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Families have embraced schools that affirm their students' Black heritage in a country where instruction about race is increasingly under
The post Black parents turning to private, Afrocentric schools to nurture their children appeared first on TheGrio.
Imbert said the government will adjust the criteria for accessing GATE. He said students with good standing, enrolled in accredited institutions and programmes will qualify if they completed an initial programme of study.#ttbudget2023
— T&T Newsday (@Newsday_TT) September 26, 2022
3 GOVT GUARANTEED LOANS FOR THE HDC totaling to $1.5 billion.
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said $500 million will be used for stalled or existing projects, $500 mil for debt owed to contractors and $500 mil for the construction of new housing units. @Newsday_TT
— Narissa Fraser (@rhopico) September 26, 2022
He said the difference in revenue would be better spent in social grants, where $5.4 billion is spent per year, food support, on which $175 million is utilised, disability grants at $630 million, and social assistance grants, which cost $355 million.https://t.co/9lsgAsolSF
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the government has allocated $300m for agricultural incentives, infrastructure and programmes.#ttbudget2023
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says that right now, the 4 % proposed increase in wages to public sector workers is the best the government can do.#Budget2023 @Newsday_TT
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says that right now, the 4 % proposed
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, has agreed to pay $150,000 to the Black mother police arrested in 2016 after she reported her child in danger.
Getty Images The White House released state-by-state data on how the Biden Administration’s plan for student debt relief will benefit borrowers in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Last month, President Biden announced his Administration’s plan to give working and middle-class Americans more breathing room by providing up to $20,000 in debt relief … Continued
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Nick Cannon has spoken out about his unorthodox approach to relationships and parenting in the past, suggesting that it’s all cotton candy and rainbows with the mothers of his ten children. However, that may not be the case. One of his children’s mothers is having a tough time and in an attempt to clap back at a social commenter, she may have revealed that her baby daddy isn’t physically or financially helping out as much as he should. Needless to say, Twitter was not impressed.
Malawi Police Service has apologised to University of Malawi (UNIMA) students after the law enforcers used teargas within the university as the police struggled to control students who were protesting. Eastern Region Commissioner Violet Magwaya has written a letter dated 26 September in which she has apologised to the students. On 23 September, students held […]
The post Malawi Police apologise for firing teargas within University of Malawi campus appeared first on Malawi 24.
By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom to learn. And that’s why the freedom to learn is often attacked by those who abuse power and those who cling to it. Every year, the American Library Association […]
The post COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
By Michael Phillis, Associated Press Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the last seven miles the road […]
The post Civil rights law targets 'cancer alley' discrimination appeared first on The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint.
No one knows why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. He hasn’t disclosed why he
The post DeSantis sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard put them at more risk than arriving in a large city appeared first on TheGrio.
Toyota Supports Inside Out Literary Arts Youth Performance Troupe Students Detroit, MI – With a long-awaited return for the North American International Detroit Auto Show to be live, this past Saturday, the InsideOut Literary Arts Performance Troupe delivered powerful spoken word thoughts in the Toyota Exhibit Area in Detroit, MI. Toyota and InsideOut Literary Arts, … Continued
Houston is ushering in Nigerian Independence Day by opening the third edition of the Nigerian Masquerade Exhibition presented by WeLead Inc. and SixSense Entertainmenton Sept. 28-29at the A.D Players at […]
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Amy Cooper , the infamous white woman who called the cops on a Black bird-watcher in 2020, sued her former employer for defamation and lost the case. As Blavity previously reported, Cooper became known after a video of her calling the police on an innocent Black man who was watching birds in New York’s Central Park went viral during the pandemic.
“The Economic Summit was created to bring ‘change makers’ together with minority-owned businesses with a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities to increase spending with small businesses and strengthen the conversation of small business diversity, equity, and inclusion,” said Jay King, the president and Chief Executive Officer of California Black Media, California Black Chamber of Commerce.
The post Cal Black Chamber of Commerce’s Biz Summit 2022 Offers Opportunities to Bid on Contracts first appeared on Post News Group.
By Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Jaime Contreras Just this week, we announced some promising news: visitors are coming back to Washington, D.C. After tourism plummeted to only 13 million visitors […]
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“.......due to the expansion of the list to accommodate more stakeholders and interests within the APC family, we have decided to adjust the timetable of these activities...\"
The post APC postpones inauguration of campaign council, to expand list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
This is about getting Oakland back to basics. This is about clean and functional parks for our children, youth, and families to enjoy. This is about building stronger communities through activating safe public spaces we can all be proud of. This is about a cleaner, greener Oakland that is dedicated to healing communities impacted by environmental racism.
The post COMMENTARY: City Councilmember Thao Announces $2 Million Investment to Revitalize Parks in East Oakland first appeared on Post News Group.
Shreeju Shrestha, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BCInternal Medicine - Digestive and Liver Diseases Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, are common bacteria that infect billions of people worldwide. They are theleading cause of […]
The post How to spot H. pylori – an infection that can cause gastritis and ulcers appeared first on Garland Journal.
Following the show’s debut on Sept. 22, a relative of one of the victims sounded off about Netflix recreating his cousin's breakdown and the families being unpaid for their story.
The post Netflix's New Jeffrey Dahmer Series Called Out For 'Retraumatizing' Black Victim's Family appeared first on NewsOne.
AFTER Finance Minister Colm Imbert told the country that over $1 billion was deposited into the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is questioning what is current balance in the nation's saving.
During her response to the near $58 billion budget, Persad-Bissessar in a media conference at her Charles Street, Port of Spain office said her team has been consistently asking for information regarding the HSF and had not been given answers by the Government.
“What he did not tell us was how much is in the HSF. He withdrew $2.5 billion in their seven years,” she said, adding that apart from the withdrawals the investments made internationally would have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
Persad-Bissessar said one concern she had was the “very worrying area of debt.” She said since assuming office, Imbert has placed the country in a debt trap and pushed the debt-to-GDP from 46.3 per cent under her administration to 88.7 per cent.
According to the 2021 HSF report, as at the end of September 2021, the HSF’s net asset value was US$5,463.9 million, down from US$5,731.8 million, one year earlier. The report added that US$892.7 million was withdrawn from the fund with US$600 million used to deal with the pandemic.
Imbert, in informing the country of the deposit, said: \"As a result of higher-than-expected oil and gas prices, we have deposited US$163 million, or TT$1.1 billion, into the HSF for intergenerational benefits.”
He boasted that the country's debt-to-GDP ratio has been reduced from 80 per cent in September last year to 70 per cent.
This reduction, he said, will allow the country to access loans from both local and international banks such as the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Imbert promised to stimulate growth in the economy by allocating $6.2 billion to the Public Sector Investment Programme. This , he said, was some $2 billion more than last year’s allocation of $4.110 billion.
“To create employment, drive development and stimulate economic activity, the PSIP has been increased to $6.2 billion, $2 billion more than fiscal 2022. And while increasing investment in the development programme in 2023, we will continue to pursue our fiscal consolidation objectives which will ultimately lead to reasonable fiscal and debt sustainability.”
The PSIP is the Government’s funded initiatives through the Consolidated Fund and the Infrastructure Development Fund that includes programmes and projects of various ministries and state agencies to enhance socio-economic development as part of the country’s overall vision.
The post Kamla to Imbert: What is heritage fund balance after $1b deposit appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the government will fund a new long-term loan guarantee scheme for small and medium enterprises.
Speaking during the budget presentation for 2023 on Monday, Imbert said the project will be managed by First Citizens Bank, in collaboration with other commercial banks.
“We are funding $500 million in partnership with commercial banks, a new long-term loan guarantee scheme for SMEs. The government guarantee will be up to 80 per cent of the value of the loans for up to ten years, inclusive of a two-year moratorium on repayments, and will focus on the non-energy sector.”
He said this will be in addition to a number of facilities put in place by government, including the gateway to trade programme, the export booster initiative, the grant fund facility in eight designated sectors, and the SME mentorship programme.
A full tax holiday will be granted for the first six years, business levy and green fund levy, and a 50 per cent reduction in taxes for the next five years.
He said government will expand the forex facility for manufacturers through the Exim Bank.
“One hundred and 36 manufacturers, with 118, or 34 per cent of these, falling into the SME categories, have accessed a total of US$395 million under the Exim Bank forex manufacturing facility. Eighty-seven importers will have access to a total of US$488 million to supply the nation with food, sanitary products, pharmaceuticals, PPE, and other essential supplies, through the essential supplies forex window.”
The post Budget snippet: $500m in loan guarantees for SMEs appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
The mother of an eight-month-old baby believes the babysitter is responsible for the infant's fentanyl overdose after receiving an autopsy.
