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Holding one’s breath for an expeditious, transparent and credible recount of the votes (Part IV)
Given the problems associated with the  original declaration of the results for Region 4, and its outright rejection by all the local and international observers as well as the political parties contesting the elections (except APNU+AFC) as having lacked transparency and credibility, a recount was
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Brazil suffers record daily coronavirus death toll, soon to be world No. 2
Brazil also passed 20,000 deaths yesterday and has 310,087 confirmed cases, up over 18,500 in a single day, according to Health Ministry
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How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers Helped Reshape the American Military
Just two years later, thanks to pressure from civil rights leaders and the black press, the Navy told these 16 enlistees — the sons and grandsons of slaves — that they would attempt to integrate the officer corps and prove wrong the prevailing wisdom, which held that their race was incapable of
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Spike Lee's Trailer for New Film 'Da 5 Bloods' Highlights Black Soldiers In Vietnam, Garners Excitement
They’re all part of Spike Lee‘s new Netflix film “Da
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Call to action: Post-COVID community focused investment
These areas are defined by traditional redlining practices, lack of infrastructure investment, a dearth of quality health care options, lack of healthy grocery stores, and, more recently, a growing digital
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US Admiral for visit - Stabroek News
The U.S. Embassy yesterday said that as part of the United States’ continued commitment to Guyana and its security, Navy Admiral Craig Faller, commander of U.S. The article US Admiral for visit appeared first on Stabroek News.
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health
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Show Black businesses the money!
In several informal polls on my Facebook pages I asked the same question: “Do you know of any Black owned business that got a COVID stimulus SBA Payroll Protection Program
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NFL Player Sues United Airlines, Alleging He Was Sexually Assaulted During Flight – Free Press of Jacksonville
According to the complaint obtained by USA TODAY Sports, the unnamed player boarded a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, late
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Cameroon - United States Relations - Bilateral, Health Ties Revisited
External Relations Minister, Mbella Mbella held an audience with United States Ambassador to Cameroon, Peter Henry Barlerin on May
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Guatemala president fumes over infected deportees from US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president questioned his country’s relationship with the United States, revealing frustration over America continuing to send deportees infected with COVID-19 to a country struggling to manage the
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A Place All Our Own: The Highland Beach Resort, The First Black Owned Beach Resort Town In The United States
A Place All Our Own: The Highland Beach Resort, The First Black Owned Beach Resort Town In The United States
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‘It is safer to be in Ja right now’ - Younger Jamaicans turning down job offers, eyeing return to land of birth
According to chief representative officer of JN Bank in South Florida, Janice McIntosh, Jamaicans in this part of the diaspora are projected to spend an estimated US$4 million (J$581 million) on real estate investments in the near
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Big Sean And Rihanna Team Up To Support Detroit COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Songstress and mogul Rihanna has teamed up with rapper Big Sean to provide relief for underserved communities that have been significantly impacted by the health crisis, Revolt
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Coronavirus causes learning losses
“Even before the COVID pandemic, we were already faced with a very serious challenge in education, which is a global learning
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Anti-viral drug effective against COVID-19 — study
WASHI NGTON, United States (AFP) — Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in COVID-19 patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America's top infectious diseases expert said the study showed the medication has
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Tankers carrying Iranian fuel approach the Caribbean -data
(Reuters) – A flotilla of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela is approaching the Caribbean, with the first vessel expected to reach the South American country’s waters on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon tracking
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Alex Haley
Alex Haley , in full Alexander Palmer Haley (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington), American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African
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Japan to lift Covid-19 emergency
Japan is poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy after new cases slowed to
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Call for financial safety net for vulnerable workers
WITH thousands left reeling from sudden layoffs and redundancies in Jamaica and across the Caribbean as businesses try to weather the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a call is being made for an unemployment insurance scheme, a living wage policy and legislation to protect contract
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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors
But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in imposing and ending lockdowns and “shelter in place” orders in the U.S., in Indonesia, Widodo makes the call, which has the governors of the 34 provinces in the country up in
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Telethon Jamaica raises $60 million; more donations being targeted
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Telethon Jamaica has so far raised $60 million to purchase personal protective equipment (PPEs) for front line
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The forgotten story of how 13 Black men broke the Navy’s toughest color barrier
Officer positions in the U.S. Navy had previously been off limits to black men, and these 16 enlistees had been summoned from training schools and shore installations across the United States to break that color
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Angola: Ministry Wants More Dynamism and Inclusiveness of Museums
Luanda — The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment stressed, last Monday, the need of the national museums becoming more dynamic and inclusive, much more connected to the communities and able to contribute to local
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New York Times devotes front page to victims of COVID-19
(AP)- The New York Times has devoted Sunday’s entire front page to a long list of names of people who have died in the COVID-19
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No punishment for Jamaicans who overstayed in US due to COVID-19
This assurance was given to over 400 Jamaicans in the United States by Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith as she addressed a virtual town hall meeting organised by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks last
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'Unfortunate COVID-19 didn't wipe out blacks' – Louisiana cop fired for racist Facebook post
A white Louisiana police officer, who in a racist Facebook post, said it is “unfortunate” the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t wiped out black people in the United States has been
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