Lukewarm response to COVID-19 testing in Yallahs

Wakanda News Details

Lukewarm response to COVID-19 testing in Yallahs

A two-day free COVID-19 testing activity organised by the St Thomas Health Department in Yallahs last week was met with indifference by most residents. Dubbed as the COVID-19 Community Surveillance, health officials said the screening activities...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

You may also like

Gaines, Irene McCoy (1892-1964)

Irene McCoy Gaines was a civil rights activist and a community leader. Born October 25, 1892, in Ocala, Florida, to Charles and Mamie McCoy, she had one older sister who died while Gaines was a child. Her family moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was an infant. In 1903, Gaines’s mother became

fave

Source: Black Past

National name: République du Niger

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

National name: République du Cameroun

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

(1984) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “The Rainbow Coalition”

In 1984 Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Although he entered the Democratic convention at San Francisco with little hope of winning, his appeals on behalf of the dispossessed of America whom he characterized as the Rainbow Coalition, ensured that his

fave

Source: Black Past

Wilberforce University (1856- )

Wilberforce University was established near Xenia, Ohio in 1856 as a joint venture between the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Named after 18th century abolitionist William Wilberforce, it was the first private, historically black university in the United

fave

Source: Black Past

Saint Paul’s College of Virginia (1888-- )

Saint Paul’s College of Virginia is a private college located in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The college was founded on September 24, 1888, by James Solomon Russell, a newly-ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church. He became the first principal of the institution, which in 1890 was

fave

Source: Black Past

Sep

24

1888

George Carruthers

Often, greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself. For George Carruthers, growing up in the earliest stages of the space race, he like most other boys was fascinated with space travel. Unlike most of those boys, he would ultimately go on to make some of the greatest

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Nov

26

2012

Bath, Patricia (1942- )

Patricia Era Bath, a prominent ophthalmologist and innovative research and laser scientist, was the first African American woman physician to receive a patent for a medical invention. Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert Bath, a Trinidadian immigrant and the first black

fave

Source: Black Past

May

17

1988

Current government officials

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Mathematician discovers oil-recovery method

Mathematician Philip Emeagwali discovers improved oil-recovery techniques now widely used in the petroleum industry.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

May

0

1990

Anti-government demonstrations gripped several countries in the Middle East in early 2011, and protests in Libya followed those in Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain. The crackdown by the government in Libya, however, was the most vicious. The protesters took to the streets on Feb. 16 in Benghazi, the

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North (1914–18), many who came to

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Johnson, Jeh (1957 - )

Jeh (pronounced “Jay”) Charles Johnson, a civil and criminal trial lawyer, is the current U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Johnson received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1979 and obtained his J.D. from Columbia University in 1982. Nominated by President Barack Obama in October

fave

Source: Black Past

(1964) George C. Wallace, “The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax”

By 1964 George C. Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, had become the national symbol of opposition to the civil rights movement and to federal governmental intervention to protect the rights of African Americans. In the address below he denounces President Lyndon B. Johnson for signing into law the

fave

Source: Black Past

Jul

4

1776

On Nov. 25, 2014, Malis Ministry of Health confirmed two new cases of Ebola. This was seen as a setback because it happened after the country thought it had overcome an earlier outbreak of the virus. Both cases were connected to previous ones. One case was the 23-year-old fiancée of a 25-year-old

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Seattle Civic Unity Committee

The Seattle Civic Unity Committee was formed by Seattle Mayor William F. Devin in 1944 in response to rising racial tension in the city. During World War II Seattle, like other west coast cities, received an influx of African Americans raising its black population from 3,789 in 1940 to over 10,000

fave

Source: Black Past

Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa

Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa tä´bō mvo͝oyĕl´ə mbĕk´ē [key], 1942–, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family his father, Govan Mbeki, an official with the African National Congress (ANC), was imprisoned (1964) at Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela , released

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, New Haven, Connecticut (1844- )

Established on June 7, 1844, Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church of New Haven, Connecticut, is the fourth oldest black Episcopal Church in the United States. Born of the righteous indignation of its founding members over continuing acts of racial discrimination meted out by the white vestry of Trinity

fave

Source: Black Past

Dwyane Wade is a professional NBA player who plays for the Miami Heat. He was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. His parents separated when he was very young and Wade and his older sister Tragil initially went to live with their mother. She was financially

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Jan

17

1982

The Slaughter House Cases (1873)

? SLAUGHTER-HOUSE CASES.; THE BUTCHERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE CRESCENT CITY LIVE-STOCK LANDING AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE COMPANY.; PAUL ESTEBEN, L. RUCH, J. P. ROUEDE, W. MAYLIE, S. FIRMBERG, B. BEAUBAY, WILLIAM FAGAN, J. D. BRODERICK, N. SEIBEL, M. LANNES, J. GITZINGER, J. P. A

fave

Source: Black Past

Apr

14

1873

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (1873- )

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was created by the Arkansas Legislative Act of 1873. The University was established for the convenience and well-being of the poorer classes” which meant African Americans in the state. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is the oldest

fave

Source: Black Past

National name: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

National name: Republique du Benin

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to come up with a great idea, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. For Lonnie Johnson, a lifetime of achievement and success at various levels on government and private sector projects could not prepare him for the success the he would ultimately achieve – by

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Nov

26

2012

Robert Pelham was born in January of 1859 in Petersburg, Virginia. His parents, Robert and Frances Pelham, moved the family to Detroit, Michigan in hopes of finding a more favorable atmosphere for their children to receive an education and opportunities for decent employment. While enrolled in

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Nov

26

2012

(1867) Thaddeus Stevens, “Reconstruction”

In 1867 Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner led the campaign for full voting rights for African Americans across the nation. In the speech below which Stevens gave in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 1867 supporting the Reconstruction

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

3

1867

James & Lydia Sims

During World War II, Lydia Sims moved from Newark, New Jersey, to Spokane with her husband, James Sims, an Army Air Force soldier stationed at Geiger Airfield. At the end of the war, the Sims family decided to remain in Spokane. For 10 years they lived in the Garden Springs housing

fave

Source: Black Past

Mar

19

1969

Spingarn Award: George Washington Carver

Spingarn Medal awarded to George Washington Carver, head of the department of research, Tuskegee Institute, for his pioneering work in agricultural chemistry.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

17

1923

The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past

In the article below historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall recounts her role as a founder of the New Orleans Youth Congress and the early years of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. This account is part of her soon to be published

fave

Source: Black Past

Nov

15

1974

Edwards, Isaiah (1913-1994)

Isaiah Edwards was a community activist and advocate in Seattle’s Central Area. Isaiah Edwards and his wife, Marie, moved from Topeka, Kansas, to Seattle in 1942 to work at Boeing. Edwards worked for 40 years at Boeing as a maintenance dispatcher without missing a day, and also found time for

fave

Source: Black Past

More from Jamaica Gleaner

Knight delivers last lick - Opposition senator condemns thievery in Government; Johnson Smith accuses him of misleading public

Robbers nabbed after motorist rams bike

Elizabeth Jones appointed first female chair of JN Group

PETER POUNDS POOR POLLS

Health officials on COVID-19 alert as election draws near

Earth Today | CANARI releases new report on marine security

Earth Today | Fish sanctuary gets home on land

Earth Today | Youths get ‘shot’ at having water ventures bankrolled

Tourism squeeze sinks dollar to new low at J$150 to US$1

Restaurant, vehicle parts shop destroyed in massive Highgate fire

#JaVotes2020 | US will support any party that forms the government - Tapia

Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal extradited to US on terrorism charges

Cache of ammunition seized in McIntyre Villa

US$25 million contract signed to improve Corporate Area water supply

Medical intern dies while on duty at hospital in St Mary

Privy Council dismisses Symbiote's appeal request

JAMP updating accountability scores for parliamentarians

Health Ministry misses second deadline to clear COVID backlog, six new cases today

Jamaican woman stuck in US cries for help

$1. 7 million repair being undertaken to Ramble Bridge in St Thomas

GOV’T FACING $220M LAWSUIT - Party promoter claims accounts maliciously frozen

Caribbean HR Solutions celebrates a decade of service

Marathon Help Desk | Trying to get the best deal on insurance

Ethiopian consulate donates 1, 000 care packages

‘We are dying here’ - Top Coffee Grove cries for water

Relative pleads for safe return of missing 64-year-old sister

Port Authority could build MoBay justice complex

Kitson Town Primary surpasses expectations

Poppy committee gives $700,000 to Curphey Home

Flow Foundation to roll out digital education, entrepreneurship programme

Bird-shooting season starts Saturday

Give tourists access to attractions, Chukka boss appeals

Councillor vows to stay after gun attack in Red Hills

El-Faisal extradited to US

COVID quarantine may claim JLP candidate

Most opposed June restart of tourist flights

Hunt on for $100, 000

Hospital tragedy - Medical intern collapses, dies

Witter: I’ve done enough to secure re-election

Franklin’s camp brimming with confidence

Spencer says he has remedy for St Elizabeth SE

BOJ temporarily closed due to possible COVID-19 exposure

Woman shot dead, man injured in Linstead

Dry conditions affecting water supply to some St Andrew communities

Security guards to assist in enforcing COVID-19 protocols - Chang

Shaw, sugar stakeholders discuss way forward amid Appleton closure

Persons registered with disabilities council can apply for COVID relief grant

Some 20, 000 teachers trained to deliver lessons virtually

Public warned against visiting beaches, rivers closed due to COVID breaches

Ammunition seized in St James

Education Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)