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In Jan. 2001, Kabila was assassinated, allegedly by one of his bodyguards. His young and inexperienced son Joseph became the new president. He demonstrated a willingness to engage in talks to end the civil war. In April 2002, the government agreed to a power-sharing arrangement with
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The 16th annual Saint Lucia-Taiwan Partnership Trade Show
THE 2023 TRADE SHOW BEGINS NOV. 3 AND WILL BE HELD UNDER THE THEME “SUSTAINING TRADE IN THE DIGITAL AGE.”
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(1888) Frederick Douglass On Woman Suffrage
? F.A.Q. Frederick Douglass was one of the few men present at the pioneer woman’s rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848. His support of women’s rights never wavered although in 1869 he publicly disagreed with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony who called for women
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Imhotep
Imhotep was a priest and high government official of Egyptian Third Dynasty king Djoser. Imhotep designed Djosers tomb, a step pyramid in Saqqara thats considered the worlds oldest stone building. Imhoteps work predates reliable records, but modern scholarship puts Djosers reign around 2640
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Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby
Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby removed the mayor and aldermen of Columbia, S.C., and made new appointments, including three Blacks: C.M. Wilder, Joseph franchise Blacks.
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WATCH: Danielle Brooks At Black Women In Hollywood | Essence
Actress Danielle Brooks accepts her award at Essence Black Women In Hollywood 2024. The post WATCH: Danielle Brooks At Black Women In Hollywood appeared first on Essence.
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England series in CWI best interests, says Bishop
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Well-respected television broadcaster, Ian Bishop, believes it would be in the best financial interests of Cricket West Indies and regional players, to take up the England and Wales Cricket Board’s offer of the three-Test series in the United Kingdom this
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DeSoto High School Announces Its Class of 2020 Senior Celebrations (press release)
DESOTO – DeSoto, Texas – DeSoto Independent School District and DeSoto High School announce graduation proceedings for the DeSoto High School Class of 2020 will take place May 27 and
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KQ forecasts $500m revenue loss by December
Kenya Airways could lose up to $500 million in revenues by the end of this year, due to disruptions associated with the coronavirus, which has grounded the airline's passenger
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Court halts eviction of former T&T PM from private office
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(1867) Rev. E. J. Adams, “These are Revolutionary Times”
On March 2, 1867, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnsons vetoes and passed a series of Reconstruction acts which would, among other things, establish new governments in the ex-Confederate states based for the first time on universal male suffrage. The first step in this process involved the
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Kenya Declares Monday Public Holiday to Plant Trees
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has declared Monday, November 13 a public holiday for a national tree planting exercise.
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Fitness critical as Simmons eyes England tour
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has identified fitness as a key component during the ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is hopeful the Test squad will be at an acceptable standard of readiness if the proposed tour of England goes
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Kenya: Ruto's Office Loses Its Shine, Glamour as Kenyatta Takes Away Power, Privileges
When President Uhuru Kenyatta named his first Cabinet in 2013, he created for Dr Ruto an executive wing known as Executive Office of the Deputy President and which was based at the building that previously housed the Office of the Prime Minister, then occupied by ODM chief Raila
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Kenya: Deaths That Have Hit Prominent Kenyan Families in Recent Times
Tecra Muigai's abrupt death is the latest in a string of sudden deaths that have hit prominent families in Kenya, leaving behind a trail of heartbreak, tears and plenty of
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Huggins, Joseph (1951- )
Ambassador Joseph Huggins is a retired Career Diplomat who on November 15, 2002 was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Ambassador to Botswana. Following U.S. Senate confirmation, Huggins arrived in Gaborone, the capital, where he served from January 28, 2003 until July
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Rowley optimistic over CPL but warns of challenges | New York Carib News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley said he was “cautiously optimistic” the entire six-week Caribbean Premier League could be staged here later this year but cautioned that the tournament would have to align with the country’s existing COVID-19
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Joseph, James A. (1935- )
James A. Joseph is a lifelong educator and public policy activist who served as the first African American U.S. ambassador to post-apartheid South Africa from 1996-1999.  Joseph has worked to promote leadership opportunities in both the corporate world and through the Federal government.  The
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Trinidad: Former PNM minister's brother to run for UNC
Trinidad: Former PNM minister’s brother to run for UNC
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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians
In the article that follows British Columbian historian and documentary editor, Mary Maillard, explores the controversy surrounding the precise birthdate of slave narrative author, Harriet Jacobs, and reminds us why precision
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Simmons unfazed by Windies T20 rankings slide
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies’ slump in the world Twenty20 rankings is of little concern to head coach Phil Simmons, but believes it can work to his side’s advantage if the T20 World Cup comes off in Australia this
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New Film Exposes More Nuclear Test Fallout Than Previously Reported
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Woman Fired After Being Accused Of Telling A Black Man To Walk His Dog To Stay In His ‘Hood’
She allegedly told him to stay in his “hood.”
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"Smoking Joe" Frazier born
Former heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Smoking Joe Frazier was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. Frazier was a 1964 Olympic gold medalist who won the heavyweight championship in 1968.
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1944
Covid fells soca parang star Kenny J at 69 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Calypsonian Kenwrick “Kenny J” Joseph has become one of this country’s latest covid19 fatalities. He died on Sunday around 11.30 am at the Augustus Long Hospital where he was hospitalised for several days. He was 69 and would have turned 70 in July. Joseph is well-known for his string of soc
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Student debt would be exacerbated by Trump win. FEC Republican voted unanimously for Dark Money!
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