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Gadsden, James I. (1948- )

In 2002, Ambassador James Irvin Gadsden, career diplomat, and educator, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador to Iceland. Gadsden was born on March 12, 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina, to James who worked as a janitor and Hazel Gaines Gadsden who was a housewife and

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Kamala Harris's niece reveals special meaning behind daughters' inauguration coats - TheGrio

It's day one of the Biden/Harris administration but one thing's already clear - there are some fashion icons in the... View Article The post Kamala Harris's niece reveals special meaning behind daughters' inauguration coats appeared first on TheGrio.

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Fight for hip-hop king ‘tag’

BY SINDISO DUBE BULAWAYO- BASED award winning rapper Peter “MUSE” Chester has waded into dancehall singer Enzo Ishall and award-winning hip-hop sensation The post Fight for hip-hop king 'tag' appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Bruins Host NCAA Softball Regionals

After the cancellation of last years season the NCAA tournament UCLA will host the NCAA Regionals at Easton Field. The Double elimination tourney is set to be played Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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Figure Skater Debi Thomas wins Woman's Singles

Figure skater Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the Womens Singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship competition, was a pre-med student at Stanford University.

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#BTColumn – Fatherhood: Isaac Brown - Barbados Today

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Jade Gibbons Isaac Brown is a 39-year-old Service Technician at Ecopure Inc. He has a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Computer Science with

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Zimbabwe: Chombo Ruling Ready

[The Herald] HARARE regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje is today expected to deliver a ruling in a matter in which former Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo applied to be exempted from the charges of corruptly allocating land during his tenure in office between 2000 and 2015.

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Dennis: Border reopening will stimulate Tobago economy - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis has described the opening of the borders on July 17 as a step in the right direction towards the reopening of Tobago's economy. In an interview with Newsday on Wednesday he said, "Economically, we have been impacted hard by having to close the borders as a mean

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Employers vs employees rights: Why national vaccination policy necessary for covid19 recovery - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Getting back to some type of normalcy as the world battles the covid19 pandemic requires vaccination, according to the medical experts both at home and internationally. Trinidad and Tobago as of Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Health indicated, has fully vaccinated 142,875 people while 226,

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‘Youths have taken farming to higher levels’ - NewsDay Zimbabwe

AGRICULTURE has significantly contributed to the recovery of the economy of Zimbabwe, but the bulk of young farmers are still in the periphery as they are struggling to secure land and financial assistance to further their dreams. In an effort to encourage youth participation in agriculture, the

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RGD to introduce online birth certificate application services

Jamaicans locally and overseas will soon be able to apply online to the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) for birth certificates. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams, on Friday announced that the RGD will be shortly...

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NFC LEAST LEADER COULD COME OUT OF GIANTS-EAGLES GAME – Dallas Post Tribune

By BARRY WILNER Philadelphia Eagles' Travis Fulgham (13) cannot catch a pass against Baltimore Ravens' Marcus Peters (24) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) It’s so fitting to call the NFC East the NFC Least this

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CARPHA aiding deaf community - Barbados Today

PORT OF SPAIN – As a trusted source of public health and COVID-19 information, CARPHA (Caribbean Public Health Agency) is responding to the needs of some of the most vulnerable in society, the deaf community. This, through the launch of a COVID-19 video series in American Sign Language. Executive

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Hogwash!

National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Professor Trevor Munroe is dismissing as idiotic and pathetic comments in the public sphere intimating that he and the watchdog group he heads is responsible for Jamaica continually being pigeonholed among the most corrupt countries in the world

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Urban One Honors 2021: “Women Leading the Change” | New Pittsburgh Courier

On Sunday, May 16, 2012 at 9 p.m. (EST) Hughes’s cable TV networks, TV One and its sister network CLEO-TV, will air the network’s annual “Urban One Honors” celebration. The two-hour program this year will be a first; all honorees are African American women. The show is themed “Women Leading the

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Sources - San Francisco 49ers' trade for No. 3 draft pick spurred by concern over New England Patriots moving up for Mac Jones news -The Black Chronicle

One of the many reasons the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the third overall spot in this year's NFL draft was their belief that the New England Patriots

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39-Year Old Becomes 1st Black Head Football Coach at Univ. of Southern California

Donte Williams, who is only 39-years old, has made history as the first Black head football coach at the University of Southern California in over 140 years.

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Cam Newton signs with Patriots - WS Chronicle

It happened a lot later than I expected it to, but Cam Newton has finally signed with an NFL team. The Patriots, which is the most stable franchise in the league, took a chance on Newton and he looks to be the starter from day

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NFL Week 4 injury updates news -The Black Chronicle

12:53 PM ET NFL NationESPN Is it Week 4 of the NFL regular season already? Where has the time gone? Nevertheless, the action from the first four weeks of the… The post NFL Week 4 injury updates appeared first on The Black Chronicle.

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Parkland appoints Angela John and Richard Hookway to its Board of Directors - Haiti News

CaribPR Wire, CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 05, 2021: Parkland Corporation ('Parkland', 'we', the 'Company', or 'our') (TSX:PKI) today announced the appointment of Angela John and Richard Hookway to Parkland’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective today. “We are delighted to welcome Angela and

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Govt fumes over ‘dead’ council projects - NewsDay Zimbabwe

BY MOSES MATENGA GOVERNMENT has said it is working tirelessly to resurrect “dead projects” and recover abused public funds which it will The post Govt fumes over ‘dead’ council projects appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Zim poet appointed Unesco affiliate

INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED poet and writer, Mbizo Chirasha has received a major boost in his artistic career after he was accepted as a new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)-Rila affiliate artist, joining an esteemed team of other international creatives on

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Mutare seeks $158m for capital projects - NewsDay Zimbabwe

BY KENNETH NYANGANI MUTARE City Council has resolved to apply for borrowing powers to raise $158 million to finance its capital projects. The city’s financial records are shambolic, and it now wants to borrow after it cleared its debts. Council made the resolution recently after clearing its

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Fitness enthusiasts glad to return after 5-month closure of gyms - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

HEALTH and fitness enthusiasts were pleased with the covid19 protocols in place when gyms re-opened on Monday after being closed since the end of April. On Monday, the Government allowed the entertainment sector to re-open to vaccinated people at 50 per cent capacity. The re-opened places ar

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William E. Kennard

William E. Kennard served as United States Ambassador to the European Union from 2009 to 2013. In this role, Kennard worked to promote transatlantic trade and investment and to eliminate regulatory barriers to commerce. Currently, Kennard is Chairman and Co-Founder of Velocitas Partners, LLC, an

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Brady vs. Brees: A matchup for the ages and aged - Black News Channel

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has never seen a playoff matchup quite like the upcoming one between Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Brees' New Orleans Saints. A pair of quarterbacks in their 40s still thriving on the playoff stage at an age when nearly every other great

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Muchenje bounces back at NetOne

GOVERNMENT has reinstated embattled NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje with immediate effect, NewsDay can reveal. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA The development was confirmed by a well-placed source, who asked for anonymity for fear of reprisals. “Yes, he was reinstated, effective immediately with all

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40% in elderly homes get covid19 vaccines - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

At the beginning of the year, about 17 per cent of people in care homes, including staff, were willing to accept the covid19 vaccine. As of July, about 40 per cent, around 2,000 have consented or given consent to have the vaccine. Caroline Ruiz, president of the TT Residential Care Associati

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Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

It's too early for persons to develop immunity for COVID-19, says CMO

CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says not enough time has passed to determine whether persons who have had COVID-19 will develop immunity to the disease.In an interview with JIS News, the CMO pointed out that most countries have not gone a full six months since being

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T&T hosts CPL alone, no fans at grounds - Stabroek News

By Casandra Thompson-Forbes Vinode Mamchan

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