jamaicans who would vote for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) say their main reason for doing so is that they want Andrew Holness to continue as prime minister, according to the latest public opinion survey conducted by pollster Bill Johnson.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
The Brazilian church that became one of the biggest, yet most problematic in Africa - Face2Face Africa
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) is under pressure from the Angolan government to close its places of worship in the country after the church was accused of fiscal crimes. This may not seem like much; Christian churches as conduits of wealth for a few charismatic people have long
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Safety protocols at US Embassy
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Nine judges promoted
NINE members of the judiciary were sworn into higher office yesterday by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony at King's House in St Andrew.Two of them are David Fraser and Nicole Simmons, who have been appointed as judges of the Court of Appeal. Their appointments become effective
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Morocco at the top of CAF’s new ranking for clubs
Rabat – Morocco has been ranked at the top of the Confederation of African Football’s recently submitted new ranking of member associations, with 180 points. Morocco has been ranked at the top of the Confederation of African Football’s recently submitted new ranking of member associations, with 180
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Zinnbauer sheds light on decision to axe Lorch and Shonga
Jozef Zinnbauer has confirmed that the decision to axe star players just hours before kick-off against Mamelodi Sundowns were taken by the coaching staff.
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Israel establishes full ties with Bahrain, UAE at White House
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Israel normalised relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony yesterday, as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between the Jewish State and 'five or six' other nations.
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Aubyn Hill names improvement in water supply, distribution of land titles among priorities
NEW minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Aubyn Hill says improvement in water supply, distribution of land titles, and jobs will be given urgent focus.
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More opportunities needed for unattached youth, says Holness
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says more opportunities are needed for the nation's unattached youth in order to prevent them from falling prey to criminal elements.Speaking at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Burke Barracks in St James recently, Holness said it is against this background why the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Gender equality – Not a woman issue but a human issue
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2020: Priscilla Schwartz, a Sierra Leonean lawyer is the first woman to serve as Attorney General and Minister of Justice in Sierra Leone. Her appointment was greeted as a statement of intent by many - that Bio’s “New Direction” was serious about
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Congrats, Minister Vaz
Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Daryl Vaz and his wife, Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern Ann-Marie, were feted in an intimate setting on Monday with a small group of family and friends present. Among the guests were United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Ray Tapia, British
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Fanfare missing in St Andrew East Rural but voters in high spirits
THE usual fanfare surrounding polling activities was noticeably subdued in St Andrew East Rural yesterday as Jamaicans cast their ballots for the 18th time to choose a new Government, but supporters of both major political parties were in high spirits despite the absence of the usual large crowds
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
‘Black Love’: Fans Gush Over Kandi Burruss and Husband Todd Tucker's White Ensemble Photo Shoot
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss shocked fans on Sept. 10 when she posted a series of photos of herself alongside her husband Todd Tucker
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Biden campaign to run ad during every NFL game until Election Day - The New York Beacon
‘We’ve had four years of a president who brings out the worst in America,’ the ad for Joe Biden notes. ‘Isn’t it time we had a president who brought out the best?’ The campaign to elect Democratic candidateJoe Bidento the U.S. presidency is spending big
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Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert makes it four in a row
MARISA Dalrymple-Philibert of the Jamaica Labour Party was yesterday declared the winner for the fourth time in a row for the Trelawny Southern constituency after going to battle with Lloyd Gillings of the People's National Party and Richard Sharpe an independent candidate.Dalrymple-Philibert won
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This Day in History — August 14
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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner
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at Springs train station, the Phelophepa train will be administering health services to people who struggle to gain access to clinics.
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Charles Sr and Jr third father/son team in Parliament
IN Sunday's story headlined 'Charles: Holness is Jamaica's Best PM Ever', it was incorrectly reported that Pearnel Charles and his son, Pearnel Jr, were the first father/son team to sit in the House of Representatives.
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'Hard lockdown was a better time for SA': Bheki Cele celebrates crime stats
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