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Data collection for Survey of Living Conditions to begin August 4
Radio Jamaica
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August 2, 2025
Data collection for the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions will begin on August 4 and continue for four months. A total of 12,000 homes across the country, covering all parishes, will be visited. The Planning Institute of Jamaica and the...
ICE Busts Jamaican Illegal Working as Reserve Maine Cop
KVOR - Colorado
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July 29, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it arrested an illegal immigrant from Jamaica who was working as a reserve police officer in Maine after he tried to purchase a firearm. Jon Luke Evans was arrested Friday in Biddeford, Maine, after...
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen to be crowned on August 2
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), with first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St Andrew, Daindra Harrison (right), during the 2024 national coronation. (Photo:...
Michael Abrahams | Why left-hand drive school buses place our children at risk
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, recently announced the introduction of a rural school bus programme utilising 110 refurbished American school buses. However, there are safety concerns as the buses are old...
Opposition spokesperson on culture calls for full disclosure of Independence celebration costs
Jamaica Observer
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July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries, Deborah Hickling Gordon, is calling on the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to disclose the full budgeted and projected costs...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania
The Wellsboro Gazette - Pennsylvania
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Ohio
K99.1FM - Ohio
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Jamaicans with Scottish enslaver names; a society still in trauma. Edinburgh University has much to answer for
The Guardian
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July 28, 2025
The most famous enslaver in Jamaica, the island that was one of the most profitable of Britain’s Caribbean colonies, is a ghost. One of the tellings of the legend has it that young Annie Palmer, the “White Witch of Rose Hall”, was a sadistic...
Update | Maine police chief calls for investigation into arrest of Jamaican officer by ICE
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, whom the chief said was federally approved to work in...
Biggest sources of immigrants to New York
106.1 BLI - New York
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Maine Police Chief calls for investigation after ICE arrests Jamaican officer
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
The chief of police in Old Orchard Beach, a popular resort town in Maine, is calling for an investigation following the arrest of one of her officers by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The officer, Jon Luke Evans of Jamaica, was...
Parents urged to allow children to take HPV vaccine
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Health Education and Promotion Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, is calling for parents to take full advantage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine during school medicals, noting its critical role in cancer prevention. In an interview...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska
Your Alaska Link
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington
NCW Life Channel - Washington
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Florida
Easy 93.1 - Florida
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to South Dakota
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Biggest sources of immigrants to South Dakota Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
PNP lay preacher says God not pleased with JLP, predicts party’s downfall
The Gleaner
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August 2, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: With the countdown to the impending general election now gathering steam, a religious flavour is seemingly creeping into the mix as, while the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) were staging a gospel concert in St Thomas last...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Michigan
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Michigan Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Connecticut
Voices News - Connecticut
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Connecticut Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...