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Sherwin Crandon, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor who was held in a recent sting after allegedly collecting a $300,000 bribe to dismiss a court case, was charged today.
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — When members of a Michigan paramilitary group were accused a decade ago of scheming to overthrow the U.S. government, their defense was based largely on one claim: We were all talk, no action. It worked so well that a federal judge took the rare step of dismissing most charges against the extremist group known as Hutaree, without giving the jury a say. A defense lawyer in that case now represents Ty Garbin, one of six men accused of conspiring to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of anger over her […]
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British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), confirmed that it is taking cigarette orders but will not go against the lockdown regulations.
In summary California’s political conflict over gig workers exemplifies irrational, opaque lawmaking. California’s early 19th century reformers sought to thwart an obviously corrupt political system that benefited entrenched interests and ignored the larger public. Their reforms included ways for voters to bypass the system through direct ballot box action — the initiative, the recall and […]
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Hospital workers are expected to follow standard precautions while ensuring that patients receive immediate treatment for their illnesses regardless of whether they were tested for COVID-19 or not, according to Guyana’s newly-appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr.
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Millers doubt maize imports on cost, court case
Monday, June 15, 2020 0:01
By GERALD ANDAE
A two-packet maize flour costs an average Sh125.
FILE PHOTO | NMG
Large-scale millers are weighing whether to import maize or not following uncertainties brought about by a court injunction and the relatively expensive Mexican maize.
Millers are worried the court case might drag and subject them to losses if the orders barring the release of imported maize are extended again, even as the import window is shrinking.
“I do not think there will be more than four vessels coming because of the uncertainties brought about by the court case as well as the cost of imported maize, which has seen some members opt out,” said a largescale miller who did not want to be named because of the legal issues involved.
The court case was filed by activist Okiya Omtatah aimed at stopping millers from importing maize, citing quality concerns.
Clicks say they ejected the man from their store, after he entered without a mask and became hostile towards the employees and fellow shoppers.
Fiery rhetoric. Conflicting politics. Angry activists. Heated demonstrations. Violent police clashes. Government subterfuge. Duplicitous judges… The anti-war uproar of the late ‘60s is so relevant today. One particular incident pulls all those volatile elements under one roof, into one courtroom: The historic Trial of the Chicago 7. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin won a Best Writing, Adapted […]
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A Northern Cape tik dealer has been jailed after he tried to bribe a police officer with R1 000.
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris made a direct appeal to Black men Friday, defending her record... View Article
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An official from the Mhlontlo Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, Zwelilungilile Siqhola, has been charged for allegedly attempting to get a colleague killed.
President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson is elated with the election of Guyana’s Aliann Pompey to the Executive Committee of the World Olympians Association, and looks forward to engagements with the former four-time Olympian.
The article Hutson, Juman-Yassin elated with Pompey’s election to World Olympians Association appeared first on Stabroek News.
Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About
During difficult times such as now, it’s in your best interest to keep an eye on laws working their way through the California State Capitol and to know the legislators who are pushing them.
From legislation to cut rents and mortgages across California to your right to order invisible braces for your teeth online, here are five pieces of legislation that could impact the African American community across California, and meet the legislators who authored and introduced those bills.
Assembly Bill 3070 – Pulling Racism Out of the Jury Selection Process
Assemblymember Dr. Weber’s (D-San Diego) AB 3070 bill would prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of the prospective juror’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or religious affiliation.
Introduced on Feb. 21 of this year, Dr. Weber’s bill addresses how the jury-selection process referred to in courtrooms as Voir Dire — and conducted by trial judges, prosecutors or defense attorneys — exclusively uses peremptory strikes to remove African Americans or people of color from a court case.
Bates says she introduced SB 867 and SB 868 to help newspapers and freelance journalists continue to operate in California by exempting them from the state’s new anti-independent contracting law, AB 5.
Proposed by Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, the $30 million COVID-19 Relief Fund will help our most vulnerable residents pay for rent, food, medical care, child care and other basic needs.
The Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund (HCCRF), which is slated to be distributed equitably throughout the county, will provide $1,200 for households of one to four residents, and $1,500 for households of five-plus people.
The county’s Relief Fund will be managed by the Greater Houston Community Foundation, which already is managing a COVID-19 relief fund.
The Greater Houston Community Foundation has the knowledge, capacity, values and community trust to administer the fund.
The Greater Houston Community Foundation will ensure that the funds reach all residents by working with nonprofit, community-based organizations that serve vulnerable communities and through an accessible public intake process.
By JAIROS SAUNYAMA A GOLD miner, who was attacked and robbed by armed robbers in December last 2018, has approached Prosecutor-General Kumbirai
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Brackenfell High School approached the court for an interdict application to prevent further protests by the EFF outside the school.
Five short films from the Caribbean and the Caribbean-US diaspora are due to be screened this evening as the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) continues to host the virtual edition of its annual LGBTQ+ film festival.
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May 19th is the Official Malcolm X Day in the City of Boston and in his honor we will raise the RBG (Red, Black Green) Flag at Boston City Hall Plaza at 12 noon. We will live stream on FaceBook Live.RSVP on FaceBook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/553469748645712/
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The teen was arrested last November after her plan to attack the historically Black church with knives was foiled, according to police. Her plot resembled the one carried out by Dylann Roof at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina five years ago.
\"I'm truly sorry for what I've done,\" the teen said Thursday to the members of the church during an emotional statement in court. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.
As part of a plea agreement, the teen will be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until she turns 21 and face 10 years of probation for her plans to attack parishioners at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Gainesville.
Started more than a century ago, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has more than 40 members, congregants have said.
The Georgia teen will get court-ordered counseling in addition to her detention time and probation. Her sentence also mandates an apology letter to the church.
Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, the presiding prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the AME Church covering Georgia, said in a statement, \"while we are angered and frustrated by this incident, we do not hold hostility against this defendant. While she apparently hates or hated us, we do not hate her, and do not wish to nullify her future, and do not give up on her.\"
The plot unraveled after a student at Gainesville High School overheard the teenager talking about the threat and alerted the principal, who in turn notified a school resource officer, Hall County Assistant District Attorney Julia Greene said.
The student had a notebook in which she wrote about hurting people at a Black church, Greene said. In her backpack, the teen had two T-shirts, one of which said, \"Free Dylann Storm Roof,\" and had swastikas drawn on the sleeves. \"I do believe myself to be a white supremacist\" was written on the other side of one of the shirts, Greene added.
Roof murdered nine people with a pistol during Bible study at an AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015. He was convicted on federal and state charges. In January he appealed his federal conviction and his death sentence.
In the Georgia plot, the girl had two knives and had written down when she thought the church would be having Bible study, Greene said.
She went to the church on successive Wednesdays in November, but no one was at the church, Greene told the court. Two days after the second visit, the other student learned of her plan, the assistant DA added.
The girl told the school resource officer she had every intention to carry out the plot, Green said.
The post Teen apologizes for plot to kill black churchgoers, sentenced juvenile detention appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
The Move One Million movement has marched to Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg to call on the Constitutional Court to hold those responsible for state capture accountable. Members of the movement also marched to Parliament in Cape Town, to hand over the same memorandum.
To support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to zero rate several educational websites on behalf of students and children in Guyana.
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Move One Million’s main aim was to hand over a memorandum to remind government of the rights of all South Africans.
Electoral authorities in Guinea on Saturday declared President Alpha Conde winner of Sunday's election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo.
\t Some people went to the streets to protest immediately after the announcement. Such demonstrations have occurred for months after the government changed the constitution through a national referendum, allowing Conde to extend his decade in power.
\t Opposition candidate Cellou Diallo received 33.50% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Voter turnout was almost 80%.
\t Political tensions in the West African nation turned violent in recent days after Diallo claimed victory ahead of the official results. Celebrations by his supporters were suppressed when security forces fired tear gas to disperse them.
They accuse the electoral authorities of rigging the vote for incumbent president Alpha Conde.
\t At least nine people have been killed since the election, according to the government. The violence sparked international condemnation by the U.S. and others.
\t ``Today is a sad day for African democracy,'' said Sally Bilaly Sow, a Guinean blogger and activist living abroad. The government should take into account the will of the people who have a desire for change, he said.
ICC warning
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on Friday that warring factions in Guinea could be prosecuted after fighting erupted.
“I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages and contributes in any other way to crimes … is liable to prosecution either by the Guinean courts or the ICC,” she said.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages or contributes, in any other way, to the commission of #RomeStatute crimes, is liable to prosecution either by #Guinean courts or by the #ICC."
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) October 23, 2020
