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Education Minister vows to help  Black Bush Polder girl who wrote heartfelt letter - Stabroek News
Educations Minister Priya Manickchand has met with Delisha Budhu who wrote a letter in the last Sunday Stabroek setting out the plight of young persons in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne  who need access to jobs, training and other
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Caribbean News - Guess How Many Vaccines The US Has Given The Caribbean? - Haiti News
Want to take a wild guess of how many vaccines the United States Joe Biden administration, with a Caribbean roots vice-president, has so far given to the Caribbean? The post Caribbean News - Guess How Many Vaccines The US Has Given The Caribbean? appeared first on Haiti News.
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Ellis: Understanding the ‘vaccine stage’ of this pandemic
By Glenn Ellis There are more vaccines in the pipeline now for COVID-19 than ever for any infectious disease. At some point the number of vaccines available from different pharmaceutical companies is going to create public confusion, creating yet another challenge in the plans to distribute the
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Pitre, Clayton (1924- )
Clayton Pitre is a long time Seattle, Washington-based community activist, former Chief Housing Developer for the Central Area Motivation Project (CAMP), and a retired Montford Point
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Two women succumb to COVID, 53 new cases reported - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. The article Two women succumb to COVID, 53 new cases reported appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Upcoming June Chicago Humanities Festival Events | The Crusader Newspaper Group
In June, Chicago Humanities Festival will address issues of race in art, museums, media, and criminal justice through an eclectic blend of programs with local artists and international stars. On June 2nd, Chicago artist Cecil McDonald will join in a virtual conversation about his latest body of w
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Walker, Darren (1959– )
Philanthropist Darren Walker is the tenth president of the seventy-seven-year-old Ford Foundation, the second largest philanthropy in the world. Walker was born August 28, 1959, at a charity hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana, to a single mother and was raised in East Texas. He received two degrees
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Aug
28
1959
No Vaccine Numbers For Home Care Workers In Australia | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
SYDNEY — The federal government does not know how many of Australia’s 130,000 home care workers have been vaccinated against coronavirus. Health officials confirmed at a Senate hearing on June 2 no vaccination data had been collected on staff visiting people’s homes. The Senate had earlier notified
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Malawi Health Officials Burn Expired COVID-19 Vaccines To Reaffirm Public's Confidence In Vaccination - Blavity
In an effort to assure people that they wouldn't be given expired vaccines, health authorities in Malawi burned nearly 20,000 outdated doses of the coronavirus immunization.
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Zambia
In 1972, Kaunda outlawed all opposition political parties. The world copper market collapsed in 1975. The Zambian economy was devastated—it had been the third-largest miner of copper in the world after the United States and Soviet Union. With a soaring debt and inflation rate in 1991, riots took
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Covid-19: Zimbabwe authorises Sputnik V, Sinovac vaccines for emergency use | News24
Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of four Covid-19 vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V and China's Sinovac, the minister of information said on Tuesday.
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Lil Nas X Buys First Home
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Gov. Henry C. Warmoth endorsed a joint resolution of the legislature calling for federal military aid. Warmoth said there had been 150 political assassinations in Louisiana in June and July.
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1868
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born on June 7, 1917, to a family who belonged to Kansas but later moved to Chicago, Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet and teacher. Even though both of her parents wanted to pursue their careers as doctors but were unable to do so due to financial constraints, they were supportive of their
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7
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Jenkins, Joseph Charles (1914-1959)
Joseph Charles Jenkins, the first African American naval officer, paved the way for the beginning of desegregation in the United States Coast Guard. Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1914. Unfortunately, there is little information regarding his
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Louisiana Governor Grants Rapper McKinley 'Mac' Phipps Clemency
The former No Limit rapper, who has long maintained his innocence, could soon be free after serving 21 years of a 30-year sentence.
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Brazil seeks $1 bln in foreign aid to curb Amazon deforestation by 30-40% -environmental minister - Stabroek News
SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) - Brazil’s environment minister wants $1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United States to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon between 30% and 40%, according to an interview published on Saturday in newspaper O Estado de Sao
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African Finance Ministers to Discuss Industrialisation
[Vanguard] The African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development will hold their 33rd session to discuss industrialisation in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said on Wednesday.
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Danns says still available for selection if needed - Stabroek News
Despite being snubbed by the Golden Jaguars management team for the recently concluded opening rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, midfielder Neil Danns disclosed that he still harbours intentions of representing Guyana when the competition resumes in
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US to offer energy sector procurement training to Guyana, other countries
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency yesterday launched the Caribbean Regional Energy Procurement Assistance Program to support the development of high-quality energy infrastructure in eight Caribbean
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New Minister of Lands announces moratorium on sale of lands in the Western Area
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2021: The newly appointed Minister of Lands and others approved by the Parliament of Sierra Leone last week, took their oath of office in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House today. Dr Turad Senesie is now the new Minister of Lands and
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Five more succumb to COVID, 87 new cases - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 7, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. The article Five more succumb to COVID, 87 new cases appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Gov. Pritzker Delivers Third Balanced Budget Proposal. | Chicago Defender
Governor JB Pritzker proposed his third balanced budget, closing nearly $1 billion in corporate tax loopholes and holding overall state spending flat while strengthening the social safety net. The proposed budget does not increase income taxes for hardworking Illinois families. The administration
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Twenty-seven Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson,
Twenty-seven Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi. On June 12, Hinds County Board of Supervisor announced that more than one hundred Freedom Riders had been arrested.
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1961
Streeter, Mel (1931-2006)
Mel Streeter was born in Riverside, California in 1931. He attended the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship and was the second African-American basketball player at Oregon after declining an offer by legendary basketball coach John Wooden to attend UCLA, because UCLA did not have an
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Caribbean News - Guess How Many Vaccines The US Has Given The Caribbean? - Haiti News
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