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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Black Press has been able to survive – and thrive – at least since 1827 because of its remarkable ability to speak to the immediate needs and interests of the constituency that it represents: African Americans,” stated Gerald Horne, an American historian who currently holds
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Show Me The Money: ZeroGap President Creates Strategies For Women To Earn Their Worth - The Bay State Banner
The gender wars aren’t over. Women still lag behind men when it comes to negotiating for comparable wages. That is a battle that ZeroGap founder Jacqueline Twillie has been fighting since founding her consulting company in 2015. Although there has been progress, Twillie says statistics show
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Kenya: Uganda Still Uneasy as Naivasha Container Depot Accepts Cargo
Kenya is putting up a spirited fight to make the Naivasha ICD viable following reluctance from Uganda and truckers in using it as the government tries to salvage the project that has remained idle over the last six
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MPs want KRA to disclose tax details of 12 firms
Parliament has directed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to table records on the taxes paid by 12 local firms that manufacture and import alcohol and are at the centre of tax evasion
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Importers cry foul as KRA pulls plug on cargo tracking firms
The problem of the seals emerged after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) discontinued signing of Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) certificates for eight companies, which arm cargo with tracking devices on behalf of the
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Video: Demolition of Historic Ramsay McCormack Building in Ensley
Times staff report The demolition of the historic Ramsay McCormack Building in downtown Ensley is nearing completion. On Tuesday, Ensley District Developers (EDD) took the next steps in completing the mechanical demolition after months of deconstructing and salvaging materials from the
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General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media - Houston Forward Times
General Motors, a longtime corporate partner of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), announced increasing… The post General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Mad Max Film Prequel To Be Shot In Australia – The Wilmington Journal
SYDNEY — A prequel to the “Mad Max” film franchise starring Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth will be filmed in the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales, pumping AUD 350 million ($272.17 million) into the state’s economy. “Furiosa” [...]
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Nigeria: Report Predicts U.S.$17 Billion Decline in Nigerian Oil Revenue
Nigeria's oil revenue is likely to decline by between 70 per cent and 80 per cent this year, representing between $15 billion and $17 billion, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited and a member of President Muhammadu Buhari's Economic Advisory Council, Mr. Bismarck
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Don’t Let the Imposter Syndrome Hinder You, Your Spirit, or Your Coins  | The Michigan Chronicle
Stock photo provided by Pexels “You can never be an imposter if you know who you are.” Donna Jackson, local artist, curator, designer and principal at DMJStudio, didn’t always stand by those words she eloquently quoted to The Michigan Chronicle recently. Doubt. Fear. Crippling anxiety - it all
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World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for locusts fight
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MBUGUA: We need stricter regulations for private equity fund
While the seven labour laws of 2007 and the Employment and Labour Relations Court provide for both legal and institutional frameworks for protection of workers, there are far too many cases of employers trampling on employees’ rights, begging the question whether more stringent regulations need to
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Legal lobby to hem in oil companies’ ads could raise challenges for new petroleum states - Stabroek News
Even as an increasing number of poor countries begin to celebrate oil finds and the prospects for economic transformation that could inhere therein, a global environmental lobby continues to move in a direction that could undermine if not shatter altogether the dreams of the oil wealth
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Eight tips to launch a rewarding career in the construction industry | New Pittsburgh Courier
(BPT)—Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you love solving complex problems? Do you enjoy working in the outdoors? Do you enjoy the satisfaction of seeing something you’ve built? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you may want to consider a career in construction. Many young people
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KRA sets up special unit for digital tax tracking
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Uganda: All Cargo to Uganda to Be Switched to Rail From June 1
"All transit cargo destined for Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan will be transported either on standard gauge railway (SGR) for clearance at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Naivasha or Metre Gauge Railway to
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UAB’s Deborah Grimes Named one of the Most Influential Women in Corporate America
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Grimes, the chief diversity officer for the UAB Health System, has been named one of the most influential women in corporate America for 2019 by Savoy Magazine. The magazine released its 2019 Most Influential Women in Corporate America listing in its summer edition. The full list
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Kenya Receives Sh133.3bn in Loans in Just 3 Days
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Kenya: Ministries Explain Sh8.1 Billion Suspect Allocations
The government has come out to explain suspect allocations of Sh8.1 billion in small amounts to infrastructure projects in the new budget that were flagged by the Parliamentary Budget Office
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City Pact With UC Davis Could Net $60m For Affordable Housing - The Sacramento Observer
By Antonio R. Harvey | Observer Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - The Sacramento City Council voted April 6 in favor of a community benefits partnership agreement with the Regents of the […] The post City Pact With UC Davis Could Net $60m For Affordable Housing appeared first on The Sac
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Why Kenyans are petitioning IMF to cancel over $2B loan to government - Face2Face Africa
Thousands of Kenyans have taken to social media to protest a $2.3 billion loan advanced to the country by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying the country is already overburdened with loans. Some also took to change.org to sign a petition urging the IMF to cancel the recently approved loan
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Australia’s New Home Sales Stay Buoyant In Early 2021 – The Wilmington Journal
HINDMARSH, Australia — New home sales were nearly 40 percent higher in the first three months than during the same period last year. The Housing Industry Association‘s new home sales report found sales in the March [...]
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Standard Bank Group appoints new CE for Africa
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe’s parent company, Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has appointed Yinka Sanni as its new chief executive for Africa and a member of the group leadership council. Sanni, the group’s regional chief executive for West Africa, takes over from Sola
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Kenya: Loans to Kenya in the Last 3 Days Hit Sh133.3bn After AfDB Lends Govt Sh21.9bn
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India to Tax Money Sent Abroad – The Wilmington Journal
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