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Brazil in talks with United States for excess COVID-19 vaccines, foreign ministry says - Stabroek News
BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil's government has been in talks since March 13 about potentially importing excess COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter
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HBCU president shows up grad student’s basketball skills in viral video : TheGrio
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'I Got the Baddest Girl In the Game': Jordyn Woods and Boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns Shut Down Rumors of His Infidelity
Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns are debunking rumors that Towns has cheated on Woods. On Thursday, March 18, gossip site Gossip Of The City broke […]
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J’can is first to lead Canada’s Black Opportunity Fund
Jamaica-born Craig Wellington has been appointed the inaugural executive director of Canada’s Black Opportunity Fund (BOF). The fund was established last year to enable the black community to access a pool of long-term funding to help combat the...
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Five more COVID deaths, 695 additional infections
Jamaica Friday reported five new COVID deaths pushing the tally to 524. Four other deaths are under probe. In the meantime, there were 695 new cases. Total infections: 34,665 Active cases: 17,958 Samples tested: 3,192 (1,382 - Antigen)...
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Abby D. Phillip reveals she’s pregnant in sit down with Gayle King for The Cut : TheGrio
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Master P Reveals His Next Big Purchase
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A genome sequencer is to be acquired by the Government to test samples to determine variants of viruses in Jamaica. The disclosure was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as he made his contribution to the Budget Debate last Thursday....
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Nicholson to Host Panel on Racism, Colorism, Erasure, and Women Refusing to Be Silent - Milwaukee Community Journal
MILWAUKEE – For the latest installment of her “Chat with the Chairwoman” series, County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson will lead an engaging conversation Thursday evening, March 25, on racism, colorism, and erasure, and the intersection of these topics with the theme of National
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LeBron James left in the second quarter with a high right ankle sprain that the Lakers said will sideline him indefinitely, and Los Angeles went on to fall 99-94 to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Two hours after the game, the Lakers announced that James is out indefinitely. The de
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Kylie Jenner faces backlash after asking fans to pay for stylist’s surgery : TheGrio
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David Vs. Goliath: Etsy Small Business Owner Takes On Stationary Company – Free Press of Jacksonville
Janie Velencia, founder of the Etsy-based Card Bureau, went viral after she Tweeted that her company is being cheated out of $15,000 because a large stationary distributor that ordered stock from her is filing for [...]
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Venus Williams fought through the pain of an ankle and knee injury during her match with Italian Sara Errani at the Australian Open on Wednesday, refusing to give up until…
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Atlanta Spa Shooting Survivor Whose Wife Was Killed Claims Police Initially Treated Him Like A Suspect
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John Thomas of Brown’s Hall, St Catherine, has never had the luxury of a consistent supply of potable water to his home, even after attempts were made to regularise the network in his and adjoining communities by the late 1990s. Thomas, born in...
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INDECOM probing murder of inmate in Negril police lock-up
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Complaints against JDF, JCF soar
Complaints of misconduct by the army and police force skyrocketed last year as the Holness administration increased its reliance on states of emergency (SOEs) and joint patrols to rein in crime. But analysis does not suggest that the widening...
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Parish courts increase clearance rate despite COVID-19
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is reporting an increase in the clearance rate for parish courts last year despite the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The court clearance rate is measured in terms of the number of cases disposed of per...
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Boston Elects First Black Female Mayor | National News | The Michigan Chronicle
On Monday, March 22, Kim Janey was installed as Mayor of Boston in one of that very provincial and conservative city's most historic political events in its history. Janey succeeds former mayor Marty Walsh, who resigned to serve as President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. Janey served as the Boston
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Tourism interests anticipate brighter summer
WESTERN BUREAU: As the race for vacation destinations heats up, several Jamaican hoteliers and tour operators have joined the country’s tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, in looking on with cautious optimism as the island’s tourist arrivals point...
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