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Appleton sugar workers face gloomy future
THERE are strong indications that local rum giant J Wray & Nephew Limited will be closing down its Appleton Estate sugar operations in St Elizabeth.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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DR Congo's Kabila prowls the political sidelines | News24
Officially, he stepped down in January 2019, retiring after 18 years at the helm of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Delhi’s ‘Hijabi Biker’ Breaks India’s Stereotypes with Her Mean Machine – The Wilmington Journal
NEW DELHI - When 26-year-old Roshni Misbah zooms around on her motorbike in the mean streets of India's capital, one can hardly look away. Her leather gear, boots and a shocking pink helmet grab attention. [...]
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South Africa: COVID-19, the Working Class and the Poor in South Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic is threatening previously cushioned sections of society with what poor and working class individuals and households have always lived through: struggle to access food, quality education and adequate
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Holness urges JLP supporters to listen to the public
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness is urging his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters to pay more attention to what the public is saying about current issues.
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South Side tense after election day shooting
SECTIONS of South Side in Kingston Central were tense last night following a gun attack on a group of people sitting near the intersection of Laws Street and Foster Lane shortly after 5:00 pm.Among those left nursing gunshot wounds after the attack was Jamaica international footballer Jermaine
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Shahine was a decent, diligent servant of the people, says Phillips
OPPOSITION leader and president of the People's National Party (PNP) Dr Peter Phillips yesterday expressed his sadness at the news of the passing of minister of labour and social security and Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Shahine
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Cameroon: Major National Dialogue Recommandations - Proposals to Accelerate Implementation
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute on September 3, 2020 chaired the inaugural session of the Committee to Follow up the Implementation of the dialogue recommendations.
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‘Is that a question you would ask the UK?’ – Barbados PM challenges British journo over LGBTQ+ rights - Face2Face Africa
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley labeled a question asked by BBC journalist, Christian Fraser, as “inappropriate” during an interview to discuss the announcement of the Caribbean nation’s recent reform proposals including removing Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State and also legalizing
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Doctors claim bias
A group of intern doctors who pursued their medical degrees overseas are fuming over what they describe as direct biases regarding the sitting of their licensing examination.
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Jamaican US army veteran recounts act of police brutality
A Jamaican man living in the United States (US) who was beaten by police officers at his daughter's graduation in 2016 is adding his voice to the throng of protesters across North America agitating for racial justice following the recent murder of George
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How Biden attacks Blacks while President Trump empowers them –
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Charleston Tourism Is Built on Southern Charm. Locals Say It’s Time to Change.
… highlight the region’s African-American heritage. The visitors’ … on Charleston’s African-American history to its … open the International African-American Museum on Gadsden … tourism industry is decimating African-American communities and flattening nuance …
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#JaVotes2020 | 'This is my time'... Brennan promises to rescue Clarendon North Central
People’s National Party (PNP) supporters in Clarendon North Central this morning waited impatiently outside the Chapelton Family Court as their candidate Dr Desmond Brennan went through the Nomination Day proceedings. As they waited, Jamaica...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
OP-ED: Joe Biden Attacks Freethinking Black Americans while President Trump Empowers Them
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Prosperity came in 1960 after the start of exploitation of bauxite deposits. Touré was reelected to a seven-year term in 1974 and again in 1981. He died after 26 years as president in March 1984. A week later, a military regime headed by Col. Lansana Conté took
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Gammon ready to turn tables on PNP
Although facing an uphill task to overturn the more than 1,788-vote margin the People’s National Party (PNP) won Clarendon South Western by in 2016, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer there has declared his readiness to contest the...
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A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte dIvoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It compares in size to Oregon, and its largest river is the
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Hold the virus please - Stabroek News
With its big, bright yellow sign, “Khan’s Hideout Bar” proved anything but a safe drinking hole for 17 thirsty men who defied COVID-19 regulations on Tuesday, and ended up being arrested at the Montrose, East Coast Demerara
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Non-stop campaigning for crucial Westmoreland Central seat
WESTERN BUREAU: There seems to be no letting up by the campaign teams of both the incumbent, Dwayne Vaz of the People’s National Party (PNP), and George Wright of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), in the Frome division in Westmoreland Central, which...
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Second Black Woman Enters Race For Virginia Governor
The 2021 race for governor of Virginia is beginning to heat up as several candidates have lined up to replace Gov. Ralph
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'Fit and ready' Phillips dismisses thought of PNP loss
ON the stroke of 10:00 am yesterday, one supporter in the yard at Tarrant Baptist Church on Molynes Road shouted, 'Him deh a Pre-Mix', a mere stone's throw by a strong man up the road. The reference was to the imminent arrival of Dr Peter Phillips.
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Bunting: PNP palace guards caused overblown response to letter
Central Manchester Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Bunting has suggested that individuals inside the People’s National Party (PNP) who consider themselves “palace guards” and not him should be blamed for the latest round of discord to rock the 81-year-old political
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Jamaican missionaries stranded in Panama, desperate to return home - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Four Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Governments assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama
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‘Gorilla’ gangster convicted
High-ranking Portmore gangster Shane ‘Uno’ Facey has been convicted in the Corporate Area Gun Court for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Facey was convicted on Tuesday when he appeared before Justice Leighton Pusey in relation to a...
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