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No evidence of COVID-19 reinfection in Jamaica - CMO
Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie says Jamaica has not recorded any reinfection of persons previously confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She was responding to a question at a Ministry of Health and Wellness...
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Durkan Announces Free Citywide Testing At Chief Sealth High School In West Seattle - The Seattle Medium
While the City continues to urge anyone with symptoms to get tested, the West Seattle Bridge closure has presented a significant challenge for residents on the peninsula. The Chief Sealth location is key to advancing testing equity for the community and
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BLM Co-Founders Speak On Elections As They Prepare For Biden-Harris Ticket | The Urban Daily
Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza give their thoughts after the Democratic National Convention.
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Nubya Garcia Shares 10 Inspirational Songs For Jazz And R&B Lovers
Saxophonist Nubya Garcia, currently leading the resurgence of the London jazz scene, is celebrating the release of her debut solo album entitled Source (out now!). The talented and ambitious musician
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New curfew hours to impact JUTC operations
Consequent on today’s announcement of new curfew hours for four parishes, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) says it will be adjusting its operations. The curfew hours have been shortened in Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine,...
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How Teenage Activists Are Talking to Family About Racial Injustice
… turning to the treatment of Black Americans. In living rooms, … images of violence on Black Americans to a broad population … the University of Virginia. “African-American youth don’t have the … pushed her to help other Black Americans with that perspective. “ …
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KAMALA HARRIS FACES CRABS-IN-A-BARREL | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held people in great suspense while he mulled over who would become his Vice Presidential running mate. When he made his announcement, it turned out to be his former rival, Senator Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris is a very talented and accomplished
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Rowley goes into quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 person | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says he had gone into voluntary quarantine after he had been exposed to a person suffering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) on August 10, election day here.
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Monica Responds To Master P’s Comments About C-Murder Calling Her His ‘Ride Or Die’: ‘You Cannot Speak On Me Because You Do Not Know Me’
Monica responded to Master P not being too pleased with C-Murder calling her his "ride or die."
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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Chi Chi DeVayne Dead At 34
Known offstage as Zavion Davenport, DeVayne was remembered by peers as "a caring, empathetic and beautiful soul."
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EXCLUSIVE-Nearly a fifth of enrollees in Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study are Black or Latino -exec - African American News Today - EIN News
Nearly a fifth of 11,000 people enrolled so far in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial testing a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and German partner BioNTech <22UAy.F> are Black or Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, a top Pfizer executive said.
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Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump &ndash; Dallas Post Tribune
By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate Tuesday night, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining together in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped
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St Thomas lockdown a ‘necessary evil’
St Thomas resident Karen Smith says she walked two miles to the checkpoint at Church Corner, the COVID-19 epicentre in western St Thomas, to give her little sister food for her 67-year-old mother. Smith said the government-imposed quarantine of...
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OPINION: Joe Biden’s DNC Speech Was Just Enough To Extinguish The Wildfire That Is Donald Trump
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USPS slowdown delays veterans’ medication deliveries  | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Brett Copeland Executive Director for Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute  On August 20, President Donald Trump admitted that he was creating a slowdown of service and deliveries at the United States Postal Service to make it more difficult to process mail-in ballots. No matter the
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MOTIVATION:Ashley Thaba WE are done! For the past seven months, the government of Botswana has been airing a TV show, Talking with the Thabas, that we produced to strengthen families by offering practical marital tips from our own marriage. This coming Sunday is the last airing of Season One. We
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S'Africa: Unions Threaten Strike Over Inadequate Covid tools | Africanews
South Africas largest union coprising of Education, Health and Allied Workers known as NEHAWU have threatened to go on strike beginning from Monday August 24
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100 years of women voting: 3 Minnesota women who paved way for women's suffrage
… was the school’s only African American graduate in 1891, delivered a … Suffrage Club in Minnesota, an African American suffragist group, in 1914. As …
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Parry Town relieved as alleged gangster killed in Kingston
Residents of Parry Town in St Ann exhaled on Friday after the Police High Command disclosed that the parish’s most wanted man who was implicated in several murders and shootings in that community was killed by the police. Described as “one of...
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NAACP Sues Postmaster General To Restore Reliable Mail Delivery Ahead Of Election - The Seattle Medium
The lawsuit alleges that Dejoy has impeded the timely distribution of mail, implemented crippling policies on postal workers, and sabotaged the United States Postal Service in a blatant attempt to disenfranchise voters of color, who are already more harshly impacted by the coronavirus and require
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Victim services division expands operations with e-counselling
The Victim Services Division in the Ministry of Justice has expanded its operations by adding e-counselling to its service offerings, as the need to maintain physical distancing increases due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In this regard, the...
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Acropolis Gaming Lounge closes after employee tests positive for COVID
The Acropolis Gaming Lounge in St Andrew will be closed today to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitisation after a staff member yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement Friday night, the operator, Supreme Ventures Limited,...
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Doctors provide free medicals through pledge-funded #MobileMedicalsChallenge
Mobile Medicals Jamaica is no stranger to unlikely beginnings. The mobile medical outfit started in July of this year when young doctors Dr Jade Jeffery and Dr Yendi Buckeridge found themselves without permanent employment contracts. The...
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Shedding Big Hats and Hoopla, Democrats Find Love Online
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&lsquo;I See Another Baby&rsquo;: Toya Johnson Fans Speculate She&rsquo;s Pregnant After She Teases This Announcement &ndash; Atlanta Black Star
Toya Johnson has made it pretty clear she’s not working on growing her brood with fiancé Robert 'Red' Rushing any time soon, but that hasn't […]
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Doctors urge political parties to commit to COVID-19 prevention measures
THE Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) Friday called on the leaders of the country's two main political parties to revisit their strategies as they campaign for the September 3 General Election.In a statement, the MAJ said that 'members of the public, and supporters of both political parties seem
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'A good feeling' - Tour guides excited as they return to work under safe Covid-19 protocols | News24
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WGIRLS Milwaukee Holding Virtual Social Justice Book Club
By Hayley Crandall The Milwaukee chapter of WGIRLS have started a book club — but it’s not your run-of-the-mill neighborhood club. It has a specific focus on social justice. WGIRLS Milwaukee, an organization focused on empowering women and children from underserved communities, are hosting the
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Moderate Tulsa mayor faces fierce political crosscurrents - African American News Today - EIN News
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Thousands in Mali's capital welcome president's downfall - Black News Channel
By Baba Ahmed Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands marched Friday in the streets of Mali's capital to celebrate the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, as the West African nation's political opposition backed the military's junta plan to eventually hand over power to a civilian
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