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Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls have made their biggest statement of the netball competition at the Commonwealth Games so far with a close two goals ... Show more

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Jamaica's Sunshine Girls are into the gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games after a 67-51 win over world champions New Zealand on Saturday ... Show more

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Sunshine Girls beat Scotland for win number four at CWG: BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls made it four wins from four starts at the ...
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Sunshine Girls beat Scotland for win number four at CWG
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Watch: Malaysian coach wins hearts, gives his shoes to Jamaican shuttler in CWG: In a great moment of sportsmanship during the Badminton mixed team event of ...
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Watch: Malaysian coach wins hearts, gives his shoes to Jamaican shuttler ...
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‘One Love’ and the Flattening of Bob Marley’s Radicalism: The biopic ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ continues a long tradition of downplaying the late reggae star’s ...
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‘One Love’ and the Flattening of Bob Marley’s Radicalism
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Westmoreland vendor stabbed to death in Negril Transport Centre: WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— A 51-year-old vendor is dead after she was reportedly stabbed to death ...
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Westmoreland vendor stabbed to death in Negril Transport Centre
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Man fatally shot after reportedly mowing down two people in Manchester: MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by an off-duty policeman after he reportedly ...
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Man fatally shot after reportedly mowing down two people in Manchester
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Necessity is the mother of invention. That is an idiom commonly used and is now proven by the residents of Woodsville, in Hanover eastern ... Show more
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For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a bit ... Show more
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
  • A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.

  • Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.

  • The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.

  • Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
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Today's Clovis Toon, March 28, 2024
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Government Senator Don Wehby has called for Opposition Leader Mark Golding to explain how his proposal to increase the income tax threshold to $3 million per ... Show more
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Step into a world of flavor and rhythm at the Jamaica Rum Festival 2024! The date is set for July 18, just before Reggae Sumfest 2024 so get ready to immerse ... Show more
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Tributes paid to city legend 'Pretty' who loved to dance and make people smile: Albert Johnson was an incredibly happy man and well-loved in the local community
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Tributes paid to city legend 'Pretty' who loved to dance and make people ...
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Dunbeholden slip up in the play-off chase: CATHERINE HALL, St James — Dunbeholden FC slipped up in the three-way race for the last playoff spot in the J Wray and ...
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Dunbeholden slip up in the play-off chase
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Newly renovated surgical ward at KPH reopens: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The 36-bed Ward 2 North at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been officially reopened ...
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Newly renovated surgical ward at KPH reopens
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A 17-year-old student of Jamaica College was left hospitalised after criminals robbed him of his cell phone and stabbed him outside the gates of the National ... Show more
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Today's #LasMay editorial cartoon. See more cartoons: jamaica-gleaner.com/cartoon
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Gov’t prioritises Washington Boulevard improvement, says PM: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Increased focus will be placed on the Washington Boulevard Improvement Project ...
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Gov’t prioritises Washington Boulevard improvement, says PM
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What better way to stay fit than dancing? Patrons at this evening’s Fit Fiyah Finale show off their routine to the latest hit dance ‘Chakka’ 🔥🔥🔥#Fitness #Soca ... Show more
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When it comes to a perfect partnership — at least on the local entertainment scene — rum and reggae make quite the quintessential pair ... Show more
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Stiffer sanctions coming for environmental breaches- Samuda: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches ...
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Stiffer sanctions coming for environmental breaches- Samuda
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Former Bahamas legislator shot and killed in alleged robbery: NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)— Former Member of Parliament (MP) Donald Saunders became the 35th murder ...
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Former Bahamas legislator shot and killed in alleged robbery
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An Easter loaf baked with fruit, spices and Caribbean sun: Widely believed to be a descendant of hot cross buns, this Jamaican spice bun soars with vibrant ...
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An Easter loaf baked with fruit, spices and Caribbean sun
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A former Courts employee has been arrested and charged in relation to a $19 million fraud discovered at the furniture and appliance retailer ... Show more
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🐣 Happy Easter from the #OTeam ! 🌼 Wishing you joy, love, and laughter this holiday season. May it be filled with warmth and happiness! 🌷🐰 #Easter #EasterJamaica
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Five Students Wounded in Slashings at Queens High School: The students were taken into custody after a fight at the school, the police said ...
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Five Students Wounded in Slashings at Queens High School
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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision: Baltimore, United States (AFP) -- A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being ...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
  • Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead

  • Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge

  • Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead

  • President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
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Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Peter Bunting on Wednesday attempted to use part of his contribution to the debate of the Appropriation Act ... Show more
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According to Dr Cheryl McLaughlin, deputy managing director of the National Training and Programmes Division of the HEART/NSTA Trust ... Show more
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PAID PARTNERSHIP @nationalhousingtrust has increased the number of external financing mortgage partners where you can get your loan ... Show more
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A small group of environment and climate advocates took to the streets of downtown Kingston on Thursday afternoon in protest of deep-sea mining ... Show more
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Ask any Jamaican about Blue Mountain coffee, and though many may not have ever had it in its pure form, almost all will, with matter-of-fact arrogance ... Show more
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Customs officer in drug trial interrogated by defence lawyer: KINGSTON, Jamaica - A defence lawyer on Wednesday cross-examined a customs officer who is serving ...
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Customs officer in drug trial interrogated by defence lawyer
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It’s all about the hits with the Money Time Jackpot and we have a $8.1 Million Winner !! 💰💰🤑🤑🎉🎉 The winning ticket was purchased in St ... Show more
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The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has intervened to ensure the safety of eight American teenage boys at the Atlantis Leadership ... Show more
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CEO of Pan Jamaica Group Jeffrey Hall is prodding the authorities to break the stranglehold light and power company Jamaica Public Service has over the ... Show more
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Vicky McClure looks incredible in beach snap as she says 'thank you': The actress, best known for her role in Line of Duty of DI Kate Fleming ...
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Vicky McClure looks incredible in beach snap as she says 'thank you'
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Digitisation at RGD linked to NIDS project: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The massive digitisation project being undertaken by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) ...
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Digitisation at RGD linked to NIDS project
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The Supreme Court has granted an application blocking the April 2 implementation of mandatory contactless clearance by the Jamaica Customs Agency ... Show more
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Experience the unmistakable taste of Jamaica’s finest rums on July 18, and stay for the vibes at Sumfest’s Blitz right after ... Show more
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Jamaica’s banking sector provides stability but might not be competitive enough, despite improvements in recent years. That, on the face of it ... Show more
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Suku, Buju Banton team up - Guyana Chronicle: POPULAR dancehall producer, Suku, has high hopes that his latest project — a track by Buju Banton titled Progress — ...
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Suku, Buju Banton team up - Guyana Chronicle
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Dengue fever outbreak creates public health emergency in Puerto Rico: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC)— The health authorities in Puerto Rico have declared a public ...
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Dengue fever outbreak creates public health emergency in Puerto Rico
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Nicholas 'The Axeman’ Walters will climb into the ring tonight with, as he told The Gleaner yesterday, “victory on my mind” ... Show more
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Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday ... Show more
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We take FAME Frequency to the street tonight. This is a great way to kick off the holiday weekend. 💃🕺 Come party with us for FREE at the awesome ... Show more
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Joey Mitchell, local radio legend who ruled Sacramento airwaves for half-century, dies at 77
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Joey Mitchell, local radio legend who ruled Sacramento airwaves for ...
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Classic and creative Orlando takes for Hot Chicken Day: Nashville-style is the classic, but Orlando's got creative versions, too, for National Hot Chicken ...
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Classic and creative Orlando takes for Hot Chicken Day
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The Office of Utilities Regulation says it will be closely monitoring the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project in Content, St Catherine ... Show more
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In today's foreign exchange currency trading, the US dollar gained 22 cents to close at $154.78. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar gained 89 cents to close at ... Show more
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Drug trial postponed to allow for the interview of witness: ST JAMES, Jamaica— The drug trial for a St Elizabeth farmer, who was arrested in September 2021 ...
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Drug trial postponed to allow for the interview of witness
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The St Kitts-Nevis government is moving to ban single-use plastics, implementing a three-phase structure that will affect the importation, sale ... Show more
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A legal battle is looming between the purported owner of a property at Windsor Castle in West Portland and two state-run agencies – the Portland Municipal ... Show more
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With the grand staging of Carnival in Jamaica less than two weeks away, socaphiles are gearing up for a tour which promises to whet ‘wining’ appetites and have ... Show more
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Jaydon Hibbert awards five scholarships to Kingston College: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jaydon Hibbert, world U-20 Triple Jump record holder, has established the Leaps ...
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Jaydon Hibbert awards five scholarships to Kingston College
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NYPD cop, 31, shot dead by career criminal during Queens traffic stop ID'd as husband, dad of young child
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NYPD cop, 31, shot dead by career criminal during Queens traffic stop ID'd ...
Quick Glance: Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Raises $1.5M for Slain Cop Jonathan Diller's Family
  • Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, announced raising $1.5 million for the family of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller after vowing to match contributions.

  • Portnoy expressed condolences for the fallen officer, highlighting the importance of supporting law enforcement. He appealed for donations and committed to donating all proceeds.

  • The fallen officer Diller was shot by a suspect when a routine traffic stop in Queens escalated. Portnoy emphasized the tragedy and praised the community's support for the deceased officer's family.

  • The Silver Shield Foundation offers assistance for Diller's 1-year-old son to fund his future education. Portnoy pledged to double all proceeds to support the family, stressing the need for a united response to such tragedies.
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Clarke says Opposition Leader disrespectful for referring to House Speaker Juliet Holness ‘as the wife’
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Clarke says Opposition Leader disrespectful for referring to House Speaker ...
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Controversial member of Parliament Everald Warmington has declared that he withdrew his resignation as a member of the party’s leadership to block the People’s ... Show more
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The streets of Wakefield in Trelawny were abuzz on Monday afternoon as Muschett High School celebrated winning their first ever medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy ... Show more
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It is easy to understand why relatives and friends of centenarian Claire Josephine Norris-Darby, proud daughter of Port Antonio, Portland ... Show more
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Jamaica’s Group E of the Concacaf World Cup qualifying was completed on Tuesday, after The British Virgin Islands beat the US Virgin Islands 4-2 on penalties ... Show more
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When dancehall artiste Skillibeng scrubs his social media accounts, one can almost anticipate new material. So, just over a week ago ... Show more
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Kingston College captain, Antwon Walkin, is already looking ahead to Champs 2025, as he encourages members of the student population to join the track team ... Show more
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Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke issues several ‘red cards’ to the parliamentary Opposition during his closing budget presentation ... Show more
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GG sends ‘warm wishes’ to Princess of Wales following cancer revelation: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Office of the Governor-General of Jamaica has extended its ...
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GG sends ‘warm wishes’ to Princess of Wales following cancer revelation
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Dr Brian Heap is dead: Dr Brian Heap, an English-born educator known for his work in theatre, died on Sunday after a prolonged, undisclosed illness ...
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Dr Brian Heap is dead
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FosRich Company limited has struck a $1-billion deal to acquire a business in Montego Bay, signalling the company’s readiness to start making a serious play ... Show more
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Many people expected Edwin Allen High to come out on top at the 2024 staging of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletics ... Show more
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A leader in Mandeville, Manchester is reiterating his call for motorists to exercise caution on the crash-prone Winston Jones Highway even as there are ... Show more
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The National Housing Trust (NHT) says it has recovered the $650 million it paid to developer Dexim Holdings Limited as an advance under a failed $2 ... Show more
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Clarke rebuts claims by Golding that poverty has increased under the JLP. “This is false. It is inaccurate,” says Clarke. He notes that in 2015, under the PNP ... Show more
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, says she has decided to table the outstanding reports from the Auditor General’s Department as she ... Show more
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Sagicor Investments The 2024/2025 Budget Review - Investment Opportunity
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When the House of Representatives sits today, the Speaker, Juliet Holness, must, before any other business, do two things. She must confirm, or reject ... Show more
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The Cabinet has approved the creation of 3813 permanent posts at the National Solid Waste management Authority and its regional companies ... Show more
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As a young child he made a living selling Kisko pops in Coronation Market while navigating the streets of Rose Town and Whitfield Town in south St Andrew ... Show more
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Dubbing themselves “college sweethearts at its finest”, the love story of Abbigayle Rambaran and David Williams all began seven years ago with an ‘eye’ emoji ... Show more
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Kenya's government on Tuesday began handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the centre of a legal case that has shocked the ... Show more
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Palm Sunday 2024 was not celebrated in its usual fashion at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston over the weekend ... Show more
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Jamaica Women completed an eight-wicket win over Leeward Islands Women today at Warner Park to confirm the Women's Twenty20 Blaze competition's title ... Show more
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Vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies Sir Hilary Beckles Monday called on the United Nations to support reparatory justice as a development ... Show more