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The Senate on Friday paid tribute to the late former chairman of the RJRGLEANER Group, Oliver
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Rwanda: How Two Sectors in Rwamagana Are Becoming Key Suppliers of Fresh Foodstuff
Speraton Ntawumenyumunsi, a farmer in the area has more than 10 hectares of coffee, banana, macadamia, passion fruits, tamarillos and pineapples among
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Jamaica: Shaggy urges US visas for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer
(Jamaica Gleaner) On the heels of last weekend’s titanic clash between dancehall artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer that captured the attention of international fans, media outlets, and industry players, there is a push for the two to be reissued with United States visas to promote Jamaican
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Mango orchards being established to take advantage of export market
Minister of Agriculture, Floyd Green, says several mango orchards will be established across the island, commencing in Clarendon next year on a 1,000-acre plot. Green points out that the project will be in partnership with private investors to take...
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Unemployment Is Falling Nationally, But Not Among African Americans
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Uganda: Adolescents in Eastern Uganda Risk Becoming Obese, New Study Suggests
A study conducted by researchers at the School of Public Health Makerere University, has revealed that adolescents in eastern part of the country consume a lot of fats and oils and thus are at a risk of becoming overweight and obese along the life
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R.E.A.P’s Kitchen Garden initiative
As explained by the Ministry, the idea behind the initiative was to help provide a nutritional balance to families and a deterrence from toxic chemical use, harming persons and the environment in a time when maintaining healthy immune systems is priority, as part of the Ministry’s Rural
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Kenya: Herb Farmers Crushed By Virus Blow to Exports
Mutuma, the managing director of herb exporter Jambofresh Kenya, has reaped the benefits of a thriving horticultural sector that has become a major driver of Kenya's export
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Protest Reinstatement of Tainted Rwandan Bishop By UK Anglican Church
Ibuka, the umbrella organisation of Genocide survivors associations, has protested the decision by the Church of England to reinstate Jonathan Ruhumuliza, a Rwandan bishop accused of complicity in the 1994 Genocide against the
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MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos
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DeKalb to Host Second Food Distribution Funds $600,000 partnership with Atlanta Community Food Bank
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(1863) Angelina Grimké Weld “Address at the Women’s Loyal National League”
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MABIOR: Partial execution of Juba peace deal undermining
South Sudan Assistant Minister for Interior Garang M. De Mabior, who resigned from the Transitional Government on June 3, after only four months in office, spoke with Fred
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Coronavirus – Africa: Fisheries management works, so it’s time to apply it more broadly
FAO’s State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 tracks growing fish production and consumption, and highlights the promise of sustainability actions
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Naturally Boosting Your Immune System to Stay Healthy All Year.
Eating more berries, and adding spinach for extra antioxidants, to fresh salads at lunch and dinner are great ways to boost your immune
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PNP pays tribute to late councillor Milton Brown
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'You Don't Have to Think About That': Kandi Burruss Gets Emotional After Having Hard Conversations with Her Children About Police Brutality
It’s the talk that many Black parents struggle to have with their kids, the discussion of how to deal with the police, and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality diva Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker are no
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Beenie Man and Bounty Killer compete in first reggae and in-person Verzuz battle on Instagram Live | The Atlanta Voice
The latest Verzuz between reggae artists Beenie Man and Bounty Killer was the party everyone expected as the two artists battled in person in
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When, late in March, the authorities ordered the closure or curtailment of a range of business houses including vending in and around Bourda Market, Cordel Jones, a young one-time journalist, farmer and Bourda Market vegetable vendor, spotted an opportunity to sustain his own business which he
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Hoteliers back pretesting of tourists
Pitching a working timeline of four to six weeks for the reopening of the tourism industry, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it fully supports the pretesting of
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