[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Former presidents Jakaya Kikwete and Ali Hassan Mwinyi yesterday detailed how their departed counterpart, Benjamin Mkapa, laid the foundation for Tanzania's economy to considerably contribute to the elevation of the country into a lower-middle income status last year.

Press Release - Armed Criminals Abducted at Least 170 People, Many Women, Since 2017

(Jamaica Observer) Just under 300,000 Jamaicans have emigrated between 2008 and 2018 the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey 2019 report has

A newly published survey report by the Labour and Social Protection Ministry reveals that 84 percent of the 46,639 of persons living in the streets suffered from at least one type of disease.

BY SILAS NKALA FORMER Zipra cadres yesterday said they were still bitter with the late Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri because he commandeered the North Korea-trained 5th Brigade military unit that committed atrocities in the Matabeleland and Midlands regions in the mid-1980s. Shiri, who is the

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Most Kenyans migrating to the Middle East for jobs are subjected to domestic servitude, sexual abuse, torture and acute violation of terms of employment.

It took 13 years and at least 94 court appearances before 10 judges and four prosecutors before a murder case against Lynford Allen was tossed for lack of evidence. It’s a situation Justice Minister Delroy Chuck admits should not have happened. Allen,...

BY SILAS NKALA BRITISH MP and former anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has urged the British government to extend sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime because of “escalating human rights violations” in the southern African country. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, Hain

The SACP says its concerned about the International Monetary Fund's R70-billion loan to South Africa.

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has described as a major blow to organised crime the arrest of 10 alleged gang members in St Andrew on Thursday, one of whom was wanted by the St James police for a 2017 double murder. One of the...

… ; disproportionate hospitalizations and deaths of Black Americans from COVID-19; special health … means more illnesses and deaths. African-Americans are almost three times more …

[East African] Rwandan public officials convicted of corruption risk facing hefty fines and auctioning of their property if convicted as the country steps up the fight against the vice in the face of dwindling domestic revenues which have come under enormous pressure during the coronavirus

KELOIDS are raised scars that tend to form when the skin is healing after an injury. The scars usually extend beyond the original site of injury.They commonly appear on the ears after a piercing, from a bump or acne that has been ruptured on the chest, post a tattoo or a cut on the skin. Keloids

[Monitor] Dr Dorothy Kisaka yesterday started her three-year term as executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) faced with several challenges, including a demotivated staff of about 700 who have served for years without contracts.

Jamaica today recorded two COVID-related deaths. One of the deceased is a 64-year-old man from Clarendon and the other, a 73-year-old woman from St Thomas. This has pushed to 12, the number COVID deaths in Jamaica. Meanwhile, there were 11 more...

Significantly more Jamaicans polled in the latest survey by Bill Johnson say that Prime Minister Andrew Holness would do a better job as head of Government than Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips.

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo says he has done nothing wrong in reporting an alleged crime implicating a former lover.

By Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON — A top Democrat lawmaker is calling on the Trump administration to release a comprehensive plan to combat the coronavirus, blasting the national response effort as the U.S. death toll recently surpassed 150,000 North Carolina Rep. James Clyburn warned

THERE is a call for school nurses to be afforded the same benefits as nurses in clinical settings to reduce the deficit of school nurses islandwide as institutions prepare to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The number of nurses in secondary schools have increased over the years, but

The security forces seized two high-powered weapons and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Salt Spring, St James this morning. The pre-dawn operation in the area was in search of illegal firearms and wanted men. During a...

People’s National Party Spokesperson on Justice, Donna Scott-Mottley, is proposed that a policy directive be issued to all schools, ahead of their reopening next month, outlining that no child should be denied access based on natural...

When Riverside Unified School District’s Board of Education  came under fire over proposed changes to its ethnic studies curriculum, Boardmember Tom Hunt attacked those who brought attention to the issue. Members of the community spoke out during the July 21, 2020 meeting of the Riverside

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), a top contender for Joe Biden's running mate, has a long and troubling history with communism and the communist regime in Cuba.

Arianne Hammond and Kareem LaTouche/Gleaner Writers OUR FOREPARENTS had a much harder task to get their duties done. However, with the diversity and growth in Jamaica’s culture, there seems to be a twist in the traditional ways of doing many...

About 35 Whole Foods workers, ex-workers and supporters gathered outside of the store’s Berkeley Telegraph Avenue location on Saturday afternoon to protest the company and local management not allowing workers to wear masks and attire that says “Black Lives Matter.” The action followed and built on

Tweet Share Pin Email By Linda S. Wallace Dear Cultural Coach:  Why do people put labels on their grandchildren? I hear people make statements like “my local grandkids, my Italian grandkids, my Mexican grandkids … my Jewish ready-made (adopted) grandkids.” I personally find this extremely