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From Gordon House to King’s House

Former Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Valrie Curtis has been employed in a senior position at King’s House. The Gleaner has been reliably informed by a government source that the former clerk started in her new role earlier this month. Curtis...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Hostage release includes wife of North Carolina native

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Zimbabwe: Chiyangwa to Leave Cosafa Presidency

[The Herald] COSAFA president, Philip Chiyangwa, has revealed he will leave the regional post when his term of office comes to an end in December this year.

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South Africa: Unions Insist Deadly Eastern Cape Clinics Must Close

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says it will shut down the Port Elizabeth district office of the Department of Health after two nurses from the Zwide Clinic died and at least 11 others tested positive for the

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He was targeted

Detectives up to late yesterday evening were combing through “some good information” they hope will lead them to two armed thugs who gunned down an off-duty police corporal on Friday night in what is believed to be a targeted killing. At the same...

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Poor cup hands to Santa Clarke

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke is being pressed by a non-governmental charity and a household helper to carve out targeted assistance for struggling families whose budgets have been savaged by the coronavirus pandemic. With the 2021-22 Estimates...

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Kaizer Chiefs appoint Kaizer Motaung Jnr as new sporting director

Kaizer Chiefs have officially appointed former striker Kaizer Motaung Junior as their new sporting director.

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Let us differ in dignity, not insults - NewsDay Zimbabwe

THE criterion set by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for political leaders to join Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) was being a presidential candidate in the 2018 elections. Those who joined did so voluntarily. Others rejected Polad as a futile venture. They were both right in their choices. Polad

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Ethiopia, Djibouti Railway Link Restored After Protests

[Nation] A crucial trade route which links landlocked Ethiopia to the sea port of Djibouti has resumed operations after days of a blockade by protesters from the Somali region.

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Committee approves plan for Portmore to become 15th parish

The joint select committee reviewing the proposal for Portmore to become Jamaica’s 15th parish met on Thursday and approved the plan, which is to undergo further fine-tuning before being sent to Parliament. However, it did not include any input...

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Bauxite levy back

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Nigerian health workers in new strike over hazard pay | News24

Nigerian health workers launched a strike Monday over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, union leaders said, in the latest work stoppage in the West African country.

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Defiant Roget tells unvaxxed workers: Report for duty - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women in technology

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Lionel Myrie’s appointment as TPDCo boss rescinded

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Electeds struggle with police funding

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Golding snub causes more PNP turmoil

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McLean need not recuse self in ministry probe – Gov’t

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Zim tops on workers’ rights violations - NewsDay Zimbabwe

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Trinidad intensifies search for kidnapped clerk - Stabroek News

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