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Ongoing school talks

BUT general secretary: Variants make face-to-face unlikely
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Simone Biles named Time magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’

Washington - Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles earned Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" honour, the publication said on Thursday. The 24-year-old gymnast travelled...
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Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying about attack

United States actor Jussie Smollett lied to police when he claimed to have been the victim of a racist, homophobic assault, a Chicago jury...
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132 new virus cases

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 132 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) – 54 males and 78 females – from the 1 161...
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Two more COVID-19 deaths; toll at 246

COVID-19 claimed the lives of an 80-year-old woman and 85-year-old man on Wednesday, December 8. They died at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility,...
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WHO warns against vaccine hoarding

GENEVA – The World Health Organisation warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots as they try to fight off...
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Police welfare chief loses job over vaccine mandate

KINGSTOWN – Head of the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Police Welfare Association, Station Sergeant Brenton Smith lost his job because of his refusal...
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Churches call for holiday ease . . .

Similar to night of republic transition
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PAHO: Accelerating access to vaccines is critical

WASHINGTON – Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) director, Dr Carissa Etienne said accelerating access to COVID-19 vaccines will be key to protecting populations, particularly...
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China warns countries ‘will pay’ for diplomatic boycott of games

Beijing - China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they "will pay the price for...
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St Lucia: Doctor suspended for prescribing Ivermectin

Castries – A medical practitioner has been suspended for six months after she prescribed the drug Ivermectin to treat patients who had contracted the...
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UPDATE: Police identify man who dies following collision

A 74-year-old man who died following a collision on Wednesday has been identified as Denzil Allman, 74, of #102 Cherry Drive, Oxnard, St James. Police...
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