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By: Alyssa Wilson Authorities in Haiti have arrested more people in connection to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Taiwan's Embassy was raided after several suspects were believed to have sought refuge there. Two Haitian-Americans and several former Colombian soldiers were also arrested in connection, the Associated Press reported. PREVIOUS: Two Haitian Americans Detained In Connection to Assassination of Haitian President The new arrests bring the total number of suspects to 17, according to National Police Chief Léon Charles. 'We are going to bring them to justice,' he said Thursday. Colombia's government has offered full cooperation and revealed that some of the suspects detained […]
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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
An Indiana officer who shot and killed 21-year-old Dreasjon \"Sean\" Reed after a car chase earlier this year will not face criminal charges.
WESTERN BUREAU: The mood at the Sangster International Airport on Wednesday morning was sombre as red-cap porters mourned the passing of two of their colleagues who died within 24 hours of each other. Thirty-nine-year-old Dwayne Peart, who was...
[VOA] N'djamena -- The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday that it was pressing ahead after the American and British embassies warned of a possible assault on the capital in the coming days.
By Sunita Sohrabji and Pilar MarreroSpecial to the Trice Edney News Wire from Ethnic Media Services(TriceEdneyWire.com) - In a country that is polarized and hurt by Covid-19 and a divisive leadership, a massive turnout of voters resulted in a close election where Democrat Joe Biden was pushed across the finish line by large majorities of […]
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.
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DON THOMPSON | Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's coronavirus cases are at their highest levels in months, a disquieting reality Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday was 'obviously sobering' and that led San Francisco Bay Area health officials to urge people who travel outside the region to quarantine for two weeks upon return. Newsom […]
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Up to 55,000 foreign nationals and their families from around the world now have the chance to legally immigrate to the United States and achieve the American Dream with a green card in hand in 2021, thanks to one of the most popular visa programs. Back in April, President Trump announced a suspension in issuing green cards for 60 days. As we []
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MILWAUKEE, WI - In addition to the production and coordination services of the International Institute of Wisconsin (IIW), businesses and individuals are playing meaningful roles in supporting the 2020 Holiday Folk Fair International, which will be presented online at www.FolkFair.org starting Fri., Nov. 20. Assisting the IIW in event production and presentation are the following: […]
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By the time the marchers reached Boston’s financial district, spontaneous celebrations were erupting across Boston.
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Alabama Montgomery: State well being officers are urging individuals to serve up a heaping facet of precaution at Thanksgiving, as the vacation comes amid a nationwide surge in COVID-19 circumstances.…
On July 26, 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated William B. Jones as the United States Ambassador to Haiti. The U.S. Senate confirmed Jones and soon after he took up his post in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Born on May 2, 1928, to Bill and LaVelle Jones in Los Angeles, California, Ambassador Jones grew up in a racially integrated neighborhood.
In 1945 Jones entered the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated in 1949 with an A.B. degree in political science with a history minor. From June until September 1, 1949, he studied abroad on a scholarship at University College in Southampton, England. Jones returned to Los Angeles and enrolled in the University of Southern California (USC) School of Law, graduating in 1952 with a Juris Doctor degree.
Jones practiced law in Los Angeles from 1953 to 1962. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service within the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., in 1962 and for the next two years worked within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as Chief of West Coast and Mali Programs. From 1964 to 1967 he was Deputy Director of the Office of African Programs, and from 1967 to 1969, Director of Programs Evaluation and Analysis Staff. Jones then served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs from 1969 to 1973.
William Jones’s first overseas assignment came in 1973 when he was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, serving as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural and Organization (UNESCO). He remained in that post until 1977.
Jones next served as U.S. Ambassador to Haiti from 1977 to 1980. During his ambassadorship, Jean-Claude Duvalier (“Baby Doc”) reigned as dictator of Haiti. Jones’s principal responsibility was to make sure during that tumultuous period that Haiti would transition peacefully from two decades of dictatorship under the Duvaliers (Francois “Papa Doc” and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc”) peacefully into a democracy.
Following his
Ambassador Barry L. Wells has had an extensive career in international affairs with the United States Foreign Service after an earlier period as a university professor and administrator. Wells was born in 1942 in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from East High School in that city in 1959. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Youngstown State University in 1966 and also earned a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in 1970.
Wells served as Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at Howard University Graduate School of Social Work in Washington, D.C. from 1972 to 1978. While at Howard University, his interest and involvement in the international arena began to flourish. Wells was instrumental in establishing summer field placements for Howard University graduate students with the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.
Wells’s first significant overseas experience came when he was hired by the U.S. Peace Corps to serve as Country Director for the nations of Belize and Jamaica. Wells worked with the Peace Corps for ten years from 1978 to 1988.
Ambassador Wells joined the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute in 1988. The Institute is considered the most important institution for the training of career diplomats. Wells served in a number of capacities including Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies, Associate Dean of the Senior Seminar, and Deputy Director of the Institute from 2001 to 2005.
On February 22, 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed Wells Director of The Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. State Department. Secretary Rice later named him as the Department of State’s first Chief Diversity Officer on January 22, 2007.
On October 29, 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Wells as Ambassador to Gambia. After U.S. Senate confirmation he arrived in Banjul, the capital and presented his credentials on February 13, 2008. Wells served as U.S. Ambassador until August 2010.
After returning to the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden Administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his Administration and important to his base.
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has named Tricia McManus interim superintendent. McManus will fill the vacancy left by Dr. Angela Hairston who announced her resignation last month.
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A review of state distribution plans reveals that officials don’t know how they’ll deal with the difficult storage and transport requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine, especially in the rural areas currently seeing a spike in infections. By Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson and Caroline Chen, ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest […]
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[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication Manuel Homem extended for another 120 days the deadlines for the management commission of Media Nova Group (TV Zimbo, Jornal o País and Rádio Mais), after completion of the initial 120-day period, which started in August.
Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland. James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012. Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland on September 20, 2012.
Makila James, one of ten children born to Albert and Eddie Mae James, was born in July 1957 in New York. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Cornell University in 1979, double majoring in Africana Studies and American History. She was one of the few African Americans inducted into Cornell’s Quill and Dagger Honor Society at the University. Three years later James received a Juris Doctor (law degree) from Colombia Law School and in 2010 she received a Master’s Degree in National Security from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
James’s career as a diplomat began when she joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1988. Her first overseas posting was as a Consular Officer in Kingston, Jamaica from 1989 to 1992. From 1993 to 1995 she was a Political/Economics Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Kaduna, Nigeria and she later served as Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Ambassador James also held positions at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. including Watch Officer at the Operations Center, Desk Officer for Sierra Leone and Gambia in the Office of West African Affairs, and International Relations Officer in the Department’s Office of International Organization Affairs. She was the State Department representative in the International Relations Office for Africa at the United Nations Security Council in New York City, New York. From 2002 to 2003 James was a Research Fellow at the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in Washington, D.C.
From 2003 to 2006, James served as a member of the U.S. State Departments Policy Planning Staff. She returned to Africa between 2006 and 2007, to become the first full time Principal Officer at
