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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Public Utilities Minister and MP for Lopinot/Bon Air West Marvin Gonzales tills the garden of farmer Davanand Jadoo, left, alongside officials during an event to commission street lights in Bon Air West on July 22, 2021. - Photo by Sureash Cholai Minister of Public Utilities and MP for Lopinot/Bon Air West Marvin Gonzales has said the pandemic has made his duties challenging. In an interview with Newsday, Gonzales reflected on […]
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
[Nation] The proposed construction of Lanet Airstrip phase one project will commence after the government closed the bids and gave a go ahead of the commencement of the multi-billion project.
However, the most important point made is that Black Lives Matter, especially as it pertains to the work force of Memphis and the 9th district.
I would advocate for both federal and private dollars for LOC and University of Memphis to increase their output of black tech talent.
We must identify black communities that could sustain the footprint of new industries and “Greenline” them for investment opportunities using local, state, and federal dollars.
Our local investment vehicles such as TIF’s and PILOTs would be best served creating similar opportunities in black communities for businesses with high ceilings.
I believe there is more treasure in our Black communities that simply needs recognition and investment to grow and make the 9th Congressional district competitive for the future.
It sounds cheesy, but one of the wonderful things about Christmas is the giving. Not the commercial trap-giving, but the giving of time to be together, the giving of love […]
The post 10 Cute And Cheap Gifts Under $20 appeared first on Essence.
Parts of Giyani in Limpopo experienced flooding after 200mm of rainfall in the past week. Residents scrambled to fix damaged roofs and cracks caused by heavy downpours.
BY NHAU MANGIRAZI Hurungwe district ran out of condoms in the first quarter of this year, a district Aids action committee stakeholders
The post Hurungwe runs out of condoms appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Black residents of Minneapolis angered over an incident of police brutality fought with officers in the streets and set buildings ablaze.
It took place in one of the “long, hot summers” of the 1960s, when Black Americans in cities across the country protested and rioted over police abuse and segregation.
While our history books remind us of famous riots in major cities like Los Angeles, Newark and Detroit, what took place in Minneapolis – where the Black population back then was just 8% – is often forgotten.
One result of the tumult was Black cultural centers began to spring up across the country, including in Minneapolis, where city officials helped establish The Way in the north of the city.
And so, by ignoring the voices of the Black community and their calls for change and accountability – and instead doubling down on the kind of policies that caused the problems – the city of Minneapolis squandered an opportunity to improve relations between Black citizens and the police.
A Colorado high school principal has resigned less than a month after the school received national attention for a social media video shared by students […]
[Premium Times] He is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday.
LISTEN to Tichina's full Yes, Girl! episode here: If the phrase, 'If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready' were a person, it would undoubtedly be Tichina Arnold. […]
The post Tichina Arnold Has Been Pandemic-Prepared Since 1991! appeared first on Essence.
Whether it’s a Zoom call for work, online classes for students, telehealth consultations, E-commerce, or staying connected to family and friends, digital access has become even more critical during the […]
The post You May Have Internet Access, But Millions Do Not appeared first on Essence.
Dr. Michael Grego, superintendent of Pinellas County District Schools, the school board and board members representing south St. Pete continue to offend the community, its leaders/advocates, parents, volunteers and partners who worked with them to develop Bridging the Gap, a plan to close the achievement gap between black and white scholars.
As I detailed in two prior columns, Grego and the board replaced the most effective director of the Transformation Zone to date with a white female (injury).
Community advocates, organizational heads, and others from the injured, insulted community are not constrained by the issues facing school-based employees; thus, one would assume their voices of condemnation will be lifted with volume and clarity.
The time has come for every employee of color in the Pinellas County School District to help the administration by banding together and honestly informing Grego, Corbett, and board members of the impediments to education that are inherent in the system.
Grego’s agenda was to introduce Webley; however, Webley’s introduction isn’t really important if, with her arrival, the district reverts to business as usual.
When Colombian pop star Shakira attempted to pass the 2010 official World Cup anthem off as hers, saying she was inspired on a return from a barn to her home, many people online found the claim to be curious. Curious because in 1986, the Golden Sounds, a group made of Cameroon's President guards formed in...
The post Shakira ‘stole’ Cameroonian song ‘Zangalewa’ for World Cup anthem. Here’s what happened after appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
[Lesotho Times] In another brazen show of police heavy-handedness, officers in Maseru shot at protesters with rubber bullets at the Thetsane industrial area leaving three hospitalised.
ARE YOU READY TO BUY? DON'T HAVE AN INSIDE TRACK? IT'S TIME TO CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL . . . Are you about to take one of the most important steps […]
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Haddish reflected on the deaths of her two friends, Michael K. Williams and Fuquan Johnson.
Uganda's permanent representative to the United Nations, World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Geneva, Christopher Onyanga Aparr has died.
After his appointment in 2013, Onyanga assumed the role of Coordinator of LDC countries from January 2014 to March 2015.
From the year 2010, Onyanga was High Commissioner/Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other West African States of Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, and Cameroon, amongst others.
Before that, Onyanga held various positions in the Government of Uganda, namely; Senior Government Valuer in charge of Land and Real Estate appraisal in the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources; Chief Estates Officer in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in charge of management and protective maintenance of Government properties.
Onyanga also held the position of principal national housing officer in the National Housing and Construction Corporation, carrying out construction and management of housing estates to increase housing stock in the country.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is poised to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine's February issue. However, as the cover... View Article
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HAVANA, (Reuters) - Cuba has begun late stage trials of its most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccine, edging closer to a potential home-grown inoculation that could help the Caribbean island nation contain infections and ease its economic crisis.
The article Cuba starts late stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Havana appeared first on Stabroek News.
Dozens more bodies have washed up on the banks of the Ganges in northern India as the country struggles with a second Covid wave. More than 50 bodies have been discovered in Gahmar, Uttar Pradesh over the past few days. On Monday, at least 40 bodies were pulled from the river some 55km (34 miles) […]
This article Dozens More Bodies Wash Up On Ganges River Bank appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent U.S. rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) will chair the Congressional Black Caucus for the 117th Congress. The announcement came as the CBC embarks on its 50th anniversary as the voice of Black America in Congress. Along with Congresswoman Beatty, the CBC announced a new executive committee that begins […]
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BUS AND taxi operators have threatened to shut down Jamaica’s transport sector next Monday if their demand for a 100 per cent fare increase is not met.
Egeton Newman, head of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) grouping, said at Monday’s press conference at the Half-Way Tree Primary School that the Government has been given seven days to respond.
Newman said that bus and taxi operators have gone “eight long years” without an increase.
The minister sought to use moral suasion to placate the transport operators, questioning whether Newman would “subject poor people to additional `hardships in light of the COVID pandemic”.
But private operators offering public transport have long criticised the process for rate reviews, a power that lies within the purview of the Ministry of Transport.
Freedmen’s Town is a nationally registered historical site. The site was originally a community located in the fourth ward of Houston, Texas that began in 1865 as the destination for former enslaved people from surrounding plantations in Texas and Louisiana after the Civil War.
Freedmen’s Town is located southwest of downtown. After emancipation was proclaimed in Texas on June 19, 1865, former slaves began migrating to Austin, Dallas, Galveston, and other cities but the largest migration was to Houston. Many of these newcomers traveled along San Felipe Road into the city from Brazos River Plantations south and southwest of Houston. Once there they paved many of the streets in brick. These new residents established a community where they were able to live mostly without the daily onslaught of racism and discrimination.
Freedmen’s Town quickly developed as a cultural center with the establishment of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (1866) followed by other churches and social and cultural institutions, The community and the larger fourth ward black community that grew around it, was prosperous well into the early 20th Century. By 1930, Fourth Ward held approximately one third of Houston’s 36,000 African Americans and was famous for its many businesses that included restaurants and jazz night clubs which attracted even white Houstonians to the area.
Despite this apparent social and economic prosperity, black Houstonians and especially Freedmen’s Town residents were limited by a segregated environment which denied access to most city services and formal rules and informal practices that prevented them from gaining better jobs. In 1929, the Houston City Planning Commission proposed a permanent geographical and racial segregation of Houston that limited black residence to the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Wards. While the Houston City Council refused to adopt such a plan (partly because it was illegal), blacks in Freedman’s Town and the Fourth Ward faced restrictive covenants and redlining practices that prevented
The minister told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in Abuja that talks with the social media company had reached an advanced stage and that \"an amicable solution is very much in sight\".
The post Nigeria’s Twitter ban to be lifted soon – minister appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Author, marketer, and activist, Fred is clear on where he stands. He wants abolishment not reform of oppressive systems. “I think the distinction is important because reforming systems essentially means negative things happening occasionally, destroying systems gives us the opportunity to make sure negative things don't happen”. Blessed with the ability to connect, he is equal parts stern and empathetic.
[Reporter] In the Horn of Africa where many competing interests are exposing the region to security threats, the defense forces play crucial roles in maintaining peace and security. They have been on the frontlines in protecting the national sovereignty of the country and ensuring law and order under difficult conditions. Despite their lifetime service, soldiers in Ethiopia are not well remunerated both during their service and after retirement, lacking social security benefits. Hence, they constitute one of the less
More than half of private-school staff who had applied for grants last year to help cushion the impact of the COVID-19 did not receive payouts because they did not meet the criteria, Education Minister Fayval Williams has said. In a virtual press...
Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the capital Nairobi and imposed a night-time curfew as part of containment efforts.
This rolling page will continue to give updates on major occurrences as relates to the East African country. You can follow Kenya’s March – April 2020 COVID-19 updates on our earlier page.
Kenya as of July 21 was the most impacted country in the East / Horn of Africa region toppling early leaders like Djibouti, Sudan and Somalia.
Government also rolled out mass testing in virus hot spots, a curfew remains in place but virus restrictions have largely been eased. The school year – from nursery to pre-tertiary level – has been cancelled.
June 24: 16,268 cases; govt spox infected
Government spokesman, Cyrus Oguna, has admitted having contracted Covid-19 and that he is at an isolation facility.
According to a statement posted on social media, Oguna said he had developed mild symptoms after returning to the capital, Nairobi, from an assignment.
He said his family is well and his previous contacts are being traced. Mr Oguna had five days ago denied being hospitalised for coronavirus symptoms.
On Thursday (July 23) 378 patients recovered from the virus, 199 were from the home based care program, while 179 are from various hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries to 7,135.
With 15,601 confirmed cases, Kenya is the continent’s seventh most impacted country behind South Africa (over 408,000), Egypt (over 90,000), Ghana (close to 30,000). The others are Algeria, Morocco, and Cameroon with over 25,000; 18,000; 16,000 confirmed cases respectively.
Confirmed cases = 16,268
Active cases = 8,548
Recoveries =7,446
Number of deaths = 274
John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of July 23, 2020
Recently, having come from an assignment outside town, I developed mild coronavirus related symptoms & got tested. #KomeshaCorona pic.twitter.com/HjiniqPVeT— Spokesperson GoK (@SpokespersonGoK) July 24, 2020
June 21: 13,353 cases; Nairobi records 1,200+ cases in 3 days
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has been fined by a court for flouting curfew order. The lawmaker is to pay 15,000 Kenyan shillings or face three months in prison.
Today’s ruling is the latest in a saga that has seen Sakaja resign his position as chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc committee on COVID-19. He was arrested with others at a bar in breach of virus curfew restrictions in place.
The episode has elicited varied reactions: from those that believe that he had at least done the right thing by resigning his coronavirus role in parliament. Others are of the view that he should have resigned as a Senator whiles for some, the about $150 fine is the headache for others.
On the case front; the stats are heading towards 14,000 mark. At close of day Monday July 20; there was 13,771 cases with 7,917 active cases, 5,616 recoveries and 238 deaths.
Confirmed cases = 13,771
Active cases = 7,917
Recoveries = 5,616
