Month: August 2020
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Aha! A book that lives up to its title
“A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team” by Arshay Cooper c.2020, Flatiron…
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Haitian-American lawyer makes history in NJ Supreme Court
A Brooklyn-born Haitian American lawyer has created history by becoming the first Black woman to serve on New Jersey’s Supreme…
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Prison officer dies in accident on Homestretch Avenue
The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 08:00hrs today on Homestretch Avenue in the vicinity…
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Six am to six pm curfew reimposed from tomorrow – -amid rising COVID-19 cases
Amid the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 deaths and cases, the government today announced the reimposition of a…
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Two more die from COVID-19
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says that as of 10:00 am today, two other persons have died from the novel…
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‘Hot’ fire after ‘Storm over Brooklyn’
“The time is always right to do what is right.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Urban radio station…
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Traffic in Region Five still being blocked by protesters
Traffic is presently at a standstill in Region Five as protesters have remained on the main access road starting fires…
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Omar’s Kitchen and Rum Bar thrives despite COVID restrictions
Jamaican Omar Walters says his business, Omar’s Kitchen and Rum Bar, is a “nouveau Caribbean restaurant in the heart of…
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Seaman fatally chopped at Craig
A man has been held following the fatal chopping on Saturday of 29-year-old seaman Kishan Persaud at Busby Dam, Craig,…
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Jamaica: Community stunned by 8-year-old girl’s suspected suicide
(Jamaica Observer) Young Jasmine Keeling was always smiling. She was such a cheerful child that her neighbours in the Burke Road,…
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