Nandlall says range of bills to be tabled this year

Nestlé Jamaica Limited Turns 80

Nestlé Jamaica Limited officially turned 80 in March, but due to the unexpected arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic the company shifted gears and focused more on philanthropy in the communities, shelving plans for its birthday

fave

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

Rwanda: Make Public Servants' Salaries Priority, MPs Tells Government

They made the call on Friday, May 29 during a budget hearing session by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National Budget and Patrimony in which the Ministry of Health and its affiliated agencies where defending the budgetary allocation to the health sector during the upcoming financial

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia Health Sector Under COVID-19 Threat

Despite three decades of armed conflict and natural disasters, Somalia healthcare system had been showing signs of recovery courtesy of the private sector and diaspora

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

US official ends Dar tour of duty, a month after travel advisory

US Charge d’Affaires to Tanzania Dr Inmi Patterson has bade farewell to Tanzanians in a video message on the embassy’s official Facebook page, saying she will be leaving the country

fave

Source: The East African

Liberia: Grand Cape Mount COVID-19 Preparedness Committee Launch

Monrovia — Grand Cape Mount County has launched its COVID-19 preparedness team despite no case has been reported in the

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Trelawny Health Department takes aim at triple threat

The Trelawny Health Department has initiated a sensitisation and testing campaign against the triple threats of COVID-19, dengue fever and influenza.

fave

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

Rwanda: Miss Rwanda 2020 Nishimwe Becomes Itel Brand Ambassador

[New Times] Miss Rwanda 2020 Naomie Nishimwe on Tuesday signed a contract that will see her become the brand ambassador of Itel Mobile Rwanda in the next twelve months.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Region Six Chair says 104 health workers not paid for over eight months - Stabroek News

Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, yesterday disclosed that a total of 104 persons who were hired by the APNU+AFC government about eight months ago in the health sector have not yet received any

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Rwanda: Govt Deploys Robots in COVID-19 Fight

Launched on Tuesday, May 19 at the Kanyinya COVID-19 Treatment Centre by the Ministry of Health with support from the United Nations Development Programme, the five high-tech robots can perform a number of tasks related to COVID-19 management, including mass temperature screening, delivering food

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 and the Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

[ACCORD] Women's meaningful participation in peace processes is a cornerstone of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of this landmark Resolution for WPS, we the Co-Chairs of the Network of African

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Two more COVID-19-related deaths push Jamaica's total to 42 - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Observer) A Corporate Area schoolteacher is heaping praises on members of the local medical community today after a frightening brush with what she believed was the dangerous novel

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Africa: Strive Masiyiwa Appointed AU Special Envoy

Zimbabwean business mogul, Strive Masiyiwa has been appointed African Union (AU) Special envoy in the global mobilization of medical test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) for African countries during the Covid-19

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Duke Ellington

Born: 4/29/899 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 5/24/974 New York City, New YorkDuke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 yearsAwards / Achievements:

960, Hollywood Walk

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Zimbabwe: EU Contributes U.S.$41m to Zim's Health Development Fund

The European Union (EU) has provided fresh funds amounting to US$41 million as additional funding to the country's Health Development Fund

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Parag maintains scholarship programme was skewed, hinterland suffered - Stabroek News

Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag and her predecessor Tabitha Sarabo-Halley yesterday squared off over whether there had been discrimination in the ministry’s public scholarship programme with the former contending that hinterland regions were particularly badly

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Remembering Ron Brown; the first black person to head a major presidential cabinet position in U.S.

Brown attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where he became the first African American member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, collegiate fraternity and as result, the national charter of SPE at Middlebury was rescinded and the fraternity became known as Sigma Epsilon, the Harlemworldmagazine.com

fave

Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Reportedly to Be Released Early From Prison

Detroit, MI — According to Fox 2 Detroit and the Ebony Foundation, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been granted an early release from

fave

Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Africa: AfDB - Reps Ask Bank's Board to Disregard Call for Fresh Probe

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt all further investigation of the president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

ANNOUNCING -Preservation as Equity -African American Cultural heritage Action Fund Grants - Milwaukee Community Journal

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Announces $1.6M for Its 2020 Grantees WASHINGTON-The call to action by American citizens during this year has made us all rethink how we view American history. Protestors have demanded the nation target injustice and fix the systems that promote the

fave

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

Kenya: Covid-19 - Kagwe Calls Special Meeting as Kenya Cases Hit 70,245

[Nation] The Health ministry on Sunday announced 972 more Covid-19 cases in Kenya, raising the country's count since the first case in March to 70,245.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Libya - Pro-Government Forces Claim Victory in Siege of Tripoli

Forces loyal to the UN-backed government have pushed Khalifa Haftar's forces out of the Libyan capital, ending a months-long

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Biden plans to pick a female running mate. Would it make a difference if she's black?

Story continues

fave

Source: Yahoo

Kenya targets to create 1.7m jobs, jumpstart growth

With an economy battered by coronavirus, locust invasion and floods, Kenya’s Finance Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani on June 11 tabled a Ksh2.79 trillion ($27.9 billion) budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year that seeks to revive almost every sector of the economy as quickly as possible and still keep

fave

Source: The East African

Why seafarers are unsung heroes in war on pandemic

During the Seafarers Day on June 25, Shipping and Maritime Principal Secretary Nancy Karigithu said this group of sea workers have kept global trade alive despite the problems posed by the outbreak of the

fave

Source: Business Daily

Why We Should Stop Contrasting And Comparing Malcolm X With MLK - Blavity

During the intimate discussion between the daughters of the civil rights movement, King admitted she dislikes people comparing their fathers against each

fave

Source: Blavity News

Nigeria: Coronavirus - 87 Percent of Nigerian Businesses Say Pandemic "Impacted Them Negatively" - - Report

A whopping 97 per cent of Nigerian businesses recorded losses during the lockdown over Covid-19 while 87 per cent said they have been negatively affected overall by by the pandemic, a nationwide survey has

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda, France Launch Digital Project to Curb COVID-19

Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) on Thursday, June 11 launched a project aimed at equipping community health workers with digital technology and data tools to facilitate response and prevention of

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East?

Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the

fave

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

5 Key Events in Affirmative Action History

Affirmative action, also know as equal opportunity, is a federal agenda designed to counteract historic discrimination faced by ethnic minorities, women and other underrepresented groups. To foster diversity and compensate for the ways such groups have historically been excluded, institutions with

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

Former JFF president, Hugh Perry, dead

Former president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Hugh Perry has

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

BlackFacts Details

Nandlall says range of bills to be tabled this year - Stabroek News

Black People Facts

Politics Facts

African American Facts

American Civil War Facts

Charlotte girl's speech on race gets standing ovation