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Shocking video of doctors kicking down the door of a room of a COVID-19 patient at the Isolation Unit at the Diamond Hospital was made public yesterday with patients expressing frustration that despite concerns continually being raised, the authorities continue to pay little heed and take minimal
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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — And The Word “Negro” Voice and Viewpoint
By Antonio Ray Harvey and Manny Otiko California Black Media This past weekend, the Mississippi Legislature approved the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. It’s a sign of the times, historians say, that speaks to the turning spirit of the nation – even happening in
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Fort Pillow Massacre (1864)
On April 12, 1864, some 3,000 rebels under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest overran Fort Pillow, a former Confederate stronghold situated on a bluff on the Tennessee bank of the Mississippi, some 40 miles north of Memphis. The garrison consisted of about 600 Union soldiers, roughly evenly
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MoTP defends Granger’s security detail
The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) has defended the security escort availed to President David Granger saying that it is determined by the Special Protective Service
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Georgia sandwich shop workers fired after making noose out of dough and mimicking a hanging - Face2Face Africa
Sandwich restaurant chain, Jimmy John’s, has fired four of its employees in Georgia after they filmed themselves with a noose made out of dough and mimicking a hanging. The video in question was first shared on Snapchat, CNN reports. In the video which was subsequently shared across other social
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(2007) Senator Barack Obama “Voting Rights March Commemoration Speech”
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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City's African American Community, 1849-2012
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UNAIDS says COVID-19 worsened HIV situation in Caribbean
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has worsened the efforts by Caribbean countries to meet the 2020 targets on HIV/AIDS, a senior UNAIDS official said Wednesday.UNAIDS Caribbean Director Dr James Guwani, speaking at a virtual news conference, warned that the
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Hospital accused of negligence after woman plunges to death
THE family of 43-year-old Carsha Johnson Sinclair, who died at the National Chest Hospital yesterday after plunging one storey through a garbage disposal chute from the ward on which she was admitted, is accusing the hospital of negligence.Sinclair's husband, Dave, and her sister-in-law Lorraine
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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) 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
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Next six months will not be easy, says PAHO director
AS the region of the Americas reports 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne is calling for strong coordination across countries, evidence to guide leaders' actions, and for people to protect themselves and others.
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word “Negro” – Observer News Group
This past weekend, the Mississippi Legislature approved the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. It’s a sign of the times, historians say, that speaks to the turning spirit of the nation – even happening in a state that has remained a proud stronghold, clinging to enduring
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Even if Lowenfield subverts process, GECOM can declare results – PPP
The opposition PPP says that even if the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield subverts the electoral process by not submitting the correct results today for the March 2nd general elections, GECOM can act on its
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Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to US$850 billion - study
PARIS, France (AFP) Hunger, poor nutrition, and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but also carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to US$850 billion a year, according to a new report published yesterday.
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COVID takes toll on Trinidad PM’s savings - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said the value of the savings in his mutual funds account declined by almost 40 per cent, due to current market conditions. The article COVID takes toll on Trinidad PM’s savings appeared first on Stabroek News.
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South Africa gets its first online cannabis university - Face2Face Africa
South Africans who would want to enter the cannabis industry or add cannabis expertise to their skills set now have an option to do so anywhere and at any time as far as there is an internet connection. Cheeba Africa, a cannabis health and wellness companyselling all kinds of cannabis products, has
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This Day in History - July 6
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Three Guyanese including a couple were arrested by the police on Sunday after they were caught attempting to transport nine Brazilian nationals, who had illegally entered the country, to
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Several lose home after fire guts Prashad Nagar building
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Armed bandits posing as customers robbed MM Snackette Fast Food’s outlet at Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) of an undisclosed amount of cash on Sunday. The article Armed bandits raid MM Snackette appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Eight contenders battle for WTO leadership
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Now is the time to plant a kitchen garden
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