10,000 soldiers from Dom Rep deployed to border with Haiti

Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige , byname of Leroy Robert Paige (born July 7, 1906?, Mobile, Ala., U.S.—died June 8, 1982, Kansas City, Mo.), American professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years in the Negro leagues; he finally was allowed to enter the major leagues in 1948

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Suez Canal

Suez Canal, Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long. Proceeding S from Port Said, it runs in an almost

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Pepperpot -October 2

Our leadership debate was child's play What a weird deb...

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Parliament will not sit again until September 29

PARLIAMENT is not expected to meet again until next Tuesday, September 29, as the new leadership of the House of Representatives is making efforts to resolve the protocol issues affecting the accommodation of Government members.Edmund Bartlett, the new leader of the House, and his deputy, Olivia

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'Wrong place at the wrong time'

BETWEEN sobbing and wiping her tears, Kashaine Oliver had flashbacks to the last interaction she had with her boyfriend Kenroy Gordon, who was one of two people killed in a drive-by shooting on 10th Street in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew, on Monday.Oliver, 33, said she and Gordon were making plans to

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Jim Roberts built a multi-million dollar business by putting people first

Karen managed the franchise accounts the last five years for Roberts’ business, which grew through the 1990s to include five franchise locations: in Dudley, Roslindale, Egleston Square, Codman Square and on Warren

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Holly, James Theodore (1829-1911) - Death

James Theodore Holly died in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 13, 1911.

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13

1911

Foundation commits $15m to Clarendon, St Elizabeth schools

SILOAH, St Elizabeth - Thirteen schools are set to benefit from a $15-million commitment in support of their online learning in preparation for the October 5 resumption of schools, through an initiative being undertaken by the J Wray & Nephew Foundation (JWNF).

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Watch Spike Lee’s '3 Brothers' Tribute to George Floyd

The 63-year-old has now released a short film in honor of Geogre Floyd, which aired on last night’s (June 9) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy

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African Americans in WW2

The second global war, also known as Second World War (WW2), occurred in 1939 and did not end till 1945. It is considered the world’s deadliest conflict in human history that claimed lives of millions of people upon political and military disagreements. The two opposing military alliances called

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African diaspora in the Americas

The African diaspora in the Americas is used to refer to people born in the Americas with predominantly African ancestry. Most are descendants of people enslaved and transferred from Africa to the Americas by Europeans, to work in their colonies, mostly in mines and plantations as slaves, between

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Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin (/ˈ b aɪ ər d/; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania, where his family was involved in civil rights work. In 1936, he moved to Harlem, New York

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Dawson, William Levi (1886-1970)

WilliamLevi Dawson was a well-known Chicago, Illinois lawyer who became one of the city’s most influentialpoliticians. His career paralleled the risingsignificance of African Americans in the Democratic Party. Dawson was born in Albany, Georgia on April 26,1886. Little is known of his formative

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Amadou Toumani Touré

Amadou Toumani Touré , byname ATT (born November 4, 1948, Mopti, French Sudan [now in Mali]), Malian politician and military leader who twice led his country. He served as interim president (1991–92) after a coup and was elected president in 2002. In March 2012 he was deposed in a military

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Viola McCarthy remembered as 'a devoted child of God'

As family, friends and associates of 87-year-old Viola McCarthy said goodbye to her at Essex Hall Methodist Church in rural St Andrew last Saturday, the general consensus among mourners was that she 'was a devoted child of God'.'She would get flowers every Sunday to decorate the church

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(1894) William Saunders Scarborough, “The Ethics of the Hawaiian Question,”

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Defense Department announced elimination of all

Defense Department announced elimination of all segregated regiments in the armed forces.

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Oct

30

1954

Allan Rickards dies at 79

JAMAICA'S ailing sugar industry lost one of its staunchest defenders on Tuesday with the death of agriculturist and former chairman of the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers' Association Allan Rickards.The 79-year-old Rickards has been ailing for some time, but even when ill he continued to defend the

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Independence Day for Domincan Republic

Independence Day for Dominican Republic

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Feb

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1844

The Black Revolution on Campus

Scholar Martha Biondi examines the impact of the black power movement of the 1960s and 1970s on academia and colleges, including the establishment of Black Studies at universities. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN

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Parliament wants to know why defence ministry has not implemented commission's recommendations

Parliament's defence committee says recommendations by the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) are falling on deaf ears, while soldiers continue to work with unserviceable equipment and under

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Stranded Trinidad nationals: Please let us come home

(Trinidad Express) Hundreds of Trinidad and Tobago nationals stuck on cruise ships are begging to return

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Joe Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Murder of George Floyd

After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has taken a firm stand against the police killing of George Floyd and the overall plight of African Americans who’ve been targeted, brutalized and killed by law enforcement

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Ray, Charles Aaron (1945- )

Ambassador Charles Aaron Ray was born in Center, Texas in 1945. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1972 from Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas, and his Master’s of Science from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Master’s of Science in National Security Strategy from

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Wyclef Jean

Name at birth: Nel Ust Wycliffe Jean

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Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966) - Birthday

Louis-Dantès Bellegarde was born on May 18, 1877 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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May

18

1877

Evans, Annie/Evanti, Lillian (1891-1967)

Lillian (Evans) Evanti, one of the first African American women to become an internationally prominent opera performer, was born in Washington D.C. in 1891. Evanti was born into a prominent Washington, D.C. family. Her father, Wilson Evans, was a medical doctor and teacher in the city. He was

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Dec

6

1967

ESPN Announces Finalists for ESPY’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

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Social tensions in Suriname flare over devaluation and fuel price hike

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) - There is mounting tension across Suriname following the devaluation of the Surinamese dollar by nearly 90 per cent against the US dollar.Following the announcement on Tuesday, the price of fuel, which had been subsidised by successive governments over the years, saw

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SANDF stays mum on possible assistance to Mozambique

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will only discuss behind closed doors the possibility of the deployment of its special forces to Mozambique to help quell terrorist

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