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COVID-19 Update: 377 new cases - Barbados Today
A total of 377 people, 185 males and 192 females, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 6, from the 1,401 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 69 persons under the age of 18, and 308 who were 18 years and older. There were 74 people in
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SDA school food pantry reopens to help families - Barbados Today
By Shamar Blunt Thirty parents from the Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist Primary and Secondary Schools will soon get some much-needed food supplies, thanks to the efforts of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Principal of the Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist Primary School Winslow Benn told
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Comparison of fuel prices makes sense - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: We cannot compare prices without a parity rating or a common denominator. The argument that a dollar is a dollar in a respective country is to disregard the purchasing power of that dollar. A daily parity rating which shows the comparative figures is given by the Central Bank and is
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Black Women Are Still Dying from Childbirth in 2022. Why?  - Los Angeles Sentinel
Black women in Los Angeles County are four times more likely to die because of pregnancy and its complications than women of any other race. In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Black mothers are dying from preventable causes at rates that continue to
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Treva Reid Hosts District 7 Town Hall on Howard Terminal Stadium Project
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The event will be held Tuesday, April 26, 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. The town hall will feature representatives of the Oakland A’s, the City of Oakland and the Port of
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Prosecutor proposes time for top-up machine theft - Barbados Today
A state attorney believes that a St Peter man who stole a top up machine and cash belonging to a telecommunications company over six years ago should spend time behind bars for the crime. However, in his submissions on sentencing Anderson Glenroy Gibbons, of Church Street, Speightstown told Madam
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Online shopping and delivery here to stay - Barbados Today
by  Marlon Madden Even after the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, Barbadians will largely still want to do their local shopping online and they will require the options of delivery or curbside pick-up. This is the view of Gavin Bovell, Assistant Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain
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PRESS ROOM: Vice President Kamala Harris to headline Tennessee State University commencement, will also feature Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are excited to have the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris and Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, two trailblazers and history makers, deliver the keynote address for our commencement ceremonies,” says TSU President Glenda
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OP-ED: Prostate Cancer Rising in Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is a desperate need for creative solutions to getting more people screened and saving more lives. Smith’s initiative is an innovative approach, but there are other ways to
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Nigeria: Insecurity - Nothing'll Stop 2023 Polls - Electoral Commission
[Vanguard] IN SPITE of the raging waves of insecurity in the country and the killing of one of its staff on voter registration duty last week in Imo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has vowed to continue with its preparations for next year's General Elections, declaring
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Multiple Sclerosis: Activist Lisa McRipley Raises Awareness & Funds with Hustle-a-thon | BlackPressUSA
THE BURTON WIRE — In September 2020, McRipley worked with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan to bring her story about the high cost of MS medication to Congress, raising awareness about MS’s impact on African Americans, the need for more research and the need for affordable treatments
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Stoned With Cupid wins poetry slam competition - Barbados Today
Barbados has a new spoken word poetry king in Akeem ‘Stoned With Cupid’ Chandler- Prescod who wowed the judges in the inaugural National Library Services Youth Speak Poetry Slam 2022 competition. The competition was held on Saturday in the Golden Square Freedom Park before a crowd including
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WIBISCO revenues continue to grow - Barbados Today
Even as the company responded to setbacks caused by supply chain and pandemic disruptions, the West India Biscuit Company (WIBISCO) continues to grow its bottom line. Chloe Bermudez, the new chairperson of the century-old Barbados based but Trinidad-controlled biscuit company, said it generated
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Cooke has recipe for black beauty care - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden Barbadian-born entrepreneur Shernell Cooke is on a mission to solve the skin issues of black women with her line of skin care solutions – Rinuyu Skincare. Cooke, who resides in New York, launched her company less than a year ago, a goal she told Today’s BUSINESS she has been
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Community Celebrates Lifetime Achievements of Ex-Berkeley Mayor Gus Newport | Post News Group
Newport, who is now in his mid-80s, was born in Rochester, New York. While living there, he was leader of the Monroe County Nonpartisan Political League, where he worked with Malcolm X to defend nine Black Muslims who were attacked and arrested during a worship
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Nigeria: Free All Kidnapped People Immediately - Buhari to Security Chiefs
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that about 3,000 people were killed and almost 1,500 kidnapped across Nigeria in the first three months of 2022.
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COVID-19 update: 493 new cases - Barbados Today
Barbados recorded 493 new COVID-19 cases, 204 males and 289 females, from the 1,418 tests carried out on Thursday, April 21, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases consisted of 89 persons under the age of 18, and 404 who were 18 years and older. There were 72 people in
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Cave Hill promotes innovation through competition - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, with support from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, is putting what it preaches into practice. The Office of Business Development at the Cave Hill Campus recently held its inaugural Innovate Cave Hill Campus New
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Russian soldier killed in Mali | Africanews
A Russian national on an operation with Malian soldiers in central Mali has been killed, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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CDB president: Need to mitigate risks - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden Caribbean leaders are being urged to put integrated risk management systems in place or face the likelihood of not achieving their development goals. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Gene Leon stressed the importance of risk mitigation, noting that the
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Fairchild Street Market Village Project Phase Two commences on Monday, April 11th, 2022 - Barbados Today
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security – Markets Division and the Urban Development Commission (UDC), are advising the public that phase two of the Fairchild Street Market Village project will commence on Monday, April 11th, 2022. This phase of the project shall continue for four
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Nigeria: Managing Vigilantism in Nigeria - a Near-Term Necessity
[Crisis Group] Vigilantes have become so important to protecting the Nigerian public that for now the country has little choice but to rely on them. Yet there are dangers. Authorities should better regulate these groups, while working to restore citizens' trust in the police.
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Warning that de-risking could result in foreign exchange losses - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden The decision by some international financial institutions not to provide correspondent banking services to some segments within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could be driving legitimate businesses underground. This is the view of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett who
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A museum in Marseille hosts an exhibition on the life of famous Algerian leader Emir Abdelkader | Africanews
The Mucem in the South of France pays tribute to the spiritual and political leader throught an exhibition of 250 objects.
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ACC takes further actions in response to Auditor General’s 2019 report and 2020 covid audit report
ACC Media Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2022: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in this fourth media release continues to update and inform the general public on the actions taken so far on issues raised in the Auditor General’s Reports of 2019, 2020, and COVID-19 Audit Report
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#BTEditorial - The good folk of St Andrew deserve better - Barbados Today
Bajans have a habit of lambasting the government of the day when things go unattended. In Barbados, the Government is seen as continuous, in that people rarely say the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Government or the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Government. They simply say: “Government”. They put the
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A$AP Rocky arrested at Los Angeles airport after Barbados trip with girlfriend Rihanna
Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was arrested Wednesday at the Los Angeles airport in connection with a November 2021 shooting, according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department. The rapper, who was named as a suspect in the shooting, was coming back from a trip in Barbados
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#BTSpeakingOut – Is it law, or justice? - Barbados Today
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