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[Monitor] The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has raised a red flag over the rising human rights violation cases in Uganda ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections slated for January 14.
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Court fight looms over Puerto Bueno permit
If strong appeals for the Holness administration to withdraw approval for Jamaica World LLC to mine the Puerto Bueno Mountain in St Ann fall on deaf ears, a leading corruption watchdog is not ruling out testing the constitutionality of the...
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Abhorrent gov’t behaviour at Success - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I, like many other Guyanese, are concerned about the actions taken by the government or governmental institutions in response to the occupation of “state” lands at Success. The article Abhorrent gov’t behaviour at Success appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigeria: Universities in Nigeria Must Rethink How Journalism Is Taught
[The Conversation Africa] Changes in the journalism profession have made journalism education challenging. For instance, the growth of the internet has given everyone the ability to generate and distribute information. This includes news materials and photographs, shared across public platforms
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MDC-T to hold decentralised extraordinary congress
BY RICHARD MUPONDE THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has discarded the idea of holding its extraordinary congress and instead decentralised voting to five provincial clusters which would allow 100 people at a given time to comply with COVID-19 protocols. The elections are going ahead after expelled
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'She Must be Held Accountable': Kim Potter Jailed In Shooting Death of Daunte Wright as Report Confirms Her Taser Was Different Color from Her Gun
Kimberly Potter, the white police officer charged with manslaughter this week in the death of Daunte Wright, was released from jail Wednesday evening after posting […]
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Covid-19: Gauteng health dept to conduct antibody survey to measure infection rate | News24
Health professionals will be visiting 3 500 households and targeting 14 000 people across Gauteng between November and December 2020.
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State suing Car Care owner, Trevor Benn and valuator over Ruimveldt land - Stabroek News
The government has filed court action to have lands sold to Car Care Enterprise owner Wilfred Brandford repossessed and former Lands and Surveys Com-missioner Trevor Benn and former Ministry of Finance Valuator Julian Barrington were also sued in excess of $100M each for their roles in the
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Uganda: Museveni Fulfills Ugx 150 Million Pledge to Ikwera Girls Secondary School
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has fulfilled his pledge of 150 million shillings to procure a mini-bus for Ikwera Girls Secondary School in Kwania district.
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Minnesota Pardons Board grants Myon Burrell a commutation on his life sentence for killing of 11-year-old girl | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Burrell has been fighting for his release, saying he is innocent and was wrongfully convicted. By Ricardo Lopez, Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota Board of Pardons, a three-person panel comprising Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie
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Reggae legend Bunny Wailer dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Legendary reggae singer Bunny Wailer died in the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston this morning. He was 73. 'Yes. He died about 8:00 this morning. I'm still right here with him,' his manager Maxine Stowe told OBSERVER ONLINE a short while ago. Bunny Wailer had been in and
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US judge grants order to limit disclosure of evidence in case of extradited ex-cop - Stabroek News
As the proceedings against extradited ex-policeman Shaun Nebblett continue in a New York court, acting US State Attorney Seth D. The article US judge grants order to limit disclosure of evidence in case of extradited ex-cop appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Gov't tables $830.8 billion budget for new financial year
The government is projecting to spend $830.78 billion to finance the affairs of the country for the 2021/2022 financial year. This is a reduction when compared with the previous fiscal year. For 2020/21, the government had programmed the spending...
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Business lobby presses Gov’t on murders
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is piling pressure on the Government and the Opposition to fast-track the passage of the Enhanced Security Measures Act amid renewed anxiety about violent crime, particularly murder. In a landmark...
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Sierra Leone’s  Auditor General is under siege  – don’t shoot the messenger
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 January 2021: It would seem that the latest reports from Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) have sparked a considerable amount of controversy. Simply put, people are split along two lines. Those who are not fans of the current government remark that with such
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GGDMA condemns illegal mining at Iwokrama - Stabroek News
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has voiced its condemnation of illegal mining in the protected Iwokrama forest and its environs. The article GGDMA condemns illegal mining at Iwokrama appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Zimbabwe's government imposes national lockdown | Africanews
Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain operational for the next 30 days
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Parly exposes steel firm’s fraudulent certification
BY SILENCE MUGADZAWETA HARARE-BASED steel manufacturing company, Steel Brands (Pvt) Ltd, was fraudulently awarded an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and Harare City Council (HCC), which resulted in massive pollution in the nearby
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Parents petition govt over teachers’ strike
PARENTS have given the government a seven-day ultimatum to resolve the salary impasse with teachers, saying the strike was violating children’s right to education. BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE A Bulawayo parent Patrick Sande told NewsDay in an interview that due to the impasse, a group of parents had
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Cameroon: Monitoring of CRM Situation Continues!
[Cameroon Tribune] Although government has taken decisions to ease measures on foiling the insurgency launched by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement party (CRM) on September 22, 2020, a communiqué issued yesterday December 8, 2020 stipulates that the situation of the party and its leader will
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Black, Hispanic Americans more likely to lose job during pandemic, poll finds : TheGrio
A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident... View Article The post Black, Hispanic Americans more likely to experience job loss during pandemic, AP poll finds appeared first on TheGrio.
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'Committed to buying black': Meet the first Black Miss Maine using her crown to support Black businesses - Face2Face Africa
In recent times, influential Black people are using their voice to advocate for investment in Black communities and Black-led businesses. The push for investment in the Black community has been more pronounced coming on the heels of the murder of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men. The latest
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Gain for pain? - Pressure on Holness over Dry Harbour Mountains deal
WESTERN BUREAU: The Holness administration is being accused of trading short-term gain for long-term degradation by overturning the denial of a permit by Jamaica’s environmental agencies for mining and quarrying in the Dry Harbour Mountains. Both...
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Texas man drove loaner car to bank robbery before trying to buy a BMW with stolen cash - TheGrio
A 50-year-old Texas man was arrested after driving a loaner vehicle from a car dealership to a local bank. He... View Article The post Texas man drove loaner car to bank robbery before trying to buy a BMW with stolen cash appeared first on TheGrio.
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Zimbabwe: Youth Urge World Leaders to Adopt Climate Treaty
[263Chat] At least 300 youths drawn from 140 countries, including from Africa, have penned an open letter calling on world leaders to implement a set of realistic, progressive, youth-centered climate policies.
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Uganda Send Protest Note to Kenya Over Maize Ban
[Citizen] Government has protested the ban imposed on Ugandan maize by Kenya that has left tonnes of grain stuck at the border, and traders staring at losses.
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Harmon says budget ‘meaningless’ - Stabroek News
Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon on Tuesday declared that the 2021 budget was mostly vacuous and meaningless. The article Harmon says budget ‘meaningless’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
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A third of SA’s population depends on social grants
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is very concerning that almost a third of the country’s population is dependent on social grants. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu revealed that more than 18 million people receive a form of grant payment, a big increase from the 7% that received grants
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Nigeria: Over 56,000 Jostle for 4,701 Teaching Jobs in Kwara
[Premium Times] "...22,953 applied for the Teaching Service Commission vacancies, 33,971 put in for the State Universal Basic Education jobs. The government plans to recruit 4,701 teachers for the two categories."
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