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Enchanted Princess to Make Inaugural Call at WICO Dock Saturday
After a delayed debut season, Enchanted Princess, Princess Cruises' newest ship, will make its inaugural call to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday when it berths at the West Indian Company dock on St. Thomas from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Segregated Sand: Florida’s Beaches in the Civil Rights Movement
With more than 1,300 miles of coastline, Black Floridians had to contend with the issue of segregation on public beaches as well as lunch counters, schools, public transportation, and movie theater. Photo courtesy of Florida Memory BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer SARASOTA - The Sarasota African
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Africa: Rights Groups Warn Paris Pact Rules On Carbon Markets Leave Indigenous People Exposed
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Carbon markets rules set to be decided in Glasgow lack protections to stop abuses of indigenous forest communities, human rights experts warn
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Source: allAfrica.com
Black Consciousness Festival returns with Salt celebration - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
An all-day celebration of the 25th anniversary of author Earl Lovelace’s Salt will be the highlight this year's The Black Consciousness Festival. The festival begins on Saturday and continues until November 21, the day when UWI Vice-Chancellor Prof Sir Hilary Beckles leads remarks about Salt,
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535 new covid19 cases on Friday – 1,556 in past 3 days
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Image courtesy CDC THE Ministry of Health's daily covid19 report records 535 new covid19 cases were reported on Friday, with ten more deaths. This is the highest number of new infections recorded in a day for several months and
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Legendary Actor Richard Gant Pegged For A Role In Jamaica's Denham Jolly Feature Film
The Wonder Years Star is in discussions to play Jamaican-Canadian Community worker Harry Gairey For Immediate Release CaribPRWire, Toronto, Canada, Thurs. Nov. 11, 2021: Casting is underway for In the Black and popular American actor Richard Gant has been attached to the project to play the role of
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Tourists having sex in the dunes is ruining a beach
The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN) - Overtourism is regularly blamed for choking historic cities, covering world-famous sights in trash, and killing local life in tourist hotspots across the world. Now tourists having sex is said to be behind the gradual destruction of a beach and nature
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Nigeria: WHO Delivers Solar Panels to Accredited Polio Laboratory in Borno State
Press Release - In Maiduguri, Borno state, the World Health Organization Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, commissioned solar panels at the polio laboratory to support the state government in sustaining the intervention of essential health services.
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THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION SURPASSES $400 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS - The Chicago Crusader
The Home Depot Foundation has surpassed $400 million invested in support of U.S. military veterans since 2011, when it first announced a formal commitment to veteran causes. This pledge has
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Elections give the illusion of real political power
The demonization of even a little bit of progressive talk is a sign that the system lives in fear that someone may come along who will actually fight for change. Source
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Parkland ramps up programs to combat diabetes in Dallas County - Dallas Examiner
Special to The Dallas Examiner “If this class was available in the earlier stages of my life, I probably wouldn’t be on dialysis now,” said Daris Lee, 49, Dallas, who lives in one [...] The post Parkland ramps up programs to combat diabetes in Dallas County appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Letter to my people: There is serious trouble in the cockpit - The Standard
Launchmore and his 2IC don’t seem to be getting on well. The post Letter to my people: There is serious trouble in the cockpit appeared first on The Standard.
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Letter from America: Black universities disbanding classics departments! - The Standard
Classics are part of a liberal education. American colleges, in their ingenuity, have put a lie to the story that a liberal education fills children with useless verbosity and deprives them of life
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Colin Powell Remembered as a Model for Future Generations
Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first Black secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends Friday, November 5, as a principled man of humility and grace whose decorated record of leadership can serve as a model for
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Crewed Yacht Charter Season Launches at U.S. Virgin Islands Charter Yacht Show
The Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association kicked off the season with the USVI Charter Yacht Show, an event that drew brokers from across the Caribbean the U.S. and Europe, the association said in a news release issued Thursday.
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Mozambique: The Farmers Navigating Conflict, Climate Change and Covid
[African Arguments] Despite facing a triple threat with little government support, female farmers have proven surprisingly resilient.
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Education Minister appoints new GATE committee - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has appointed the new committee which will provide operational oversight of the Government Assisted Tuition Expenses Programme (GATE). In a statement on Friday, the ministry said the board is chaired by acting CEO of the National Training Agency (NTA)
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Nana Anin : She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana - GAJ
In 2012, Nana Amoako Anin was working as a prosecutor in New York. An American… The post She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana appeared first on Ghanaian American Journal.
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#BlackInTheaters: Movies To See At The 2021 American Black Film Festival | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images The American Black Film Festival is well underway for its 25th annual celebration of emerging Black talent in TV and film. Your faves and future faves come to ABFF with riveting work to move us, teach us, and more. What started as a gathering of Black filmmakers and industry
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Villagers search for bodies after shipwreck on Congo's Lake Kivu | News24
Villagers searched for bodies in Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu on Friday after a passenger boat capsized https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-drowned-dozens-feared-missing-after-bo
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Sierra Leone: Senegal Medics Arrive in Sierra Leone to Help Treat Tanker Blast Victims
[East African] The first batch of foreign healthcare specialists expected to help Sierra Leone treat victims of last week's deadly tanker explosion have arrived in the country.
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The Cost Of COVID: A Look At How The Pandemic Impacted Domestic Violence | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images The family of Valerie Junius says the mother of six was going to leave her husband at the beginning of August when he shot and killed her in the doorway of their home in Katy, Texas. 'She was going to leave him. She was tired,' Junius' cousin, Treshawnda Junius told ABC News
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Nick Mwendwa to spend weekend in police cell
Nick Mwendwa is being held in lawful custody at the Muthaiga Police Station following his arrest on Friday.
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Farming on Mulanje Mountain slopes: The land that no longer gives - The Times Group Malawi
By Foster Benjamin: On the slopes of Mulanje Mountain, near Makaula Village, lies a vast tract of land. They call it Gagadila. On it, Elina Thunga works hard, sweating. As she tills, ridges of frustration line her face. Visibly, Thunga, 68, cuts out a dejected figure. “Gagadila is no longer a good
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Vulnerable Caribbean communities have insurance lifeline - Barbados Today
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility SPC has announced that the Government of Ireland – through Irish Aid – has provided €1 million (US$1.16 million) to support the rollout of COAST – CCRIF’s parametric insurance product for the fisheries sector – in five additional CCRIF member
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What to know about the first trial of alleged senior living serial killer Billy Chemirmir - Texas Metro News
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Organized labor welcomes Biden’s new Labor Relations Board
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