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Venture Capital Firms Pump $1B into Indian Ed-Tech Startups – The Wilmington Journal

India's education technology industry has raked in over $1 billion during the first six months of the current financial year from the likes of Silver Lake Partners, SoftBank, and Sequoia Capital, among other venture capital [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Jamaican church leader says Barbados on wrong path with same-sex civil unions - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Observer) News that Caribbean neighbour Barbados has indicated that it is “prepared to recognise a form of civil unions for couples of the same gender” and will be going to the country of almost 300,000 citizens in a referendum to settle the matter has been met with revulsion by key

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Mövenpick Hotel to offer health cover for guests

Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Nairobi has inked a partnership with global insurance giant AXA to provide free medical cover to incoming guests.

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Source: Business Daily

Counting on Chicago Coalition and Inter-Faith Leaders, Led by Pastor Eaddy of People's Church of The Harvest COGIC, Partner to Encourage Congregants to Complete Census | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Counting on Chicago Coalition, interfaith leaders partner to complete Census Census Sunday and gospel concert part of Coalition’s final Census push On Sunday, September 13, inter-faith leaders across Chicago participated in Census Sunday, an initiative to encourage their congregations to complete

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Phillips calls for urgent action to address voter apathy

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Peter Phillips says a national response must be engineered to address the apparent apathy towards the voting process, and other issues which emerged in the September 3 General Election, such as reports of vote-buying.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Trade unionist calls for review of IDT

TRADE unionist John Levy says a special committee of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) should be established to review its work and service delivery.'It was set up for a particular reason, with certain deliverables in mind in terms of time frame, and that has not been happening for varying

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Robust agriculture sector critical in building back economy – Green

From state minister for the former Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries where he served in the previous Jamaica Labour Party administration, Floyd Green has been promoted to take charge of the newly formed Ministry of...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Proposed Ban on Cow Slaughter in Sri Lanka Could Leave 300,000 Out of Work - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The government of Sri Lanka is proposing a ban on cow slaughter, citing the protection of the island's Sinhala-Buddhist culture, whose population helped bring the president and prime minister to power. Final approval of the bill, delayed for a month, is expected to leave 300,000 people - mostly

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

September 15: Harlem Renaissance Writer Claude McKay Was Born Today in 1889

Image credits: Alamy Stock Photo Claude McKay, a Jamaican-born poet, and novelist whose Home to Harlem (1928) was the most popular novel written by an American black at the time. McKay was born on September 15, 1889 in Nairne Castle, Jamaica, British West Indies, according to the Encyclopedia

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Source: Black Then

Nine judges promoted

NINE members of the judiciary were sworn into higher office yesterday by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony at King's House in St Andrew.Two of them are David Fraser and Nicole Simmons, who have been appointed as judges of the Court of Appeal. Their appointments become effective

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Latinos Report Financial Strain As Pandemic Erodes Income And Savings

An NPR poll finds 72% of Latino households in the United States are facing serious financial problems — double the share of whites who report this. Major health problems are mounting, too.

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Source: Stories About Black History

United Negro College Fund to host nationwide, virtual 'Walk For Education' on Sept. 19 | The Atlanta Voice

How do you stay safe during a pandemic, raise money for a great cause, and get some exercise in on the side? Through the UNCF's (United Negro College Fund) Virtual Walk for Education, of course! The new digital fundraiser replaces the annual in-person walk events that many of the UNCF local offices

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Consensus on reopening of schools expected from task force

NEWLY appointed Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams is the chair of an Education COVID-19 Management Task Force (E-COVID), which is expected to help to bring greater clarity to the roadmap for schools' reopening.The E-COVID Task Force, the ministry announced in a release

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Free Up Di Locs Protest | New York Carib News

Marcus Garvey once said, “No one goes out alone.“ Our righteous teacher would be proud of the gathering that took place on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at 4 pm.

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Source: The New York Carib News

FILM REVIEW: The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual

In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor venues. Hence the 2020 ABFF Online Edition. For those who tuned in, the array of films for the 24th festival by black artists was vast. These movies will do

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Shell, BP, Chevron Offer EV Charging At Select Stations | The Orlando Advocate

Forward thinking oil companies are providing EV chargers next to their gas pumps Dear EarthTalk: It seems to me that oil companies could stay relevant in the age of electric vehicles by offering high-speed electric charging (as well as gas) at their filling stations. Are any of them moving in this

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Report: Death Penalty Cases Show History Of Racial Disparity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people have been overrepresented on death rows across the United States and killers of Black people are less likely to face the death penalty than people who kill white people, a new report found. The report from the Death Penalty Information Center is a history lesson in

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Source: Black America Web

Westmoreland Eastern victor vows to work with constituents

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) Daniel Lawrence, who was declared Member of Parliament-elect (MP) for the Westmoreland Eastern constituency at the end of a judicial recount in the Westmoreland Parish Court yesterday, says even if his reign is short-lived, he will

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Newswire : Black households earned 61 cents for every dollar of White median incomes; Police violence linked to segregated housing

By Charlene Crowell, Senior Fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending The August 23 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, WI, triggered yet another round of community protests and national news coverage of a Black man. A series of multiple gunshots fired by a local police

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Barbados is on the wrong road, says Jamaican church leader

NEWS that Caribbean neighbour Barbados has indicated that it is 'prepared to recognise a form of civil unions for couples of the same gender' and will be going to the country of almost 300,000 citizens in a referendum to settle the matter has been met with revulsion by key Jamaican church groups.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Central Africa: Nigeria Awaiting Other Countries' Endorsement of Development Bank Project for West, Central Africa

[Premium Times] The Nigerian government says it is waiting for the acceptance of two-third of Member States to proceed with the Regional Maritime Development Bank project.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Barbados moves forward with plan to become a Republic | New York Carib News

Barbados has announced its intention to remove the Queen as its head of state and become a republic by November 2021.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Africa: Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

[State Department] This year marks many important anniversaries for women's equality and empowerment around the world. Here in the United States, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. In the United Nations, we are recognizing the 20th anniversary of United Nations

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Source: allAfrica.com

'We Were Determined to Stay Open': 75-Year-Old Black-owned Flower and Card Shop Blossoms Through Pandemic

At a time when many businesses have been forced to close or face closing, Lee’s Flower and Card Shop is not only surviving but thriving amid the COVID-19

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Three national shelters for abused women now complete — Grange

MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says work has been completed on three national shelters to house abused women, and they will be operational shortly.Speaking with JIS News after she was sworn into office at King's House on Sunday, Grange disclosed that the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Hard lockdown was a 'very, very important step', says Discovery CEO | Fin24

Its CEO Adrian Gore told investors during the company's results presentation that it recorded a 60% reduction in Covid-19 hospital admission stays.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Pastor Quentin J. Morris, Sr. Celebrates 8th Pastoral Anniversary | The Savannah Tribune

On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 1:00PM, a drive-by appreciation for Pastor Quentin and Sis. Monina Morris and family will be held to celebrate their eight years of working in God’s vineyard at Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church. The COVID-19 pandemic may have separated members from attending

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

FULL SPEECH | Level 1 changes to curfew, alcohol sales and travel as Ramaphosa eases restrictions | News24

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 1 of the lockdown on 20 September at midnight.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

CSEM joins county in win-win study of homeownership program - WS Chronicle

Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) and the county of Forsyth have come together to study the county’s Homeownership Program, which promotes homeownership among low- to moderate-income residents by subsidizing down payments for qualified

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Source: https://wschronicle.com

Jamaican innovator elbows room from Zoom - SmartTerm takes flight in local schools - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) Come October 5, distance learning will become the reality for tens of thousands of students, and Jamaican Shamir Saddler is hoping to help schools improve their educational and administrative

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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