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Vieux Fort South MP, Dr. Kenny Anthony, says minibus drivers are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the protocols implemented by the government. 'Less people are traveling because thousands are unemployed,' the former Prime Minister observed. In addition, he noted that  many schools
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Cannabis industry stakeholders urged to get accredited
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, is encouraging stakeholders in the cannabis industry to seek accreditation of their products, as this is critical in removing technical barriers...
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Ministry of Education ‘working on plan to resume in-person classes’ - Barbados Today
In-person classes could return to schools possibly before year-end as the Ministry of Education finalises a “road map” for the resumption, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw declared Friday. As the ministry accepted 41 mobile-capable tablets and other school supplies from CIBC First
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Nigeria: Conoil First Quarter Profit Jumps 63 Percent After Paying N4.3 Billion Damages Claim to Supplier
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Kenya: Experts Reveal Areas of the Economy Needing Revival Ahead of Budget Reading
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's economy has remained under recession since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
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Governor Whitmer Announces Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan  | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today joined local entrepreneurs and business leaders to unveil the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest in working people and small businesses in Michigan. Under the governor’s plan, the state
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The five best new international movies and docs coming to Showmax this June
From 'The Outpost' to 'Richard Jewell', here are the five best movies and docs on Showmax this June.
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Jonathan Bender’s Jump From High School to the NBA [Video] | Atlanta Daily World
In a 2000 release, recording artist Nelly rapped: “I’m draftin’ ’em outta high school straight into the pros.” That was a reference to a then-growing trend among prep basketball stars: Bypassing college and entering the pro ranks as teenagers. Just a year prior to
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Tunisia: Fifth TDS Focuses On Legislative and Technological Challenges of Post-Covid Digital Transformation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The 5th Tunisia Digital Summit (TDS), which opened on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Tunis, is focusing this year this year on the theme "The challenges of digital transformation". It will see the participation of 80 national and foreign experts.
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Penelope Singleton* turned up for work at Qualcare Jamaica Limited in St Andrew last week knowing she had not complied with the new COVID-19 vaccination policy put in place by her employers. The policy, which was outlined in a memo Qualcare...
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Uganda: Hotels, Tour Operators Struggle to Stay Afloat
[Monitor] Although the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions on the tourism sector last year, operators of tour companies and hotels say business didn't pick up and others have suspended operations.
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COVID-19 is still a global threat to humanity | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—COVID-19 knows no national boundaries. It does not discriminate by race or religion or ideology. The pandemic poses a threat to humanity, not to any one country. Our response must be as encompassing as the threat: we cannot end the threat here without
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Tiffany Haddish confirms she's in the process of adopting - TheGrio
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The Black Card: Big Mama Said: “Don’t Let Crazy Rule You! Break The Rains! Breathe And Let Go! - Garland Journal
Sometimes I think I channel the wisdom of my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen so deeply that she is most likely smiling in heaven saying to God, “he waited until
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Angola: TAAG Resumes Flights to Brazil Friday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- TAAG Angola Airlines will start flying to Brazil again on a weekly basis as of Friday, after having suspended operations in mid-March due to the evolution of Covid-19 in that South American country.
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Angola: President João Lourenço Highlights Actions Against Covid-19
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Tuesday in Luanda highlighted the efforts of the national authorities in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the context of economic difficulties.
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Liberia: Swedish Government Approves U.S.$212 Million for Liberia
[LINA] Monrovia -- The Swedish Government has approved and adopted Sweden's new development cooperation strategy in Liberia from 2021 to 2025.
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Disconnections for non-payment a last resort - Barbados Today
The break that delinquent Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) customers were getting from being disconnected is over, but company officials say they will continue to put measures in place to help those facing hardship avoid the move of “last resort”. BLPC Manager of Customer Care Rodney Dottin
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UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG's | New York Carib News
Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the Global Goals, there is an opportunity to rise to 'the biggest challenge of our lives'.
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‘Commonwealth must renew itself’
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Manyi blocks questions to Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla on July unrest | News24
Questions to Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla regarding the recent July unrest and her perceived role in inciting the turmoil were blocked by the Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi, who did not want the briefing "turned into her presser".
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Debutant Conway’s ton gives New Zealand solid platform against England - Stabroek News
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Tunisia: Mobile Microbiology Laboratory Set Up in Kairouan - Defence
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A military medical team went to the governorate of Kairouan on Wednesday to install the military mobile microbiology laboratory, as part of the national effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Financial Intelligence Unit warns of `romance scams’ - Stabroek News
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