You may also like
Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate the New York City Fire Department
In the following article Ginger Adams Otis, a staff writer at the New York Daily News and a longtime city reporter, describes her more-than-decade-long research following the evolution of a landmark civil rights case brought by the Vulcan Society, a determined group of activist black New York City
Read more
Source: Black Past
ODPEM announces closure of the cays
The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) has announced that all cays, except the Morant and Pedro Cays, will be closed as of February 12 until February 26. ODPEM said the decision was made following...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Rwanda: Parliament Warns Over Illegal Recruitment of Local Officials
[New Times] Members of Parliament have tasked the Minister of Local Government to provide a report on how local government officials who were responsible for the illegal recruitment and placement of workers in district positions have been sanctioned.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Flooding in St James causes massive damage
The Government is now facing another massive bill following heavy rainfall that resulted in severe flooding in sections of St James on Friday and yesterday, which left many businesses and motorists with extensive damage. The showers, which started...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
BLP gives power restoration update - Barbados Today
The Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Company Ltd says it is continuing restoration efforts with the aim of having at least 80 per cent of customers restored by tomorrow. However, while warning that the damage from Hurricane Elsa appeared to be worse than that experienced in 2010 during the passage of
Read more
Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
$650 million to develop rural communities
The Government will be spending $650 million under the Rural Development Programme to develop communities across Jamaica. The programme will first be piloted in Chambers Pen in Western Hanover, beginning in the first half of this financial year....
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Minister saddened at death of 'Dunstan' Whittingham
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says he is saddened by yesterday's passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, president of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets
Read more
Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
A man of substance...McKenzie saddened by passing of Dunstan Whittingham
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says he is saddened by today’s passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, President of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets Association. McKenzie says...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
'Mother of all storms' lashing informal settlements in Cape Town
The storm currently hammering Cape Town has led to localised flooding, with several people in informal settlements having become displaced.
Read more
Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
City of East Point selects native son as new fire chief
East Point City Council has announced the selection of Corey Deon Thornton as the City’s new Fire
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Entertainment sector, day-care centres reopen July 21
THE Government yesterday announced the restart of live entertainment, as well as social activities, including summer camps and nurseries, on a trial basis, starting next Tuesday, July 21.In addition, the age limit for seniors allowed to participate in public activities is to be increased from 65 to
Read more
Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Thanksgiving 2023 Is Here & So Are The Cocktails
Happy Thanksgiving to all. In order to help folks celebrate the holiday in style, we've got over three dozen cocktails in our newest roundup.
Read more
Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands | The Atlanta Voice
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. The blast struck with the
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
‘No one wants to bury loved ones like a dog’
Hours after indicating it was softening its stance on an absolute ban on burials, the Holness administration has received flak for reinstituting internments under ultra-restrictive rules. The new order, aimed at curbing the risk of coronavirus...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Rwanda: COVID-19 - Govt Urges Vigilance as Rusizi Is Put Under Special Supervision
The Ministry of Health has placed Rusizi under extra supervision after the Western Province District, which borders DR Congo and Burundi recorded five new Covid-19 cases in just a single
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Tender issued for restoration of City Hall - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development today issued an invitation for bids for the restoration of City Hall. The article Tender issued for restoration of City Hall appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
White Supremacists Yelling N-Word Set Black Woman On Fire In Wisconsin
On Wednesday (Jun 24), Althea Bernstein, a Black woman in Madison, Wisconsin, sustained second and third-degree burns after she was allegedly set on fire by white men yelling racial slurs while at
Read more
Source: The Urban Daily
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
GA lawmakers pass hate crime bill following death of Ahmaud Arbery
In a bi-partisan effort, House Bill 426 will mandate enhanced sentencing for defendants convicted of targeting a victim because of their “actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability, or physical
Read more
Source: The Florida Star
Region Eight roads badly damaged by flooding - REO - Stabroek News
While the majority of communities in Region Eight have not been severely affected by the countrywide flooding, roads have suffered extensive damage making travel very difficult to some of the remote villages, Regional Executive Officer (REO) Peter Ramotar
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
McKenzie cautions COVID exploiters, reiterates ban on parties
Local Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie has reiterated that no party has been permitted by any municipality across the country, and cautions anyone using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and obtain funding.  This...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Los Angeles City Mayor Commemorates First Shipment of N95 Masks from Honeywell 24-Million Mask Deal
Los Angeles City Mayor Commemorates First Shipment of N95 Masks from Honeywell 24-Million Mask Deal
Read more
Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
McKenzie saddened by passing of former May Pen mayor
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has expressed sadness at the passing of former Mayor of May Pen and Councillor for the Mineral Heights Division Milton
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Wife torches house to fix hubby - NewsDay Zimbabwe
HALF a million dollars worth of property was destroyed by fire on Tuesday when a couple at a house in Hillside in Bulawayo had a heated quarrel, culminating in the wife setting the property alight. The post Wife torches house to fix hubby appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Hanover Municipal Corporation heightens its collection drive
Western Bureau: The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), which has reportedly been losing a substantial amount of revenue due to various breaches, is now taking steps to increase its revenue collection with the hiring of a revenue/commercial...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Minneapolis: Swift firings for officers in death of black man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer in Minneapolis pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Rwanda: Minister Gatabazi on Why Some Districts Were Kept Under Tight Curfew
[New Times] The Government during cabinet meeting, on Wednesday September 1, issued tight Covid-19 prevention measures for the districts of Burera, Gicumbi, Kirehe, Ngoma, Nyagatare, Nyamasheke, Nyaruguru, and Rwamagana.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Coolio
Coolio is a Grammy winning American rapper, who has sold over 30 million records globally. He was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Monessen, Pennsylvania and later moved to Compton, California. He was an intelligent child and was very fond of reading. As a young boy he had a very small
Read more
Source: Black History Resources
Aug
1
1963
Namibia: Drop in Fuel Prices Bring Joy to Businesses
[Namibian] Independent economic researcher Josef Sheehama has welcomed the upcoming fuel decrease, saying that lower petrol and diesel prices have a far wider impact than merely benefiting Namibians who travel a lot.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Local gov’t commission seems to be going down a path of maleficence and bad governance - Stabroek News
Dear
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Public Utilities Minister: No electricity hike until 2024 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales says the proposed increase in the electricity rate will not take place this year. “Before T&TEC implements the rate as proposed and approved by the RIC (Regulated Industries Commission), from a policy perspective, the matter is placed before the Ca
Read more
Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
More from Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica to expunge Garvey's criminal record
High spirits! - Alcohol interests say cheers as Gov’t loosens COVID ban on bars
PM: Public-sector jobs safe for now, but economy vulnerable
‘My son’s always been a leader’ - Jamaican mom proud of history-making black valedictorian at Princeton
Gov’t against July CXC exams
PORK POT SAFE - Senior glad after receiving COVID compassionate grant
Robbery mastermind, crony killed in MoBay gunfight
Digital arts operator holds animation training online
New curfew hours, rules for bars and churches
COVID tally increases to 505 as three more ship workers test positive
Child abuse alarm - Reports plunge, potentially giving predators free rein
‘Contact tracing breaks the back of virus’
GG rallies Jamaicans to back COVID-19 fight
Drive-thru church brings joy to moms
Mom wounded while parting fighting sons dies
Iberostar: We weren’t at fault for SET Cash saga
63-y-o makes dramatic escape as fire guts home
Storms, COVID-19 could strain emergency arms – Guy
Live-stream dream - COVID-19 opens new doors for real-time viewership
HIV-positive women get helping hand on Mother’s Day
West Jamaica Adventists gift $5m in foodstuff
Four arrested in connection with St Catherine firearm seizure
Commonwealth Secretary-General urges members to leverage economic opportunities
Growth & Jobs | Devastated! - Resort town of Ocho Rios down but not out
Growth & Jobs | Class in session: Teachers maximising the virtual learning experience
Growth & Jobs | Focus on productivity when managing a team remotely
Spanish Flu survivor has faint memories of pandemic
Jodian Fearons mom among nearly 200 Jamaicans flying home Wednesday
National partners with FFP to build 10 homes for indigent
Immigration Corner | Can I add my mother, nephew to my application?
Immigration Corner | Retrieving seized items from Customs
Immigration Corner | How will marrying a US citizen affect my filing?
Security beefed up after robbery of care packages in St Mary
Section of Constant Spring Road to be repaved
Liguanea Ave in St Andrew being closed to replace defective bridge
Employee at National Laboratory Services tests positive for COVID-19
NWC reports significant increase in trucking of water
Father and son injured in St Thomas home invasion
St Elizabeth farmers get equipment to fight fires
$2.8M worth of ganja, credit card grabber and POS machine seized in Hanover
Parish Court outstation in Annotto Bay closed
Spanish Town mayor wants to replace Daley as PNP region four chairman
Two new coronavirus cases push tally to 507, recoveries reach 100
JDF probing Bray Street shooting
Mustard Seed Communities gets donation valued at US$2,150
Black Hill main road in Portland to be closed
Five bodies found in shallow graves in St Andrews Danger Island
Court to live stream Manchester fraud trial verdict Friday
Air tragedy - ‘Mark was like my son,’ says local instructor, as Jamaican student pilot dies in Florida crash
As MPs squabble over renaming, ‘Warmy’ blasts political honours

Cuisine Facts

Popular Topics

Random Facts

Business Facts

Lifestyle Facts

American Civil War Facts

Facts About Women

Arts Facts