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Pushed by China, Guyana cancels Taiwanese investment office GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): Under pressure from mainland China, Guyana's government has cancelled permission for Taiwan to open a trade and investment office in the South American country....

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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US group disappointed in Mottley's position on Guyana elections

(CMC): A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment with what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s “misguided” position on Guyana’s March 2 elections

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

US group saddened by Mottley's position in Guyana elections impasse

NEW YORK, USA (CMC) A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment by what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley's misguided position on Guyana's March 2 elections impasse.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks - Black News Channel

By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August, ordered the wearing of face coverings Monday, joining the list of state and local governments reversing course to

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Zoom plans to launch new blocking feature based on geographical location

The new feature will allow Zoom to block users based on their location.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Latest On Covid 19 Aid! - Milwaukee Community Journal

With many vital programs set to expire such as , the additional $600 for unemployment, the heat was on for congressional leaders to meet and approve a new bill. Initially the Senate was reporting to meet on a new package the third week in July, just before expiration of key programs. The presence

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Trinidad police say they have foiled plot to destabilize country | New York Carib News

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) today said they foiled a “well-orchestrated plan to destabilize the country” and have arrested 72 people as protesters blocked roads and fired gunshots demanding that the officers involved in the deaths of three men last

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Source: The New York Carib News

Barbados to move towards republican status - Voice Online

BARBADOS HAS announced plans to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state, moving... The post Barbados to move towards republican status appeared first on Voice Online.

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

International Finance: Casablanca Finance City Wins The Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize

Casablanca Finance City (www.cfca.ma) was awarded last Thursday in Abidjan the “Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize” in recognition for its performance and contribution to the development of

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Source: Savoy Network

Africa: Police and Courts Must Do More to Reduce Gender-Based Violence

Analysis - On average, 856 women and 321 children were murdered over 107 days in 2018/19, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has now been in some form of lockdown for 109 days, although we don't know how many women

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sierra Leone National Water Resources Management Agency meets ministers

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 July 2020: The National Water Resources Management (NWRMA) last Thursday, held discussions with Ministers and Heads of Agencies at its office in Freetown to review the Western Area Water Catchments Protection and Restoration effort. The discussions also assessed the

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Man, 9-year-old boy die after car rolls over in accident near Ermelo | News24

A man and a nine-year-old boy have been killed, and a woman and a three-year-old boy left injured after their vehicle rolled on the N2, approximately 25km outside Ermelo.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

$150 million road rehabilitation project for Treadlight, Clarendon

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is set to roll out a major road rehabilitation project in the community of Treadlight in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Oil Trade: Claude Wilfrid Etoka, CEO of SARPD OIL, Wins the Prize of « Builder of the African Economy

The CEO of Société Africaine de Recherche Pétrolière et de Distribution (SARPD OIL), Claude Wilfrid Etoka, received last Thursday the award of « Africa Economy Builder » during a ceremony held in Abidjan (Côte

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Source: Savoy Network

CARICOM support not interference - Secretary General - Stabroek News

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque yesterday stressed that each action taken by the Community to help resolve Guyana’s elections crisis was “by invitation” and in an attempt to maintain regional grouping’s reputation as a bastion of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Keeping facts of history as we bust monument myths

We must be careful not to imagine that bringing down monuments will in itself bring healing or change history.

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Source: Business Daily

Man Found Hanging From A Tree In Houston Days After Similar Instances In L.A.

The city’s police are saying the death was a suicide.

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APNU+AFC slams govt over Taiwan ‘bungling’ - Stabroek News

The APNU+AFC coalition today hammered the government for the fiasco over a Taiwan office here and expressed concern that relations with China had been damaged. The article APNU+AFC slams govt over Taiwan ‘bungling’ appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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Safe Sex Bust: Corona Cops Raid Gay Orgy For Breaking Social Distancing Rules – Dallas Post Tribune

A sex party for men only was uncovered by police when they raided a hotel in Cali, the most populated city in southwestern Colombia, during the Covid-19-related quarantine. Police officers found seven near-naked men, one of them dressed as a woman, in a 161-square-foot room at the Lord Star

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Be Safe While Having Fun: River Safety Starts With A Life Jacket - Milwaukee Community Journal

MADISON, Wis. – Summers make for long, busy days on the 84,000 miles of Wisconsin rivers as residents and visitors load picnics, canoes, kayaks and kids’ toys for memorable fun along the shores and in the waters. This season, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ conservation wardens, local

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Caricom conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on food security

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat on Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact Survey.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

UGANDANS LAUNCH DRIVE TO ‘DECOLONIZE’ LOCAL AREA STREETS – The Wilmington Journal

A petition to rename roads honoring British colonial figures has gathered thousands of

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Shonisani Lethole laid to rest as health ombud investigates claims against Tembisa Hospital | News24

Shonisani Lethole, the man who died at the Tembisa Hospital after claiming he had been ill-treated and deprived of food for 48 hours, has been laid to rest.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Market flooded with unapproved sanitisers

A Sunday Gleaner probe in downtown Kingston, Half-Way Tree in St Andrew and May Pen in Clarendon has found that a flood of unapproved hand sanitisers are on shelves for sale to unsuspecting members of the public, who could be putting themselves in...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Parties get green light July 21

Several subsectors in the entertainment industry are to reopen in another week’s time. Sports bars can reopen as early as July 21, but operators must first get approval from the local authorities as well as a certificate of safety. Nightclubs will...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Global virus infections top 10 million

PARIS, France (AFP) —Global infections from the novel coronavirus have topped 10 million as the rate of new cases surges, particularly in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally on

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Caricom SG says last four months exceptional for region | New York Carib News

Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque said yesterday that the past four months have proven to be the “most exceptional periods” for the 15-member regional integration movement.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Opting To Spend Time With His Son, Trevor Ariza Becomes First Major Player To Not Join NBA Restart

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Pompeo heads to Guyana this week | New York Carib News

The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is due to make to two-day visit here this week, a senior Guyana government official has confirmed.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Caricom SG says last four months exceptional for region

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said yesterday that the past four months have proven to be the most exceptional periods for the 15-member regional integration movement.

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