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Assistance Available to D.C. Residents Behind in Rent Amid Pandemic

D.C. residents who are behind in their rent amid the coronavirus pandemic have options, city officials say.

Source: The Washington Informer

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THE Cabinet has agreed to make a special allocation of approximately $308 million to fund measures to alleviate current drought conditions, minister with responsibility for water, Daryl Vaz, told the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

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W.H. “Dub” Harper Jr. died Wednesday, July 15 at the age of 89. Until his retirement due to declining health a few years ago, he was a fixture in Burke County banking and economic development for over 60 years. He joined the Bank of Waynesboro in the early 1950s and remained with the institution

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NGC concludes COVID-19 sensitization in the South East region of Sierra Leone

Anthony Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Following a five-day visit to the southeast of Sierra Leone, Hon. Kandeh Yumkella leader of the national Granf Coalition (NGC) in parliament, has completed his coronavirus disease sensitization tour. The visit took him and party representatives

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A cross section of Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Committee on Planning and Economic Development, on Tuesday, 9th of June, met with the Minister of Planning and Economic Development – Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, his Deputy – Dr. Robert Chakanda and members of the ministry’s staff at their Tower Hill office

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Savage, Augustus Alexander, “Gus” (1925 - )

Augustus Alexander Savage, later better known as “Gus”, was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 30 1925. Savage attended public schools in Chicago and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1943 before joining the United States Army. He served until 1946 before earning

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Ronald A. Williams

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Wineberry, Jesse Calvin (1955- )

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Wheat Street Baptist Church [Atlanta] (1869- )

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