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ABWAJO: How parastatals can help fulfil devolution promise

The debate on the third formula for sharing revenue among counties is glossing over the real problem.

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It’s Covid season and how we live has changed.

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Africa virus stats: 371,611 cases; 9,485 deaths; 178,524 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 330,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Uganda coronavirus: flurry of evacuation flight arrivals | Africanews

Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should be modest as they set out guidelines to contain the spread of the

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Screenwriter With a Black Animation Screenplay That Rivals the Movie "Sing" is Seeking Representation

Nationwide — Leon Fowler, who has been writing for over 30 years, has come up with a screenplay for a major motion picture animation for children of color (something rarely seen in Hollywood) that will rival the highly successful movie

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

The founding fathers and the fexing question of slavery | New York Carib News

The date marking the birth of any nation is a cause for celebration. July 4, 2020, marked 244 years since the United States threw off the yoke of British colonization. The victors gathered in Philadelphia not just to celebrate but to write a constitution that institutionalized the democratic

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Source: The New York Carib News

Goya's galling affront to Latinos - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Along with strong café con leche, 1970s salsa records, and a dark brown fedora someone gave me for my birthday 15 years ago, I signal my ethnic identity with Caribbean cooking. I had never really liked how Goya monopolized the shelves of my grocery store, crowding out other brands that I had

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Cosatu slams Mboweni's budget while opposition parties are left uninspired

While opposition parties were generally uninspired by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget he delivered on Wednesday, his most strident criticism came from within the tripartite alliance as Cosatu expressed its disillusionment with the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

RJRGLEANER implements cuts owing to impact of COVID-19

THE RJRGLEANER Communications Group says that as a result of the significant negative impact of the economic circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has become necessary to implement a range of measures internally to reduce

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: Mining Companies Try to Slap Environmental Activists Down

[allAfrica] African citizens and local community groups which campaign on environmental issues are increasingly being sued by corporations in what activists regard as attempts to silence them. In South Africa, environmental attorneys and community activists are defending a defamation action in

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Source: allAfrica.com

The conspiracy begins with Granger as the architect and ends with Granger being sworn in - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, The masks are finally coming off and the identity of the cabal of riggers of elections and thieves of votes of citizens is being laid bare. The article The conspiracy begins with Granger as the architect and ends with Granger being sworn in appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Sacramento ‘Karen’ Punched In The Face After Using Racial Slur

She was challenged to call a Black woman a racial slur.

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Sen. Collins secures PPE for public, affordable housing

Ahead of an executive order mandating the use of facial coverings for all residents, Senator Nick Collins announced a district-wide initiative to equip residents in need with free protective

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Republicans Are Meddling In Texas’ Democratic Senate Primary

West, who is Black, with African-American voters. A Democrat tracking media systemic racism that has hurt Black Americans for far too long,” Hegar

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs Hate Crime Bill Into Law

The state was one of four without hate crime legislation.

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Attorney general repudiates Guyana Election Commissions chair's attempts to dictate CEO report

(CMC): Guyana's attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Basil Williams, says the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired justice Claudette Singh, cannot direct the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith...

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Covid-19: Buffalo City Municipality mourns the death of Speaker Alfred Mtsi | News24

The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality has announced the death of Speaker Alfred Mtsi.

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Africa: How Have Africa's Regions Fared in Tackling COVID-19?

Analysis - African countries are increasingly trying to coordinate COVID-19 responses with those of their neighbours. This is done largely through regional economic communities, and is a potentially important response to the pandemic. Yet their efforts have had mixed results.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Meritocracy – Challenging the Myth

It’s amazing how many leaders tell me that their organization is a true meritocracy. Yet many women and traditionally under-represented groups who work for those same companies also tell me they must work harder and prove themselves over and over to secure the developmental opportunities that

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Kenya bans single-use plastics in protected areas | Africanews

Kenya will from Friday ban all single-use plastics – such as water bottles and straws – in its national parks, beaches, forests and other protected

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Stitching Luxury in Covid-19 Times

Chebet Mutai built a footprint online first before opening a physical store in Nairobi.

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Biden says it's 'a battle for the soul of the nation,' while Trump's America has no soul

accused Bubba Wallace, the only African American NASCAR driver in the top . Lee if you’re an African American.” Trump, on the other hand

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Nepotism, cronyism run Jamaica - Stakeholders say the practice is deeply entrenched in politics, business

Jamaica’s political apparatus has operated and functioned on nepotism and cronyism since independence, but until lawmakers enact legislation to make the practice illegal, no amount of inflammatory language from state commissions will make a...

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Nigeria coronavirus: 31,323 cases; Atiku rejects WAEC cancellation | Africanews

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Africa’s third most impacted country only behind South Africa and

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: By Kimberly Daniels State Representative House District 14 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

CLIFFORD WILLIAMS, WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED FOR 43 YEARS, COMPENSATED: Clifford Williams was sent to death row in 1976 for a murder he did not commit. In 2018, State Attorney Melissa Nelson opened a unit dedicated to wrongful prosecution. Williams was released from prison in March 2019 after his

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Rep. Ford to Host Press Conference Saturday at Illinois-Indiana Border to Encourage Neighboring States to Help Stop Illegal Gun Sales | The Crusader Newspaper Group

State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join Pastor Anthony W. Williams at the Illinois-Indiana border at noon Saturday in Calumet City to discuss efforts to halt the flow of illegal guns into Illinois. “While we may have stricter rules in place for gun purchases in Chicago and the surrounding

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Media and Political Strategist

In 1986 the Boston Globe called media and political strategist Joyce Ferriabough, the only woman to break into the campaign managers' circle when she guided Charles Yancey's historic run for State Auditor. Regularly quoted in the news media for her views on political trends, especially as they

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Somalia: Kenya Miraa Traders Irked By Move to Bar Cargo to Somaliland

[Dalsan Radio] Miraa traders in Kenya are up in arms after Somalia turned back an aircraft that was delivering 13.6 tonnes of khat to Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway Somaliland region.

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There’s no Kenny Williams in Major League Baseball without Bob Watson.

Watson was the first black general manager to win a World Series and he did so with the New York Yankees as the predecessor to

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Africa: From Kenya to Canada, Support Grows Worldwide for Homosexuality

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] While sharp divisions remain by region, countries the world over are seeing rising acceptance of being gay

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Equity Group eyes Sh50bn long-term debt in three years

Group CEO James Mwangi told investors in a recent virtual annual general meeting that the board wants to reinforce the lender’s liquidity and capital positions.

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