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Jan Hofmeyr , in full Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (born July 4, 1845, Cape Town, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died Oct. 16, 1909, London, Eng.), statesman and leader of the Afrikaner Bond, a political party supporting the agrarian interests of Dutch South Africans in the Cape Colony. Hofmeyr, the
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Where is my pension?
A 63-year-old Westmoreland man who served as a district constable for 26 years says he and some of his colleagues have been forced to retire without any written explanation or compensation and is calling on Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang to address the matter.
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Botswana coronavirus: successful mandatory cross border testing | Africanews
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict
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Kelly, Sharon Pratt Dixon (1944- )
Sharon Pratt Dixon was born on January 30, 1944 in Washington, D.C. to parents Carlisle Pratt and Mildred (Petticord) Pratt.  Carlisle was a Washington, D.C. Superior Court Judge.  Mildred Pratt died of breast cancer when Sharon was four years old.  Pratt’s father played a major role in her life by
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Mary Frances Berry
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No contract for CMU $701m building, says project manager
PROJECT MANAGER at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Elaine Hayden, told a parliamentary oversight committee on Tuesday that her reputation would “take a beating” after admitting that she had no evidence to substantiate that there was a contract between the institution and Business Supply
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Jamaica: Unregulated ambulance services, uncertified emergency technicians could be putting public in danger
(Jamaica Gleaner) Three weeks after a probe revealed that most local private hospitals were unregistered, The Sunday Gleaner has learnt that the island’s private ambulance service is operating without oversight, putting members of the public at
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UK-based group urges Guyana to renegotiate oil deal
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The United Kingdom-based, anti-corruption organisation Global Witness yesterday called on the new Government here to immediately investigate and renegotiate the US-owned oil giant Exxon's exploitative oil licence to ensure the country has the funds needed to rebuild after
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Trayvon Martin’s Mother, Sybrina Fulton, Qualifies To Run For Elected Office
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Rwanda: COVID-19 Will Leave Us With Lessons - Kagame
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Global Witness calls on PPP/C gov't to renegotiate ExxonMobil deal - Stabroek News
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