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THE EDITOR: The Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) expresses sincere condolences to the family of retired Maj Gen Ralph Brown on his passing.
Brown gave full support to RAFA and the TT Federation of Veterans Association (FVA) and was instrumental in seeking to resolve a lease dispute at 20 Queen's Park East, a site designated for the construction of a military veterans complex, a vision and legacy which was embraced by patriots the late Justice Ulric Cross and Capt Esmond K Farfan.
Brown was a true man of service to his family, representing his country, his fellow men and others as he laboured tirelessly throughout his lifetime in dedicated national and international relations.
RAFA will continue to pursue the quest to achieve this goal and will dedicate a section of the building in his memory as a recognition for his allegiance to his country.
May his exemplary contributions to society be reflections of a true man of service.
ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
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The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, is self-isolating at his home after he tested positive for Covid-19, the government announced on Saturday afternoon.
According to a statement, Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams said the deputy minister is taking the necessary precautions while his direct contacts are being traced.
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said the government wished Holomisa a speedy recovery.
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\"Nkosi Holomisa has our full support and we are looking forward to his full recovery in order for him to continue serving the people of South Africa with great valour and dedication,\" Mthembu said in a statement.
Williams said that the government continues to urge South Africans to take precautions and adhere to preventative measures, such as wearing a mask, physical distancing, regularly and thoroughly cleaning one's hands with soap, or a sanitiser that contains 70% alcohol, and to avoid crowded places.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Thursday evening, the launch of an independent investigation into allegations of prevarication against its president, Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina, the only candidate for re-election to a new term.
“The Board (of Governors of the AfDB) agreed to authorize an independent review of the “whistleblowers’ “allegations” against Mr. Adesina, according to a statement the Board’s bureau chairperson, Nialé Kaba, made at the end of a new meeting of the Board’s bureau on Thursday.
The charges were outrightly refuted by Mr. Adesina, 60, the first Nigerian to head the AfDB since its creation in 1964, who has repeatedly claimed his “innocence” and was quickly exonerated by the Bank on the basis of a report by its internal ethics committee.
“Mystification and Smoking”
\tBut the United States, the AfDB’s second largest shareholder after Nigeria, demanded at the end of May that an independent investigation be launched, calling into question, in a scathing letter from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the work of the ethics committee, and provoking a serious crisis in the pan-African institution.
“Considering the scope, seriousness and accuracy of the allegations against the Bank’s sole leadership candidate for the next five years, we believe that a more thorough investigation is necessary to ensure that the AfDB president enjoys the full support and confidence of shareholders,” Mr. Mnuchin wrote.
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Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Statement from the Atlanta Police Department (APD) website: For more than two decades, I have served alongside some of the finest men and women in the Atlanta Police Department. Out of a deep and abiding love for this City and this department, I offered to step aside as police chief. APD has my full support, and Mayor Bottoms has my support on the future direction of this department. I have faith in the Mayor, and it is time for the city to move forward and build trust between law enforcement
The post APD Police Chief Resigns Statement from Chief Erika Shields appeared first on The Atlanta Inquirer.
One of the largest and deadliest conflicts in history is the First World War which was fought between 1914 and 1918. With major European superpowers together with their allied non-European forces fighting against each other for supremacy, the war left nothing but emotional and physical ravaging damages in its aftermath. Millions of military personnel, including...
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Dear Editor,
Francis Ferreira, a distinguished Guyanese Artist has passed away.
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The DPE has provided Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) with a commitment from government that they will fund the approved plan.
LATE JAMAICA Labour Party Councillor Milton Brown has been praised as a committed community activist and a voice of fairness who sought to achieve bipartisanship amid fierce political rivalry.
Brown, councillor for the Mineral Heights division and a former mayor of May Pen, died yesterday morning at hospital.
Newly installed member of parliament for Clarendon South East, Pearnel Charles Jr, in paying tribute, said that Brown was one of the first leaders to express confidence and support in his candidacy.
People’s National Party councillor for the Hayes division, Scean Barnswell, remembers challenging Brown in 1998 for the newly created Mineral Heights division.
First time in the history of Jamaica we had a council with a tie and shared responsibility,” Barnswell recalled of Brown’s mayoralty.
The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Garth Patterson I am not a politician. I have no political aspirations, have never been a member of or affiliated with any political party, and have never voted. But, like every other global citizen, I have a […]
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[SAnews.gov.za] As many prepare to travel back home following the festive season break, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called for caution on the country's roads.
Protests escalated in Atlanta on Saturday night (June 13) after another unarmed Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by police the night before.
In a statement, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Brooks was found asleep in his car at a Wendy’s drive-thru on University Avenue on Friday night forcing other customers to drive around him, reports CNN.
As of midnight, Atlanta police said 36 arrests were made Saturday night.
RELATED: Atlanta Mayor Announces Police Chief Is Resigning After Rayshard Brooks Killing
Interstate 85, located near the Wendy’s, was also nearly shut down after demonstrators tried to gain access to stop traffic.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Saturday night (June 13) that Erica Shields, the police chief of the Atlanta Police Department had resigned at her request.
And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal societies.
In an interview with CNBC on Monday, Johnson said the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery to help reduce inequality.
The 74-year-old philanthropist argued that paying reparations or what he calls the “affirmative action program of all time,” would demonstrate that white Americans acknowledge “damages that are owed” for the injustices slavery created.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who announced her full support for reparations for black Americans affected by slavery, said last February: “We must confront the dark history of slavery and government-sanctioned discrimination in this country that has had many consequences including undermining the ability of Black families to build wealth in America for generations.”
Over the years, those who have supported reparations say it is necessary to help redress the wrongs of slavery and racial discrimination.
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on Zanzibaris to keep on supporting the President of Zanzibar Dr Hussein Mwinyi to enable him continue improving provision of social services and take the Isles into the next level of development.
The death of six teachers from COVID-19 across five states, has many parents and school administrators questioning if in-class sessions are safe.
On July 25, Saied invoked the constitution to seize executive power in what his main opponents, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, denounced as a \"coup\"
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah, took his oath of office at State House today, in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with the Laws of Sierra Leone. Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah was appointed [Read More]
His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union, has expressed his sadness at the untimely passing of Burundian President His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza.
President Ramaphosa has expressed his sincere condolences to the Government and people of Burundi at the loss of the leader who served Burundi as the second democratically elected President and the first President after the civil war.
President Ramaphosa said: \"Burundi and all of Africa have lost a leader who was devoted to people-centered sustainable development, self-reliance, the sovereignty of his people and country, as well as peace on the Continent.
President Ramaphosa recalled the sound bilateral relations between South Africa and Burundi, under which South Africa played a key role in the AU-led Burundi Peace Process which led to the signing of the Arusha Peace Accords in 2000.
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President Ramaphosa called on the people of Burundi to maintain calm and peace in their country following the passing of President Nkurunziza and in the aftermath of the recently concluded Presidential, Legislative and Municipal Elections.
Col. B.O. Davis Jr. assumed command of Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio.The Tuskegee Airmen are the black pilots, bombardiers, navigators and support personnel trained during World War II. The fighter pilots of the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps, led by Col. B. O. Davis, Jr., distinguished themselves in combat in numerous missions in the European theater during 1944 through 1946.
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic still feels inspired by Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, the men’s world number one tennis player has said, adding that the rivalry between the so-called ‘Big Three’ is a great promotion for the sport.
The “GOAT” (greatest of all time) debate in men’s tennis has divided opinions in the last decade and still remains a hot topic as the triumvirate continue to dominate the field, sharing the last 13 Grand Slam titles among them.
Federer, who will be 39 in August, leads the race with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, with Spaniard Nadal close on his heels with 19.
Both of these guys are legends,” the Serb told Tennis Channel.
Djokovic has previously said he believes he will win the most Grand Slam titles and become the longest-reigning world number one by the time he retires.
Press Release:- (July 8, 2021) Political Leader of the United Workers Party, Allen Chastanet, has accepted the resignation of Stephenson King as a member of the United Workers Party and as a candidate for the July 26 elections. In a statement today the Political Leader said: “I have accepted the resignation of Stephenson King as […]
This article Chastanet Issues Statement On King, Says UWP Will Not Be Distracted appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
BETHESDA, Md./PRNewswire/ — Appearing on The Shade Room, former Vice President Biden said, “Here’s what I think we need.
The bottom line is: Until there is genuine economic justice – access to wealth – it’s not going to fundamentally change police practices.”
Mr. Johnson stated, “I am pleased that the former Vice President has come to recognize that he owes full support to the Black community and is now demonstrating his support by clearly stating that access to wealth for Black Americans and Hispanic Americans is a critical component of equal opportunity and equal justice.”
Mr. Johnson, who has recently called for $14 trillion in reparations for 40 million African Americans, further declared, “I hope that the American people will recognize and acknowledge that the time for full Black American reparations is now.
Former VP Biden’s comments can be viewed on The Shade Room.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 November 2021: The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has today announced the launch of the ‘Have Her Back campaign’ – an exciting initiative aimed at mobilising male leaders and members of the public from across Africa to make concrete pledges [Read More]
According to Page Six, billionaire Elon Musk has decided to backtrack on his \"full support\" of Yeezy's presidential aspirations after he was called out on Twitter by John Crowley who wrote “Cmon Elon – you’re way too intelligent for this BS.”
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Dabiré had resigned his position a day after President Roc Marc Kabore's inauguration
Statement from the Atlanta Police Department (APD) website:
“For more than two decades, I have served alongside some of the finest men and women in the Atlanta Police Department.
Out of a deep and abiding love for this City and this department, I offered to step aside as police chief.
APD has my full support, and Mayor Bottoms has my support on the future direction of this department.
I have faith in the Mayor, and it is time for the city to move forward and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve”
This statement is on the Atlanta Police Department (APD) website at: joining the Atlanta Police Department in 1995 and achieving the ranks of Patrol Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major and Deputy Chief, Erika Shields was appointed as the 24th Chief of the City of Atlanta Police Department in December 2016.
She joined the Atlanta Police Department after a career as a stockbroker.
