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Ghana coronavirus: 8,070 cases, conditional lifting of most restrictions

Each student, teacher and non teaching staff will be provided with reusable face mask by the Ministry of Education prior to reopening for final year students

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

JTA head worried about Internet access as schools prepare to reopen

President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Jasford Gabriel says with the planned reopening of schools less than a month away, it is critical that the Government clearly outlines the progress that has been made for the expansion of Internet access across the island.

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

Tunisia: First Unit of Recovery of Construction and Demolition Waste to Be Created Soon in Gabés

Tunis/Tunisia — The first unit of for the recovery of construction and demolition waste will be created soon in the governorate of Gabes, with a capacity of nearly 400 thousand tonnes per year, Environment Minister Chokri Ben Hassan said on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Oyo Govt Adjusts School Calendar, Lauds Stakeholders Adherence to Covid-19 Guidelines

[Vanguard] Oyo State Government has announced a slight adjustment to its school reopening schedule, contrary to the one earlier released.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ghana: Re-Opening of Shss On Monday, June 22 Govt Rolls Out COVID-19 Safety Protocols ... As President Tasks Chass to Ensure Strict Adherence

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols are strictly adhered to when schools resume on Monday, June 22, 2020

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Source: allAfrica.com

Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements

Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements -some still worried about safety ahead of exams

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Congresswoman Johnson Announces University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Receives Grant Funding

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center will receive $684,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as part of the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Zambia reopens all learning institutions, bars | Africanews

Zambia says it is reopening all learning institutions following insignificant cases of the coronavirus in the

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

Region 1 student barred from sitting NGSA

The first day of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was met with complaints of short notice and a student being prohibited from sitting the exam in Santa

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

PAC may subpoena CMU treasurer as it probes Auditor General’s report

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has not ruled out using its subpoena powers to summon the new treasurer of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to attend its sittings as it reviews the Auditor General’s report into allegations of malpractices at the scandal-hit

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of education in Sierra Leone

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

School leaders to receive training to manage institutions remotely

(JIS): School leaders across Jamaica are to participate in a Virtual Instructional Leadership (VIL) online course to equip them with the skills and competencies to effectively manage institutions

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Welfare of children concerns lecturer

Senior lecturer, researcher, and coordinator of early childhood programmes at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Zoyah Kinkead Clark is expressing concern for the welfare of young children, many of whom she says might be displaced come September, given the upheaval in a number of private

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

Immaculate Prep under fire for blocking online classes

A group of 27 parents of grade one and kindergarten students at Immaculate Prep in Kingston have expressed outrage at the school board’s denial of their pleas for discounted fees for online classes and for barring children’s access to the Zoom portal for

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Education ministry to provide support for parents

THE Ministry of Education is working on a plan to provide support for parents who, because of issues with literacy, are unable to help their children who are now being taught through online learning.

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

McLean: Options on table to re-energise students

Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr Grace McLean, says several options are being explored to help students who might have regressed because of the disruption to the teaching learning process since the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close early in March, come the September

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

South Africa: Beds, Cases and Discharges - Gauteng's Latest Hospital Numbers

As the country's attention turns from flattening the curve through a lockdown to the preparedness of health systems, the latest statistics released by the Gauteng government show 58 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Igg Orders Education to Complete Shs88b Project

The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has ordered the Ministry of Education and Sports to complete the Dutch-funded project whose funds were allegedly misappropriated by some ministry officials in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Why I’m not calling for Black history to be included on the national curriculum - Voice Online

I AM a Black teacher; a first generation born in the UK from the Caribbean.... The post Why I’m not calling for Black history to be included on the national curriculum appeared first on Voice Online.

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

Stop the abuse! - CPSFA concerned about impact of child abuse on mental health

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPSFA) has expressed concerns about mental health issues among children who are victims of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

All four answers to this question were wrong

This question asked “For how many years was Guyana known as British

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Digicel Foundation pumps $42m in humanitarian project

DIGICEL FOUNDATION has announced a significant investment in Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of its $42-million islandwide humanitarian project, Operation SAFE, (Sanitising, Advocating, Feeding, and Enabling) in the fight against

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uncertain future for hundreds of Jamaican teachers in US

HUNDREDS of Jamaican educators in North Carolina, USA, on the J-1 Teacher Exchange Programme are in limbo over their ability to remain in the USA and work legally, due to delays they are experiencing in obtaining a no-objection statement from the Jamaica

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

Kenya: COVID-19 - in Kenya, Confusion and Corruption While Politicians Flout Lockdowns

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, who has been giving routine updates on the pandemic, said the suspected case was a Kenyan who had travelled to Nairobi from the United States through

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: 80% of Students Missing Virtual Learning Amid School Closures - Study

The survey conducted by Usawa Agenda, a lobby championing equitable access to quality education, indicated only 22 per cent of students interviewed in forty-two counties were accessing online learning resources with those enrolled in private schools being twice as likely to take part in digital

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Source: allAfrica.com

Smooth sailing as student turnout high in western Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James Dr Michelle Pinnock, the Ministry of Education's Region 4 director, says yesterday's temporary reopening of secondary schools to facilitate students sitting the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exit exams in July, went smoothly across western Jamaica.

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

Clarke hailed as titan of Caribbean media

The Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) described Clarke as a titan of Caribbean media, adding that his mission was centred on press freedom and media

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

Court bars two varsities from reducing staff pay

Justice Byram Ongaya on Friday barred Egerton and Kisii universities from paying staff reduced salaries pending hearing and determination of a case filed by the Universities Academic Staff Union

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Uganda: Envoy Tells Government to Make Policy On E-Learning

The Belgium Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Rudi Veestraeten, has asked the government to formulate a national policy on e-learning if it is to succeed in digital and long distance learning for all learners across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Robinson calls for removal of taxes on tablets, computer devices ahead of schools reopening

Opposition Spokesperson on Technology, Julian Robinson, is calling for the government to immediately remove the General Consumption Tax on tablets and computer devices to make them more affordable to parents ahead of the reopening of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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