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MINISTER without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Daryl Vaz is calling on Jamaicans to protect the country's biodiversity in order to build long-term environmental
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Uganda: Floods Blamed On Uganda's Policy On Releasing L.victoria Water
The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers suggests Uganda may have breached the agreements on how much water to release from Nalubaale dam -- the main outlet of the world's largest freshwater
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Source: allAfrica.com
Mexico City begins gradual reopening June 1
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities and the epicentre of the country's novel coronavirus epidemic, will begin a gradual reopening June 1, its mayor said yesterday, even as daily new infections continue to set
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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The gambling nation
The staggering size of the local betting industry has emerged from a leaked spreadsheet of revenue declarations made by gambling firms to the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) for May 2019, shortly before the government introduced tougher regulations and higher
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Kenya: COVID-19 Battle Now Turns to Small-Scale Vendors
Vegetable and fruit vendors will be tested for Covid-19 as the Health ministry strives to arrest spiralling infections, which crossed the 1,000-mark
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Source: allAfrica.com
Treasure Beach hotels to make push for J’can tourists
With the vast majority of the south coast haven’s business generated from overseas arrivals, small hotels and guest houses in that section of St Elizabeth are now reeling from the fallout in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
CBK seen capping premium on reopened 5-year bond
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Covid-19: 51 more test positive - VIDEO
The minister announced Mombasa has the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths recording 27, followed by Nairobi (20) while Siaya, Bomet and Kiambu have one fatality
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Uganda: COVID-19 - Experts Speak On 20 Percent NSSF Payout
Financial experts have warned those pushing for a 20 per cent pay to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members to cushion them against the Covid-19 pandemic economic shocks, risk setting a bad
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Source: allAfrica.com
Treasury fails to impress with budget plan
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has torn apart Treasury's budget for the new financial year that starts in July, arguing that it has mixed up priorities and lacks a stimulus package to jump-start the
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Audit pokes hole in Tullow's Sh15bn pay out claim
"This represents less than eight per cent of the gross expenditure – reasonable by industry standards," Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo said in
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US faces severe economic downturn
The world's biggest economy faces a severe downtown but will not suffer another Great Depression, US Fed chief Jerome Powell said on Sunday, as three hardest-hit countries in Europe reported low death tolls and lockdowns
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Safaricom Youth Orchestra students go online for classes
Members of the Safaricom Youth Orchestra will get their music lessons through e-learning using 4G-enabled mobile handsets from
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Source: The East African
Speid: Teachers are scared to death of re-entering classroom
MONTEGO BAY, St James —President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Owen Speid says the nation's teachers are afraid of re-entering the classroom to facilitate students sitting the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exit exams in
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Nigeria: At 20.89 Billion Litres, Nigeria's Petrol Imports Hit Six-Year High
In 2016, diesel importation was 4.6 billion litres, indicating a nine per cent slump in two
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Protest in Spain over government's handling of COVID crisis
Thousands of supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party gathered today in their cars and on motorbikes in the centre of Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest the Spanish government’s handling of the nation’s COVID-19 crisis, international news agencies
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BPOs want work-at-home extension
“A request has been made to the Government to continue with this facility until the end of 2020 so that sites can continue to practise social distancing, but more importantly, keep workers safe and employed,” said Gloria Henry, president of the GSAJ, formerly the Business Process Industry
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Eritrea: COVID-19 - Eritrea Flattens Curve in Less Than Two Months
Eritrea on Friday claimed that it had brought the number of coronavirus infections down to zero, becoming the first East African country to win the battle against the deadly disease, at least for
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Era Cuts Transmission Costs By More Than Half
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has slashed Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited's (UETCL) capital, operation and maintenance costs by more than half for the period
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S. Africa defends Covid-19 lockdown
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday fought off criticism against the Covid-19 lockdown, saying the measure has effectively stalled the exponential spread of the
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Tourists land in Tanzania as hotels, firms and schools resume
Plane loads of tourists aboard Ethiopian, KLM and Turkish airlines are expected to land in Tanzania in the next one week, marking a critical milestone in the on-going re-opening of the country’s economy following nearly two months of
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Source: The East African
Kenya, Tanzania call truce on border row - VIDEO
Kenya and Tanzania on Friday agreed to reopen their borders after a tense week marked by a simmering trade dispute occasioned by the Covid-19
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Tea farmers to get lower bonuses
Speaking during a press briefing at Iriani Tea factory in Nyeri, KTDA Chairman Peter Kanyago said farmers have produced 1.2 billion kilogrammes of green leaf compared to 931 million kilos during the same period last
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Rwanda: Mobile Money Transactions Grow By 450% in 3 Months
The value of funds transferred via Mobile Money grew by 450 per cent between January and April this year to reach Rwf 40 billion (over $ $42 million), data from Rwanda Utilities Regulation Authority
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State agencies fight over maize imports
At the centre of the high-stakes game is the speed with which National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani moved to disband the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) without reference to the National
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Competition, tech eat into Posta market
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Change law that outlaws suicide, say activists
Human rights groups in the Western region want suicide decriminalised as part of efforts to address mental health issues and assist those
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Morrison, Davis Whyte against salary cuts for politicians, civil servants
SENIOR trade unionist Vincent Morrison is asserting that salary cuts, both in the private and public sector, is not the solution for economic recovery
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Fisherfolk, bike taxi operators in Westmoreland urged to wear masks
THE Westmoreland Health Department has embarked on a public education campaign to promote the sustained wearing of masks among fisherfolk and operators of bike taxis as part of measures to contain transmission of COVID-19 in the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Guyana to benefit from UK COVID-19 aid to PAHO
Washington D.C., May 22, 2020 (PAHO)— The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent
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