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NFL Names First Black Female Referee – Free Press of Jacksonville
Cassandra Negley | Yahoo Sports Maia Chaka will be the first Black woman to work as an NFL referee when she takes the field in her new role this fall. The NFL made the announcement Friday morning [...]
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Africa: COVID-19 - AU Hails 'African Jewel' As Continental Medical Supplies Platform Is Launched
African leaders have lauded the launch of the continent's first medical supplies platform as the "jewel in the crown of Pan-African
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America is fighting a racial as well as a viral pandemic
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reports that 20 percent of COVID cases are among persons age 30 to 39 and 19 percent for persons 20 to
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Hanna scored majority of SESA delegate votes, says councillor Councillor for the Beecher Town division in St Ann South East, Ian Bell, is insisting that the vast majority of delegates from the constituency voted for Member of Parliament Lisa...
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'I am up to the task'
FORMER mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis, who is now a Member of Parliament, says he is raring and ready to fulfil his mandate as the new state minister for local government and rural development. Davis defeated Dr Walton Small of the People's National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election
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Dozens of pistachio plant workers infected with COVID-19 - Black Voice News
In summary The Primex plant waited 16 days before shutting down for only five days. Employees still feel unsafe after 112 workers and family members, including a baby, have been sickened. Remigio Ramirez, who is in charge of machinery maintenance at a pistachio processing plant, repeatedly tried to
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Zimbabwe: Govt to Regularise Urban Tolling
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Rwanda: Genocidal Govt 'Earmarked Over Rwf150 Million for Tutsi Massacre'
The National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), on Tuesday, June 9 revealed how the genocidal government approved "strong measures" to accelerate the so-called "auto-defense civile" programme 26 years
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Don't expect Biden to rescue the Caribbean, says Bernal
THERE will be no financial windfall for the Caribbean from a Joe Biden-led US Government cautions Richard Bernal, former Jamaican ambassador to the USA, who on Friday shared his views on the foreign policy implications of a Biden win.
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Diary Of A Serial Entrepreneur: Five Things I’ve Learned - The Bay State Banner
Yimaj “Steve” Kalifa has mastered the art of reinvention – and, he has been so successful at it, that executives from major corporations and federal agencies now seek him out for advice. Often life has chapters, he likes to say, but sometimes you have to write whole new books to succeed. Growing up
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“Black Americana”: Traditional and Modern Takes on Patriotic Songs by African American Artists (LISTEN)
[Photos: Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock; Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial; Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV] by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Yesterday was a good day. As Joe Biden and Ka…
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Moldovan police officer sheds 140 pounds
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California Awards Ceremony Celebrates the Best of Ethnic Journalism - L.A. Focus News
Jenny Manrique | Ethnic Media Services Some 30 ethnic media journalists were honored for their coverage of the epic events of 2020 at a virtual California Ethnic Media Awards ceremony, which took place June 3. Selected from 235 submissions from reporters working in print, digital, TV and radio (in
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How would you rate the prime minister’s handling of the pandemic, and has the Government influenced you to get vaccinated? Tom Jones: You see before the opening, him have it excellent and him mek him entertainer friend dem come talk bout...
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Seacom to double capacity on surging Internet demand - TechCentral
Seacom will more than double the capacity on its fibre-optic network by the end of August as demand for broadband grows across Africa.
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More landslides lick Gordon Town road - Father hanging on to hope as home in jeopardy
A family in the Jacks Hill-Gordon Town main road region of the rain-ravaged St Andrew East Rural constituency hurriedly evacuated their home following a massive landslide on Sunday that threatened their abode and livelihoods. Clifton Whyte said on...
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Third times a charm: Biden/Harris elected 46th President and Vice-President
On Saturday, November 7, news outlets projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the President-elect and Vice-President-elect of the United States of America. This is Biden's third run for President of the United States. Votes still need to be counted in Pennsylvania, Arizona, North
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$28-billion decrease in capital spending hurts some ministries
Among the projects hit by huge reductions are: the much-anticipated south coast highway; the purchase of new Coast Guard surveillance vessels; Western Children Adolescent Hospital; the farm roads programme; access to financing for medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs); construction of new tax
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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s proposed rate reform for Freetown in troubled waters
Following her announcement last week of a new local council rating system for the capital Freetown, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has failed to win the political backing and support of the Bio-led
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Cinemas and theatres to reopen for 14 days, restaurant dining to resume
The Government has approved the conditional reopening of cinemas, playhouses, and theatres for 14 days effective Sunday, July 5. This was announced in Parliament this afternoon by Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, who noted that...
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World AIDS Day 2020: Living And Thriving With HIV
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Outrage over mining reversal - Environmentalists demand reasons for Dry Harbour decision
WESTERN BUREAU: The Holness administration has overturned a decision by a state watchdog not to allow mining and quarrying at the Dry Harbour Mountain in Discovery Bay, St Ann, despite compelling arguments in an environmental impact assessment (...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Hit CTRL-ALT-DELETE On Their Marriage, The Internet Hits The Start Button On The Jokes
Bill & Melinda Gates announced their marriage of 27 years has come to an end. Of course, Twitter has plenty of reactions especially jokes about the news.
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Tiffany Haddish Explains The Advantages Of Having Short Hair
After Tiffany Haddish cut off her hair on Instagram Live, fans of the comedian and actress expressed concern about whether she was having a Britney-like break down. A few hours [] The post Tiffany Haddish Explains The Advantages Of Having Short Hair appeared first on Essence.
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Valley looks to follow MLK’s footsteps - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as cases rise
A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a “total
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Brathwaite summons Bangladesh spirit for SL Test preparations  - Stabroek News
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seasoned opener Kraigg Brathwaite wants the same spirit which fueled the recent Test series victory in Bangladesh to be a part of the preparation for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri
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Hundreds of millions paid to ministry advisors, community officers without evidence of performance - Dharamlall - Stabroek News
Hundreds of millions of dollars were paid out to more than 50 contract workers of the Ministry of Communities under the previous APNU+AFC administration over the past five years with no record or evidence of their performance, newly appointed Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
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