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OPINION | SA's healthcare system: A change to current status quo desperately needed | News24
As the world marks Universal Healthcare Day, we need to consider that 80% of South Africans are dependent on overburdened and under-resourced public health facilities, writes Amil Umraw.
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Alternative sentencing urgently needed to ease pressure on jails – Prisons Director - Stabroek News
Guyana has a prison population of close to 1800 inmates and an imprisonment rate which is “extremely” alarming and this problem can be addressed urgently via alternative forms of imprisonment, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
AP source: Cuomo among contenders for attorney general pick - Black News Channel
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is one of several contenders under consideration by President-elect Joe Biden for the role of attorney general, a person with knowledge of the search process said Friday. The other three contenders at the moment include
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Joe Biden, America and the Quest for Ideological Clarity | New York Carib News
America is considered the oldest democracy in the world yet more than a month after the 2020 Presidential election the losing Republican candidate and the elected officials in Congress are still engaged in refusing to acknowledge the results of a democratically conducted national election.
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Ghettoinitis - Milwaukee Community Journal
I'm confident I finally figured it out. After extensive research, interviews, historical analysis, and a comprehensive look in a borrowed crystal ball, I'm 91.2% sure I have found the underlying reason for our juvenile delinquency paradigm. I have dubbed my discovery 'ghettoinitis.' Once I formally
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No bonus for public sector workers in Antigua and Barbuda
(CMC)- The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will not be paying bonuses or making salary advances to public sector workers this Christmas, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Gaston Browne administration, said...
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Our Holiday Gift Guide | New York Carib News
NaturalAnnie Essentials is your island-inspired, one-stop-shop for uniquely scented, handmade soy candles and bath & body products. Woman-owned and based in  Bridgeport, Connecticut, we aim to make you look, smell, and feel good! Owner, Annya White-Brown was born and raised on the beautiful island
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St. Pete kicks off “Race to Safe” campaign against COVID-19
Deirdre O'Leary, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Several city officials gathered on the rainy steps of City Hall on Monday, Dec. 7, to announce a new marketing effort to fight COVID-19 spread. The aim is to make St. Pete and Pinellas County, 'the most COVID safe in Florida.' According to Mayor Rick
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New Mental Health Emergency Center Planned for Milwaukee County Residents - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee County and Four Local Health Systems Enter Negotiations to Develop Joint Venture MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County, represented by the Mental Health Board and the Behavioral Health Division, along with the four Milwaukee Health Systems – Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension
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Busted! Airport employee nabbed in connection with $2-b cocaine find
An airport employee has been arrested in connection with the seizure of just over $2 billion worth of cocaine at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday.According to a release from the Corporate Communications Unit, police from the narcotics unit were conducting operations
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It’s Harder For Black And Asian People To Trust The COVID Vaccine. Here’s What Needs To Happen.
Vaccine distrust and COVID-19 could spell double tragedy for minority groups.
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Africa: Only 958 Businesses Nationwide Aware of AfCFTA--GSS
[Ghanaian Times] Only 958 businesses across the country are said to be aware of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is expected to start on January 1, 2021, findings from the second wave of COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey has revealed.
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Application for Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative Grants Goes Live on Dec. 15  | Small Business | The Michigan Chronicle
Michigan small businesses rejoice. Those impacted by the COVID-19 virus will be able to apply for grants of up to $15,000 through the Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 15, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The
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OP-ED: Dr. Curtis L. Ivery — An Open Letter On Racial Justice - Black News Channel
By Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, Chancellor of Wayne County Community College District “Bottom line, it’s our attitude. At some point we decide that we believe that all people are created equal or that they are not. It’s really that simple and that complex. But that’s where it starts.” – Journeys of
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Musical Royalty: Oleta Adams has found her ‘Place of Peace’ during these difficult times | Atlanta Daily World
This year has forced many of us to dig deeply within ourselves to draw strength and cope with what seems to be an uncontrollable virus. The widespread COVID-19 pandemic appears to have no end in sight. Thankfully, iconic pianist and vocalist Oleta Adams has delivered a single that offers hope
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US set for another execution before Trump leaves office
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - US authorities prepared for their 10th and final execution of the year yesterday as President Donald Trump's Administration carries out a series of capital punishments before he leaves office.Alfred Bourgeois, a black man sentenced to death for the murder of
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US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic - TheGrio
The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of... View Article The post US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic appeared first on TheGrio.
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Same ole same ole USA -
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Welcome Winter: UK’s city-dwellers encouraged to take a daily walk in their park to beat the lockdown blues - Voice Online
WHY NOT welcome winter by taking a daily walk in the park to beat the... The post Welcome Winter: UK’s city-dwellers encouraged to take a daily walk in their park to beat the lockdown blues appeared first on Voice Online.
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Demolitions: Parly summons minister
BY MOSES MATENGA PARLIAMENT has summoned Local Government and Public Works minister July Moyo for grilling over the mass demolition of houses in Harare, which have brought President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration under the spotlight for human rights abuses. The august House, exercising its
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Northam Orders Curfew for Virginia as Coronavirus Surges in State
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday a statewide curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. until February — part of his latest measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic as cases and hospitalizations surge.
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Covid-19: Mkhize to South Africans: Choose between life, sickness or death this festive season | News24
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has urged South Africans to adhere to Covid-19 protocols during the December holidays or face sickness and death.
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Deadline for enrollment for Obamacare ends December 15 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report Time is running out for residents who want to enroll in Obamacare during the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline for open enrollment is next Tuesday, December 15. Affordable Care Act officials say Obamacare is more affordable than ever. Open enrollment started November
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Spring Hill hosting free collection event – Daytona Times
Volusia County’s Solid Waste and Mosquito Control divisions will host a free collection event for household hazardous materials, electronics and tires from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Chisholm Center, 520 S. Clara Ave., DeLand. Residents may drop off old
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Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions - Black News Channel
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy could soon reclaim a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and the government delayed imposing new restrictions. This wasn't supposed to happen. Italy
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Officers and organizations giving out toys, holiday cheer – Daytona Times
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Organizations, churches and others are pitching in to spread holiday cheer all across Volusia County and in Daytona Beach’s Midtown as well. The Daytona Beach Police Department prides itself on community outreach. It has three activities planned to help spread
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Trade policies top regional manufacturers’ agenda - Stabroek News
Business communities across CARICOM are likely to be waiting with bated breath to determine whether last month’s establishment of a new CARICOM Manufacturers Association (CMA) will serve as an eventual precursor to the building of sturdier bridges among member countries of the regional movement in
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Airport employee arrested in $2 billion cocaine bust
An airport employee has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a $2 billion cocaine bust at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. The police say the drug was discovered on Thursday. They say about 9:45 a.m., the narcotics...
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Brexit hopes dim as Johnson says failure 'very likely'
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance yesterday, after leaders on both sides of the Channel gave a gloomy assessment of progress in last-gasp talks.Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission Chief
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CDB/World Bank forum tags corruption in the time of COVID-19 - Stabroek News
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr Warren Smith on Monday used the forum afforded him on the opening day of the inaugural two-day Caribbean Conference on Corruption, Compliance and Cybercrime to target “those who seek to circumvent systems and processes,” asserting that it was critical
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