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Guyana Defence Force to sanction members who refuse COVID-19 vaccines
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has issued a directive stating that its members who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be sanctioned. The decision is to take effect on Monday. According to Newssource Guyana, this was revealed in an...
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Labour official, HR experts on mandatory COVID tests, vaccinations - Barbados Today
A longstanding trade unionist has hinted that any legal move to make testing or vaccination of workers mandatory could receive major pushback if the majority of workers do not want to go that route, and he has suggested full engagement of all players before a decision is to be taken. And with no
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Kenya: Fallout in Kenyatta's Camp Following Jubilee's Poor Showing in By-Elections
[Nation] National Assembly Deputy Majority Chief Whip Maoka Maore has blamed the poor showing of Jubilee in the Tuesday by-elections on President Uhuru Kenyatta sidelining politicians in favour of civil servants.
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'Good friends': Barbados and Britain maintain strong relations - Barbados Today
Barbados remains “good friends” with Britain, despite its intention to become a Republic later this year. This was underscored when new British High Commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood met with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during a courtesy call at Ilaro Court on Tuesday. Mottley stressed that
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Edward Bannister painting from "prominent Rhode Islander" sets record at Sotheby's auction ~ RINewsToday.com
… The International Review of African American Art, Hampton, Virginia … Massachusetts, Museum of African American History Boston and Nantucket … collective of flourishing African American artists he joined … Bannister and many African American communities living in …
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Africa: Climate Change and Violence in Africa - No Time to Lose
Analysis - Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa. Global organisations, regional communities and countries are increasingly recognising this fact, but that isn't enough - urgent action is needed.
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Mozambique: Work On Mpanda Nkuwa Dam to Start in 2024
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Thursday that work on the Mpanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river, in the western province of Tete, will begin in 2024.
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Kenya: KRA Destroys Contraband Goods Worth More Than Sh1 Billion in Kajiado
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in collaboration with the multi-agency team against illicit trade has today destroyed illicit excisable products with a market value of Sh1billion at Stoni Athi, Kajiado County.
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Don Lemon calls Democrats 'weak' for not standing up to Republicans - TheGrio
It’s safe to say Don Lemonis not impressed by the Republican Party. Read More: Don Lemon to debut new CNN... View Article The post Don Lemon calls Democrats 'weak' for not standing up to Republicans appeared first on TheGrio.
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Body of missing Jamaican woman found in Connecticut river
The search has ended for 30-year-old Jamaican Jessica Edwards-Hutchinson after her body was found today in a river in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
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To be equal: America is Moving Again But the Road is Long - Texas Metro News
My fellow Americans, look, we have to come together to heal the soul of this nation … We have the giant opportunity to bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice, real justice …We have a real chance to root out systematic racism that plagues America and American lives in other ways. A chance
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‘A radical change’: America’s new generation of pro-Palestinian voices
… an alliance between Palestinians and African Americans. “People were connecting in the … canisters were being used on Black American demonstrators in Missouri and against …
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HBCU's to receive $5.6M from Wells Fargo | Atlanta Daily World
The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC) is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive financial wellness initiative, Our Money Matters (OMM) for college students of color. This new $5.6 million initiative, funded exclusively by the
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PVAMU Pres. Ruth J. Simmons receives TIAA Institute's 2021 Hesburgh Award - DefenderNetwork.com
The TIAA Institute, in partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE), named Ruth J. Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, winner of the 2021 TIAA Institute Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education. The Hesburgh Award
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As COVID cases surge T&T gov't seeks to extend SOE | New York Carib News
Trinidad and Tobago government is expected to use its majority in Parliament on Monday as it seeks a three-month extension of the state of emergency (SOE) imposed here on May 15 as part of the efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has infected 18,227 people and
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Experts recommend expedited replacement to tobacco
Agricultural experts have emphasized the need for Malawi to urgently diversify away from tobacco, which is currently facing serious challenges both on the local and international markets due to the growing anti-smoking lobby. Tobacco has been Malawi’s major foreign exchange
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Uganda: Speaker Race - Kadaga, Oulanyah Moment of Truth
[Monitor] There has been controversy on whether the decision to front for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda's 11th Parliament will be made by ruling NRM party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) or will be thrown to the NRM Parliamentary Caucus.
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Life-without-parole sentences are exploding. But America’s legal defense system hasn’t kept pace. - Texas Metro News
Dallas woman spent months in county jail but said her lawyer met with her just once By Cary Aspinwall This investigation was published in partnership withThe Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system,The Dallas Morning NewsandNBC 5. Shuranda Williams
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Nigeria: How Southern Governors' Ban On Open Grazing May Reduce Farmer-Herder Crisis
[Premium Times] Nigeria has witnessed all forms of insecurity triggered by herders-farmers clashes in the last few years.
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'Trust A Black Woman' Theme May Ring True in Stacey Abram's book, 'While Justice Sleeps' news -The Black Chronicle
The power of books can subconsciously influence how things are perceived in real life. Stacey Abrams’ new novel While Justice Sleeps may be a good example of this. In
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COMMENTARY: Survival of the fittest | BlackPressUSA
FLORIDA COURIER - My focus has been the achievement of social and justice for those who’ve been historically or systematically disadvantaged by the imposition of impediments to their progress – typically, women and people of color.| By Dr. E. Faye Williams I’m not perfect nor do I claim to
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'I’m Looking for Answers': Nikole Hannah-Jones, Who Won Pulitzer Prize for '1619 Project' Commentary, Denied Tenure at UNC After Pushback from Conservatives
Nikole Hannah-Jones, an investigative journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her commentary on The New York Times' 1619 Project has been denied tenure at […]
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Mozambique: Almost 90,000 Pensions for Veterans Fixed
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Thursday that to date 89,028 pensions have been fixed for veterans of Mozambique's national liberation struggle against Portuguese colonial rule.
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Road that has made and destroyed political careers for three decades - The Kenya News
Kemera-Amabuko Road is set for completion this year. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard] A main road in Kitutu Masaba constituency has for a long time been used as a political carrot to woo locals into voting for politicians who pledge to tarmac it. For over three decades, the Amabuko-Rigoma-Magombo-Kemera
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Amazon Construction Site In Connecticut Shuts Down After Seventh Noose-like Rope Configuration Is Found
An Amazon construction site in Connecticut has been temporarily shut down after a seventh rope that could be interpreted as a noose was found hanging over
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Zimbabwe: Zim Celebrates Diverse Culture
[The Herald] EARLY in the morning yesterday, hundreds of people from across the country thronged Chief Njelele Homestead in Gokwe South to bear witness to the launch of the Cultural Week commemorations where Zimbabwe's rich cultural history was on display.
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Spanish Town police probing suspected case of canal drowning
The Spanish Town police in St Catherine are trying to ascertain the identity of a man who reportedly drowned in a canal in Hampton Green. He is believed to be in his mid-30s. The police say that residents reported seeing the man about 8:00 p.m. on...
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Nigeria: Plane Crash - Kaduna Govt Mourns Coas Attahiru, Others
[Leadership] The Kaduna State government said it has received with immense sadness news of the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other senior military officers in a plane crash, which occurred in Kaduna on Friday evening.
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Fauci Won’t Be Wearing A Mask When He Goes To A Washington Nationals Game
The nation’s leading infectious disease expert said it's time for fully vaccinated Americans to go mask-free.
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Tanzania Government in New Plan to Reduce Lending Rates, Boost Liquidity
[Citizen] Arusha -- The government will meet with top executives of financial institutions for the purpose of reviewing the monetary policy. This is with the view of seeing how to further lower interest rates, a cabinet minister said yesterday.
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