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The 2019 Auditor General’s Report (Part II) - Stabroek News
On 23 December 2020, the Auditor General’s report on the audit of the public accounts for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019 was laid in the National Assembly. The article The 2019 Auditor General’s Report (Part II) appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Philly produce market fights to serve the community while facing hardship - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… also a member of the African American Chamber of Commerce and he … communities," Woodall said. The African American Chamber of Commerce says 75% …
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Where is funding of COVID-19 relief programme coming from?
Although government has announced that it will provide COVID-19 assistance for vulnerable persons and a data collection system is being established, neither the Ministry of Finance nor the executing agency, the Ministry of Social Protection are saying how the programme will be
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AG James appeals to New Yorkers: Be Counted. Complete the Census | New York Carib News
NEW YORK – In response to yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump Administration to end all counting efforts for the 2020 Decennial Census before the end of the operational plan, which was previously in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York Attorney General Letitia
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Eutaw City Council approves ordinance for wearing face masks in public to reduce spread of coronavirus
After a contentious debate, the Eutaw City Council voted 4 to 2, at its regular meeting on June 23, to support an ordinance requiring people to wear masks when they are in public in the
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds – Voice and Viewpoint
African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is
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Newswire : Civil Rights icon Benjamin Chavis to host weekly Black Talk Show on PBS
By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com) - Civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin Chavis, former NAACP executive director and current president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), will become host of a weekly Black-oriented public affairs talk show on PBS (Public Broadcasting
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‘The Squad’ Introduces Bill To Defund Police And Provide Reparations
The bill is called the BREATHE Act.
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Top Stocks To Buy Today As Dow Rallies To Close Another Eventful Week
getty After sharply promoting off yesterday as a consequence of report surges in COVID circumstances, restoration shares rallied once more right this moment. It seems that the market is whipsawing…
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Census 2020: You Count, So Be in That Number | Afro
State Senator Mary Washington (Democrat from the 43rd Legislative District of Maryland) says, “Information citizens give to Census takers or what is put on forms online or mailed in is totally
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Providing relief to cities must be priority to Congress –
“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines
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Uganda: Will Budget Theme Meet Citizens' Expectations?
IMF indicates that the immediate fiscal policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic should account for the particular nature of the health crisis that the global economy faces, one that affects supply, demand, and confidence while being timely, temporary, and targeted across all levels of
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Volusia County’s final budget hearing set for Oct. 6 – Daytona Times
Volusia County’s second and final public hearing on the budget and tax rates for the 2020- 21 fiscal year will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. The budget and tax rates already underwent a first public hearing on Sept. 15. The final hearing had been scheduled for Sept. 29, at
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Districts expecting less state education money - The Bay State Banner
Governor Charlie Baker announced Thursday that Massachusetts schools will reopen in the fall under one of three possible scenarios – a full return with social distancing, partial remote teaching, or fully
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President Trump's Payroll Tax Cut Would Kill Social Security
President Donald Trump's executive order calling for a payroll tax holiday will be the end of Social Security critics of the order warn.
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Rwanda Plans Life Beyond COVID-19 With Food Reserves
Rwanda has drawn up a recovery plan that includes storing up an equivalent of maize and beans for 10 per cent of the population at 2,500 kilocalories per person per day, in a bid to ensure strong food reserves after the pandemic is
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Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright With a Sept. 30 deadline near, we asked Birmingham-area residents, Have you completed your 2020 Census? Kaytlyn Carlson: “No, I have not filled it out yet. I am not an Alabama resident, or permanent resident, I’m from Florida and I moved here to attend dental school at the
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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program – Voice and Viewpoint
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
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California Wolf recovery imperiled after removal from Endangered Species list - Black Voice News
In summary Now that the federal government has abandoned protection for most wolves, the job of protecting them falls to governors, legislators and wildlife commissions. By Amaroq Weiss, Special to CalMatters Amaroq Weiss is a West Coast wolf advocate at the Center for Biological
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Homeless youths find help at My Friend’s Place
To accommodate those in need, the organization transformed its parking lot in order to provide employment services, housing work, education counselors, access to phones and computers, and making sure young people felt
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Williams: 65,000 tablet computers for teachers and students this fiscal year
The distribution of 65,000 tablet computers to teachers and students will be completed in this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon Fayval Williams. Williams made this announcement during the official ceremony for the...
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Lawmakers pass budget package to close out special session | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Republicans say budget balanced ‘only on a wing and
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House leaders demand details on PPP –
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
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Atlanta City Council approves funding for shelter options for the homeless
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday to ratify an executive order directing the City’s chief financial officer to allocate up to $1.5 million for nonprofit and philanthropic communities providing individual shelter options with supportive services for persons experiencing
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City Council Responds to Protests with $22 Million in Cuts to Baltimore Police Department | Afro
The Baltimore City Council responded loud and clear June 15, presenting a $3.8 billion dollar budget for the 2021 fiscal year with over $22 million in proposed cuts to the Baltimore Police Department
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Planned Parenthood Was Built on a Solid Racist Foundation – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Daily Editorials - The new message is loud and clear about American history. It says our country is racist and rotten to the core because of the sins of our past. The past cannot be
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Treasury fails to impress with budget plan
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has torn apart Treasury's budget for the new financial year that starts in July, arguing that it has mixed up priorities and lacks a stimulus package to jump-start the
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B-CU sets June 15 as day of giving –
Bethune-Cookman University has announced an “Advancing the Legacy’’ national day of giving to raise $100,000 in a single day to assist scholars during their matriculation through
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Milwaukee County on Pace to Surpass Overdose Record Again in 2020
Over the course of the next six days, there would be 16 more cases similar to hers: People found dead or dying in locales across the city— the faces of a drug overdose tally on pace to shatter last year’s record high of 418 in Milwaukee
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Civil Rights Icon Benjamin Chavis to Host Weekly Black Talk Show on PBS – Free Press of Jacksonville
(TriceEdneyWire.com) -By Hazel Trice Edney - Talk Show on PBS Civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin Chavis, former NAACP executive director and current president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), will become host of a [...]
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