More from NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.

Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.

In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.

Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.

Swollen feet

In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.

Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.

Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.

JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0

— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020

Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.

FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"On the morning of November 3, opposition presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat left his home to go to his party’s headquarters in the south of Kampala, Uganda’s capital. ¨ \n\nFrom there, he planned to join his supporters and party officials in a procession to a venue where the electoral commission was conducting nominations for presidential contenders. \n\nBut before he could, the police pounced and violently arrested him. They then whisked him off to the nomination venue in the east of Kampala. \n\nWhen he emerged from the police car, a visibly traumatized Amuriat was without his shoes. \n\n‘Rich in symbolism’ \n\n Since November 3, the candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has never been seen in public with shoes. At campaign events, he shows up barefooted. \n\nHi @Johnlaban256 atleast this time ask for retweets so that the police brings back POA's shoes.Please laban have mercy. pic.twitter.com/uPTtJNSyDk\r\n— MUZZUKULU WA KISOLO 🐺 (@DoniJohn3) November 3, 2020 \n\n\nCritics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point. \n\nUganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested. \n\nIn mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine. \n\nPolice has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention. \n\nSwollen feet \n\nIn an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief. \n\nDoctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet. \n\nYet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni. \n\nJUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0\r\n— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020 \n\n\nMuseveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election. \n\nFDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/b304714e-0b28-4f1d-9a65-21d2b12258d7.jpg","ImageHeight":538,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"42C8FAC1-E2C7-4A09-8CA5-16C843DEC99E","SourceName":"Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.africanews.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T16:41:44Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213682,"FactUId":"4CCFC3D3-32B3-47D1-B266-036D6788BBC3","Slug":"ugandan-presidential-candidate-campaigns-without-shoes-africanews","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Ugandan presidential candidate campaigns without shoes | Africanews","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/ugandan-presidential-candidate-campaigns-without-shoes-africanews","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/e00aab25-8364-4338-82f2-e8bab2a18c68/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news24.com","DisplayText":"

The year 2020 marks the first time that Nateniël Julies' family will spend Christmas without him.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"The year 2020 marks the first time that Nateniël Julies' family will spend Christmas without him.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/584118c1-9602-453f-8066-8cc63e762d2b.jpg","ImageHeight":683,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"E00AAB25-8364-4338-82F2-E8BAB2A18C68","SourceName":"https://www.news24.com","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.news24.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T15:22:51Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213428,"FactUId":"663D6159-8DAF-4EAE-90A0-B26AC2732B3D","Slug":"nateni-xeb-l-julies-without-him-there-will-not-be-any-christmas-for-us--grief-stricken-mom-news24","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Nateniël Julies: 'Without him there will not be any Christmas for us' - grief-stricken mom | News24","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/nateni-xeb-l-julies-without-him-there-will-not-be-any-christmas-for-us--grief-stricken-mom-news24","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/5d006ef9-82fd-4caa-85c3-3893633545b3/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fen.mercopress.com","DisplayText":"

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary. Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense, was a surprise pick over Michele Flournoy, a former top Defense Department official who was considered the leading contender for the job. Flournoy would have been the first woman defense secretary. The news was first reported by Politico.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary. Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense, was a surprise pick over Michele Flournoy, a former top Defense Department official who was considered the leading contender for the job. Flournoy would have been the first woman defense secretary. The news was first reported by Politico.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/0341b91c-8ce2-4304-9ef8-07f9d1800750.jpg","ImageHeight":315,"ImageWidth":600,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"5D006EF9-82FD-4CAA-85C3-3893633545B3","SourceName":"News from Latin America and Mercosur - MercoPress","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://en.mercopress.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T10:18:11Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213660,"FactUId":"72E1712E-2287-4D07-A4A5-C1BA61EBB17A","Slug":"biden-expected-to-announce-first-afro-american-general-as-secretary-of-defense--african-american-news-today--ein-presswire","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Biden expected to announce first Afro-American General as Secretary of Defense - African American News Today - EIN Presswire","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/biden-expected-to-announce-first-afro-american-general-as-secretary-of-defense--african-american-news-today--ein-presswire","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/fa2f9afd-7089-4f75-b6cc-7310752048d0/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fdiversityinaction.net%2F","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/df687784-fa62-4864-8b12-bf6887adb209/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fblacknewschannel.com","DisplayText":"

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As citizens in Ghana are poised to pick the country’s next president, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, recalled the impact of former President Jerry Rawlings, who died on November 12, at the age of 73. “President Jerry Rawlings played a critical role in the history of Ghana, leading the country for twenty years and overseeing its transition to a stable, multiparty democracy,” Waters noted. “President Rawlings was democratically elected in 1992 and again in 1996 and presided over numerous economic and political reforms. When his […]

The post Waters Remembers Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings on Eve of Country's Election appeared first on Black News Channel.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As citizens in Ghana are poised to pick the country’s next president, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, recalled the impact of former President Jerry Rawlings, who died on November 12, at the age of 73. “President Jerry Rawlings played a critical role in the history of Ghana, leading the country for twenty years and overseeing its transition to a stable, multiparty democracy,” Waters noted. “President Rawlings was democratically elected in 1992 and again in 1996 and presided over numerous economic and political reforms. When his […]\r\n\nThe post Waters Remembers Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings on Eve of Country's Election appeared first on Black News Channel.\r\n","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/8304308f-16f4-4e70-a078-1bbc14010837.jpg","ImageHeight":600,"ImageWidth":1000,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"DF687784-FA62-4864-8B12-BF6887ADB209","SourceName":"Black News Channel - Black News Channel","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://blacknewschannel.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"FA2F9AFD-7089-4F75-B6CC-7310752048D0","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Diversity In Action","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/DiversityInAction-Logo-24.jpg","SponsorUrl":"https://diversityinaction.net/","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T20:17:12Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213700,"FactUId":"3C92CAE7-239F-419C-8190-975FA3060F1D","Slug":"waters-remembers-ghanaian-president-jerry-rawlings-on-eve-of-countrys-election--black-news-channel","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Waters Remembers Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings on Eve of Country's Election - Black News Channel","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/waters-remembers-ghanaian-president-jerry-rawlings-on-eve-of-countrys-election--black-news-channel","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/719b652c-f056-4cc5-945c-203c2a3d7550/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fchicagocrusader.com","DisplayText":"

Ever since the start of the global pandemic, the world has been eagerly awaiting the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines. Not only will these save lives, but kick start the economy and pave the way to a return to normality. Americans have welcomed recent news, with cautious optimism, that two vaccines (by Pfizer and […]

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Ever since the start of the global pandemic, the world has been eagerly awaiting the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines. Not only will these save lives, but kick start the economy and pave the way to a return to normality. Americans have welcomed recent news, with cautious optimism, that two vaccines (by Pfizer and […]","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/08b366bd-e712-49de-83a0-89a451bd24d8.jpg","ImageHeight":734,"ImageWidth":1100,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"719B652C-F056-4CC5-945C-203C2A3D7550","SourceName":"The Crusader Newspaper Group","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://chicagocrusader.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T05:31:11Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213273,"FactUId":"C81F9962-27CF-4F2B-87EB-E8AD650DDD7A","Slug":"survey-asks-how-much-would-you-pay-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-first-the-crusader-newspaper-group","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Survey asks ‘How much would you pay to get COVID-19 vaccine first?’ | The Crusader Newspaper Group","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/survey-asks-how-much-would-you-pay-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-first-the-crusader-newspaper-group","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/9e1feea4-572c-4dd2-8f95-e6c7481f3050/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/http%3A%2F%2Fcriticalracedigitalstudies.com","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/8ff085d2-3b61-4a6e-b1da-34c1d2d358fd/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fatlantadailyworld.com","DisplayText":"

The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays, reveals survey. Almost half of respondents say drinking at Christmas is a family tradition. Over 1 in 3 say they gift booze to loved ones at Christmas. A quarter admit they spike their morning coffee with alcohol during … Continued

The post The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays, reveals survey. Almost half of respondents say drinking at Christmas is a family tradition. Over 1 in 3 say they gift booze to loved ones at Christmas. A quarter admit they spike their morning coffee with alcohol during … Continued\r\n\nThe post The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.\r\n","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/d39f648f-c8b2-4f5e-9807-e24dd7e9762e.jpg","ImageHeight":667,"ImageWidth":1000,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"8FF085D2-3B61-4A6E-B1DA-34C1D2D358FD","SourceName":"Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://atlantadailyworld.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"9E1FEEA4-572C-4DD2-8F95-E6C7481F3050","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/crds-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"http://criticalracedigitalstudies.com","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T18:55:35Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213736,"FactUId":"3BE56650-EF9E-49CF-B8CC-7C401EEEC0E9","Slug":"the-12-days-of-christmas-the-average-georgian-drinks-for-4-days-in-a-row-over-the-holidays-atlanta-daily-world","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays | Atlanta Daily World","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/the-12-days-of-christmas-the-average-georgian-drinks-for-4-days-in-a-row-over-the-holidays-atlanta-daily-world","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/f37ce5c3-b4b9-4e92-8cc0-20e30ff60e7d/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fjamaica-gleaner.com","DisplayText":"

Vendors and merchants in the downtown Kingston market district will apparently not face a similar Grand Market clampdown as has been announced for the western city, Montego Bay. While committing to enforcing coronavirus health and safety protocols...

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Vendors and merchants in the downtown Kingston market district will apparently not face a similar Grand Market clampdown as has been announced for the western city, Montego Bay. While committing to enforcing coronavirus health and safety protocols...","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/4bedb341-f3b9-485e-80bb-978fc9aaa8b3.jpg","ImageHeight":188,"ImageWidth":250,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"F37CE5C3-B4B9-4E92-8CC0-20E30FF60E7D","SourceName":"Jamaica Gleaner","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://jamaica-gleaner.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-09T05:22:10Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":214101,"FactUId":"DB59906F-E6B9-4487-920B-E8180995D25E","Slug":"no-grand-market-crackdown--with-one-eye-on-covid-kingston-mayor-says-city-will-broker-deal-with-vendors-for-christmas","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"No Grand Market crackdown - With one eye on COVID, Kingston mayor says city will broker deal with vendors for Christmas","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/no-grand-market-crackdown--with-one-eye-on-covid-kingston-mayor-says-city-will-broker-deal-with-vendors-for-christmas","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/ba8cd304-6b2c-4c96-b969-a837090ad7f7/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com","DisplayText":"

[Nation] The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) has named Professor Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel the winner of the 2018 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Breakthrough and Technological Innovation.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"[Nation] The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) has named Professor Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel the winner of the 2018 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Breakthrough and Technological Innovation.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/38909817-de57-4ad3-83b7-eb3026efc376.jpg","ImageHeight":664,"ImageWidth":664,"ImageOrientation":"portrait","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"BA8CD304-6B2C-4C96-B969-A837090AD7F7","SourceName":"allAfrica.com","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://allafrica.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T06:17:00Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213208,"FactUId":"DB9ECDD2-571F-4778-B6F3-DBAAD07F0F59","Slug":"africa-professor-dani-l-christiaan-de-wet-swanepoel-wins-african-academy-of-sciences-prize","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Africa: Professor Daniël Christiaan De Wet Swanepoel Wins African Academy of Sciences Prize","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/africa-professor-dani-l-christiaan-de-wet-swanepoel-wins-african-academy-of-sciences-prize","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/db639b42-2581-4fb8-aa10-144471738a50/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alpfa.org%2Fpage%2Fboston","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/ba8cd304-6b2c-4c96-b969-a837090ad7f7/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com","DisplayText":"

[The Herald] In responding to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called upon all African countries to adopt best practices, strategies, guidelines and recommendations to handle Covid-19 pandemic.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"[The Herald] In responding to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called upon all African countries to adopt best practices, strategies, guidelines and recommendations to handle Covid-19 pandemic.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/611bcad2-e6c9-4034-a1a3-758eb0179c3b.jpg","ImageHeight":409,"ImageWidth":668,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"BA8CD304-6B2C-4C96-B969-A837090AD7F7","SourceName":"allAfrica.com","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://allafrica.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"DB639B42-2581-4FB8-AA10-144471738A50","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/alpfa-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"https://www.alpfa.org/page/boston","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T07:08:52Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213905,"FactUId":"BD0CD497-DA7C-4F69-9F11-8F2BB8042E81","Slug":"africa-to-adopt-new-covid-19-strategies","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Africa to Adopt New Covid-19 Strategies","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/africa-to-adopt-new-covid-19-strategies","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/d527c4ab-5451-447a-8704-6d3e5f994beb/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bet.com","DisplayText":"

Temple says he thinks he might have been exposed to the virus after spending time with family in Louisiana.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Temple says he thinks he might have been exposed to the virus after spending time with family in Louisiana.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/829396be-b9a6-42ac-8801-6a34f4498a57.jpg","ImageHeight":600,"ImageWidth":1200,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"D527C4AB-5451-447A-8704-6D3E5F994BEB","SourceName":"Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.bet.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T13:02:54Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213733,"FactUId":"11EFFA69-99BA-4E34-B2BD-5B7840B98403","Slug":"new-chicago-bulls-player-garrett-temple-says-he-contracted-covid-19-during-a-thanksgiving-celebration","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"New Chicago Bulls Player Garrett Temple Says He Contracted COVID-19 During A Thanksgiving Celebration","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/new-chicago-bulls-player-garrett-temple-says-he-contracted-covid-19-during-a-thanksgiving-celebration","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/c1e5e647-184a-49fc-af93-4b85a727fac9/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fboston.naaap.org%2Fcpages%2Fhome","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/42c8fac1-e2c7-4a09-8ca5-16c843dec99e/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.africanews.com","DisplayText":"

Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that’s relying initially on a China's Sinopharm vaccine.

The first injections could come within days, a Health Ministry official told The Associated Press. 

While Britain began its vaccination program Tuesday with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the U.S. and European Union are racing to approve a series of Western-made vaccines, other governments are looking to use vaccines from China and Russia.

Morocco is battling a resurgence in virus infections, with the number of recorded deaths from the virus surpassing 6,000. The North African kingdom is pinning its hopes on two vaccine candidates, one developed by China’s Sinopharm and the other by Britain’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

The Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for emergency use in a few countries and the company is still conducting late-stage clinical trials in 10 countries.

Morocco’s government seeks to vaccinate 80% of its adults, or 25 million people, as soon as the vaccines are approved by domestic regulators. Priority will go to medical staff and other front-line workers, as well as the elderly.

It will start with the Sinopharm vaccine, which was tested on 600 Moroccans as part of clinical trials this autumn. Morocco has ordered 10 million doses of the vaccine.

The initial deliveries will come from China, but Morocco also plans to produce the vaccine locally, Abdelhakim Yahyan, a senior official at the Ministry of Health, told the state-owned news agency MAP.

In the Moroccan trial of the Sinopharm vaccine, carried out in Casablanca and the capital Rabat from August through November, healthy volunteers received two separate doses of the vaccine. In the advanced trial, volunteers either received the vaccine or a placebo. 

According to the health minister, early results have proven the vaccine to be “safe and effective” with no severe side effects reported.

Sinopharm’s shot relies on a tested technology, using a killed virus to deliver the vaccine, similar to how polio immunizations are made. 

Leading Western competitors, like the vaccine made by Oxford and AstraZeneca, use newer, less-proven technology to target the coronavirus’ spike protein.

AP

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that’s relying initially on a China's Sinopharm vaccine. \n\nThe first injections could come within days, a Health Ministry official told The Associated Press.  \n\nWhile Britain began its vaccination program Tuesday with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the U.S. and European Union are racing to approve a series of Western-made vaccines, other governments are looking to use vaccines from China and Russia. \n\n\nMorocco is battling a resurgence in virus infections, with the number of recorded deaths from the virus surpassing 6,000. The North African kingdom is pinning its hopes on two vaccine candidates, one developed by China’s Sinopharm and the other by Britain’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca. \n\nThe Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for emergency use in a few countries and the company is still conducting late-stage clinical trials in 10 countries. \n\nMorocco’s government seeks to vaccinate 80% of its adults, or 25 million people, as soon as the vaccines are approved by domestic regulators. Priority will go to medical staff and other front-line workers, as well as the elderly. \n\nIt will start with the Sinopharm vaccine, which was tested on 600 Moroccans as part of clinical trials this autumn. Morocco has ordered 10 million doses of the vaccine. \n\nThe initial deliveries will come from China, but Morocco also plans to produce the vaccine locally, Abdelhakim Yahyan, a senior official at the Ministry of Health, told the state-owned news agency MAP. \n\nIn the Moroccan trial of the Sinopharm vaccine, carried out in Casablanca and the capital Rabat from August through November, healthy volunteers received two separate doses of the vaccine. In the advanced trial, volunteers either received the vaccine or a placebo.  \n\nAccording to the health minister, early results have proven the vaccine to be “safe and effective” with no severe side effects reported. \n\n\nSinopharm’s shot relies on a tested technology, using a killed virus to deliver the vaccine, similar to how polio immunizations are made.  \n\nLeading Western competitors, like the vaccine made by Oxford and AstraZeneca, use newer, less-proven technology to target the coronavirus’ spike protein. \n\nAP","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/65987eaf-236a-45f6-b318-7ca9cb6aaf86.jpg","ImageHeight":538,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"42C8FAC1-E2C7-4A09-8CA5-16C843DEC99E","SourceName":"Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.africanews.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"C1E5E647-184A-49FC-AF93-4B85A727FAC9","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/naaap-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"https://boston.naaap.org/cpages/home","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T15:06:12Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213679,"FactUId":"220DD03A-42E5-45FC-9E6F-7A78BBB21A36","Slug":"covid-19-morocco-to-import-millions-of-doses-of-sinopharm-vaccine-africanews","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"COVID-19: Morocco to import millions of doses of Sinopharm vaccine | Africanews","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/covid-19-morocco-to-import-millions-of-doses-of-sinopharm-vaccine-africanews","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/f37ce5c3-b4b9-4e92-8cc0-20e30ff60e7d/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fjamaica-gleaner.com","DisplayText":"

Eliminating fear among teachers and students has been vital to the reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, acting chief education officer, Dr Kasan Troupe, has reported. Troupe made that disclosure on Monday as 21 more schools reopened...

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Eliminating fear among teachers and students has been vital to the reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, acting chief education officer, Dr Kasan Troupe, has reported. Troupe made that disclosure on Monday as 21 more schools reopened...","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/202541f7-b727-4d55-8671-45b775bb4c45.jpg","ImageHeight":188,"ImageWidth":250,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"F37CE5C3-B4B9-4E92-8CC0-20E30FF60E7D","SourceName":"Jamaica Gleaner","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://jamaica-gleaner.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T05:13:34Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213359,"FactUId":"A8BF520F-0AB7-44D7-87B1-AFE3B7DB69EA","Slug":"troupe-conquering-fear-key-to-school-reopening-push","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Troupe: Conquering fear key to school reopening push","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/troupe-conquering-fear-key-to-school-reopening-push","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/5f236b35-37aa-4a3e-982c-cce80e380610/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imsa.edu","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/80a3b731-c70a-4d09-9708-90f3cd96df74/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefloridastar.com","DisplayText":"

The  2020-2021 NBA season is scheduled to begin on December 22. So the NBA is taking precautions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks. According to CNN, NBA players and staff will not be allowed to visit bars or clubs during the season. “While at home, players, coaches, and staff who work closely with them will not be allowed to enter bars, clubs, live entertainment venues, […]

The post NBA’s New COVID-19 Policy Prohibits Players From Attending Bars & Clubs first appeared on The Florida Star | The Georgia Star.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"The  2020-2021 NBA season is scheduled to begin on December 22. So the NBA is taking precautions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks. According to CNN, NBA players and staff will not be allowed to visit bars or clubs during the season. “While at home, players, coaches, and staff who work closely with them will not be allowed to enter bars, clubs, live entertainment venues, […]\r\n\nThe post NBA’s New COVID-19 Policy Prohibits Players From Attending Bars & Clubs first appeared on The Florida Star | The Georgia Star.\r\n","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/e3b4d66f-eaae-470b-9884-a2a19f109aa4.jpg","ImageHeight":576,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"80A3B731-C70A-4D09-9708-90F3CD96DF74","SourceName":"The Florida Star","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.thefloridastar.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"5F236B35-37AA-4A3E-982C-CCE80E380610","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Illinois Math and Science Academy","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/imsa-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"https://www.imsa.edu","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-09T01:29:25Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":214043,"FactUId":"2DB1795D-6F55-40CB-BA87-9FF75F8391C7","Slug":"nbas-new-covid-19-policy-prohibits-players-from-attending-bars-amp-clubs-the-florida-star-the-georgia-star","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"NBA's New COVID-19 Policy Prohibits Players From Attending Bars & Clubs | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/nbas-new-covid-19-policy-prohibits-players-from-attending-bars-amp-clubs-the-florida-star-the-georgia-star","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/aaa3b791-f8ce-43df-8c2b-9a3c4e1af285/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prideacs.org","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/4772410a-f8b0-435b-8700-5115ff1766d6/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamaicaobserver.com","DisplayText":"

JAMAICA and the rest of the Caribbean will just have to wait to see how the Administration of United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden will engage the region.US officials yesterday told journalists at the round-table discussion at its Kingston embassy that they would not speculate on the possible posture of the incoming Administration.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"JAMAICA and the rest of the Caribbean will just have to wait to see how the Administration of United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden will engage the region.US officials yesterday told journalists at the round-table discussion at its Kingston embassy that they would not speculate on the possible posture of the incoming Administration.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/df99f3df-432d-4640-b5b5-b3c9e1860051.jpg","ImageHeight":332,"ImageWidth":492,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"4772410A-F8B0-435B-8700-5115FF1766D6","SourceName":"Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.jamaicaobserver.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"AAA3B791-F8CE-43DF-8C2B-9A3C4E1AF285","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Pride Academy","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/prideacs-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"http://www.prideacs.org","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T07:01:00Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213378,"FactUId":"0A00CCB9-B589-4E03-A629-D59D78E0C61D","Slug":"us-embassy-says-region-has-to-wait-to-see-how-biden-engages-caribbean","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"US embassy says region has to wait to see how Biden engages Caribbean","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/us-embassy-says-region-has-to-wait-to-see-how-biden-engages-caribbean","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/999065ff-039b-49bc-909d-0c5dbe2e80ae/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collaborate.vet%2F","SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/df687784-fa62-4864-8b12-bf6887adb209/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fblacknewschannel.com","DisplayText":"

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Chatting before they go under the knife, the two women picture their lives after surgery. Caroline Erganian hopes to be rid of her pain. Lolita Andela imagines being able to be active with her kids. After multiple false dawns, they scarcely dare believe that their Paris hospital, no longer monopolized by COVID-19 patients, is once again able to perform their intestinal tucks to treat chronic obesity. When the pandemic was burning through France's health system, the women's surgeries were repeatedly pushed back. But after months of waiting, their turn has now come. […]

The post 'New start:' Medics juggle surgery backlogs and virus fight appeared first on Black News Channel.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Chatting before they go under the knife, the two women picture their lives after surgery. Caroline Erganian hopes to be rid of her pain. Lolita Andela imagines being able to be active with her kids. After multiple false dawns, they scarcely dare believe that their Paris hospital, no longer monopolized by COVID-19 patients, is once again able to perform their intestinal tucks to treat chronic obesity. When the pandemic was burning through France's health system, the women's surgeries were repeatedly pushed back. But after months of waiting, their turn has now come. […]\r\n\nThe post 'New start:' Medics juggle surgery backlogs and virus fight appeared first on Black News Channel.\r\n","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/5b5cf3f0-d758-40ec-9024-2ce493b67e16.jpg","ImageHeight":683,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"DF687784-FA62-4864-8B12-BF6887ADB209","SourceName":"Black News Channel - Black News Channel","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://blacknewschannel.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":"999065FF-039B-49BC-909D-0C5DBE2E80AE","IsSponsored":true,"SponsorName":"Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative","SmallSponsorLogoUrl":"24x24/GBVC-logo.png","SponsorUrl":"http://www.collaborate.vet/","HasSmallSponsorLogo":true,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-09T04:00:17Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":214112,"FactUId":"CAC1568C-F88B-4C9C-B376-54BCD024A78D","Slug":"new-start-medics-juggle-surgery-backlogs-and-virus-fight--black-news-channel","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"'New start:' Medics juggle surgery backlogs and virus fight - Black News Channel","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/new-start-medics-juggle-surgery-backlogs-and-virus-fight--black-news-channel","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/fe0818a2-22af-4b1a-86b3-c07fb592ad68/589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtoninformer.com","DisplayText":"

Despite uncertainties over Joe Biden’s approach to trade with China, major U.S. companies are optimistic about the business outlook under the new administration.

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Despite uncertainties over Joe Biden’s approach to trade with China, major U.S. companies are optimistic about the business outlook under the new administration.","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/12/8b6d98dd-1346-4573-a935-f0caf68d9d0b.jpg","ImageHeight":576,"ImageWidth":1024,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"FE0818A2-22AF-4B1A-86B3-C07FB592AD68","SourceName":"The Washington Informer","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://www.washingtoninformer.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-12-08T14:00:47Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":213647,"FactUId":"121874DC-F792-4B63-A8CD-D6758EFC6C8C","Slug":"ceos-increasingly-optimistic-about-doing-business-in-china-during-biden-presidency","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"CEOs Increasingly Optimistic About Doing Business in China During Biden Presidency","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/ceos-increasingly-optimistic-about-doing-business-in-china-during-biden-presidency","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"}],"virtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","clientParm":null,"totalItemCount":200,"pageSize":20,"template":"\r\n
\r\n {{#HasImage}}\r\n \r\n
\r\n
\r\n \r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n {{/HasImage}}\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n {{#IsSponsored}}\r\n \r\n {{/IsSponsored}}\r\n {{#HasEffectiveDate}}\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
{{MonthAbbrevName}}
\r\n
{{Day}}
\r\n
\r\n
{{Year}}
\r\n
\r\n {{/HasEffectiveDate}}\r\n
\r\n ","ajaxUrl":"/api/omnisearch/blackfacts/relatedid/243429/","initItem":function (item, index) { var opts = this.options, summary = (item.SummaryText || '').substring(0, opts.summaryMaxLength), path = item.FactType === 'News' ? '/news/article/' : '/fact/'; if (summary.length === opts.summaryMaxLength) { var summaryMatch = summary.match(/(^.*\w{2,})\s/); if (summaryMatch) { summary = summaryMatch[1]; } } item.siteFactUrl = 'https://' + opts.siteRoot + path + item.Slug; item.SummaryText = summary; item.fadeText = summary.length > opts.summaryFadeLength; },"columnWidth":"auto","columns":8,"resolutions":[{"maxWidth":2560,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":8},{"maxWidth":2048,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":6},{"maxWidth":1680,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":5},{"maxWidth":1440,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":4},{"maxWidth":1152,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":3},{"maxWidth":800,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":2},{"maxWidth":450,"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1}],"horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":10,"deepLinkingOnPopup":false,"deepLinkingOnFilter":false,"noMoreEntriesWord":"","viewport":"#contents_secondaryView_secondaryfacts"}); var context = {"requestId":"4076d63b-7fb5-4a84-af58-44bd1541bd86","userId":"589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb","deviceId":"fef63c79-4d15-4424-a79d-2961bade8aef","snapshotInterval":0,"anonymousId":"589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb","user":{"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","userName":"","displayName":"","homeSiteSlug":"","firstName":"","lastName":"","sex":"","preferredLocaleId":"","timeZone":"","avatar":"","streetAddress":"","city":"","region":"","country":"","initials":"","IsAuthenticated":false,"roles":[],"appClaims":[],"Name":"","NameClaimType":"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name","RoleClaimType":"role"},"session":{"sessionId":"74720C55-D8A8-4D81-ACDF-BEAD6E1FA152","deviceId":"FEF63C79-4D15-4424-A79D-2961BADE8AEF"},"site":{"ApiAccount":"BBDC06F9-FC7A-442C-9A2D-979344C312F1","Palette":"BlackFacts","SiteTypeId":"Root","Theme":"BlackFacts","Active":true,"ApplicationSlug":"blackfacts","ESRBRating":"E","Host":"blackfacts.com","Name":"Blackfacts.com","SiteRoot":"blackfacts.com","Slug":"blackfacts"},"idpUrl":"https://blackfacts.com","isMobile":false,"modalActive":false,"featureHelp":{},"wakandaAPIUrl":"https://api.blackfacts.com","analyticsApiUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com","analyticsApiInitialDelay":10000,"viewData":{"z":{"FactDetail":{"w":[{"w":"f4882468-af9d-420e-b3c9-990d9f20ae07","t":"News"}],"x":0.0,"y":0.0},"RelatedStream":{"w":[{"w":"3ffa4c77-454f-446f-bbe1-b3fba0a957d4","t":"News"},{"w":"83ffc009-1f78-425a-a5fd-7f7704560092","t":"News"},{"w":"cf99453d-9ff0-4faf-b0c0-f20cbac4c10e","t":"News"},{"w":"fd14b1c2-265a-4e57-bac3-9630895ad0d8","t":"News"},{"w":"2ee9efea-19e8-44b0-b6de-217a14bc00ab","t":"News"},{"w":"8928edb0-dadb-4ccd-ba87-8961fb9c8d9a","t":"News"},{"w":"0d18f294-9dcc-48f8-8063-bf6c61063d46","t":"News"},{"w":"2ee367bc-eba0-4a41-9aae-25d9e52eaa23","t":"News"},{"w":"797eb0bf-d220-4311-85a0-aa7008773def","t":"News"},{"w":"645d2cdf-c2a6-4b4b-b5ec-d5e75ca3f4af","t":"News"},{"w":"c0989647-477d-4f32-8c18-47f4cc154cb1","t":"News"},{"w":"adf379aa-9b36-4b93-88a1-0508ef09beeb","t":"News"},{"w":"b2894747-ac83-4828-b506-5bfc509701fd","t":"News"},{"w":"d84668a9-0c40-4c04-adfe-d74e0435b745","t":"News"},{"w":"4ccfc3d3-32b3-47d1-b266-036d6788bbc3","t":"News"},{"w":"663d6159-8daf-4eae-90a0-b26ac2732b3d","t":"News"},{"w":"72e1712e-2287-4d07-a4a5-c1ba61ebb17a","t":"News"},{"w":"3c92cae7-239f-419c-8190-975fa3060f1d","t":"News"},{"w":"c81f9962-27cf-4f2b-87eb-e8ad650ddd7a","t":"News"},{"w":"3be56650-ef9e-49cf-b8cc-7c401eeec0e9","t":"News"},{"w":"db59906f-e6b9-4487-920b-e8180995d25e","t":"News"},{"w":"db9ecdd2-571f-4778-b6f3-dbaad07f0f59","t":"News"},{"w":"bd0cd497-da7c-4f69-9f11-8f2bb8042e81","t":"News"},{"w":"11effa69-99ba-4e34-b2bd-5b7840b98403","t":"News"},{"w":"220dd03a-42e5-45fc-9e6f-7a78bbb21a36","t":"News"},{"w":"a8bf520f-0ab7-44d7-87b1-afe3b7db69ea","t":"News"},{"w":"2db1795d-6f55-40cb-ba87-9ff75f8391c7","t":"News"},{"w":"0a00ccb9-b589-4e03-a629-d59d78e0c61d","t":"News"},{"w":"cac1568c-f88b-4c9c-b376-54bcd024a78d","t":"News"},{"w":"121874dc-f792-4b63-a8cd-d6758efc6c8c","t":"News"}],"x":0.0,"y":0.0},"RightSidebar":{"w":[{"w":"2a7b448d-4cb7-47e9-b1af-c7d29fd9b2f5","t":"Sponsor Ad Widget"},{"w":"31f20814-2716-4d31-bb76-829e666dc576","t":"Channels Widget"},{"w":"16fd5741-bf87-4f95-900f-b2198e83f75b","t":"Sponsor Ad Widget"},{"w":"a9ec1561-3322-47c0-bd38-780051919130","t":"Channels Widget"},{"w":"2befd66e-bbd5-44ea-bcdd-50c4295558f5","t":"Channels Widget"},{"w":"bb4ecaf2-f13a-443c-b9bb-f8611114891c","t":"Topic List Widget"}],"x":0.0,"y":0.0},"Footer":{"w":[{"w":"0edd10e7-91bf-4307-bfd9-a61933c114a9","t":"Amazon Widget"}],"x":0.0,"y":0.0}},"u":"https://blackfacts.com/news/article/former-mutare-council-workers-arrested","q":"4076d63b-7fb5-4a84-af58-44bd1541bd86","i":"589e73c0-da26-4134-ac7a-08cac87457cb","d":"2025-12-26T05:24:12.85496Z"},"userActions":[],"searches":[],"refreshTokenName":"blackfacts_refresh","refreshTokenDomain":".blackfacts.com","refreshTokenTimeoutMinutes":20160}; //]]>