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St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (1632- )
St. Johns (population 22,342) is the capital of the Eastern Caribbean twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, covers 108 square miles. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles
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#JamaicaTogether | COVID-19 laid us bare, but we are strong, says Keith Duncan
Keith Duncan as CEO of the JMMB Group and president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) must have had a lot on his mind while in an all-day board meeting last
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Morocco: Reimaging Its Economic Model - Can Morocco Shift to Better Outcomes?
This has led to a series of initiatives, building on past successes and decisions, that have the potential for remaking what Morocco does best, tourism and agriculture, and leading the way to upgrading and expanding its services and manufacturing
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Sagicor Group takes $5b COVID hit
(Jamaica Gleaner) Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited took a $5-billion hit on its investment securities, which led to lower profit in the March
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Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government
“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following
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Uganda: COVID-19 - Bamasaba in Fix Over Cancelling Imbalu Ritual
The Bamasaba Cultural Institution has been thrown into unprecedented confusion over the fate of this year's imbalu, the circumcision ritual, owing to the lockdown from the coronavirus
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Jamaica
The Labour Party defeated Manley in 1980 and its capitalist-oriented leader, Edward P. G. Seaga, was elected prime minister. He encouraged private investment and began an austerity program. Like other Caribbean countries, Jamaica was hard-hit by the 1981–1982 recession. Devaluation of the Jamaican
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NAJEE’S NOTES: Renaming a street in honor of Malcolm X
To ensure his legacy will live on in South Los Angeles, a coalition of friends of his children and other family members and community leaders have announced a petition campaign to have a portion of Vernon Avenue renamed Malcolm
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Hoteliers back pretesting of tourists
Pitching a working timeline of four to six weeks for the reopening of the tourism industry, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it fully supports the pretesting of
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HEATH: No size fit-all tourism model exists
The Mara Conservancy CEO Brian Heath spoke to James Kahongeh on tourism, arguing conservation could be the answer to the
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New round of COVID welfare payments to start
A batch of 12,265 Jamaicans under the Supporting Employees with Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) programme are to start receiving payments this
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Economic distancing: 60 million face extreme poverty - World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences could push as many as 60 million people into extreme
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Hotels teeter on brink of collapse as Covid-19 bites
With zero per cent occupancy, Mr Ishpal Oberoi has to cough up Sh1.4 million every month to maintain his hotel on the shores of the Indian
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Bio rallies support for his state of nation address – has he done enough in two years?
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Kenya: Herb Farmers Crushed By Virus Blow to Exports
Mutuma, the managing director of herb exporter Jambofresh Kenya, has reaped the benefits of a thriving horticultural sector that has become a major driver of Kenya's export
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House committee bats for workers who missed deadline for COVID grants
Chairman of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) Dr Wykeham McNeill indicated Wednesday that the committee intends to push for an appeals process for workers who have missed out on the supporting employees with transfer (SET) cash grant offered by the Government under its
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Eviction Moratoriums Will Keep Up the Pressure, but We Still Need Long-Term Rental Assistance
Until a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, staying safer at home will be one of the best things we can do for the health of our families and our communities But for far too many families, a safe and stable place to call home is out of
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In Fight Against Virus, South Africa Expects a Long Wait | Afro
The country with the continent’s most developed economy also has its highest number of confirmed infections — more than 21,000, representing 20% of
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In Senegal, the struggles of a small airline during coronavirus
Transair, an ambitious company founded 10 years ago, has no passengers because of the pandemic - but it still has to fly its
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Tunisia: Detention Order Against Businessman and Senior Civil Servant
Tunis/Tunisia — The examining magistrate at the economic and financial judicial pole issued, on Wednesday, a Detention order against a businessman operating in the tourism sector and a high-ranking civil servant official, after their hearing, in the presence of their lawyers, Deputy Public
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Tanzania Lifts Ban On International Flights
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania yesterday reopened its airspace to both scheduled and non-scheduled international flights following its closure last month in the wake of the Covid-19
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Kagame's son appointed to board of Rwanda's investment agency
A son of President Paul Kagame has been appointed to the board of the Rwanda Development
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Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma , in full Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born April 12, 1942, Nkandla, South Africa), politician who became president of South Africa in 2009. Prior to that he served as the country’s deputy president (1999–2005), and he has served as president of the country’s ruling party, the African
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Gadsden, James I. (1948- )
In 2002, Ambassador James Irvin Gadsden, career diplomat, and educator, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador to Iceland. Gadsden was born on March 12, 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina, to James who worked as a janitor and Hazel Gaines Gadsden who was a housewife and
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Kenya: State Law Office Writes to Fairmont Over Mass Redundancies
Nairobi — The government has written to Fairmont Hotels seeking clarification on its justification to sack all staff over what it attributed to the uncertainties of the coronavirus
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Africa: COVID-19 - Developing Countries Must Not Be Left Behind
All countries will attempt to build up production of "essential goods" including medical supplies and possibly even food items
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Ghana: Tourism Sector Bags U.S.$3.312 Billion From "Year of Return Initiative - Tourism Ministry
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has stated that the tourism sector as a result of the 'Year of Return' initiative has recorded US$3.312 billion in
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