Jobs high on Graham’s to-do list
Hailing from the tough, sometimes volatile 100 Lane off Red Hills Road in St Andrew, Hugh Graham says young people in St Catherine North West are interested in how he has managed to surmount the many challenges to become a respected businessman. As...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Don Foote steps into fray in Westmoreland Central
WESTERN BUREAU: Don Foote, who once ran on the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ticket, will be contesting the upcoming general election in Westmoreland Central. But he admits that he is not in it to win it. “Winning is not primarily on my mind. I won’t...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
CALL IT, ANDREW - PM urged to hold polls in next 30 days as COVID could shift political tide soon
Political watchers have theorised that if Prime Minister Andrew Holness fails to summon Jamaicans to the polls in the next 30 days, he could risk a wipeout of the political capital he has built up with recent polls showing his Jamaica Labour Party...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Why Kamala Harris Chose Howard University – Free Press of Jacksonville
By  Valerie Strauss -  Kamala D. Harris, the California senator tapped by Joe Biden on Tuesday to join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, attended schools with majority-White populations from elementary school through high school. [...]
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Guy slams COVID PR as Gov’t gets thumbs up
An RJRGLEANER-Don Anderson poll that shows overwhelming public support for the Holness administration’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic has rankled the opposition spokesman on health, who believes that Jamaicans have bought into a “false”...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Limits of racial politics
… biracial background. Is she African-American, or South Asian, … that Ms. Harris is African-American despite not descending from … former President Barack Obama African-American, given that his father … in the deaths of African-Americans. Ironically, biracial U.S …
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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked...
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New traffic ticket system will bring order, says Chang
MOTORISTS in the Corporate Area will on September 1 experience the first bite of the new hand-held Traffic Ticketing Solution, officially launched by the Ministry of National Security on Tuesday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Abdullah el-Faisal extradited to the US to face terrorism charges - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica— Controversial Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal has been extradited to the United States to face terrorism-related charges. The article Abdullah el-Faisal extradited to the US to face terrorism charges appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Port Authority could build MoBay justice complex
Western Bureau: While no concrete decision has been reached, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has said discussions are ongoing with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) for them to construct a state-of-the-art justice complex as part of its commercial...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Trump Already Leaning Into Kamala Harris Birther Conspiracy Theories
The president is warming up to the same racist attacks he used on Barack Obama.
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As Harris Launches Pioneering Candidacy, Conservative Pundits Aim At Her Heritage - African American News Today - EIN News
… Republican operative Ari Fleischer suggested black Americans simply wouldn't embrace … Republican operative Ari Fleischer suggested Black Americans simply didn't … who have African heritage are African Americans. FOLKENFLIK: Washington argues Levin …
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Biden-Harris ticket is a real stunner - African American News Today - EIN News
… as their best arguments for black Americans' support, then … as a true friend to black Americans everywhere.   For Democrats, … as their best arguments for black Americans' support, then … as a true friend to black Americans everywhere.   For Democrats, …
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Owen Arthur, former Caribbean statesman
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur, who served for a record 14 years and was considered a champion of ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
Labourites vexed at Holness no-show in Cold Spring Disgruntled residents in Cold Spring, Hanover Eastern, hung their heads in dismay on Saturday afternoon and lashed out at Prime Minister Andrew Holness for failing to turn up for the official...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Caribbean HR Solutions celebrates a decade of service
WESTERN BUREAU: Talent matters, especially when fused with hard work and dedication. Caribbean HR Solutions recently paused its busy work schedule to celebrate its 10th anniversary as the Caribbean’s premier human resources outsourcing company,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Over 150 given free medicals by Icons of Annotto Bay
ICONS of Annotto Bay, a non-profit organisation which operates from Jamaica and the United States, last Wednesday catered to over 150 youngsters with free back-to-school medicals and school supplies aimed at easing the added financial pressure COVID-19 has brought to Annotto Bay and the sea coast
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
55% of respondents say The Queen must go
More than half of respondents in the latest Bill Johnson poll say Jamaica should not continue to have The Queen as head of State.The poll commissioned by the Jamaica Observer was conducted just about a month before the island marked its 58th anniversary of Independence and the results reiterate
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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#JaVotes2020 | Parliament to be dissolved on Thursday
Parliament is to be dissolved on Thursday as the country goes into a general election. Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that Jamaicans will go to the polls on Thursday, September 3. READ: Holness seeks second mandate...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
US upgrades Jamaica rating but fresh worry as virus spreads
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says the Level 3 United States travel advisory published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was an upgrade from Level 4, which advises Americans ‘NOT TO...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Parties agree on code of conduct for Sept 3 election
THE country's political parties yesterday agreed on a code of conduct for campaigning leading up to the September 3 General Election in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Trade unionist against election during pandemic
PRESIDENT of the Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) Vincent Morrison says he is opposed to a general election in the midst of the country's struggle with the COVID-19 crisis, but that the organisation would support any party which prioritises the rights of the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Kamala Harris’ Biracial Heritage Has Thrown Conservatives Into A Tailspin
… qualify as the “first African American vice president” because of … be the nation’s first African-American VP: “Her ancestry does … could not “claim the African American experience of being descended from … U.S. by both Black Americans and Indian Americans, and …
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Hospital tragedy - Medical intern collapses, dies
The medical fraternity in St Mary has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Yakeev Morris, an intern at the Annotto Bay Hospital, on Wednesday. Fresh out of university, the 26-year-old began his internship at Annotto Bay...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Quantity and quality - Stabroek News
The upbeat Chief Executive Officer of the “young and growing” Guyana-based timber export company promised logs and lumber in “any quantity” and of “the best quality.” The article Quantity and quality appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Medical intern remembered as confident
'LOL work mi deh man. On for the night. Pace slow.'This message, sent at 3:54 pm on Wednesday, August 12, would be the last communication Dr Yakeev Morris, a medical intern at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St Mary.It was posted to the Taylor Hall Block A - Stallion Republic WhatsApp group.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
For Harris, memories of mother guide bid for vice president — The Sacramento Observer
NEW YORK (AP) — Speaking from the Senate floor for the first time, Kamala Harris expressed gratitude for a woman on whose shoulders she said she stood. In her autobiography, Harris interspersed the well-worn details of her resume with an extended ode to the one she calls “the reason for
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
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Opinion: Picking Kamala Harris makes history, but will it make a difference in November?
… the Democratic establishment taking African Americans for granted are over … drive turnout in African American voters, particularly African American women. That Harris … women, Black Americans and people of South Asian heritage. African American women will …
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Flow launches $60-m digital education, entrepreneurship programme
THE Flow Foundation yesterday launched a $60-million pilot programme focused on digital learning and supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).The announcement was made by the foundation's chairman, Stephen Price, in a livestream on Flow Jamaica's social media platforms.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Jamaica: Freedom coming for some detained under SOEs - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says in the absence of any incriminating evidence against individuals who are detained under the current states of emergency (SOEs), they will be released when the security measure ends on Monday, August
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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