T&T's new school term begins

Youth accused of shop-breaking charged

EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kenroy Patterson of Hart Street, Old Harbour, in St Catherine was arrested and charged with shop-breaking and larceny after he was...

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

New York Churches Open COVID-19 Testing Sites In Push To Reach Minority Communities

The first day of coronavirus testing at Bethany Baptist Church, a historic Black congregation in Brooklyn, New York, got off to a slow

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Yatani gives varsities, parastatals days to clear pending bills

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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PICA transforms border management operations

THE Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has undertaken a digital transformation of its border management operations.In addition to its Online Passenger Declaration Form, PICA has launched an Online Adult Passport Renewal System and installed an additional 15 automated border

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

After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated

CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has

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

Hubert Julian, first black parachutist who flew over Garvey rallies and landed at feet of Haile Selassie

There was never a dull moment with Trinidadian Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, who came to the world’s attention as the Black

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Marcelle Fenton, the force unmatched (Part I)

While children from other households would eagerly welcome toys as gifts, Fenton and her siblings were excited to be gifted with

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Abduction: A hellish nightmare (Part 1)

Carla Brown* was abducted from her Corporate Area home a few years

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

TSTA: June 1 too early to reopen schools; demands enforcement of strict safety requirements

“With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage across Texas, the health and safety of students, educators and our communities need to remain our first priority,” said TSTA President Noel

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Africa: ASP President O-Gon Kwon Rejects Measures Taken Against ICC

On 11 June 2020 the Government of the United States announced new measures against the International Criminal Court

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Source: allAfrica.com

Black businesses reopen with caution due to coronavirus –

As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis eases stay-at-home restrictions to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, local businesses in the area are doing all they can to reopen under those

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Source: Daytona Times

Helping our small businesses, the backbone of our community

The coronavirus has been extremely challenging for Michigan — and especially for Detroit, taking a toll on our friends, neighbors and loves ones, as well as on the many small businesses that serve our

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Hello mi neighbour | Activate the spirit of philanthropy

However, some bright sparks, in the midst of this pandemic, pandemonium and panic, are persons who will give every penny they own to help improve the lot of another

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

This Family Is Breaking The Internet With Their Color-Coordinated Outfits

One photo that circulated this week was a picture of Knixia and Knaomi Smith, also known as @knixandkna, on

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot

America’s Black Ambassadors: A HistoricalSnapshot

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Atlanta City Council approves funding for shelter options for the homeless

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday to ratify an executive order directing the City’s chief financial officer to allocate up to $1.5 million for nonprofit and philanthropic communities providing individual shelter options with supportive services for persons experiencing

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Kenya: Each KPL Player to Receive Sh10,000 in Sports Fund COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Nairobi — For up to a maximum of the next three months, each Kenyan Premier League player is set to receive a token of Sh10,000 as part of a Sh20mn COVID-19 stimulus package from the Sports Fund, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has

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Source: allAfrica.com

Madagascar announces plans for COVID-Organics capsules

Says it is of two type, the curative and preventive

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

All of Guyana’s Grade Six children must be treated in an equitable manner

It is extremely alarming that the Ministry of Education has failed to identify the measures which its officials intend to implement to protect the teachers and students of Regions 1, 2,7, 8 and

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

“Educating Our Own A Sacred Matter” | Muslim Journal

Beginning as the Muhammed University of Islam in 1967, now Clara Mohammed School (CMS), this institution of education has educated thousands of children in

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Source: Muslim Journal | Publishing Community News weekly since 1975!

Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael was a significant Trinidadian-American figure during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and the global Pan-African movement in which he actively participated. With time he gained prominence as a black leader as he led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served

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Source: Black History Resources

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Caribbean People Stand in Solidarity Against Anti-Black State Violence in the USA

We stand in solidarity with the family, friends and community of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, the African Americans and all those living in America of all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, ages, religions and ethnicities who have come out in their millions publicly to

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Too early to reopen schools in South Africa - teachers' unions

The South African government is facing criticism over its plans to reopen

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Congo-Kinshasa: COVID-19 Response Under Fire As Nobel Laureate Dr Mukwege Quits

Nobel Peace laureate Dr Denis Mukwege has resigned as head of a local task force fighting Covid-19 in eastern DRC in frustration at the government's response to the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Registered Venezuelans want more time in Trinidad & Tobago

(Trinidad Guardian) It’s been a little more than a year since Venezuelan migrants were registered allowing them to live and work in Trinidad

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

London police probe destruction of Haile Selassie statue

LONDON, England (AFP) British police say they have been investigating the criminal damage of a statue of former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, which was smashed in a London park.Emperor Selassie, who visited Jamaica in the 1960s, is revered by Jamaica's Rastafarians, with some regarding him as

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

Regional Briefs

J’can latest COVID-positive case in Barbados BRIDGETOWN (CMC): A 34-year-old Jamaican woman has tested positive for the coronavirus after landing in Barbados on Sunday. The Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) yesterday said that the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

W. E. B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois (/d uː ˈ b ɔɪ z/ doo-BOYZ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Trinidad: CAL’s corporate communications head under fire for Facebook post

(Trinidad Express) Dionne Ligoure, head of corporate communications at State-owned Caribbean Airlines, is under public scrutiny for a Facebook post in which she accused the United National Congress (UNC) of trying to “mash” her up in 2010 “for being black with a working

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

News Briefs

Robbers hit Appleton Estate At least one suspect has been held in connection with yesterday morning’s armed robbery at the sales office of J. Wray...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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