Peak traffic hours for Easter: Worst times to drive this weekend revealed

Willowdene still yearns for better roads

Residents of Willowdene Estates in Spanish Town, St Catherine, are expressing disappointment that their cries for better road conditions have seemingly fallen on deaf ears even as their discomfort intensifies and repair bills for pothole damage to...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Three men killed in motor vehicle crashes in Westmoreland

Two men died in separate motor vehicle crashes in Westmoreland on the weekend and another was reported dead on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

NWA working to restore road access in St Andrew communities

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is currently in the process of clearing roadways, on a priority basis, in order to reopen these corridors to vehicular traffic following rain-related landslides and flooding. NWA Communication and Customer...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Nation’s smallest small businesses get left behind during COVID-19 – Voice and Viewpoint

In late March, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, setting aside $376 billion in funding for American workers and small

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

New York son kills father during Zoom meeting

A 32-year-old American in a New York suburb stabbed and killed his father who was participating on a Zoom video call on Thursday, police

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Permanent Closures of I-30 Ramps at Northwest Drive Beginning August 3 | Dallas Weekly

MESQUITE – The eastbound I-30 exit to Northwest Drive will be permanently closed beginning Monday evening, August 3. Drivers along the eastbound I-30 mainlanes who want to access Northwest Drive will need to use Exit 56A, prior to Gus Thomasson Road. (Refer to Map Attachment 1 below) In addition to

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Traffic changes coming for Michael Manley Boulevard

Works to construct a sea wall along a section of the Michael Manley Boulevard in Kingston will result in lane closures and traffic diversions over the next few

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Goya CEO Cites 'Obamas' To Defend Praising Trump

He references honors the food company has received from Barack and Michelle Obama.

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Source: NewsOne

Dede, Edmund (1827-1903)

Musician and composer Edmund Dede was born on November 20, 1827 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents were free Creoles of color who moved to New Orleans from the French West Indies around 1809. Dede took his first music lessons from his father who was a bandmaster for a local military

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Roger Goodell Says He “Supports & Encourages” Teams To Sign Colin Kaepernick

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell just keeps on surprising

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Manari bypass road impassable because of flood

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure today said that the Manari Bypass Road has become impassable due to a flash

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Cell C is set to retrench 40% of its workforce

Cell C has begun a consultation process under the Labour Relations Act that is likely to result in 960 employees — or almost 40% of the company’s workforce of 2 500 people — being

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Source: TechCentral

South Africa: Homes Demolished As Storm Hits Cape Town

[GroundUp] The City of Cape Town Anti-land Invasion Unit accompanied by law enforcement demolished five shacks at a site called Xakabantu in Vrygrond, in the rain on Thursday afternoon.

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘We Can’t Breathe’ | Afro

The murder of George Floyd by a White Minneapolis police officer has sparked uprisings in all 50 states and even around the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Goya CEO Cites ‘Obamas’ To Defend Praising Trump

He references honors the food company has received from Barack and Michelle Obama.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Zimbabwe: Mutare City Embarks On Road Rehabilitation Program

Mutare City Council, which has embarked on a road rehabilitation exercise, completes refurbishment of a kilometer stretch of First Street for a whooping

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ogle to Diamond road key gov’t priority – Edghill - Stabroek News

Described as a priority project for the new PPP/C government, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has disclosed that officials are currently reviewing the designs for the Ogle to Diamond bypass road before moving on to the next

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Wildfire Near Tucson, Arizona, Threatens Hundreds Of Homes

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of foothills homes on the outskirts of Tucson remained under an evacuation notice Friday as firefighters supported by helicopters worked to keep a wildfire from moving downhill from canyons and ridges in mountains in a national

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Kenya: Health Workers First in Siaya COVID-19 Targeted Mass Testing

Siaya County has launched targeted mass testing for Covid-19, the Nation has

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Source: allAfrica.com

D.C. Mayor Announces Phase Two of Coronavirus Reopening to Begin Monday

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that phase two of the city's reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic will begin

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Source: The Washington Informer

Mr. Pompeo’s statement is at best precipitous and based on misinformation - Stabroek News

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Belnavis tied to building breach - St Ann structure demolished amid Sunday Gleaner probe

Embattled St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is a director of a private company that captured government land and constructed a building in a daring disregard of the country’s laws which the corporation he leads is expected to enforce, a Sunday Gleaner probe has

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Bridgeport Primary gets infrastructure upgrade

When students at Bridgeport Primary School in St Catherine return to face-to-face classes, they will be entering a safer environment thanks to an initiative implemented by JN Foundation in collaboration with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and ABERTIS Foundation.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Bed-Stuy Coffee Shop Addresses White Man Protesting Black Lives Matter Sign

A viral video causes them to speak up.

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Source: NewsOne

Canyons for roads in Harbour Heights

Residents of Harbour Heights in east Kingston are collectively breathing a sigh of relief that the torrential rains which battered the island for weeks, leaving in its wake a trail of disaster, have abated. They are demanding urgent attention to...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Several road works planned to ease traffic congestion

MINISTER without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works C Everald Warmington says several roads are earmarked for upgrade and improvement under the new Special Infrastructure Programme.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

CNN Crew Released From Police Custody After They Were Arrested Live On Air in Minneapolis – Free Press of Jacksonville

State police detained CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, his producer and his photojournalist shortly after 5 a.m. CT (6 a.m. ET) as Jimenez was reporting live from a street south of downtown, near where a police precinct building was earlier set

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Biden Pulls Back On 'Cavalier' Remarks About Black Voters

Former Vice President Joe Biden is backtracking on remarks he made on a popular black radio program on Friday that were criticized as questioning the cultural authenticity of black supporters of President

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Source: Stories About Black History

Gordon Town road damage worse than estimated, says MP

CONTRACTORS repairing the collapsed section of the Gordon Town main road in St Andrew have determined, after removing the rubble from the site, that the infrastructural damage is more extensive than was previously thought. The revelation was made by St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Mali: As Mali Fights Coronavirus, Cotton Farmers Fear Loss of Climate Aid

Bamako — As cotton price tumbles during pandemic, farmers worry the state support they rely on to grow food in a warming climate will dry up

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Source: allAfrica.com

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