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Tributes to late MPs take Lower House sitting into late night
THE House of Representatives yesterday spent hours paying tribute to former Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson, and former Education Minister Dr Neville Gallimore — both members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) — who died late last
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
ZOSO imposed in Greenwich Town
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a Zone of Special Operation (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, St
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Nigeria: Ehime Mbano Attack - Uzodimma Gives N185 Million to Families of Slain Security Officers
[Vanguard] Owerri -- Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday gave N185 million to more than eleven families of security officers who were affected by the unknown gunmen attack resulting to killing, burning of officers as well as their vehicles last September 2023, at Umualumaku community in
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Holness: Government to create housing revolution
Prime Minister Andrew  Holness, says the Government is going to create a housing revolution to deliver units to families across the island at reasonable costs.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
pcl, Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce collaborate to redefine tourism in Nigeria
The Annual Breakfast Forum underscored the need to leverage technology, music, lifestyle, and government support to revitalise the tourism sector in Nigeria The post pcl, Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce collaborate to redefine tourism in Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Are we ready for June 1? - Several sectors still reeling from COVID-19 hit, employers await gov’t protocol
THE ANDREW Holness led-Cabinet is expected to determine tomorrow whether it will bow to pressure from tourism and other industry interests to abandon the long-term phased and full reopening of the economy despite protests from health
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report
The director of investigation was caustic in his characterisation of Wheatley’s response to specific questions during a probe into donations made by Petrojam to various organisations and causes between April 2016 and March
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Le Premier ministre Garry Conille promet de la "transparence" aux Haïtiens - Haiti24
Le nouveau Premier ministre haïtien Garry Conille a promis mardi de la "transparence" à une population traumatisée par les gangs. Un deuxième contingent de la mission multinationale devrait arriver "très vite", "dans les prochaines semaines", a-t-il
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last
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TEF to play greater role in provision of public parks
Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be playing a greater role in the provision of public parks across Jamaica. Holness pointed out that a large part of the development of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness pledges $750,000 to support NCU students affected by COVID-19
Prime Minister Andrew has pledged three quarters of $1 million from his Positive Jamaica Foundation to the Northern Caribbean University's Alumni to fund scholarships and grants for students affected by
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba and 100 mi (161 km) west of Haiti. It is a little smaller than Connecticut. The island is made up of coastal lowlands, a limestone plateau, and the Blue Mountains, a group of volcanic hills, in the
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Jamaica Government promises tougher legislation for use of illegal weapons | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a new Firearms Bill will be brought to Parliament that will outline the harshest consequences for the possession of illegal guns.
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Johnson Smith refutes claims that SOEs/ZOSOs not working
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, assured the Senate on Friday that the Government is working towards introducing more zones of special operations
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Holness welcomes global vaccine distribution plan by US
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says today's announcement by the United States that it will make millions of vaccines for COVID-19 available to countries around the world augurs well for even global recovery from the pandemic. The US has said it...
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Election ready - PNP gearing up if poll called after SOEs lifted
THE LEADERSHIP of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has declared itself fit and ready to challenge the ruling Jamaica Labour Party if Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls a general election shortly after winding up states of emergency (SOEs) across the
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Nigeria: Imo Governorship - It's Three-Horse Race As Uzodinma Battles 17 Others
[Premium Times] Mr Uzodinma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, will conclude his first term in January 2024.
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PM makes changes at economic growth and job creation ministry
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday made further changes to ministerial arrangements in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job
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Holness announces COVID screening for all incoming travellers this month
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that there will be mandatory COVID screening for all passengers arriving in Jamaica this
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Walk good, Shahine
THE woman who changed the tide of losses for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with an upset in a People's National Party (PNP) stronghold in St Ann North Eastern in 2001, Shahine Robinson, died at her family home in Claremont, St Ann, around midday yesterday, after a long battle with lung
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Thousands march in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians | Africanews
Thousands of people, led by clergy of different faiths, marched through the streets of Cape Town on Saturday in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco
Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard
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Nigeria's president approves spending millions on a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers | Africanews
Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the budget that allocates $38 million for the presidential air fleet and other renovations. With the senate's approval, lawmakers assigned some $6.1 million budgeted earlier for the yacht to "student loans" — with the senate's approval.
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How small businesses can score big with AI technology this holiday season | New Pittsburgh Courier
(NewsUSA) - With the holiday season upon us and Small Business Saturday around the corner, many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) want to utilize their time efficiently more than ever. Equipping your teams with the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled business technology solutions will
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Holness urges developers not to be thwarted by ‘bad mind’
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that he has a lot of confidence in the young generation of local entrepreneurs, investors, and builders that they are going to change the face of Jamaica for the better, urging them to ignore the “bad mind...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PM, JLP officials pay tribute to former May Pen mayor
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness was among Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) officials who paid tribute to former mayor of May Pen Milton Brown, who died peacefully
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Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor Found Guilty Of Two Counts of Perjury - Black Enterprise
The former top Black prosecutor, who once was in the spotlight for charging six police officers in the 2015 Freddie Gray case.
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Holness: I’m no dictator - PM deflects accusation as Bunting goes on attack
Debating an extension of the states of emergency in the Kingston Western and Central police divisions yesterday, newly appointed Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting indicated that the Holness administration had chosen social control over social investment in tackling crime in
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JLP councillor says no need for SOE in Kingston Central
JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Councillor for the Rae Town Division, Rosalie Hamilton broke ranks with the party yesterday, publicly disagreeing with the imposition of a state of emergency (SOE) across the Kingston Central constituency as announced by Prime Minister
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