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7 more stations to be repurposed in modern policing plan Sunday 21 February 2021 Moriah Police Station in Tobago is to be used as a medical facility for officers to get basic medical attention. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE - SEVEN more police stations will be repurposed as the police seek to cut back on costs as they currently owe suppliers $182 million as at the end of January. In an e-mailed response to Sunday Newsday, the police  said some of the seven stations will not be repurposed this fisca...

Top cop to meet with Santa Rosa residents Police Commissioner Gary Griffith. ARIMA MP Pennelope Beckles has arranged a meeting for her constituents and the Commissioner of Police on Thursday to discuss the apparent impending closure of one or more police stations in the area. Late last year, CoP Griffith announced plans to “repurpose” police stations and have police on more patrols, similar to those proposed in former police commissioner Dwayne Gibbs’s 21st-century policing scheme in 201...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com A New Yorker receives a COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 8, at a state vaccination site at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, Manhattan. (Provided photo — governors office) Vaccine eligibility requirements expanded to include a new swath of the population on Sunday. The Essex County Health Department has scheduled a vaccine clinic in the southern end of the county this week, and Franklin County Public Health is piecing together its vaccine distribution plan. T...

FSU Panama City names 2020 Notable Noles NEWS HERALD STAFF REPORTS PANAMA CITY — Florida State University Panama City announced this week its 2020 Notable Noles. The honorees include minister and nonprofit officer Albert Jesse "A.J." Bacon, communication professional Kevin Elliott and non-profit director Janice Lucas. The award is given to FSU Panama City alumni who demonstrated excellence as students and have made outstanding contributions to the community and within their careers. Since t...

Tobagonians on election result: A change was coming PDP supporter from Bethel talks about the election result on Tuesday. - Jeff Mayers TOBAGONIANS are not surprised by Mondays unprecedented 6-6 tie in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election. As the unofficial results broke on election night, PNM headquarters in Scarborough was like a wake. In contrast, Roxborough was buzzing with excitement ,with PDP supporters dancing in the streets. On Tuesday, at almost every corner throughout the isla...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Black Voices for Black Justice Fund Announces Awards to 19 Black Activists Working to Advance Racial Justice January 26, 2021 GMT WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2021-- In the wake of white supremacists attempting to overthrow the federal government and Black Americans continuing to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic and economy, a new racial justice fund is doubling down on its suppor...

THA opens $27m Moriah Health Centre Sunday 24 January 2021 THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis cuts the ribbon to officially open the Moriah Health Centre, Moriah along with other officials on Friday. PHOTO BY JEFF K MAYERS - Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis has urged Tobago Regional Health Authority chairman Ingrid Melville and Medical Chief of Staff Dr Victor Wheeler to ensure healthcare workers practise good customer service. He made the statement on Friday while addressing the opening of the $27 ...

From the blog of Steve Kramer at The Times of Israel

Cracks are emerging between Republicans in Stefaniks ancestral political home following...

John Lafeyette Green Jr., a seven-year president of Washburn University in the 1980s, died Jan. 5 in Overland Park. He was 91. While Green was born in New Jersey on April 3, 1929, he was a Kansas native, spending many of his early years in Topeka before serving in the U.S. Armys 2nd Armored Division during the Korean War. After receiving degrees from Mississippi State University and Wayne State University, as well as a doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Green served ...