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Full Text | Children must not be discriminated against, says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has released a statement saying children must not be discriminated against or deprived of their right to an education on the basis of their hairstyle. He was responding to Friday's ruling in relation...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Bill to hold double polls tabled
Jamaicans could for the first time exercise their franchise in two elections on a single day if a bill tabled on Tuesday in Parliament, to be piloted by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is taken and passed at the next sitting of the Lower House. At...
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Holness trumpets world-class broadband for growth spurt
Prime Minister Andrew Holness laid out a list of “nation-building” investment strategies, including a world-class broadband system that he says will create the space needed for Jamaica to return to economic growth. Holness was speaking for the...
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LETTERS: Climate still biggest challenge of our generation
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Joint Services escorting stranded Region Five persons to destinations - Stabroek News
Members of the Joint Services this morning embarked on a mission to escort persons who were stranded in Region Five and other areas following unrest to their destinations.  The article Joint Services escorting stranded Region Five persons to destinations appeared first on Stabroek News.
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PM says BPOs can absorb some tourism jobs
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says there are signs that the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector can provide employment for individuals who have lost their jobs in the tourism industry.The prime minister raised the issue yesterday while touring St Ann North Eastern where hundreds of jobs have
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New Zealand Prime Minister delays election over Covid-19 - The New York Beacon
The announcement on Tuesday that locally acquired cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, prompted the government to introduce strict level three lockdown measures on August 12. This comes after around 100 days without community spread. The rest
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PM: Public should see commish contracts, but ...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the employment contracts of the police and tax commissioners should be made public. However, he said there may be “legal hurdles” that have to be surmounted before the documents for Major General Antony Anderson...
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Bahamas first in C'bean to get COVID vaccine | New York Carib News
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pearl McMilian says that a COVID-19 vaccination will be available in the country during the first quarter of this year.
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No portfolio as yet for new PM - Stabroek News

No portfolio was assigned for Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday when President Irfaan Ali named 19 ministers of his government but he

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Government pushing for renaming of UWI Cave Hill Campus | New York Carib News
On Tuesday, during her address in the House of Assembly, Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared Government's intentions to rename the university after Barbados' longest-serving prime minister, Owen Seymour Arthur.
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Tunisia: Thousands Protest Amid Political Standoff
[DW] A spat among Tunisia's president, prime minister and parliament has brought the government to a grinding halt as the country battles COVID and an economic recession.
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New COVID warning
IT could take up to three months of constant high numbers of COVID-19 cases, or increasing numbers, before the country sees a peak and eventual decline in the infection rate, the Government has warned.
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Somalia: Puntland Leader Dismisses Kheire's Ouster As Unconstititional
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland regional state leader Said Abdullahi Deni has accused president Farmajo of organizing the removal of former prime minister Hassan Ali Kheire and described the no-confidence vote as illegal.
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African Union suspends Mali's membership after coup | News24
The African Union has suspended Mali's membership in response to the ouster by soldiers of its president and government in a coup.
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I didn't say St Lucia was broke — Chastanet
St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet insists he did not declare in a national broadcast last Sunday that his country was broke.Instead, the message he shared with St Lucians is that if they do not continue to observe COVID-19 safety protocols the Government will not be able to again finance the
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Boris Johnson said colonialism in Africa should never have ended
Opposition MPs in the UK are not happy with Boris Johnson over comments supporting Britain’s colonial activities in
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New old Cabinet - PM recycles many former faces in 19-person team
The prime minister has dusted off much of his old Cabinet and brought it into full function for his second term. Andrew Holness on Friday announced his full Cabinet, but there are few changes from the one that was in place prior to the September 3...
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Criminal justice organisations warn new policing and sentencing bill will deepen racial inequality in criminal justice system - Voice Online
A COALITION of criminal justice and race equality organisations have warned the Prime Minister that... The post Criminal justice organisations warn new policing and sentencing bill will deepen racial inequality in criminal justice system appeared first on Voice Online.
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DR Congo names Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde new prime minister after power struggle | News24
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday named Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, head of the state mining giant Gecamines, as prime minister following a prolonged tussle for power with allies of his predecessor.
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New Zealand borders to remain closed for most of 2021
The Land of the Long White Cloud has been closed to visitors for several months and is unlikely to reopen its borders any time soon.
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Funeral rites commence for late Ivorian PM Hamed Bakayoko in Abidjan | Africanews
A ceremony is held in Abidjan as the body of prime minister Hamed Bakayoko arrives on a plane from Germany. Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died following cancer treatment in a German hospital.
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Four more weeks of COVID-19 restrictions in Trinidad - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Public health restrictions implemented a month ago to roll back on the reopening of the economy as the country’s COVID-19 spread worsened will be extended for another four weeks, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced on
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Africa: British PM - World Must Unite to Defeat Covid and Prevent Future Pandemics
[FrontPageAfrica] London -- The world must overcome the extraordinary divisions created by coronavirus and unite to defeat the pandemic, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a pre-recorded speech in line with other leaders, and played out at the UN
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Use the budget 2021 debates to conclude Rodney’s assassination redress - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The State regardless of the political party in power, has as one of its attributes “perpetual succession.” The article Use the budget 2021 debates to conclude Rodney’s assassination redress appeared first on Stabroek News.
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PM Mia Mottley refutes illness rumors | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Mia Mottley sent out a statement just after 6 p.m., informing the country she was fine and taking part in her weekly Zoom Cabinet meeting.
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Ethiopia: Prime Minister Wins Sports Award
[Nation] The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded with the highest African sport recognition by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (Anoca).
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Barbados to get 100,000 COVID vaccines from India - Stabroek News
(Barbados Nation) Around 50 000 Barbadians could start being vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus “in the very near future”. The article Barbados to get 100,000 COVID vaccines from India appeared first on Stabroek News.
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DR NJENGA: Timely and accurate data can reduce Covid stigma
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Vaccine from India arrives in St Kitts and Nevis
MARK Brantley, premier of Nevis and foreign affairs minister of St Kitts and Nevis, has extended gratitude to the Government and people of India for a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the federation Monday.'We welcome this diplomatic success in strengthening our bilateral relations
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