200, 000 tablets for students

Jamaican dancer Dr L'Antoinette Stines seeks US$150k in suit against Jay-Z, Beyonce

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican choreographer Dr L’Antoinette Stines is seeking in excess of US$150,000 in her suit against entertainment mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and his pop music superstar wife

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Hotelier optimistic about bounce back of tourism industry

ST James hotelier Robin Russell is expressing qualified optimism about the tourism sector's recovery in the months ahead and is anticipating a “sensible winter season” despite the onslaught on the industry by the coronavirus

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

SEBUNYA: Where is conservation in the East Africa budget

The allocations to conservation (tourism, wildlife and environment) averaged at 1.4 per cent (Kenya), 1.7 per cent (Uganda), 3.8 per cent (Rwanda) and one per cent (Tanzania) of Total Development

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Source: The East African

Tennis academy for rural Sanyati.

BY TERRY MADYAUTA THE Ngoni Kufa Trust has changed the landscape of rural Sanyati in Mashonaland West province by establishing a top-class tennis centre at Chiguvare Primary School. The United Kingdom-based trust was named after one of Zimbabwes best tennis umpires, Ngoni Kufa. Kufa, who was the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Rwanda: Why MPs Want More Incentives for Teachers

Some members of parliament recently suggested the idea of government rolling out special incentives for teachers to help uplift their welfare, which, they say will go a long way in boosting the quality of education in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Scientists Recommend Govt to Extend COVID-19 Lockdown

A new study by scientists at Makerere University College of Natural Sciences has recommended that government extends the Covid-19 lockdown up to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Concern as EAC budgets not read at the same time

Private sector players in the region under the umbrella body, the East African Business Council, have asked East Africa Community partner states to adhere to the Treaty requiring them to read their budgets

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Source: The East African

PEP delight! - Ten-year-old aces exams to secure place at Calabar High

With an almost perfect score in the Ability Test, Ricquan earned a place at Calabar High

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: China, Africa Issue Joint Statement On Solidarity

The Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against Covid-19 is a joint initiative between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa in its capacity as the Chair of the African Union (AU), and the Republic of Senegal in its capacity as the Co-Chair of the Forum on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Budget to Be Unveiled On Monday

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, will this Monday unveil the National Budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, The New Times can

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Source: allAfrica.com

Teachers will get tablets, Anderson assures

LUCEA, Hanover — Immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Dr Garth Anderson says an appeals process has been established to address issues that may arise during the distribution of over 25,000 tablet computers to public school teachers across the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Parents can register online to access PEP results

Parents and guardians will be able to register on an online portal to access students’ Primary Exit Profile

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mentorship programme helps students cope during pandemic

A Toronto-based student-mentoring programme has been pulling on the expertise of local educator Grace-Camille Munroe to help students and their parents cope with studies during nationwide lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Nigeria: Govt Knocks Atiku Over Alarm On Debt Profile

Abuja — Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under criticism from the federal government for portraying an apocalyptic scenario about the country's debt

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Most Nairobians Hit By Lower Income, Job Loss

[Nation] A new study by Tifa Research has revealed that 69 percent of Nairobi residents in low-income areas have recorded reduced earnings due to the coronavirus with another 43 percent having lost their source of income completely.

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Source: allAfrica.com

World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of education in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

‘Minister, we can’t breathe’

Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Affairs Victor Wright’s analogy of the police killing of American George Floyd with the Government’s “disgraceful removal” of small farmers from the former Bernard Lodge Sugar Estate failed to ignite a response from State Minister Floyd Green on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Labour minister says PATH payment system being reviewed

NEWLY appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security Mike Henry confirmed yesterday that the ministry is reviewing the control system for applicants seeking PATH grants under the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Immaculate Prep under fire for blocking online classes

A group of 27 parents of grade one and kindergarten students at Immaculate Prep in Kingston have expressed outrage at the school board’s denial of their pleas for discounted fees for online classes and for barring children’s access to the Zoom portal for

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Intra-EAC trade thins as Covid-19 lockdowns restrict movement

East African Community intra trade volumes have reduced to about 40 per cent due to Covid-19 measures as the World Trade Organisation warns of a worldwide drop in merchandise

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Source: The East African

Greene County High students show noted progress in ACT scores

*Resignations: Brittany January, Math Teacher, Robert Brown Middle School, effective May 22, 2020; Toice Goodson, Principal, Greene County Alternative School, effective May

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Parents helping children navigate distance learning

WITH schools making the switch to distance learning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, parents across the island have had to take on the added task of assisting their children with their lessons at home, while juggling work and other

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

A half century of service at Harvard

On its face, the employment proposition a Harvard admissions officer put to David Evans seemed far-fetched: leave a prestigious job working at NASA and take a pay cut to come to Cambridge and work at Harvard

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Mauritian firm completes Sh1. 2 billion acquisition of Saham

Mauritian insurance company MUA Ltd (MUA) has finally received regulatory greenlight to acquire Nairobi based Saham Assurance company in a deal worth Sh1.23 billion.

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Source: Business Daily

Nigeria: 10 Years After UNEP Report, Ogoniland Remains Heavily Contaminated - Report

Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11 per cent of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by four

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Source: allAfrica.com

Covid-19 keeps Nairobi bourse in limbo

Kenya’s bid to have small and medium-sized enterprises raise fresh capital through the Nairobi Securities Exchange faces new hurdles over diminishing investor interest, declining stock prices, the poor performance of existing listed firms and the Covid-19

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Source: The East African

As COVID-19 cases surge in US, rural areas seeing jump too

While much of the focus of concerns that the United States is experiencing a dangerous second wave has been on big Sunbelt states that are reporting thousands of new cases a day — like Texas and Florida — the worrying trend is also happening in places like Kansas, where livestock outnumber

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Next six months will not be easy, says PAHO director

AS the region of the Americas reports 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne is calling for strong coordination across countries, evidence to guide leaders' actions, and for people to protect themselves and others.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Current account deficit narrows to 5. 2pc in May

Kenya’s current account deficit narrowed to 5.2 per cent in the 12 months to May from 5.6 per cent in April.

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Source: Business Daily

Trump shuts door on work and travel students

Thousands of tertiary students hanging on to a thin thread of hope of travelling to the United States in the summer to earn funds to cover tuition and other costs for the upcoming academic year have had those dreams dashed with the Donald Trump...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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