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President pardons more than 400 'ordinary prisoners' in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — President Jovenel Moïse has pardoned 415 prisoners in a bid to reduce overcrowding at prisons across the country as a senior United Nations official said that the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country had experienced an overall increase in gang-related
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Social safety net stretched as savings wiped out – expert
The scale of economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that Jamaica’s social safety net needs to be widened and deepened, sociologist Dr Orville Taylor has asserted. The preliminary findings of a recent study conducted by UNICEF...
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Pompeo visit raises serious questions - Stabroek News
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Magoha accused of sidelining teachers
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion accused the ministry of having a habit of sidelining the union from major task forces on education
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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME
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Gov't urged to show seriousness by ratifying ILO convention
Veteran trade unionist Danny Roberts has called on the Government to swiftly ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention to end violence and harassment in the workplace, as a further demonstration of Jamaica's commitment to the global anti-sexual harassment campaign.
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Somalia: Somali Parliament Approves New Prime Minister
[Dalsan Radio] Somali lawmakers have approved Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Somali-a Somali Swedish engineer, as the country's new prime minister.
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Mena Leaders Say Without Census Data We’re Invisible And Disenfranchised
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Why seafarers are unsung heroes in war on pandemic
During the Seafarers Day on June 25, Shipping and Maritime Principal Secretary Nancy Karigithu said this group of sea workers have kept global trade alive despite the problems posed by the outbreak of the
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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean
THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of
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COVID-19 blamed for one-year construction delay for MoBay bypass
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been blamed for pushing back, by a year, the start of construction on the highly anticipated US$22-million Montego Bay bypass
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Rwanda: Insurers Petition Supreme Court Over Minimum Wage
Local insurance companies have filed a public litigation case at Supreme Court in which they contest the lack of minimum wage, arguing that such a situation is against public interests as well as threatens the profitability of the
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(1966) Robert F. Kennedy, “Day of Affirmation Address"
On June 7, 1966, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy became one of the first major American politicians to take a public stand against South African Apartheid when he delivered an address to the National Union of South African Students in New York City.  His address appears
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Western Sahara: SPS Congratulates Prensa Latina for Its 61st Anniversary
Bir Lehlu (Sadr Liberated Zones) — The News Agency of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sahara Press Service, has congratulated the Latin American Information Agency, Prensa Latina, on the occasion of its 61 anniversary at the service of the third world and the just struggles in different
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Lambert, Lucien-Leon Guillaume (1858-1945)
Lucien-Leon Guillaume Lambert was a pianist, composer, arranger, and music teacher. Born in 1858 in Vernouillet, France, a then-small village near Paris, he was the son of Charles Lucien Lambert, an American, and an unknown French mother. Guillaume Lambert was one of several renowned musicians in
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Jamaican appointed new IFC regional manager for the Caribbean | New York Carib News
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Tuesday announced that Jamaican, Judith Green, has been appointed the regional manager for the Caribbean, overseeing operations in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the English-speaking
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ANC 'dismal' on economic growth and reform - UWC economics professor
"Most economists, policymakers and international financial institutions agree that SA's monetary policies are necessary but insufficient to raise the economy’s rate of growth."
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Make it a criminal offence for companies to pay women less than men, says advocacy group | Citypress
Women constitute 51.2% of the South African population, but the labour market and business funding agencies still favour men over them.
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Africa's leaders, musicians hardest hit by virus
Kenya’s seat of power, the State House, last week reported that several workers at the principal presidential office and residence had tested positive for
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Source: The East African
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US faces severe economic downturn
The world's biggest economy faces a severe downtown but will not suffer another Great Depression, US Fed chief Jerome Powell said on Sunday, as three hardest-hit countries in Europe reported low death tolls and lockdowns
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Javier Ambler: Black Man Pleaded I Cant Breathe Several Times During Texas Arrest
Javier Ambler, 40, died while in police custody last March, however, it was only on Monday that body camera footage was released by the Austin Police Department, showing the father
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NJUKI: Refugees’ skills count, too, in economies of host
Programmes in training and skills development were availed to refugees without a clear integration into the local labour market realities or the same opportunity availed to host
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Madam C.J. Walker
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Rosalind G. Brewer
Rosalind G. Brewer is Group President and Chief Operating Officer, for Starbucks Corporation. In this role, Brewer will serve as a member of Starbucks senior leadership team and she will continue to serve on the Starbucks Board of Directors. As Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Brewer
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Africa: Unequal Access to Remote Schooling Amid COVID-19 Threatens to Deepen Global Learning Crisis
Providing a range of learning tools and accelerating access to the internet for every school and every child is critical," said UNICEF Chief of Education Robert
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Bush, Dwight L. (1957 - )
Ambassador Dwight Bush had a 35 year career in finance and corporate management before he became a U.S. diplomat. He has served as an executive within numerous financial institutions and sat on the board of directors for several corporate, educational, and non-profit organizations. As of this
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Virus Pushes Millions Into Hunger; UN Seeks More Food Funds
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday as it appealed for nearly $5 billion to help feed the growing numbers in poor and middle-income
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Rwanda: Trade Unions Urge Govt to Invest More in Job Creation
Both Biraboneye and Bicamumpaka agree on the fact that the government in partnership with the private sector will need to invest heavily in creating more jobs and reviving halted businesses after the Covid-19
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