Jamaica still No.1 ranked in the CFU region

Keith, Kenton Wesley (1939- )

On May 26, 1992, career diplomat Kenton Wesley Keith was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as U.S. ambassador to Qatar. After U.S. Senate confirmation, Keith arrived in Ad-Dawhah (Doha), the capital of Qatar and presented his credentials on September 2, 1992. He served until July

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Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (1969- )

Writer and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somaliaon November 13, 1969. Her father, Hirsi Magan Isse, was a prominent Somali intellectual andrevolutionary leader. As a child, Alihad to move with her family to Saudi Arabia,Ethiopia, and Kenya, due topolitical turmoil in her own

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Jefferson County Jails To Get New Health Care Provider On June 1

Beginning June 1, Jefferson County jails will get a new health care provider—Birmingham-based NaphCare Inc., which offers correctional services across 27

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Outspoken Libyan princess Alia Al Senussi supports ‘New Saudi’ art scene

Princess Alia Al Senussi speaks to Inspire Middle East

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Egypt

Despite the launch of an aggressive Saudi-led campaign on Houthi targets, Houthi rebels continued to gain ground in Yemen throughout 2015. Saudi Arabia led a coalition of Middle East nations in the fight. Egypt sent about 800 ground troops to Yemen in

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WORLD Channel Continues its Celebration of Pride Month with a Film looking at Young LGBT Asylum Seekers

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East?

Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the

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Orlando Pirates star Lepasa guns for Tokyo Olympics berth

Zakhele Lepasa has hadd an extended run in the Orlando Pirates first team, and is hoping to feature for South Africa in Tokyo.

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Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

The state flag of Mississippi flies at the Governor's Mansion in

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The US and the Caribbean: time to seize the moment - Stabroek News

It is easy to share the excitement felt across the Caribbean at President elect Joe Biden’s victory in the US polls. The article The US and the Caribbean: time to seize the moment appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Mecca

Mecca | FactMonster

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Trump, Hailing Law Enforcement, Signs Executive Order Calling For Police Reform

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday encouraging police departments to improve training — a step critics say falls short of what is needed to curb police officers' use of force against

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Revealed: Hijackers using a 'new tactic' to target victims in lockdown

It's the same old story for SA: The world around us has changed, but hijackings remain a serious threat - and criminals are now exploiting the situation.

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Steps should be taken to recruit one social worker per police station to help prevent domestic violence - Stabroek News

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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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BELLOWS: How to fix pay reductions caused by coronavirus

Last week’s Business Talk article highlighted the dismal outlook on employee motivation for firms who erroneously lower staff salaries during Covid-19 without appropriate

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Guyana’s Infant Oil & Gas Sector: Doomsday options - tariffs on oil, NOPEC Bill and invoking the nuclear option after a US/Saudi oil war!

The incisive, intense, and increasingly incendiary geo-political, economic, and strategic debate concerning the Saudi Arabia/ US struggle for crude oil market share is basically unacknowledged in the local print and social

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Ragsdale, Marguerita (1948- )

Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale was born in April 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to Lillie and Vernon Ragsdale and raised alongside her five sisters on a farm in McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. After starting her undergraduate work at Virginia State University in Petersburg, she transferred to

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Nigeria: NCDC Issues New Guidelines On Discharge of COVID-19 Patients

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday unveiled new guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, which will quicken their discharge from isolation and treatment

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Google: Here is how phishing and malware attacks are evolving

Coronavirus-themed phishing lures are still on the rise but most are being stopped before they reach your inbox. Here is everything you need to know.

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Economy: US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway - Black News Channel

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by

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I did not vote or participate in Brazil elections - Stabroek News

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Could Coronavirus Succeed Where the Grinch Couldn’t?

Two Nobel Prize-winning economists say France needs to go back into lockdown to 'save Christmas.' Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two of the three winners ...

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Africa: The Nile That Unites Should Not Divide

Sudan on Tuesday refused to sign agreements that will enable Ethiopia to start filling the waters of its $4.6 billion Renaissance Dam from

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Eritrea

Current government officials

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Mayor Lightfoot Announces Preparedness and Safety Plans ahead of Election Day. | Chicago Defender

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), Chicago Police Department (CPD), Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) to announce the City of Chicago’s 10-day preparedness and

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Amnesty warns US of culpability in rising Yemen civilian death toll if drone sale to UAE inked

If completed, the sale would be the first American transfer of lethal drones and stealth aircraft to any Arab country.

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Curry: More than 50 years later, still so much to be done | The Atlanta Voice

George Floyd is sadly one of many, many African Americans who have been the victim of racial profiling and

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Virus Cases Surge Among the Young, Endangering Older Adults

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number of states where bars, stores and restaurants have reopened — a disturbing generational shift that not only puts them in greater peril than many realize but poses an even bigger danger to older people

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