PNP pays tribute to attorney Norman Douglas Manley
The People's National Party (PNP) has described attorney-at-law Norman Douglas Manley, who passed away today, as a true patriot. Manley was rushed to hospital today after falling ill at his law office in Manchester. He was later pronounced dead...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Africa Doesn't Deserve Last Place in the Vaccine Race
[New Republic] THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
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Source: allAfrica.com
British Sports Reporter Checks White Pundit Who Takes Issue With Her Accent - Blavity
Alex Scott, a British  reporter who is covering the Olympics  in Tokyo, has emphatically responded to a former trade minister who said the journalist “needs elocution lessons” and “spoils” the broadcast. According to The Guardian, Lord Digby Jones took a jab at Scott when he went to Twitter on
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Source: Blavity News
Uganda: Health, Finance Clash Over Shs9b Tax On Covid-19 Pick-Up Trucks
[Monitor] Officials in the Ministry of Health have clashed with their counterparts in the the Finance ministry after the latter blocked tax exemption on 282 pick-up trucks procured using donated funds to boost Covid-19 response.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Museveni, Lawyers Disagree Over Covid-19 Drug Ownership
[Monitor] Lawyers have challenged President Museveni's orders that institutions should stop frustrating scientists who are making efforts to come up with breakthrough inventions for Covid-19 pandemic fight.
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Source: allAfrica.com
OP-ED: Black-Owned Businesses Look to the FDA to Protect Them - Milwaukee Community Journal
            By Ron Busby, President & CEO, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. What many of us have dreamed about for the past year may be turning into reality. Almost half of the nation has been fully vaccinated, the CDC has announced businesses can reopen along with lifted mask guidance, and the glimmer of
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Rwanda: President Samia Suluhu Expected in Kigali
[Nation] Tanzanian President Samia Suhulu will on Monday arrive in Kigali for her first visit state to Rwanda. During the two-day visit, she is expected to hold private talks with President Paul Kagame.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Lands Minister Faults Partial Pay of Landlords
[Monitor] Attempts by government to resolve the land ownership problem in Nakasongola District through compensation of landlords is under scrutiny by both the Lands ministry and the district leaders.
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Source: allAfrica.com
A surprise move - Minister Weir - Barbados Today
The decision by Pinnacle Feeds Limited to substantially increase the price of animal feeds from next month is not sitting well with Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir.In fact, Weir has suggested that Government might have to start looking for additional suppliers if a compromise
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Uganda: How Two Students Used TV, Newspapers to Pass Uce
[Monitor] On March 18, 2020, shortly after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, President Museveni announced the closure of all education institutions, sending home nearly 15 million of the country's learners.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Buikwe Residents Petition Minister Over Poor Health Facilities
[Monitor] Residents in the Buikwe District have decried the deploring health conditions and demanded that government provides better health services by upgrading the available health centre II and IIIs in the district.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Why Ugandans Snubbed Govt Donation Appeal
[Monitor] An appeal by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, to Ugandans and corporate entities to donate to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has been met with low enthusiasm.
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Source: allAfrica.com
East Africa: Gen Kibochi - Why Kenya Is Tense Over Ethiopia War
[Nation] Kenya is seeking the United Nations' intervention to prevent an influx of refugees and weapons into the country due to the ongoing war in Ethiopia.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: The Curious Case of MP Muhammad Ssegirinya
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- "You don't have to be rich to give. Giving comes from the heart." Mohammed Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North MP says in a TV appearance when asked about the source of his funds. Anyone would be right to ask about the source of Ssegirinya's funds because whereas
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Source: allAfrica.com
Harare council director arrested - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE HARARE City Council’s director of works Isiah Zvenyika Chawatama yesterday appeared in court facing criminal abuse of office charges. Chawatama (55), who was represented by Admire Rubaya, was granted $20 000 bail by magistrate Judith Taruvinga. The city boss was remanded to
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
New Zealand Nurses Reject Pay Offer, Set To Walk Off The Job Again – The Wilmington Journal
The Kiwi health minister has revealed that nurses have declined annual pay raises of at least 3.2 percent and will strike again. The post New Zealand Nurses Reject Pay Offer, Set To Walk Off The [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Job Opportunity at Absa Group Limited, Customer Service Advisor – Zanzibar 2 - - The Tanzania News
Truly African Absa Group Limited We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance. Absa Group Limited is listed
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Source: The Tanzania News
HHW Gaming: Here Is When We Are Heading To Wakanda In ‘Marvel’s Avengers’
Thursday (Jul.29) revealed the upcoming Black Panther - War For Wakanda expansion is dropping on August 17 and will be completely free to owners of the core Marvel's Avengers game.
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Source: The Urban Daily
Rwanda: Five Takeaways From Minister Biruta's News Conference
[New Times] The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson Dr. Vincent Biruta hosted a press conference on Thursday, July 28.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Mary Moraa Through to 800m Semis as Sum, Cherotich Exit Olympics
[Nation] Tokyo -- Kenya's bid to win a second women's gold in the 800 metres at the Olympic Games is in the hands of Mary Moraa after the youngster qualified for the semi-finals on Friday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Darfur: Sudan’s ‘Forgotten War’ Rages On – The Wilmington Journal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Each morning, Juma Sefedin Shaibu, a physician assistant at the cardiology department at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, scrolls through social media for the latest updates from his war-torn homeland, Darfur, Sudan. “Bandits [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Africa: Neither the Security Council Nor the AU Is Grasping the GERD Nettle
Analysis - Location of GERD on the Nile River
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ethiopian Selemon Barega wins men's 10,000 metres in all-Africa podium news -The Black Chronicle
Ethiopia's Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic Games gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres on… The post Ethiopian Selemon Barega wins men's 10,000 metres in all-Africa podium appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
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Source: The Black Chronicle
Uganda: Govt to Open 94 New Secondary Schools, Says Janet Museveni
[Monitor] The minister of Education, Ms Janet Museveni revealed tFriday hat government has finalized plans to open 94 new secondary schools in sub-counties across the country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Igg Issues Ultimatum On Wealth Declaration
[Monitor] The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has given all newly elected leaders 17 days to declare their wealth as per the Leadership Code Act, 2002.
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Source: allAfrica.com
August UK deportation flight blow to Windrush activism – Jaddoo
The impending mass-deportation flight to Jamaica from the United Kingdom (UK) has threatened to impact the work of groups like the Windrush National Organisation. Chairman Dr Desmond Jaddoo told The Gleaner that the deportation is scheduled for...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: Olympic Boxing - Ugandan Referee Aciga Eyes Final Call
[Monitor] All the three Ugandan boxers were eliminated instantly at the Tokyo Olympics, but referee and judge Antonio Stephen Aciga is still carrying the flag.
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Source: allAfrica.com
San community sceptical of govt pledge to develop Tsholotsho - NewsDay Zimbabwe
ANALYSTS have commended government for admitting that the Tsholotsho San community is marginalised, but warned it could be a vote-buying gimmick by Zanu PF in the 2023 elections. The post San community sceptical of govt pledge to develop Tsholotsho appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Uganda: Lake Kyoga Bursts Banks, Displaces 5,000 Families
[Monitor] For the second consecutive year, Lake Kyoga has burst its banks following heavy rains, displacing more than 5,000 households in Nakasongola District.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Private sector to introduce pilot programme to vaccinate 1,200
A pilot programme to vaccinate 1,200 persons in the productive sector with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is to be rolled out tomorrow by the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI). Using the protocols designed by the Ministry of Health...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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