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Over the last few months, our COVID-19 cases have increased at an alarming rate. In July, we were still well below the 10,000-mark in terms of overall positive tests and had recorded very few deaths. Fast forward to the present day, and we are nearing 20,000 positive tests and recording about four deaths per day. […]
The post #COVIDDispatch - Let's examine those numbers more closely, shall we? appeared first on Barbados Today.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
The New York Philharmonic is a world-renowned symphony orchestra that has been around since 1842. And recently, Grace Moore, a 12-year-old Black composer from Brooklyn, […]
WESTERN BUREAU: Winston Smith, the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), said that teachers should not be blamed when the education sector is hit with challenges, as this adds to the mental distress that educators...
EDITORIAL: SMEs cheaper loans lifeline the way to go
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 0:01
By EDITORIAL
The successful SMEs of today are tomorrow’s large firms.
The credit guarantee scheme is intended to de-risk lending to small and micro enterprises (SMEs), enabling financial institutions to advance loans at interest half the market charges.
As one of the bright spots in the fight against Covid-19, the State has crafted the credit guarantee scheme to boost recovery of SMEs that have had to close or slow down their operations from early March as part of public health measures.
In fact, the State should make use of the opportunity presented by this pandemic to craft permanent solutions to the challenges that SMEs face.
Just before the emergence of Covid-19, the number of formal jobs generated by the economy had fallen to a seven-year low in 2019, implying the country should pay more attention to segments like SMEs.
by PublicSource reporters The Allegheny County Health Department reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths Saturday. Of the reported cases — from positive tests dated Dec. 5 to March 5 — individuals ranged in age from 3 months to 90 years, with a median age of 34. Five positive tests were more than … Continued
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Literacy tests and poll taxes are typically no longer employed to deny African Americans the right to vote. But 100 years after its ratification on August 18, 1920, when the 19th Amendment nominally gave all women the right to vote, the reality is that African American women are frequently still victims of various voter suppression... [Read More]
BY PATRICIA SIBANDA THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has called on the government to lift the ban on privately-operated commuter omnibuses to ease transport woes and curb the spread of COVID-19 at ranks where commuters jostle for the scarce Zupco buses without observing social distancing protocols. ZPA secretary-general Paul Makiwa yesterday said the Zupco monopoly was partly to blame for the spike in local transmissions. “The government should lift the ban on other transport players, but tighten the rules and regulations since Zupco monopoly has failed and has many a time forced passengers to travel in open trucks,” he said. “We know there are those (passengers) that passed away, some are sick and some have recovered. From the time we started the lockdown, the number of cases was very low, but from the time the government started to overload passengers in Zupco buses the numbers rose at an alarming rate. I believe those that gather statistics can agree with me.' Makiwa said transport problems were affecting all and sundry. “It is not only members of the public that are affected, but the President and his entourage, members of the Defence Forces, the Correctional Services and all civil servants are caught up in this net,” he said. He said wearing masks was not 100% effective and did not guarantee protection from coronavirus infection. “The government needs to know that overcrowding people on buses is not helping, but instead costing people’s lives,” the ZPA official said. “For us to be safe as a nation, the government should increase public transport so that all of us are transported safely to and from our workplaces. “The issue of overloading is a transgression to the transport treaty agreements and even the World Health Organisation guidelines do not allow this.” Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana yesterday said it was not yet safe for private operators to resume operations. “As of now it’s unsafe to allow private commuter omnibuses on the road, only Zupco is allowed to operate following the mitigation measures which were put across by the Ministry of Health. So at the moment we are not allowing any private players on the road,” he said. Government banned private public transport operators in March to curb the spread of coronavirus, making Zupco the sole passenger transporter in the country.
A relative of murdered labourer Ramesh Madoo is puzzled by his death and are fearful that nowhere is safe from criminals.
Madoo, 45, was shot dead while speaking to a neighbour in the front yard of his home at 3B Drive, Piarco, on Tuesday night.
Newsday spoke to Madoo's cousin Shaun Rahaman at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, on Friday. He lamented the prevalence of crime and said he felt anyone could be a potential victim at any given time.
Referring to CCTV footage of the murder which was circulated on social media, Rahaman said the shooting was unprovoked.
\"It's not safe for anyone again, because if you look at the video you will see he's just talking with a neighbour when a car pulled up and someone started shooting. So it just goes to show that you're not safe anywhere. Not even in your own home because he was basically in his own yard when this happened.
\"As we recall and anyone can say that he never had a problem with anyone. As I said. it's a crisis and a serious thing we're facing.\"
Rahaman said Madoo was born in Guyana but had lived in Trinidad and Tobago for 14 years.
He remembered his cousin as a happy, energetic person who enjoyed helping others however he could.
The post Cousin of murdered Guyanese expat: We're in a crisis appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
The news comes just only a week after the closure of Rihanna’s Fenty fashion house LVMH
The post Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty is valued at $1billion as she sparks cultural appropriation uproar in topless social media post appeared first on Voice Online.
Hoosiers needing answers to legal questions are invited to a free legal consultation during the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual “Talk to a Lawyer Today” on Jan. 18, 2021. Consultations are provided in-person at numerous statewide locations or via the statewide hotline from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST at 1.800.266.2581. Individuals will speak with […]
