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No fully vaccinated person in TT has either been in the special care units in hospital or died from covid19. During Saturday's press conference from Tobago, Chief Medical Officer Roshan Parasram reminded that people were fully vaccinated 14 days after their second dose of a covid19 vaccine. H
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Budget deadlock - Examination of Estimates halted as legal opinion sought on rule breach claim
Solicitor General Marlene Aldred is expected to provide legal guidance to a parliamentary oversight committee that halted its examination of the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure yesterday, claiming that it could not proceed until the Government complied with stipulations under the
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Kenya: 61% of Kenyans Unable to Pay Rent Over Virus-Triggered Economic Downturn - KNBS
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The economic meltdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on livelihoods with a new study by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) projecting as much as 61 per cent of Kenyans were unable to pay their rent in May.
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NSE May sales up 16pc on profit-taking rally
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Look out for suicide warning signs, advises Thomas
With one person around the world committing suicide every 40 seconds, a local suicidologist is urging Jamaicans to look out for signs of distress in others around them and reach out to assist them, getting professional help if necessary, to steer...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Kenya: Mombasa COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Lifestyle Diseases
Non-communicable diseases were the underlying common factor among those who have died of Covid-19 in
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Nigeria: Coronavirus - 87 Percent of Nigerian Businesses Say Pandemic "Impacted Them Negatively" - - Report
A whopping 97 per cent of Nigerian businesses recorded losses during the lockdown over Covid-19 while 87 per cent said they have been negatively affected overall by by the pandemic, a nationwide survey has
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Fewer students seeking education loans - Barbados Today
The Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) is reporting a decline in delinquency and fewer people seeking an education loan from that institution. In its financial statement for the year ending March 31, 2020, the SRLF said it saw a decline in loan approvals from $9.3 million from the previous year to
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COVID-19 takes away excitement in release of PEP results
SCHOOLYARDS across the Corporate Area yesterday were a stark contrast to previous years when excitement among primary school students would be at fever pitch over their secondary school placement
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Most opposed June restart of tourist flights
Although not in overwhelming numbers, a majority of Jamaicans disagree with the Government’s decision to restart the tourism industry on June 15 after it was initially shut down because of major outbreaks in Europe and North America from which most...
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Nigeria: UBA Targets 25% Consumer Lending Portfolio
[This Day] The United Bank of Africa (UBA) has revealed plan to aggressively increase its consumer lending portfolio from 10 per cent to about 25 per cent.
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Zero deaths reported as Kenya Covid-19 cases up by 485
485 out of 5,355 samples tested positive for the Covid disease in Kenya in the last 24 hours
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Uganda: Covid - 200 MPs, Staff Test Positive
[Monitor] More than 200 MPs and Parliament staff have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last three weeks, and there are fears their drivers and family members could be carrying a contagious variant of the pandemic that has killed more than 700 people.
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Kenyans Living Beyond Their 60s, Shows Report
Kenyans' life expectancy at birth (or how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live, if current death rates do not change unexpectedly), has increased from 50 years for men and 49 years for women to 64.4 years and 68.9 years
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Kenya: Rights Advocates Seek More Allocation for Gender Equality
[Nation] Women rights organisations are pushing for an increased allocation to gender equality, a move that would bolster the government's fight against gender-based violence (GBV).
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Rwanda: Why Potato, Bean Production Dropped
Speaking to The New Times, farmers said that heavy rain was the major and common factor for decreased farm output for the two staple food crops in the season under
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Could my mummy tummy be the cause of my back pain?
MUMMY tummy, which is scientifically known as diastasis recti , is a condition where the connective tissue between the rectus abdomen muscles ('six pack' muscles) weakens, causing the muscles to
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One more COVID death brings total to 10 since start of the year
Another death from COVID-19 in the past day has brought to 10 the number of people who have died from the disease in the first nine days of 2021. Overall 312 have died since the disease first entered Jamaica in March last year.  A 66...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: Ubl Defies Closure of Bars to Post 33 Percent Revenue Growth
[Monitor] Despite a difficult business environment due to Covid-19, Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has registered growth in revenue for the year ended June.
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Water shortage hits Tana River, locals pray for rainfall
Garsen MP Ali Hashaka Wario said women were now waiting for rains so they could "fetch water from the tarmac road."
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Day schools register slow uptake of Form One slots
Day secondary schools are recording poor reporting rates of Form One students compared to boarding institutions.
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East Africa: Tanzania First EAC State to Reopen Schools
This makes Tanzania the first east African country to reopen its schools after Covid-19 outbreak forced the government to suspend
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Consumer advocate lashes Gov’t over bad gas payout
THE HEAD of one local consumer protection group believes consumers should feel offended by the offer of a $24.5-million compensation package for those who suffered from the purchase of contaminated gas in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Africa: An Estimated 10.4 Million Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen Will Suffer From Acute Malnutrition in 2021
[Unicef] As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or
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Jamaica’s post pandemic recovery will be sluggish – The Economist
Jamaica’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be sluggish, The Economist has presented in its latest country report on Jamaica. According to the United Kingdom-based publisher, real gross domestic product (GDP) will only recover 3.6 per...
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Kenya: Aviation Suffered the Most, As Diaspora Remittances Saved the Day
[Nation] The aviation sector was the worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, as the number of international arrivals fell by 71.5 per cent to 579,600, and air passenger traffic dropped from 12 million in 2019 to 4.5 million.
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Growth & Jobs | Productivity boost: PIOJ director says 70 per cent working cohort can improve economic growth
WITH NEARLY 70 per cent of the country’s population falling within the working-age cohort of 15-64 years as at 2018, director for Policy Research at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, says that there is opportunity to boost...
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Rwanda: Burundian Refugees Optimistic About the Future
Yves Nzobatinya, 27, arrived in Rwanda from his native Burundi in 2016 as
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The danger signs of fatigue while on a motorway journey loom large during summer - Voice Online
THE GOOD weather and easing of lockdown has ensured that many more people are taking... The post The danger signs of fatigue while on a motorway journey loom large during summer appeared first on Voice Online.
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