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Ghana coronavirus: 8297 cases; govt defends ban on football
President Akufo-Addo in his tenth address announced that whiles borders remained closed, some categories of academic institutions are allowed to resume, religious places can also reopen with strict conditions and the observance of health
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Angola: Local Administrations Urged to Create Conditions in Schools
Luanda — Education and health officials in Luanda were urged Monday to create health and hygienic conditions at schools in this phase of fight against covid-19
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A missed opportunity - JTA president chides Government for not introducing school bus system for CXC students
Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is accusing the Government of failing to capitalise on a clear chance to introduce a national school bus system when schools were reopened on June 8 for students taking Caribbean Examinations Council
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Government urged to consider total shutdown of schools
More learners will return to the classroom on Monday, as government continues its phased reopening of schools.
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School boards need more qualified persons – Small
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Walton Small, the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) deputy shadow minister for education and training, is calling for a revamp of public school boards, contending that more individuals with the qualifications to provide...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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‘Looters and lowlifes,’ I stand with all of them –
There are documented cases of economically envious looting Black communities (Wilmington, Tulsa, Rosewood) because of economic envy, plundering our homes, and then using the power of the majority media to turn a Massacre into
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Rwanda: Data Management System to Expedite School Feeding Support
[New Times] A school data management system that has started being used in public and private schools is expected to address the issue of delays in disbursement of the Government financial support to schools, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said.
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South Africa: 'They Are Too Poor to Eat'
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KPH gets $1 million worth of personal protective equipment
THE Digicel Foundation on Wednesday handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) worth $1 million to Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, which will be used by front-line workers at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) involved in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease
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Patriot League Cancels on Fall Football as SEC Leaders Meet - Black News Channel
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor The Patriot League joined the Ivy League on Monday, punting on football and other fall sports because of the pandemic while holding out hope games can be made up. The Patriot League said its 10 Division I schools will not compete in any
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In the news: Elijah Heckstall - The Bay State Banner
Boston Public Schools and Boston Plan for Excellence have announced the appointment of Elijah Heckstall as Principal of Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, effective July 1, 2020. The post In the news: Elijah Heckstall appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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South Africa: Citizen 'Desperate' to Come Back Home After Being Quarantined On a Ship Since March
A South African man who has been quarantined on a ship since 14 March says he is desperate to return home in order to spend time with his ailing
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Planning For the Unknown This Fall in City Schools
Even though the school year ended for Birmingham City School (BCS) students in mid-March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recently named interim superintendent Mark Sullivan and public school leaders throughout the state still face some unknowns—like when the traditional academic year can begin and
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Kenya cancels 2020 school year, classes to resume next year | Africanews
Kenya has declared the academic year of 2020 lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. All primary and secondary schools in the East Africa nation will remain closed until January
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'Ugh Nope': Fans Are Not Here for Lyrica Anderson and A1 Bentley Discussing Marital Woes on Reality TV
Lyrica Anderson and her estranged husband A1 Bentley are attempting to salvage their marriage one last
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3 Brothers: Spike Lee Drops New Short Film In Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
As protests continue to flair up every night in America due to the killing of George Floyd, the director has debuted a new short film to shine an even greater light on the injustices that Black Americans have faced over the
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PNP hunts votes one-on-one - COVID-19 dooms mass meetings; Phillips demands no vote under SOE
People’s National Party (PNP) Campaign Director Phillip Paulwell believes that COVID-19 restrictions will transform political and canvassing strategy in Jamaica as the country prepares for a general election constitutionally due by February
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2022 start for MoBay bypass works
WESTERN BUREAU: Construction of the highly anticipated St James roadworks projects, including the Montego Bay bypass, is slated to commence in 2022. The projects, which include the Long Hill bypass and the dualisation of upper Barnett Street, will...
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Amber Riley On Lea Michele Drama: 'I Don’t Give A S**t. People Are Out Here Dying'
Amber Riley is over talking about what happened on the set of “Glee,” telling fans that she doesn’t “give a shit about this Lea Michele
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Actor Nathan Davis Jr. sues United Airlines for $10M for racial profiling
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Shepherd Manson B. Johnson II: Teacher and Community Leader Who Lived His Mantra “Stay on Top” Succumbed to COVID-19 - Houston Forward Times
Shepherd Dr. Manson B. Johnson II, the dynamic leader and teacher of Holman Street Baptist The post Shepherd Manson B. Johnson II: Teacher and Community Leader Who Lived His Mantra “Stay on Top” Succumbed to COVID-19 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Kenya: Reopening Schools Remains in Limbo Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
[Nation] The Ministry of Education has once again cast uncertainty over the resumption of classes in the country.
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Uganda: Private Schools Ask Govt to Pay Teachers' Salaries for One Year
The National Private Education Institutions Association (NPEIA) wants government to pay salaries for teachers in private schools for at least a year if there are no plans to reopen the learning
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Rwanda: Construction of More Classrooms Triggers Shortage of Cement
[New Times] The ongoing scarcity of locally manufactured cement is mainly driven by CIMERWA's current quest to satisfy a supply tender from the Ministry of Education, The New Times has learnt.
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Looters, lowlifes, and liars
Not only has he derided “looters and lowlifes,” but he has also threatened the full force of federal law enforcement to threaten people’s legal right to
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