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BWA teams working to restore water - Barbados Today
The BWA wishes to thank everyone for their patience and for working with the authority's teams in the field. The BWA is also sharing the following customer service update. Our teams are currently repairing several known bursts across the island including an 8” burst main in Proute Gully, St
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Illinois City's First-In-The-Nation Reparations Program Draws Complicated Reactions
Evanston, Ill., will make reparations available to Black residents in what's believed to be the first program of its kind in the U.S. They could get up to $25,000 for down payments or home repairs.
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Source: Stories About Black History
Moody’s flagged Mangaung metro pledges R 120-million to Bloem Water
Mangaung - the only metro under administration in the country - reportedly owes Bloem Water over R 1 billion for services rendered.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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DCB executives pay Minister Ramson courtesy call - Stabroek News
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jnr., was recently paid a courtesy call by the newly-elected Executive Committee of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB). The article DCB executives pay Minister Ramson courtesy call appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Garden of Eden issue triggers power shutdown - Stabroek News
Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Depdat Indar this morning said there was an electrical issue at the Garden of Eden power plant on the East Bank of Demerara causing a total shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected
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VIDEO: YouTuber Caught In Heavy Storm While Diving In Saros Bay | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
A Turkish man who wanted to shoot a video while diving for his YouTube channel was shocked by the storm he encountered when he got out of the water. Erdogan Odabasi, who has been diving and spearfishing for five years, set off from Istanbul on June 16 to dive with his friends and shoot a video for
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Tanzania: Minister Suspends Kinyerezi Power Project Engineer Over Outages
[Daily News] MINISTER of Energy Dr Mernard Kalemani has suspended Kinyerezi power plant engineer in Dar es Salaam for failure to manage the project to generate power to its maximum capacity.
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Residents accuse Makhanda shutdown leaders of selling out | News24
A meeting between organisors of the Makhanda shut down protest and residents, which was called following a behind the doors meeting with Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha, descended into chaos after residents accused their leaders of selling out.
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Source: https://www.news24.com
Dallas Park and Recreation offers COVID-19 vaccination registration for residents in FEMA priority zip code areas | Dallas Weekly
Dallas Park and Recreation Department and Dallas County Health and Human Services are working together to help residents residing in one of 17 FEMA priority zip codes areas get the COVID-19 vaccine. Residents can call a recreation located within the priority zip code to register, and once
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Source: Dallas Weekly
Applicants sought for Children and Families board – Daytona Times
Residents interested in planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating service programs for children, family and the community are encouraged to apply for a position on Volusia County’s Children and Families Advisory Board. The board has five openings for county residents who are interested in
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Limetree Bay Confirms Refinery Operations Suspended
Limetree Bay Energy is aware of persistent odor complaints across St. Croix and reaffirms that the refinery has ceased operating.
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D.C. Halts Various Holiday Activities, Extends Public Health Emergency Amid Pandemic
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued an order to pause various activities in the District from Wednesday through Jan. 15.
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Completion of GPL’s 46.5 MW plant delayed - Stabroek News
The Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) new 46.5 MW generating facility at Garden of Eden (GoE), East Bank of Demerara will  not be ready for an April commissioning. The article Completion of GPL’s 46.5 MW plant delayed appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Standing Finance Committee meeting to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines
PARLIAMENT has outlined changes to the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee scheduled to examine the 2021-2022 Estimates of Expenditure and related documents today and tomorrow.
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Lynne Patton, Former Trump Aide And HUD Official, Barred From Federal Employment
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Patton violated the Hatch Act during Trump's presidency and will not be allowed to serve in government for four years.
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JDF to conduct live firing at Green Bay Range, residents urged to secure livestock
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be conducting live firing exercises at the Green Bay Range in St Catherine from Wednesday, February 10 to Friday, February 12, 2021. The JDF is advising residents that there is no need to be alarmed by the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Earth Today | Hello Water - UNEP Cartagena Convention makes rainwater harvesting accessible to all
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking to broaden sustainable access to freshwater with the offer of a new training resource focused on water harvesting. This comes against the background of the need to bolster public health...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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2021 Policy Issues and Targets - Stabroek News
This first full-year budget of the PPP/C since resuming office, is themed “A Path to Recovery, Economic Dynamism and Resilience”. The article 2021 Policy Issues and Targets appeared first on Stabroek News.
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BWA to Conduct Electrical Upgrade at Hampton Pumping Station | The Bajan Reporter
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform residents in St. Philip and Christ Church that it will be conducting an electrical upgrade at its Hampton Station on Wednesday 23rd June starting around 9 am. The station will run on generator power for the duration of the works. Once the work is
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Source: The Bajan Reporter | Web’s Eye View of Barbados in the Caribbean
Midvaal municipality withholds payment to embattled Emfuleni municipality over lack of water supply | News24
More woes are piling on the embattled Emfuleni municipality with the DA -led Midvaal municipality withholding funds meant for Emfuleni municipality.
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Edghill blisters contractors on pace of Region 10 roadworks - Stabroek News
Minister of Public Works,  Juan Edghill is again urging contractors to adhere to inscribed deadlines, saying that he is dissatisfied with the pace of work on the hinterland road projects for Region 10, according to the Department of Public Information
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Corentyne pedestrian injured in hit and run - Stabroek News
A Corentyne man was on Saturday evening admitted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene at the Number 19 Public Road. The article Corentyne pedestrian injured in hit and run appeared first on Stabroek News.
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High School Principal Worked Overnight At Walmart To Help Students In Need | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
CHARLESTON, S.C. — As principal of North Charleston High School in South Carolina, an area where 20 percent of residents live in poverty, Henry Darby was used to seeing students in need. “There were some kids who, when I went to their homes, their mother wouldn’t let me in, but I could see that the
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Source: The Florida Star
Trinidad: 96-year-old Utilda found dead - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) Thedeath of a 96-year-old woman in Siparia is being investigated by homicide officers. The article Trinidad: 96-year-old Utilda found dead appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Kenya: Presidents Kenyatta, Museveni to Launch Sh250 Million Kases Peace Dam in September
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni are in September expected to launch the Sh250 million Kases Peace Dam on the common border, as part of the 2019 Moroto Peace Accord that ended recurring cross-border conflicts.
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Rep. Lawson Announces Funeral Assistance for Floridians Who Have Lost Loved Ones Due to COVID-19 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05)  announced that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistancefor Floridians who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Rep. Lawson helped to pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan. Residents who paid for funeral expenses after
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Growth & Jobs | We can’t build and expect water to come – experts
Experts at the recently concluded JN Foundation Water Summit insist that planning for water supply has to be a careful consideration to ensure the sustainability of development. Discussing the topic ‘Build it and Water Will Come? Water...
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Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu tests positive for COVID-19
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has tested positive for COVID-19 amid the second wave. He took a test on Monday after showing symptoms.
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Egypt Received Largest Number of Publishers At Int'l Book Fairs Since Covid-19 Outbreak - Minister
[Egypt Online] Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said Egypt is the country that has received the largest number of publishers at international book fairs since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Minister for Health underscores necessity of state-of-emergency
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