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Universities running on E - - UWI, NCU beg for huge bailouts - Mico feels pressure - UTech liquidates a billion dollars in assets
The country’s tertiary institutions are wilting under the heavy weight of debt occasioned by the worsening economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, The University of the West Indies (UWI) and Northern Caribbean University (...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Unions want details on 'modest' wage offer to public servants
TWO senior trade union leaders are calling for an early meeting with Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke to discuss the 'modest' incremental offer promised by the Government in lieu of a one-year delay in implementing a new public-sector compensation structure.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Three more COVID-19 deaths, 297 new cases
Jamaica on Sunday recorded three more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 399. The deceased are an 89-year-old woman from Kingston & St Andrew, a 73-year-old female from St James and a 66-year-old female from Westmoreland. Meanwhile, there...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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The DOJ Wants Omarosa To Pay $61.5K. Not Now, But Right Now
The current DOJ is still trying to make Omarosa Manigault Newman pay tens of thousands of dollars that Trump's administration first demanded she fork over on a technicality for incomplete paperwork.
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A Subdued Ceremonial Opening of Parliament
Hardly anything about the February 18 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament looked like it did a few years ago, not even the fashions!Because restrictions remain in place as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Jamaica, the regular pomp and circumstance of the ceremony were noticeably dialled back. The
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Black History Spotlight: Cori Gordon joins Amazon - Atlanta Tribune
Cori Gordon, 28, never imagined she’d join Amazon as one of its youngest Delivery Service Partners when she migrated to the U.S. from Jamaica in 2013. Bright-eyed and eager post completing her studies at Northern Caribbean University, Gordon began her professional career working in the retail and
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Ministers snub Parly
BY MOSES MATENGA MINISTERS this week snubbed Parliament’s crucial question-and-answer session over COVID-19 fears. Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda confirmed receiving apologies from eight ministers, including the two Vice-Presidents, Constantino Chiwenga, who doubles as the Health minister, and
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Plans to unveil a bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia revealed | New York Carib News
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.”
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Universities push staff, students up in vax line
University officials are hoping that staff and students pursuing certain courses of study will be among those to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the second phase. Jamaica is expected to begin administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which was...
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Amber says it is committed to data protection and security systems
The Amber Group and its subsidiary Amber Innovations Limited (Amber) says it wants to reassure the public that it is fully engaged with the Government and people of Jamaica in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Bermuda to offer residency to foreigners investing US$2.5 million or more
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the cash-strapped government  in Bermuda to offer foreigners the chance to become long-term residents if they invest a minimum of US$2.5 million in the island. The ...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
‘Bounty or blood’ - Decades of extortion crippling Jamaica’s construction industry - Contractors urged to stand ground
A nefarious letter demanding bounty or blood from construction site operators in St Thomas has been turned over to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Unit (C-TOC) for deeper analysis, but for many residents of the sleepy Trinityville...
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Sagicor Sigma Run raises over $42m for 2021 beneficiaries
THE organisers of the 23rd staging of Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run have raised more than $42 million for the charity event's three beneficiaries - Annotto Bay and Port Antonio hospitals and Get Back on Track Educational Programme.
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'We Should Be Making a Lot More Money Than Two Cents a Record': Former En Vogue Member Dawn Robinson Reveals That She Left the Group Because of Money
Dawn Robinson, former member of the singing group En Vogue, recently opened up about the behind-the-scenes dissatisfaction that led to her departure. Robinson sat down […]
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‘Please help me to start over’ - Abandoned by her husband and forced to live in her car after being burnt out of her home and business, female farmer pleads for help
WESTERN BUREAU: Burnt out of her home and a thriving farming business, Nadine Aird was forced to find refuge in a Toyota Crown motor car, where she slept nightly, until that, too, was taken from her. The 45-year-old farmer of Ramble in Hanover...
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Malcolm X Family Demands Reopening Of His Murder Investigation, Alleges NYPD & FBI Played A Role
After discovering a letter from Ray Wood where he confessed that the NYPD and FBI conspired to kill the civil rights legend and that he played a part, Malcolm X's family is demanding the reopening of his murder case.
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Jamaica Customs reports 24% dip in revenues in 2020
REVENUES collected by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) for 2020 dipped during the last three quarters of the year by 24 per cent.According to figures provided by the Government in the 2021/22 Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP), for the period between April and December 2020, Customs revenues fell by
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
School principals in Western Cape concerned over dropout rate | News24
Principals in the Western Cape are concerned about the number of children that have decided to drop out of school.
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Libya's interior minister survives attack on motorcade
The interior minister of Libya’s UN-backed government survived an ambush by gunmen on his motorcade on today. The brazen attack highlight the towering challenges that remain for the newly appointed government that is trying to unite...
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Minister sets date for Guyana Cricket Board elections - Stabroek News
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr has set February 26 as the date for the long-awaited election of the new executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). The article Minister sets date for Guyana Cricket Board elections appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes - TheGrio
At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, two Democratic governors on opposite ends of the country were hailed as heroes... View Article The post Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes appeared first on TheGrio.
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JPS responds to concerns about mobile app vulnerability
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has responded to questions about the vulnerability of its mobile application.  The app allows persons to pay bills, track electricity usage and even establish budgets among other things. "We...
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‘Nothing Really Happened’: Sean Paul Denies Alleged Jay-Z Comments of the Rapper Being Jealous About Beyoncé's Collaboration In New Interview
Sean Pauldenied remarks byJay-Z about the mogul not approvingBeyoncé'scollaboration with the rapper on their 2003 hit 'Baby Boy' on Feb. 18 during an interview withHot […]
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New evidence points to NYPD, FBI conspiracy in Malcolm X assassination
Lawyers representing Malcolm X's estate are requesting his case be reopened in light of new evidence that may reveal that... View Article The post New evidence points to NYPD, FBI conspiracy in Malcolm X assassination, lawyers say appeared first on TheGrio.
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Forex shortage stalls base station work
BY STAFF REPORTER WORK on the Umzingwane mobile network base station has stalled due to shortages of foreign currency, Parliament was told last Wednesday. This was revealed in the National Assembly by Information Communication Technology deputy minister Dingumuzi Phuti in response to a question by
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Producer gets four years for gun possession
A St Thomas producer who was caught riding on a motorcycle with a high-powered gun with 14 rounds, which he claimed he found while cleaning a senior citizen’s home, was last Thursday slapped with a four-year prison sentence. The sentence was handed...
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Sunday Brew — February 21, 2021
A disgusting $422-million Health Ministry vaccine education budgetThe initial stench emanating from the announcement by Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Chris Tufton of a $422-million spend on COVID-19 vaccine public education and marketing programme is more pungent than on any given day at
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Diaspora alumni group boosts donations - - Another J$3m in laptops and tablets shipped to UJAA member schools in Jamaica
Washington DC: The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) out of New York has sent yet another shipment of laptop and tablet devices to their schools in Jamaica, valued at J$3 million, to complement the J$11 million worth of equipment sent...
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Could you live off $30,000 a month? - Workers explain how they stretch budgets to survive
From the $15,000 Shantal McDonald makes every two weeks as an office attendant, she purchases grocery, pays utility bills, and finances her daily commute, but the 28-year-old certified chef said she is still happy to have a job in the midst of a...
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