African Civil Society and Development Engage On Solutions for Food Security

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Telemedicine transforms doctor-patient consultation at Heart Institute

Patients at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) have been getting used to the practice of consulting with their doctors online.The use of information technology software and electronic communication to provide remote clinical services to patients, or what is called telemedicine, has rapidly

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Protecting migrant workers in Kuwait: a Resident Coordinator's blog | New York Carib News

In Kuwait, the UN has played an important role in countering xenophobic rhetoric, falsely blaming the spread of COVID-19 on migrant workers. In this opinion piece, Tarek Elsheikh, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country, highlights the efforts being made to safeguard the rights of

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Source: The New York Carib News

Kenya: Wanyama Opens Up on Lock Down Period in Canada

[Nairobi News] Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama says the lockdown period in Canada, where he is currently based, was a 'tough' period for him.

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Source: allAfrica.com

How Protesters Can Stay Safe During A Viral Pandemic

[ad_1] The viral videos detailing the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officials and vigilantes have sparked protests all over the country and the world calling for an end to police brutality, The protests have attracted thousands to march in the streets

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Africa: Beyond Florence Nightingale - How African Nurses Have Decolonised the Profession

[The Conversation Africa] This year - 2020 - marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. It's therefore understandable that it's being marked as the year of the nurse and midwife.

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Queen Noloyiso's death 'stark reminder that none of us are immune from the coronavirus' - Ramaphosa | News24

President Cyril Ramaphosa reminded South Africans that no one was immune from the coronavirus and emphasised the need for the country to unite in its fight against the pandemic, following the death of AmaRharhabe Queen Noloyiso Sandile earlier this week.

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Former England defender and Ireland manager Jack Charlton passes way - Stabroek News

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) - Few players or managers have enjoyed World Cup glory with two countries but Jack Charlton, who has died aged 85, was held in rare affection by English and Irish football

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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Threatens to Deregister Meddlesome NGOs, Confirms Fresh Lockdown Plans

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will deregister civil society organisations which stray from their mandates to dabble in national politics.

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Africa: The G20's COVID-19 Debt Relief Plan Needs to Go Further

Analysis - The G20 is taking a lot of flak lately. It's a global club of the world's richest and most significant economies, but its reputation has diminished since its heyday when it successfully managed the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis.

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Rep. Maxine Waters, 'Donald Trump is more focused on saving statues of slaveholders & confederate generals than protecting Americans | New York Carib News

“One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting the deadly uptick in coronavirus cases in America,” said Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Somalia: ESPs Santa Maria Provides Critical Medical Assistance On Board MV 'Al-Thakhira'

Press Release - ESPS frigate Santa Maria joined Operation Atalanta last month. Her mission is to protect the World Food Programme vessels and to deter, prevent and repress piracy off the coast of Somalia. However, during the 3rd and 4th July, the ESPS Santa Maria, carrying on board the

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Source: allAfrica.com

I Was Just Thinking: Change “Gonna” or Has Come?

By Norma Adams-WadeFounding Member of the National Association of Black Journalist Songster Sam Cooke promised us in his hopeful lyrics and haunting vocal rendition that “a change is gonna come.” “It’s been a long, a long time coming,” Cooke crooned, “But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it

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Caribbean People Stand in Solidarity Against Anti-Black State Violence in the USA

We stand in solidarity with the family, friends and community of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, the African Americans and all those living in America of all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, ages, religions and ethnicities who have come out in their millions publicly to

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Child written off after cancer diagnosis – Part 1

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Romans 8:31-32: “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Suggestion to broaden scope of Sexual Harassment Act

Another group has called for the scope of the Sexual Harassment Act (2019) to be broadened to make provisions for people who interact with the staff of the institutions and entities covered under the legislation.

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Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Wings Begin Season in Florida “Bubbles”

By Dorothy J. GentrySports Editor Both of Dallas’s professional basketball teams are in the state of Florida at separate, single-site campuses for the next few months as sports makes its initial return from a COVID-induced hiatus. The Dallas Mavericks are in Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort near

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Africa: 'Coronavirus - Malnutrition Could Be Deepened in Africa'

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the potential impact of COVID -19 on food security in Africa is likely to exacerbate the already existing burden of

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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. Although African Americans only compose 6 percent of the population in the state of California, Blacks comprise 10.6 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. This has been attributed to the fact that a number of

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Somalia: Bomb and Mortar Attacks Reported in Lower Shabelle Region

[Shabelle] A roadside blast and mortar attack have been reported on Tuesday in the southern lower Shabelle region, both assaults were claimed by Al-Shabaab militants.

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Tanzania: UK Names New High Commissioner to Tanzania

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The UK has appointed Mr David Concar a new envoy to Tanzania succeeding Ms Sarah Cooke whose four years tour of duty came to an end last month.

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Bra Company ThirdLove Is Investing In Women of Color Entrepreneurs

[ad_1] ThirdLove, the third largest e-commerce intimates apparel brand in the U.S., has launched a new program called The TL Effect, where it will provide monetary support, fundraising assistance, office space, mentorship, and exposure to women of color entrepreneurs. “We are dedicated to creating

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How the Seychelles Islands came to have its name - Face2Face Africa

Located northeast of the unique Africa addendum that is Madagascar, Seychelles is an archipelagic nation with over 160 islands, according to the country's constitution. Historians agree that for much of recorded history, the islands were inhabited although it was sighted by Portuguese historian

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Time for international community to act against the riggers - Stabroek News

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Coronavirus in Africa: 251,408 cases; 6,763 deaths; 114,212 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 190,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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‘Y'all Both Fine’: Tami Roman Turns Back the Hands of Time with Flashback Photo of Her and Actor Bill Bellamy's Early Reality TV Days

Fans may know Tami Roman for being outspoken on the hit VH1 reality show 'Basketball Wives,' but her former reality television gig didn't start there. []

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Katz's Deli offers outdoor dining for the first time in its 132-year history - L.A. Focus Newspaper

For the first time in its 132-year history, the deli, a New York City staple known for its pastrami sandwiches, is adding outdoor seating in response to the Covid-19

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Kenya: Ruto Sets Eyes on Top Seat, Trains Focus on Clergy and Youth

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto has trained his focus on religious leaders and the youth ahead of the 2022 elections.

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Universities move classes online for new academic year

THREE of Jamaica's four major universities are moving all classes online with a complement of blended modalities as they prepare to reopen next month at the start of the 2020/2021 academic year.The institutions - The University of the West Indies (UWI), University of the Commonwealth Caribbean

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Africa: COVID-Hit 2020 CHAN Tournament Gets New Date... As CAF Makes Major Changes to Calendar

[New Era] The Brave Warriors of Namibia will now only get a chance to make a second appearance at the African Nations Championship (Chan) tournament early next year, after CAF announced that the 2020 edition of the competition has been moved to January 2021.

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