Alligator Pond’s battle against Hurricane Beryl

Africa: Afropop Celebrates 35 Years At Sob's in New York, Congo-Style!

[Afropop] Congo's Samba Mapangala and the Soukous Stars animated a high-spirited Afropop Dance Party at the legendary New York nighclub SOB's on Friday, Novemver 10th. The event was to honor of Afropop Worldwide's 35th anniversary and SOB's 40th. Samba brought a full-on soukous big band of ten

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November 12: The National Negro Opera Company Was Founded Today in 1941

Photo credits: The Library of Congress/Amirhbahati.wordpress.com The National Negro Opera Company was founded on November 12, 1941. It was the first African-American opera company in the United States. Organized in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the direction of Mary Cardwell Dawson. The company

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A Year of Political Fireworks: Trump’s legal odyssey, GOP infighting, and congressional expulsion - North Dallas Gazette

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent In a rollercoaster year of political drama, 2023 unfolded with Republicans engaged in a high-stakes power struggle, setting the stage for a cascade of events that would rock the political landscape. The year kicked off with a heavyweight bout

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Windies U19 skipper Stephan Pascal wants to lead by example - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

STEPHAN Pascal, West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 captain, is honoured to lead the maroon at next year's ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup and wants to ensure his team is in the right competitive mindset ahead of the January 2024 tournament in Sri Lanka. The right-handed batsman hails from Domi

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South Africa: Govt's Failure to Prevent Energy Crisis is Unconstitutional, Court Finds

[allAfrica] The Pretoria High Court has ruled that numerous government failures caused load shedding, infringing on South Africans' basic rights in breach of the Constitution, News24 reports.

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Sion Farm Distillery Produces Puerto Rican Reserve Mutiny Island Vodka From PR Breadfruit

This homegrown island spirit was created to help support Puerto Rican agriculture and incentivize farmers to plant breadfruit to create food security, local jobs and benefits for the environment.

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Real Estate Spotlight: Imagine Yourself Home at Villa Catalina | News of St. John

Good Morning, Good Morning. I hope you all had a magnificent weekend and are finding ways to stay warm up there in the states as the Christmas Season gets into full swing! It's still a beautiful and balmy 82 degrees here on St. John, so, if you are thinking that you may be outgrowing those

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The Recording Academy Welcomes Over 2,400 People Of Color As Part Of Its 2023 Member Class

The Recording Academy has three membership options -- a voting membership for those in the recording industry, a professional membership for music businesspeople, and a GRAMMY U membership for emerging musicians.

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Gov’t commits to identifying new markets for mining exports

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, says the Ministry will continue to place “tremendous emphasis” on the mining sector to facilitate growth and to identify new markets for export. Green gave the commitment as...

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Labour rejects FG's N54,000 minimum wage offer, talks resume Wednesday

The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage adjourned its meeting again after failing to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage despite the federal government increasing its offer from N48,000 to N54,000. Labour rejected this proposal, insisting on a N615,000 living wage, with the president of the

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Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon's Son Moroccan Makes Rap Debut During Christmas Performance - Blavity

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon ’s son is following in the footsteps of his parents. Moroccan , who celebrated his 12 year-old birthday in April, made an appearance on stage during his mother’s show.

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Egypt: Five injured in downtown Cairo building collapse | Africanews

A listed building in the centre of Egypt's capital partially collapsed injuring five people

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Nigeria Is the World's Second Biggest Plastic Polluter - Expert Insights Into the Crisis

[The Conversation Africa] Plastic pollution is a major problem in Nigeria.

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Sponsored Content – We Will Never Forget: 45th Anniversary of the Tragedy of Jonestown

By Steven N. Larkin On November 18, 1978, an inexplicable act of evil occurred in the remote Jungles of Guyana, South America, resulting in the deaths of 913 people; including 276 children, 40 of them infants. It is never too late in life or in the day to correct a right or a wrong for […]

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TTPFL CEO hails success of inaugural season - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Colin Wharfe, CEO of the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL), says the league will submit a report to FIFA next week, with data to support a marked return of spectators and corporate sponsors to the top two tiers of football in the country. Wharfe celebrated the league's inaugural season on Fri

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Vice President Harris Makes History in Senate with 32nd Tie-Breaking Vote - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, For the Washington Informer On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris broke the previous record set by John C. Calhoun in the 19th century for the most tie-breaking votes cast in the U.S. Senate. Harris has now cast 32 tie-breaking votes, eclipsing Calhoun’s record of 31

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Family of three dies in Cummings Lodge fire - Stabroek News

A family of three was burnt to death and two dozen other persons lost their homes after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, apartment complex last evening. The article Family of three dies in Cummings Lodge fire appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Dear James | Black Cultural Events

A thought provoking, entertaining, and insightful journey through the mind of the renowned poet Anthony 'Da Boogie Man' Rucker in the form of a conversation with James Baldwin. Walk with Boogie as he discusses matters of race, justice, and the place of black people in America. Featuring Charles

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Mozambique : Chinese firm to build new water distribution centre in Beira

The Chinese state-owned company Jiangsu Geology & Engineering has signed a contract with the government of Mozambique to build a new water distribution centre in Beira, the country's second most populous city.

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Caracas district installs well as water shortages hit Venezuela amid pandemic - Stabroek News

CARACAS, (Reuters) - A district of Venezuela's capital Caracas yesterday installed a new well to supply water to dozens of apartment buildings, as widespread shortages in the crisis-stricken country complicate hand-washing amid the coronavirus

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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Iconic ‘Shaft’ Actor, Dies at 81 | Post News Group

His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed that Roundtree succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his residence in Los Angeles. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be

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Denver schools adopt 'language justice' policy with goal to support native languages

The Denver school district is among the first in the country to adopt a “language justice” policy as a 'long term goal.' The district would encourage non-English speaking students to be able to use their native language to learn as opposed to being educated in English, which advocates say is opp

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Showmax 2.0 will arrive in Feb 2024 with three plans

Showmax 2.0 promised new shows and films from global production companies such as NBC and Paramount and a robust streaming engine powered by Peacock.

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Family of dead woman seeking answers 3 years later

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Shannon Whyte - AS the family of Shannon Whyte continues to search for answers about her death, which they believe to be a murder, acting head of Homicide Snr Supt Sean Dhipaul says Whyte case is an unclassified suicide pending

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Brittany Chrishawn Moore Documentary 'Unbroken Smile' To Detail Physical Encounter With Police That Left Her Teeth Broken

The documentary will feature special appearances from rapper T.I., Florida Rep. Angela Nixon, and music executive Jason Flom.

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Parray invited to 40 meetings by UNC groups in 6 months

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Mayaro MP Rushton Parray, left, and Naparima MP Rodney Charles at the San Fernando Yacht Club for a meeting organised by the UNC's San Fernando West Constituency Group on Monday night. PHOTO BY YVONNE WEBB - WHILE the UNC was

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Revealed: Nairobi’s most expensive, cheapest estates

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WAPA Plans Rolling Blackouts Through Weekend, Citing Low Fuel Supply, Weather

V.I. Water and Power Authority customers can expect rolling blackouts through the weekend as the utility contends with a low fuel supply and a northerly swell that is producing strong east and northeast winds, WAPA announced Thursday evening.

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