Better late than never: Ministers' performance agreements finally signed and published

Shield churches, micro businesses from data law pressure – Golding

St Andrew South Member of Parliament Mark Golding has proposed that the Government introduce a threshold to exempt micro businesses and small non-governmental organisations such as churches from the Data Protection

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Breast cancer: Zim woman’s struggle to avoid mastectomy

A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a mastectomy after her breast cancer treatment abruptly ended when the only radiotherapy machine in the capital, Harare, stopped working. Gwata, a marketing consultant, had already lost all her hair during chemotherapy. Then she

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

McNeill warns of 'disaster of national proportions'

With the country moving into a second phase of the reopening of borders to visitors, Opposition spokesman on tourism Dr Wykeham McNeill is claiming that visitors have been entering the island without being tested for COVID-19 and warned of 'a disaster of national proportions' if this is not

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Birthday backlash! - McLean under fire in CMU probe

Strenuous attempts by Dr Grace McLean to justify the spending of more than $400,000 in 2018 to stage a surprise birthday party for Fritz Pinnock, the former president of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), were rejected on Tuesday by the hard-...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Andrea Harris, Black Economic Development Leader, Dies

The death of activist and Black economic development leader Andrea Lynette Harris, 72, last week, co-founder of the nonprofit N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development (aka “The Institute”) came as a shock to those who knew, loved and respected

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Mozambique: Heavy Sentences Demanded for Policemen Turned Thieves

Maputo — The prosecution has called for "exemplary sentences" against five Mozambican police officers accused of involvement in the theft of ten million meticais (about 144,000 US dollars at current exchange rates) from a Maputo casino, reports Wednesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘IMMEDIATELY’ - Leaked letter reveals Hutchinson demanded SCJ Holdings expedite land offer to sweetheart’s company

J.C. Hutchinson, a de facto agriculture minister, urged an entity in his ministry to give possession of sugar lands at Holland Estate in St Elizabeth to a company in which his partner was a director and shareholder, according to leaked documents...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Nigeria mourns first ever female helicopter combat pilot: Tolulope Arotile | Africanews

Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in September 2017 made history when she became Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot. She died from injuries sustained in a road accident, the Air Force announced on

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Foundation Belonging To Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros To Invest $220 Million In The Fight For Racial Justice - Blavity

George Soros will invest $220 million through his organization, Open Society Foundations, into the fight for racial justice.

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Source: Blavity News

Sick Chiwenga rushed to China

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last week airlifted to China amid reports his troubling health had deteriorated, it has emerged. BY MOSES MATENGA The former army commander flew out of the country on a date not given, raising speculation over his whereabouts after skipping two Cabinet

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR

Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions

PROMACHONAS, Greece (AP) - Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the novel coronavirus before it spins even further out of control.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Well That Was Fast: Kanye West Reportedly Drops Out Of The Presidential Race

According to New York Magazine's Intelligencer, Kanye decided it was too much, and he has decided to drop out of the race.

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Newswire: National Urban League: 2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks – Nearly five times Its original ‘undercount’ claims’

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African-Americans from its 2010 count, nearly five times the 800,000 'undercount' that the bureau has long reported.Largely due to the

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

What’s happening in the MDC?

THE opposition MDC party has always commanded public attention since it burst onto the scene two decades ago. Led by Morgan Tsvangirai, who given his labour background and humble persona, gave the impression of being an everyday Joe, who understood the struggles people faced every day. He

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

'Nepotism par excellence' - PSC director-general 'brazenly' appoints mother of his child to top job | News24

Public Service Commission director-general Dovhani Mamphiswana is in hot water after he appointed the mother of his child to a director's post.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Rwanda: Kagame Sacks Two Governors Over Accountability

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has suspended two provincial governors as part of an ongoing purge targeting public servants deemed to be lacking

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Source: allAfrica.com

Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The announcement comes on the same day that two national polls showed the President trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by double

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Khayelitsha community healthcare workers demand 'danger pay'

Khayelitsha healthcare workers want to be paid R2 000 a month to compensate for the danger they say they are facing at work.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

TGR COMMENTARY: How Democrats Could Lose the Election | The Orlando Advocate

By Lucius Gantt Two and a half cheers for the Joe Biden Presidential Campaign. Biden finally spent money with some Black newspaper owners. The buy was probably via the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) but, if you don’t know, less than one half of

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Uganda: Parliament Tasks Govt to Waive Water, Power Bills for 6 Months

Parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution tasking government to waive water and electricity bills for a period of six months to help relieve the many Ugandans in the post-lockdown recovery

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Source: allAfrica.com

Pressure mounts on ED ahead of Sona

BY MOSES MATENGA/HARRIET CHIKANDIWA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to address several challenges facing the country when he delivers his State of the Nation Address (Sona). This comes amid a crisis that has seen civil servants declaring incapacitation. His address will coincide

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Gascon is Always Looking Out for Gascon - Los Angeles Sentinel

San Francisco’s former district attorney, George Gascon, who left town before his term was finished so he could run for D.A. in Los Angeles, has a long history of going whichever way the winds blow, saying whatever suits his political purposes, and only looking out for

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Seattle Public Schools Directors To Host Zoom Meeting To Address Restraint Of Children In Schools - The Seattle Medium

School Board Directors Liza Rankin and Brandon Hersey will discuss the controversial practice of forcibly restraining and isolating students in Seattle Public Schools, responding to a letter sent by the Seattle Special Education

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Uganda: COVID-19 Will Not Affect Agriculture, ICT Sectors, Says Museveni

President Museveni has said Uganda's agriculture and ICT sector will not be affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic ravaging both people's lives and the real

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Source: allAfrica.com

Covid-19 corruption: Gauteng health HOD resigns after precautionary suspension letter | News24

The SIU sent an updated report to Premier David Makhura, prompting resignation.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Corruption, bribery allegations in Namibian 5G deal with Huawei - report | News24

A city councillor in Namibia's capital has alleged she was offered a bribe by a local politician to ensure Chinese tech giant Huawei would win an exclusive contract to build the 5G telecommunication network in Windhoek.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

1 Police officer in Breonna Taylor killing finally fired!

Following pressure from civil rights activists, public servants, private citizens and a number of celebrities at least one of three police officers involved in “no-knock” warrant lead to the fatal shooting of a Breonna Taylor in Louisville has been fired, the Louisville’s mayor Greg Fischer

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Empowering Handbook Offers Simple Steps To Help Us Respond Positively When Facing Life’s Challenges - Milwaukee Community Journal

Philadelphia, PA, July 15, 2020 — With all the negativity we’ve had to deal with in our nation this year, it’s no wonder we’re feeling anxious and afraid. We need to find a simple way to overcome these disturbing emotions, so we can better face the challenges in life and find a path to peace

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Kenya: Heaven-Sent Landlord Exempts Tenants From Paying Rent for 4 Months

[Nairobi News] A landlord has yet again attracted media headlines for his decision to exempt his tenants from paying monthly rent for four months.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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