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St Vincent PM warns overseas campaigners for opposition party KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has issued a warning to the persons who he says are behind the main opposition New Democratic Party’s (NDP) campaign, telling them...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Visitors to Bermuda must pay US$75 for COVID-19 tests

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Bermuda will introduce a strict COVID-19 testing regime when it opens its borders on Wednesday to international flights for the first time in more than three months — and tourists will have to help foot the

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

Campbell, Lee relish looming election battle in St Ann NW

There is no doubt in the mind of People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer Dr Dayton Campbell that pulling out the voters in the upcoming general election will be difficult, but he believes he has the organisational machinery in place to trounce Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) rival Krystal

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Tucker, Walter R., III (1957- )

Walter Rayford Tucker III is best known for his brief periodas a Southern California Congressman. Tucker was born in Compton,California on May 28, 1957 to awell established political family. Hisfather, Walter Tucker II, worked as a dentist and then entered politics in Compton in 1967 when hewas

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Source: Black Past

Water, jobs big-ticket items in North Central Clarendon

With the lack of potable water among the chief concerns for residents of North Central Clarendon, the two men gearing up to face the electorate in the impending general election are already looking into solutions to address the long-standing...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Anguilla opposition wins election | New York Carib News

The main opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM) won Monday’s general election in this British Overseas Territory, winning seven of the 11 seats, according to the preliminary results released here.

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Source: The New York Carib News

In 1983 Mel King changed Boston's political history when he became the first Black mayoral candidate in the city's history to win a preliminary election and run in the general election for control of Boston City Hall. While defeated in the runoff by Ray Flynn, he gathered 30 percent of the general

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

US could ban TikTok and other Chinese apps - TechCentral

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the US is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.

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Source: TechCentral

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Hong Kong police squash dissent in display of China’s muscle | Afro

You can’t use Telegram in mainland China, but the messaging app allows Hong Kong users to mask their phone numbers so police can’t find

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

CCJ to hear Guyana's election case on July 1 | New York Carib News

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Thursday said it has given no indication as to whether or not it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal filed by the two senior members of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in relation to

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Source: The New York Carib News

This Day in History — July 1

2004: Saddam Hussein appears in Iraqi court for the first time, scoffing at charges of war crimes and

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

CARICOM dismayed at new developments in Guyana | New York Carib News

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) yesterday expressed concern at the developments in Guyana, where the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election is yet to be officially released.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Somalia unable to hold election this year - Commission

Commission Chairlady Ms Halima Ismael Ibrahim, alias Halima Yareey, on Saturday spoke to members of the Lower House of Parliament (better known as Golaha Shacabka – the people’s hall), proposing two methods of conducting the

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Source: The East African

Rwanda: Kagame Orders National Flag to Fly At Half-Mast in Solidarity With Burundi

President Paul Kagame on Saturday, June 13 ordered that the National Flag and the Flag of East African Community, on Rwandan territory will fly at half-mast in solidarity with Burundi and her people following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza this

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zoom under pressure to clarify China ties after it suspends accounts

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Source: TechCentral

Phillips wants legal assurances on 2-in-1 election

President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, is demanding assurances that the legal and technical issues involved in staging both the local government and general elections on one ballot be ironed out before concluding on what would be a historic

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Striking nurses’ issue taken to government: HSB

THE Health Service Board (HSB) yesterday said it had submitted the demands of the striking health workers to government and was still awaiting

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Shot, axed, tasked: Lissu to challenge for Tanzania presidency

Opposition MPs boycotted the swearing-in of the new MP stressing that the condition of Lissu was known to the National Assembly but speaker John Ndugai defended the decision at the time, saying the absentee Lissu had breached parliamentary

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ELECTIONWATCH - PM says economic recovery the focus now, but analyst expects polls sooner rather than later

Even as political watchers zero in on August dates for the next general election, Prime Minister Andrew Holness kept his cards close to his chest as he spoke with The Sunday Gleaner a week ago, giving no hint as to when he will summon Jamaicans to the

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Grose, William (1835-1898)

Before the Civil War, when he was 18, William Grose left his home in Washington, D.C. and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Assigned to the USS Vincennes in 1853, he went to South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and the Arctic during his tour of duty. Grose, who was honorably discharged in San

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Source: Black Past

Don’t Let High Turnout Distract You From the Reality of Voter Suppression

Kentucky and Georgia are having historic turnouts, but that doesn’t mean voters aren’t facing major obstaclesContinue reading on ZORA »

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent, chief island of the chain, is 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide and is located 100 mi (161 km) west of Barbados. The island is mountainous and well forested. St. Vincent is dominated by the volcano Mount Soufrière, which rises to 4,048 ft (1,234 m). The Grenadines, a chain of

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Uganda: 2021 - MPs Reject Digital Campaigns

[Monitor] Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee yesterday rejected the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision banning open public rallies ahead of the 2021 General Elections.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal | New York Carib News

Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic

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Source: The New York Carib News

Corrected | Embattled Zimbabwe minister still at post

Correction: The purported cabinet note dismissing Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo has been

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

PNP hunts votes one-on-one - COVID-19 dooms mass meetings; Phillips demands no vote under SOE

People’s National Party (PNP) Campaign Director Phillip Paulwell believes that COVID-19 restrictions will transform political and canvassing strategy in Jamaica as the country prepares for a general election constitutionally due by February

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Catch a tiger by the tail - Stabroek News

This was bound to happen. The signs were there all along that Hong Kong’s semi-autonomy and the way the special administrative region flexed it were vexing to the People’s Republic of China so no one should be surprised at the recent new security law imposed by China that in essence could be used

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Nkrumah, Kwame kwä´mā nkro͞o´mä [key], 1909–72, African political leader, prime minister (1957–60) and president (1960–66) of Ghana. The son of a goldsmith, he was educated at mission schools in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and became a teacher. A brilliant student, he studied (1935–45) in the

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call

If voters approve ACA 5 in November, it will bring Affirmative Action back to the state of

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Zimbabwe: Drax Contracts Cancelled

GOVERNMENT has ordered the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) to cancel all contracts for the supply and delivery of medicines and surgical sundries by Drax Consulting

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