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What's in a (racist) name?
Buck O'Neil took the field as a Cannibal Giant very early in his career. BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer In today's clamorous climate of change, the shouts to end all things racist have finally reached the ears of the National Football League team based in our nation's capital. It took nearly nine
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Disturbing number of Trinidadians involved in human trafficking of Venezuelans | New York Carib News
In response to questions from the Express ­yesterday, National Security Minister Stuart Young says the number of Trinidadians involved in the Venezuelan human trafficking ring is disturbing.
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Source: The New York Carib News
Leases had no Cabinet oversight – Shoucair
Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings has revealed that it enjoyed autonomy over the leasing of government land without Cabinet or ministerial oversight. This admission from SCJ Holdings Managing Director Joseph Shoucair left Dr Wykeham McNeill,...
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Quarrel over Martin Luther King Jr
A resolution to observe the visit to Jamaica of slain US civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr more than five decades ago is the source of a quarrel between Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP) councillors at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation.
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Stranded boxers return from Cuba - Stabroek News
At long last.  The four boxers who were stranded in Cuba for the past 126 days are finally back on Guyana’s soil.  The article Stranded boxers return from Cuba appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Ciara And Russell Wilson Introduce Their Newborn Son, Whose Name Is Fit For A Champ
Ciara and Russell Wilson were proud as ever while introducing their newborn baby boy to the world. Meet their precious son: Win Harrison Wilson! The superstars shared the joyous news […] The post Ciara And Russell Wilson Welcome Their Son, Win Harrison Wilson appeared first on Essence.
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Namibia: Ministerial Delegation to Be Quarantined
[Namibian] The high-level delegation that went to assess the Covid-19 situation at Walvis Bay and the Erongo region at large will be subjected to mandatory quarantine upon their return to Windhoek.
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‘I’m not Benjani, but Mpenjani’
BENJANI Mwaruwari is one of the finest football exports to emerge from the local scene. And yet interestingly, Benjani is not even his original name.When he was born in the City of Bulawayo back in 1978, his late father Amon christened him Mpenjani, a Malawian name, but people at the birth and
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Five new COVID cases, one additional recovery
There were five new COVID-19 cases in Jamaica today, increasing the tally to 821. The Health Ministry said four of the newly confirmed cases are imported while the fifth is under investigation. In the meantime, one more patient has...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Africa: Paul Beloy Lambasts Racism in Belgian Football
[New Frame] Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Beloy grew up in Belgium and discusses the racism he endured as a footballer in the 1970s, a problem that's still prevalent five decades later.
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Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention - Black News Channel
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has scrubbed his planned Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a 'flare-up' of the coronavirus. Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North
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Resource Curse? Guyana’s political impasse about ‘who controls the oil money’ - Bloomberg - Stabroek News
The near five-month-old political impasse over the outcome of Guyana’s March 2 general elections has, not unexpectedly, attracted comment in the international oil & gas media with a recent report asserting that the failure, up until now, to see the declaration of the winner of the poll is not
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Echoes of the beginning of a cold war - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The latest developments between the USA and China to many echo the beginning of a cold war if not a warm one. The article Echoes of the beginning of a cold war appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
DeSoto East Middle School Teacher of the Year Makes History with International Virtual Choir | Dallas Weekly
DeSoto East Middle School Choir Director and campus Teacher of the Year, Jamal Walker, was one of six hand-picked choristers featured on CBS Sunday Morning who took part in the largest virtual choir ever assembled. Simply known as Whitacre’s Virtual Choir and conducted by Grammy-award winning
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Granger cabal should no longer hold the nation hostage - Stabroek News
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#BlackLivesMatter: Dozens Of Louisville Bicyclists Protested In Breonna Taylor's Name This Week
Still fighting for justice in Breonna's name, the nation continues to protest and bring awareness to the cause of police violence aimed at the Black community. 
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Trump cancels Republican convention activities in Jacksonville | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republicans have scrapped plans to hold convention activities in Jacksonville, Florida. The move is a striking turnaround for Trump, who moved the convention to Jacksonville after North Carolina's governor raised public health concerns about having
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Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks - Black News Channel
CHICAGO (AP) — Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police. Crews used a large crane to remove the
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Barack Obama Kicks Off the Premiere of 'The Michelle Obama Podcast'
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New parties reject coalition’s dialogue offer, urge concession - Stabroek News
The three new parties that are expected to share a seat in the next Parliament have rejected overtures from the incumbent APNU+AFC for “dialogue” on the way forward for Guyana, calling its posture
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
South Africa: COVID-19 Response Failing - How to Do Better
[AfricaFocus] "Covid-19 is a crisis on a crisis - it is a health crisis on top of existing social, economic and political crises in SA. Every faultline is exposed: those with food security, and those who go hungry; those with jobs and the unemployed; those with water and sanitation and those
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Uganda: Farmers Suffer Double Pain of Covid, Foot-and-Mouth Disease
[Monitor] Hundreds of pastoralists around the cattle corridor, whose livelihood is mainly from the sale of animals, are feeling the squeeze as a result of Covid-19 and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) quarantine that has made it impossible for them to sell animals.
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Statue of slave owner Thomas Picton to be removed from Cardiff City Hall
A STATUE of a “sadistic” 19th century slave owner will be removed from Cardiff City... The post Statue of ‘sadistic’ slave owner Sir Thomas Picton to be removed from Cardiff City Hall appeared first on Voice Online.
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Special CARICOM meeting on Guyana | New York Carib News
Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says that a special meeting of the regional body will be held next week to discuss the electoral impasse in Guyana.
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Tamar Braxton's Family Allegedly Upset at David Adefeso for Mentioning Her Problems with We tv During 911 Call
Tamar Braxton's family is apparently baffled at David Adefeso for telling the 911 operator that Tamar had issues with We tv while she was in […]
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Stunning images of Jamaica in James Bond flick 'No Time To Die' - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Fans of 007 got a delightful treat on Wednesday when the official Instagram account of the latest Bond flick, No Time To Die, shared two fabulous photos from their filming in
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Airline says it will cover medical expenses if passengers catch Covid-19 - L.A. Focus Newspaper
(CNN) — Emirates airline, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier, has become the world's first airline to offer to cover customers' medical expenses and quarantine costs should they contract Covid-19 during their
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Education commission slammed for lack of diversity
The composition of the High-Level Commission on Educational Transformation has been criticised for the absence of key stakeholders, including youth. President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Owen Speid, said that the deficit robs the...
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What's Going On | New York Carib News
SUMMERTIME IN AMERICA RIP:   Congressman John  Lewis, 80, died on July 17, while battling pancreatic cancer.   Lewis was a civil rights leader visionary a man of great moral authority. His life’s purpose was laser-focused on equal rights for all.   During his early college days, he was one of the
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Country records 176 COVID-19 recoveries - Stabroek News
Guyana has so far recorded 176 COVID-19 recoveries as the number of cases continues to rise. The article Country records 176 COVID-19 recoveries appeared first on Stabroek News.
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