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COVID reversal

Faced with push-back from tourism interests, the Government is set to revert to its initial decision to allow tourists to move freely in what it has dubbed the 'coronavirus-resilient corridor'.

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Immigration Corner | Replacing a UK citizenship certificate

I seem to have lost my United Kingdom (UK) citizenship

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Nigeria: World Bank - With More Transparency, Govt Recovers U.S.$3 Billion From Oil Sector

The World Bank and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the global standard for the promotion of openness in the oil, gas and mineral resources management, have said Nigeria has so far recovered about $3 billion as a result of more transparency in the

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TRANSPORT HIKE - Shutdown looms as busmen, cabbies demand fare rise

BUS AND taxi operators have threatened to shut down Jamaica’s transport sector next Monday if their demand for a 100 per cent fare increase is not

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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Reflects On Moving Forward | L.A. Focus Newspaper

“At the beginning of today’s Board meeting we did take a moment of silence in recognition of the tragic death of George Floyd and the persistent racialized violence against

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Crackdown soon on communication from prisoners, says Chang

Speaking with the Observer last Friday, Dr Chang said while he did not know the specifics of the Red Hills Road situation, changes were being made across the prison system which will effectively cramp the efforts of inmates to communicate with their cronies on the

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This Day in History — June 16

1977: Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev is named president, becoming the first person to hold both posts

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Scruggs resigns NAACP to run for county commission

ST. PETERSBURG – Today, June 11, Maria L. Scruggs will end her service to the St. Petersburg Branch NAACP in the role of

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Operation Tooth Fairy provides dental care to students

LOS ANGELES — Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will receive more than 50,000 toothbrushes through an oral health initiative called Operation Tooth Fairy, district officials announced June

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From A Durag Festival To Virtual Celebrations, Here's A List Of Events Commemorating Juneteenth - Blavity

Black communities around the country celebrate the holiday with music, food, history lessons, inspirational speeches and many more

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Nigeria: Pandemic Has Stalled Real Estate Transactions, Says Ibaru

The Chief Operating Officer of Northcourt, a real estate investment solution company, Mr. Ayo Ibaru, has disclosed that the outbreak of the coronavirus is delaying a lot of real estate

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Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid Protests

Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid via of the Return was a successful tourism initiative designed by Ghana to encourage African Americans and others within the African diaspora to visit the country marking the 400th anniversary of the first documented

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Survey: Depression on the rise among Black Americans after Floyd death

Americans have been struggling with unprecedented levels of depression and anxiety due to the coronavirus, and now a new study has confirmed what many of us suspected all along: Black American’s stress levels have skyrocketed even more following the death of George

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Public Safety Agencies Continue to Support Residents’ Right to Peaceful Protest as ILNG Completes Mission | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As the Illinois National Guard completes its mission in support of municipalities across the state, the administration is continuing to work with local governments to protect Illinois residents and safeguard their rights to peacefully

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CIM Group backs out of plans to buy Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

LOS ANGELES — Developer CIM Group has backed out of plans to buy the iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza shopping center, following pressure from black community leaders who argued the purchase represented gentrification and was a threat to South L.A. and its economic

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Righteous Anger?

There are mothers, teachers, barbers and beauty stylists, shine kings with stories too vivid for words to adequately describe about open murder/abuse of black

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Quit Playin’: Who’s Lootin’ You??

“Mini-Me” Mnuchin tooled a foreclosure machine and looted the taxpayers for no less than $200 million, according to a Huffington Post 2017

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1st Annual Juneteenth Holiday Citywide Caravan Set to Kick Off Black Culture Week

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`When does it stop?' Slain man's family makes tearful plea

ATLANTA (AP) — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd‘s death in

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It’s Time We Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Race In America - Blavity

While we can search for more progressive ways to amplify the politics of race and privilege, nothing changes without the acceptance of a few unpopular truths and assuming accountability for that

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Police brutality protests move across the city

The #BlackoutNC protest was organized by Greensboro Rising, a collective of local organizers helping to mobilize the community around issues of killing, brutalization, harassment and degradation of Black people by the

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Is Your Car Ready to Race?

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Warren’s outreach to Black voters could help VP standing

Shortly before Elizabeth Warren joined their virtual happy hour on a recent Friday afternoon, the five African American women co-hosting the #TheSipHour mused about calling her by her first

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Trump’s photo-op with a Bible is contemptuous

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Zimbabwe: Transport Operators Fret Over Zupco Scheme

Transport operators that are part of the Zupco franchise scheme are up in arms against the government-owned company, which they say is underpaying them for the use of their

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Actor Courtney B. Vance discusses social change and defining moments of his life

Actor and SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance was a guest on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show” to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on Hollywood, the need for real change following George Floyd’s death and the defining moments of his

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Nigeria: Coronavirus - 87 Percent of Nigerian Businesses Say Pandemic "Impacted Them Negatively" - - Report

A whopping 97 per cent of Nigerian businesses recorded losses during the lockdown over Covid-19 while 87 per cent said they have been negatively affected overall by by the pandemic, a nationwide survey has

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Republicans Hoping to Spend $20 Million to Monitor Voting Locations; Democrats Fear Consequent Voter Suppression | L.A. Focus Newspaper

However, democrats believe that this effort is less about fighting voter fraud and more about enabling voter suppression and making the voting process especially difficult for black voters and other

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'One in a million'

RESIDENTS in St Ann North Eastern say they are not yet ready to let go of their late Member of Parliament Shahine Robinson, who had served the constituency since

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Growth & Jobs | Young make-up artist innovates amid COVID-19

AT A time when many entrepreneurs are feeling the financial pinch from the fallout of business, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, certified make-up artist Teeah Anderson has decided to re-strategise her business model in order to continue to earn

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