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by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Steven Poole is a British journalist who has authored books on the abuse of language. His column – Steven Poole’s word of the week – is featured in The Guardian. In February, one of Poole’s headlines asked: Why do we call vaccinations ‘jabs’? Poole explained, since the … Continued
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
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Converting the Graham’s Hall Primary School into a shelter for the squatters of Success, East Coast Demerara not only sends a wrong message that the government is treating citizens as refugees, it is unacceptable.
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There has been a 50 per cent decline in the number of people being vaccinated in Tobago.
Dr Roxanne Mitchell, general manager, primary care services, Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) made the observation at a health briefing on Thursday.
The Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development on Friday reported 14,784 people have received one dose of covid19 vaccine and 10,017 people have been jabbed twice. Last month Trinidad and Tobago received 800,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China.
On July 22 the Prime Minister said Tobago requested 10,000 from that shipment and “because Tobago’s population is small, whatever is requested, they would get.\"
But Mitchell said fewer people are coming forward, despite the availability of the vaccines.
“Generally, we’re seeing a slowing not only in Tobago, but nationally.
“At one point, we were doing up to 600 doses per day. We have fallen significantly, in terms of delivering approximately 300-plus vaccines per day.\"
Mitchell said a large number of people prefer not to come to the health centres for their jabs.
\"What we have noted is that Magdalena (Resort) did in fact pull some of the load from the health centres – because it was dedicated (to specific groups), it was a little more spacious and all of that down there, and people love the ambience at Magdalena.”
She said the response to the week-long drive-through site at Shaw Park Complex carpark in Scarborough, which opened on July 31, was overwhelming.
“What we’ve seen on Tuesday and Wednesday is that persons are preferring to go there because it's an easier flow, they’re in the comfort of their own vehicles, they don’t have to come out and go to the health centres and all that.”
She said the public has not uised the Mason Hall Health Centre – recently added as a vaccination site – as the authorities would have liked.
“Last week Friday we had six persons availing themselves of the vaccine. Prior to that, we had five.
\"I haven't looked at the breakdown for yesterday.
\"On Tuesday we had no one availing the system.
\"It is going slowly. We are working on the community with regard to bringing people in.\"
Jabs at elderly homes going slowly
Mitchell also revealed approximately 42 per cent of residents in elderly homes in Tobago have been fully vaccinated.
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh recently appealed for guardians of residents to sign the consent forms for the elderly to receive their jabs.
Mitchell said so far, 42 residents have received their two doses.
She added, \"We should be delivering this week to another 12 persons the second doses.”
Mitchell later told Newsday there are around 100 residents at around nine elderly homes in Tobago – some unregistered.
She said there is still some hesitancy.
“We do have some resistance still at the few of the other homes regarding actually going in to deliver first doses. It is still sort of slow.
\"But what we have found is that there are relatives who are now bringing their charges in – whether it is through the drive-throu
[New Zimbabwe] Transport minister Felix Mhona has announced a new six-member interim board to the run affairs of the troubled national carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) following the unceremonious departure of administrator, Reggie Saruchera.
The global death toll from COVID-19 passed three million on Saturday 17 April, with the pandemic already having killed more people than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Two employees at the Andrews Memorial Hospital in St Andrew are to undergo testing for COVID-19 after a patient was confirmed with the virus.
After a recent episode of Bravo's Married to Medicine where Dr. Contessa's husband Scott Metcalfe shared that he'd been seeing a female "life coach" for over half a year -- unbeknownst to her -- Twitter users have been discussing how the conversation between the two went down in the aftermath of his revelation.
Christmas 2020 will best be remembered for the negative impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic more than anything else. But, nonetheless, there will be some kind features to recall.
[Nairobi News] Media personality Janet Mbugua has shared the tale of the time she faced a scare as thought she had contracted Covid-19 last month.
BY VANESSA GONYE THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs has said the government lacks commitment in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and relies on third parties for knowledge on the matter. This was revealed in a report by the committee on the 2021 national budget, which was presented recently in the National Assembly by Bacillia Majaya (MDC Alliance). Majaya said although Treasury supported most of the bids for GBV programmes, the unallocated bit amounting to $15 million could have gone a long way in supporting such programmes. “In its response to GBV, the government has had to rely on statistics from partners about GBV due to lack of own support services in the form of one-stop centres,” Majaya said. “The need for institutional support services for GBV can never be overstated. Treasury needs to consider a budget towards the construction of one-stop centres starting with Chipinge and Matabeleland North. An allocation of $15 million will close the existing resource gap for one-stop centres.” Majaya said in areas hit by national disasters such as Cyclone Idai, there were no plans to cater for GBV survivors. She said more women failed to access GBV services while others needed direct support from the government. As at November 21 2020, Musasa Project recorded 37 152 cases of GBV, but many cases go unreported. lFollow Vanessa on Twitter @vanessa_gonye
BY TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA FORMER Warriors striker Nyasha Mushekwi is among several football players plying their trade in China facing pay cuts following the approval of a salary cap for all players by the country’s football association. According to a report by the Daily Mail yesterday, the Chinese Super League could be set for an exodus of its biggest names. Several big names from across the world including former Chelsea star, Oscar have in recent years been heading to China for greener pastures. The report further said that salaries for domestic players would be capped at £572 000 a year, while foreign players would earn a maximum of £2,7 million a year. With spending limits having also been imposed for the second and third tier leagues it also affects Mushekwi who is now playing for China League One side Zhejiang Greentown. While the new regulation is a huge blow especially for the likes of Oscar, who is currently reported to be earning £18,87m a year at Shanghai SIPG, it will have profound effects on players like Mushekwi who has also played for the top division in that country turning out Dalian Yifang. The former Caps United striker, who has also played in South Africa and Sweden, is reported to be one of the best paid players in the second tier. The towering striker recently bought a state-of-the-art 45-seater luxury coach believed to be worth US$120 000 for his former team Caps United. The new regulation will certainly hit his pocket, but he will remain one of the best paid Zimbabweans. According to the South China Morning Post, there is an option for players on a salary like Oscar's to have it reduced over three years, rather than taking the hit all at once. Democratic Republic of Congo international Cedric Bakambu formerly of Villarreal who is reported to be on £341 000 a week, will also be affected, Hulk (£293 000 a week) and former Southampton striker Graziano Pelle (£263 000 a week) are other top names facing a similar pay cut. It is understood according to the report that a large number of foreign players are expected to head out of China to continue their careers elsewhere. So serious is the country’s football federation that it has announced plans to dock six to 24 points for any team exceeding limits and bar them from participating in matches organised by the CFA. “No matter how big the club is or how famous the player is, we will strictly follow the regulations with no considerations,” CFA president Chen Xuyuan said. “Do not test our determination. “CSL club expenditure is about 10 times higher than South Korea’s K-League and three times higher than Japan’s J-league. But our national team is lagging far behind,” He said. “The bubbles not only affect the present of Chinese football, but also hurt its future.” Follow Tawanda on Twitter @Tafitawa
[New Times] Rwanda through the ministry of defence on Friday received a consignment of 200,000 AstraZeneca doses from the Greek military.
The attack occurred on Wednesday when Islamist militants raided a civilian convoy that was being escorted by military police near the town of Arbinda on Wednesday.
By Erick Johnson It’s been nearly three weeks since Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city officials began allowing residents from high risk COVID-19 zip codes to be vaccinated at the United Center on the city’s West Side. At present, 17 zip codes are part of the city’s Protect Chicago Plus program. About 10 of those zip […]
There will be no tattoos in Torrance and Long Beach in time for Christmas. A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge — led by the owner of a tattoo shop in Old Torrance shuttered under the latest state health orders intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus — that argued such parlors had […]
Moments after the guilty verdict was handed down to Derek Chauvin in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, \"Thank you God\" began trending on Twitter. The majority of the tweets were people expressing their relief that Chauvin is expected to be held fully accountable for his murderous actions after previous letdowns by the justice system.
BY KIMBERLY KARIATI SCULPTOR Given Sitandi says his art is driven by the desire to uphold the Zimbabwean heritage, exploring its history
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SINCE THE Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown started in March there has been a complete change in...
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Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with almost 80 million confirmed cases in 190 countries and more than 1.7 million deaths.
38-year-old Keauna Weaver died on the operating table after she flew to Tijuana, Mexico for a low-cost liposuction procedure.
The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed Econet Zimbabwe’s mobile money platform Ecocash’s application which sought to interdict the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from suspending its mobile money agents.
In their court papers Ecocash submitted that the RBZ issued a directive to them that they must suspend and freeze EcoCash accounts of agents whose transactional value exceeds Z$100,000 per month.
The provisions of legal sections that the RBZ placed reliance on do not give respondent power to suspend agent lines from participating in the agent system.
No crime has been committed by agent line holders, and considered together with all relevant facts the directive is illegal and irrational,” EcoCash lawyer Ntokozo Siziba said.
EcoCash says the RBZ directive exempted banks, bureaux de change, listed companies, international organisations and government agencies, but has affected large companies including Transverve, Zuva, Total, N Richards, Metropeech and Engen.
