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Ruto's silence amid battle speaks volumes
This could ring true for William Samoei Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President (DP), who has been uncharacteristically quiet amid a simmering political crisis in his Jubilee
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Will Jamaica still be blacklisted? - Opposition senator questions scale of COVID-19 effect on economy
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke had said that Jamaica, like other countries, had been impacted by a shift in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards of
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Farmers use technology to boost sales
It allows farmers to access high-resolution weather forecasts, agronomic tips, information on climate-smart agricultural practices, and compare specific crop prices at three of the major markets in Jamaica — Coronation, May Pen and
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With 50 honorary doctorates, Gordon Parks captured black triumphs and exposed injustices
Our childhood experiences shape the worldview we hold and for pioneering African-American photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, having faced aggressive discrimination as a child in a  segregated elementary school and barred from participating in his high school activities, because of his
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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Jubilee purge: Ruto's supporters anxious
While his name keeps popping up as a possible target, Majority Leader Aden Duale has confounded both friends and foe, forcing analysts to argue that he could survive the purge based on his performance in the
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Raila’s men plan purge to rid House of ‘rebels’
Two days after Jubilee Party leader Uhuru Kenyatta carried out a brutal purge in the Senate that saw him sack high-ranking members, including the deputy speaker Kithure Kindiki, ODM leader Raila Odinga is this week set to de-whip a number of legislators from committees in the National
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Popcorn with Zenger: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’ | Afro
“All Day and a Night,” the latest film from Netflix, tells the story of a young black man dealing with the reality of his
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Hong Kong police engage protesters
Police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday, as hundreds of pro-democracy campaigners gathered in their first rally after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security
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AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Lexus GS 350 F Sport | Dallas Weekly
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Uhuru's Sh54bn jobs plan
The government will hire 200,000 youths to clean towns, 10,000 teachers and 5,000 health workers as part of a stimulus package unveiled
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Veterans need lots of choices, including postsecondary career schools
But when it comes to trusting veterans to use that same sound judgement to put their GI Bill benefits to use they suddenly act as if we are
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This work revealed gaps in health care and financial support for veterans, even though they have the best publicly funded benefits in the
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Supt. Jones gives update on students academic arrangement School system proposes 2020 high school graduation in July with precautions
In a key announcement, Superintendent Dr. Corey Jones stated that the school system is tentatively planning to hold Greene County High School graduation on Friday, July 24 utilizing the stadium and football field at Robert Brown Middle
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If David Granger’s character and good name is in question he has only himself to blame
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Virus hits China's overseas markets
Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide -- accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic
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Africa’s electoral system a circus: Chamisa
Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed Africa’s electoral system as a “big circus if not an embarrassment to the continent”, hence the recurrence of disputed
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Kadewere's UCL dream still alive
WARRIORS striker Tino Kadewere’s hopes of playing in the Uefa Champions League next season received a blow on Friday, but the expected return to La Liga action in Spain has given Lyon a glimmer of hope that they can fight for their place in Europe’s premier club
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Uhuru's plan to reopen Kenya
The dusk-to-dawn curfew and containment measures put in place by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19 could soon be lifted once President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to reopen the country is
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As US edges toward reopening, a mixed picture takes shape
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — Efforts across the United States to reopen the economy after the long novel coronavirus-related lockdown produced a decidedly mixed picture yesterday as thousands flocked to beaches on a holiday weekend, but some churches defied the president's insistence that
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OPINION | Africa Day: A continent united in its battle against Covid-19
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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors | Afro
But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in imposing and ending lockdowns and “shelter in place” orders in the U.S., in Indonesia, Widodo makes the call, which has the governors of the 34 provinces in the country up in
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Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –
In a historic civil rights case, a federal judge late Sunday ruled against Florida’s Republican governor and Legislature and dramatically expanded the number of eligible voters in the state to include former felons unable to pay their court fines and
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Thandiswa Mazwai’s essential performance to mark Africa Day
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MTRH CEO impersonators detained
Three men accused of impersonating Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Chief Executive Officer Wilson Aruasa will be detained for 14 days pending
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Rwanda has enlisted anti-epidemic robots in its fight against coronavirus | The Atlanta Voice
The robots were donated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to the Kanyinya treatment center that treats Covid-19 patients in the capital
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Magic Johnson offers $100 million in loans to minority businesses
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and team president Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his life insurance company will provide $100 million for women- and minority-owned small businesses as part of the Paycheck Protection Program
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STUDENT nurses and midwives from the Caribbean School of Nursing (CSON), University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica are grateful for assistance they have received to shoulder the impact COVID-19 has had on their
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THE $400-million Manchester Municipal Corporation (MPC) fraud trial ended on Friday, May 15, 2020 with the conviction of main accused 35-year-old Sanja Elliott, the corporation's former deputy superintendent of road and works; his wife, Tasha-gaye Goulbourne-Elliott; two former employees of the
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