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Leading economist insists it cannot be business as usual - Barbados Today
Predicting that meaningful economic growth and business travel were highly unlikely to return to the region any time soon, one noted economist is warning of the urgent need for “disruption” of how things are done in the region in several industries. Regional economist Marla Dukharan said most
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Jackson Will Become an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters For a Lifetime of Dedicated Service | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Statement By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Thursday, May 6, 2021 I am proud to announce that my wife of over 50 years, Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Jackson, is going to receive her just reward with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from our alma mater, North Carolina A & T State University, at
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law - TheGrio
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, including ones to criminalize the procedure in certain... View Article The post Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law appeared first on TheGrio.
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Attorney Seeks Writ of Mandamus to Move Cases Forward
St. Croix attorney Russell Pate has filed a petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the V.I. Superior Court to assign hundreds of cases orphaned when the judge presiding over them was named to a higher court.
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New-look garbage collection coming - Barbados Today
The Barbados Government is expected to start rolling out a multi-million-dollar technology-driven waste management project by the beginning of the New Year. The project, a joint undertaking between the state-owned Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) and the waste management arm of Barbadian company
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NCF celebrates the life of Professor the Honourable Kamau Brathwaite - Barbados Today
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is hosting a webinar to celebrate the life and legacy of literary icon Professor the Honourable Edward Kamau Brathwaite. The event, Words & Wisdom – Celebrating Kamau’s Birthday, will be held via Zoom tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11 at 5:30 p.m. Zoom ID: 821 7281
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
EPA Attempts to Clarify Air-Quality Monitoring Confusion
As reports of noxious odors and health effects at the west end of St. Croix entered a second week, the V.I. government, Limetree Bay refinery, and the Environmental Protection Agency each began conducting hunts to find out the cause.
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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Jefferson County leaders address ‘unacceptable’ uptick in gun violence
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s mayor and police chief; Jefferson County’s Sheriff and DA and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama on Friday announced a partnership to stem gun violence in Birmingham and across Jefferson County. The alliance comes in a month that
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Executives with Regions Bank and the PGA TOUR Discuss Equity and Community Engagement at the Regions Tradition
By Evelyn Mitchell Doing More Today The Regions Tradition, a PGA TOUR Champions major sponsored by Regions Bank, brings players, fans, and businesses together for five days of golf benefitting Children’s of Alabama and a variety of other local charities. The tournament also brings together two
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Source: The Birmingham Times
PwC joins worthy St Vincent cause - Barbados Today
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Caribbean and the PwC Charitable Foundation have collectively raised over US$100,000 for donation to the disaster relief and recovery efforts in St Vincent and the Grenadines. On April 9, the La Soufriere volcano erupted explosively, sending ash and gas plumes
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Westside Basketball stars sign college commitments | The Crusader Newspaper Group
On Thursday, April 15, two young men from the West Side Leadership Academy Basketball team made a public commitment for their post-secondary education. Signing with Indiana State University, Quimari Peterson and Parion Roberson, joining Purdue Northwest, sat proudly in front of their families and
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Biden pledges pandemic relief - The Bay State Banner
President Joe Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, promising billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements and education support as well as immigration and civil rights reforms. The president’s proposed initiatives received mixed reactions from community
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Howe takes up new ILO/UNESCO position - Barbados Today
Senior researcher at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus, Dr Glenford Howe, has been appointed to the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART). Dr Howe joins 11 other independent experts at leading
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STX 4th Grader Armani Harvey Wins Spot in Doodle for Google Contest
Armani Harvey, a fourth grader at Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School, has been named the U.S. Virgin islands winner in the 13th annual Doodle for Google competition. And everyone in the V.I can help him make it to the finals by voting online.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
National advocate: Govt turning a blind eye to child abuse - Barbados Today
With several child sexual abuse cases being brought before the law courts in recent weeks, outspoken child advocate Shelly Ross has accused the authorities of failing the nation’s children by not paying attention to the crimes. Ross said there are too many reported and unreported child abuse cases
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Suspect Arrested In Death Of 7-Year-Old Jaslyn Adams After High-Speed Chase | The Crusader Newspaper Group
'It’s a bittersweet feeling. I don’t know how to feel right now,' Adams' grandmother told reporters. By Charise Frazier, NewsOne The family of Jaslyn Adams breathed a small sigh of relief after their heartbreaking week, following the shooting death of the seven-year-old in
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Black Mama's Love: Celebration Your Mom This Weekend With These Events | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Doris Sharpe-Frasier is pictured here with her family - women always described as dressing sharp. Sharpe-Fraiser, the business owner/chef at Sharpest Eatery, is hosting a Hattitude 2021 Mother’s Day Gala on Saturday, May 8, at the Tireman Conference & Banquet Center. She is pictured with her large
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Search for Javonne Moise postponed due to poor lighting - Barbados Today
The search for a man  who went missing while swimming at Brighton Beach this afternoon has been postponed. The missing man has been identified as Javonne Andre Jalani Moise, 21, of Dash Valley, St George. Police say that around 4:15 p.m., a group of five young men went to the beach and two of them
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CZMU undertaking work on Richard Haynes Boardwalk - Barbados Today
Members of the public are asked to note that the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) will be carrying out repair work on a section of the Richard Haynes Boardwalk from tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11.  The work involves the replacement of boards in the lower section of the boardwalk opposite KPMG, and
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Students affirm fight to defund campus police, refund students, and honor victims of police violence - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee, WI – On April 21, Chancellor Mark Mone at UW-Milwaukee, who has refused to take meaningful action towards racial justice by defunding UWM police and refunding programs that support students, sent a campus wide email about the outcome of Derek Chauvin’s trial.   Mone called all three
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Governor Signs Bill Welcoming Retired Teachers Back To Classroom | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire More of Oklahoma’s retired teachers can return to the classroom following the signing of Senate Bill 267 Monday. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chair and Education Committee Vice Chair, Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, is the author of the bill to
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Coulthrust, found guilty of two charges, pleads for leniency - Barbados Today
Coast Guard Private Shane Coulthrust pleaded for leniency late Friday night after a military tribunal found him guilty of two of the nine charges he faced during his court-martial. But the sentence to be imposed was not immediately known as the three-member panel of Lieutenant Commander Fernella
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Happy Cinco de Mayo! | News of St. John
It's a tequila drinking, taco eating, salsa dunking, mariachi dancing kinda Wednesday and the weather on St. John today is looking beautifully cooperative for a mid-day Margarita in the sun and sand. If you're on vacation on St. John right now, you might be thinking about where the best spot is for
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Source: News of St. John | An Online Blog About the Daily Happenings of St. John, USVI
General Fishing Season Opens May 1 - Milwaukee Community Journal
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2021-2022 fishing season will open May 1, without any changes to season dates. All regulations and license requirements still apply. “I hope everyone is as excited as I am for the 2021 fishing season,” said
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
New approach for corporate innovators - Barbados Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the Caribbean and the rest of the world squarely at the doorstep of the future of work. In the midst of global chaos many regional organisations found themselves unprepared for the digital world and have had to scramble to adjust operations to meet the new
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Bradshaw: Parents should encourage children to take health protocols seriously - Barbados Today
With public health officials giving the all clear to St George Primary School and Princess Margaret Secondary School after the Ministry of Health investigated COVID-19 exposures, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is imploring parents to use these cases as a cautionary tale to their
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IMF to inject $48 million, warns of ‘modest’ recovery - Barbados Today
Barbados is in line to receive $48 million (US$24 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in another month or so, the  Washington based financial institution said today. But the injection comes as the IMF warns that risks to the economy remained elevated, economic growth depended
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Close to 300 Expected for COVID-Safe Beach 2 Beach Race on STJ
Hundreds of athletes will make their way to St. John to swim along the island’s north shore in a racing competition on May 30, the 18th annual Beach 2 Beach Power Swim.
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Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death - TheGrio
The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright includes a commendation... View Article The post Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death appeared first on TheGrio.
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