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Barbados' Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) David Comissiong today announced that the official flag of the regional body will be flown at all embassies, high commissions and diplomatic offices of member states as of Wednesday.
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LIAT to be liquidated, says Antigua prime minister
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Brown has announced plans to liquidate the regional carrier, LIAT.Browne, who made the announcement on Saturday, said a new entity will be formed and a meeting of all shareholders will be held shortly to discuss the matter.
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Judge nixes Trump bid to stop Philly vote count - DefenderNetwork.com
U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond has denied a bid by President Donald Trump’s campaign to stop the vote count in Philadelphia over observer access, urging the two sides to instead forge an agreement. Diamond suggested each party be allowed 60 observers inside a hall convention center downtown
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Some small-island economies could collapse under the weight of COVID-19 - Mottley
One of the Caribbean’s most experienced politicians, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, has raised the grim spectre that some small-island developing states – numbered among which are several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries – could simply collapse under what might become the
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Mottley calls for ‘Caribbean Marshall Plan’ - Stabroek News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is advocating for reparations for the region as well a “Caribbean Marshall Plan” to address the economic decline the region faces as it confronts the deadly combination of the negative impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the inherent social and economic
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`The truth hurts’ – Mottley says in reply to Guyanese critics
“…we must ask – on what grounds and by what form of executive fiat does the Chief Elections Officer determine that he should invalidate 1 vote, far less over 115 000 votes when the votes were already certified as valid by officers of the Guyana Elections Commission in the presence of the political
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The Federal Reserve Projects High Unemployment As Recession Hits The US economy
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley hands over the chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves at a special meeting tomorrow via video
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Kanye West Voted In the Presidential Election For The First Time in His Life, And He Voted For Himself
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Guest Editorial: Judge right to rule against Trump’s campaign voting lawsuit in Pennsylvania | New Pittsburgh Courier
A federal judge in Pittsburgh was right to rule against the lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign challenging Pennsylvania’s rules for mail voting and poll watchers. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, a Trump appointee, ruled that the campaign did not prove a serious threat of voter
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Waters: 'Trump more focused on saving statues of slaveholders and Confederate generals than protecting Americans from coronavirus' | The Atlanta Voice
Instead, we are left with Donald Trump, an incompetent and heartless man who is more focused on saving statues of slaveholders, Confederate generals, and racists, than protecting the health of living and breathing
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Two days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) used an Aug. 13 press call to place attention back … Continued
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Assembly member Jose Medina Calls for Councilman Chuck Condor’s Resignation - Black Voice News
When Riverside City Council member Chuck Condor retweeted a meme showing three Black menone a police officer, one dressed in a business suit, possibly meant to depict an attorney, and a young Black man, intimating visually the probability he was a criminal—there was little doubt regarding
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'No Justice, No Peace' Sermon by Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel
Stone Mountain, Georgia – June 6, 2020 –– Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel (Victory for the World Church) challenged the nation’s leadership to practice Christian principals and condemn racism in the oppression and killing of Black
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CARICOM Chair calls for respect of CCJ ruling, expects declaration `without further delay' - Stabroek News
New CARICOM Chair Ralph Gonsalves today urged respect of yesterday's Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling by all stakeholders and he said he expected an early declaration by GECOM of the result of the March 2nd general
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Breakdown: Trump's claims and how the public reacted
We've collected President Donald Trump's false US election claims in one place. From claiming to win to calling the electing "a fraud".
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Caricom wants to be part of efforts to combat COVID-19
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping has reiterated its desire to be a participant in the global response for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus that has killed 910,000 people and infected 28.2 million others worldwide.
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PPP/C declared winner on Guyana elections | New York Carib News
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Waters: Trump more focused on saving statues of slaveholders and Confederate generals than protecting Americans from coronavirus | The Atlanta Voice
One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting the deadly uptick in coronavirus cases in America. Instead, we are left with Donald Trump, an incompetent and heartless man who is more focused on saving statues of
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