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SOME of the country's major private sector groups yesterday jointly urged the Government to remove 'all duties and taxes' on digital devices for at least two years.
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JetBlue bans white man after racist scene on New York-bound flight
A man captured on video disrupting a JetBlue flight and disrespecting a Black passenger and staff has been stripped of... View Article The post JetBlue bans white man, donning Burger King crown, after racist scene on New York-bound flight appeared first on TheGrio.
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Regional countries report more COVID deaths, cases | New York Carib News
Three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have registered deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, while others that have not registered cases in recent months, are now doing so.
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IMF describes COVID-19 pandemic as a 'crisis like no other' for Caribbean | New York Carib News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Caribbean has been “massive”, particularly for tourism-dependent countries in the region, but that lower commodity prices were also having a “major impact” on Caribbean commodity
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Source: The New York Carib News
Libyan factions sign 'permament' national ceasefire after talks | Africanews
Libya's two rival factions signed a "permanent" ceasefire agreement Friday after five days of talks at the United Nations, which hailed the move as a moment that will go down in
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Ameena Gafoor Institute to pilot research and scholarship around indentureship - Stabroek News
2020 has been dedicated to the commemoration of 100 years since the termination of the system of indentureship in the Caribbean. The article Ameena Gafoor Institute to pilot research and scholarship around indentureship appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Questions raised about possible breach of AIBA rules in run up to election - Stabroek News
President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, has warned that the Caribbean needs to be “extremely careful with its modus operandi” after concerns were raised over a possible breach of International Boxing Association (AIBA) election rules ahead of the Congress in
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Kemba Smith fights for voting rights for former felons as election approaches : TheGrio
Kemba Smith Pradia knows firsthand what it's like to be denied the right to vote. The social justice advocate was... View Article The post Kemba Smith Pradia says America must work to see humanity in former felons as election approaches appeared first on TheGrio.
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GOP official backtracks on resignation after sharing derogatory images of Harris - TheGrio
Hobart “Hobie” Young, a member of the Upper Township Committee in Cape May County, New Jersey, resigned from his role... View Article The post GOP official backtracks on resignation after sharing derogatory images of Harris appeared first on TheGrio.
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Head of UN in Sierra Leone meets president Bio at State House
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Newly appointed United Nations Resident to Sierra Leone – Mr. Babatunde Ahonsi, last Thursday called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio to present his letter of appointment by the UN Secretary General. ”It is with utmost humility and great honour that
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African Union Welcomes Ceasefire Deal Between Parties in Libya
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the signing of a ceasefire between the parties in Libya following negotiations within the framework of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Rev. DeForest B. Soaries to Host Webinar on How to Earn Pay As A Corporate Board Member
An upcoming webinar hosted by DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. will offer insights on how Black Americans can become corporate board members and earn pay for it.
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PAHO urges Caribbean to prevent polio outbreak amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)  says countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, must maintain vaccination and epidemiological surveillance against poliomyelitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to prevent...
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Janet Silvera among election observers in US | New York Carib News
Janet Silvera, the president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the award-winning journalist with the Jamaica Gleaner is slated to be an international observer in the US presidential election on Tuesday, November 3.
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Caricom divided on Venezuela in OAS vote
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries were divided on the issue of 'free and fair' elections in Venezuela, with The Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, and St Lucia all voting in favour of the resolution tabled at the 50th General Assembly of the Organization of
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Minister Walrond’s status - Stabroek News
It boggles the mind that after all the upheaval created by the dual citizenship of former MP Charrandass Persaud which forced the resignation from Parliament of the current Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon, the current Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira and the former
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Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Exceed 40,600
[allAfrica] As of October 23, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,676,284. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 40,697, and recoveries 1,383,377.
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Rwanda: Ensuring the Health and Safety of Learners is Paramount - Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday, October 22, made a case for heightened vigilance as schools resume physical learning globally, saying that ensuring the health and safety of learners is paramount.
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Africa: Two UN and African Union Officials to Visit Sudan
[SNA] Khartoum -- The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the Commissioner of the African Union for Peace and Security, Smaїl Chergui, will visit Sudan during the period October 24-26, 2020, indicated a statement of the United Nations.
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In hard-hit Peru, worry mounts over both COVID-19 and dengue - Black News Channel
By RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PUCALLPA, Peru (AP) — Two of Lidia Choque's close family members had already gotten sick with the new coronavirus when the mosquitos arrived. The 53-year-old woman lives in a wooden house near the airport of a Peruvian city in the Amazon rainforest. City fumigators
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October 13-30 Early Voting: find out where you can go to vote early by clicking here. Until October 30th; November 3rd Free Rides to the Polls: Call 214-275-9768. The Texas Legislature has done away with straight party voting. Now you must vote for each race individually. Sponsors: ICDC, Miles of
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Angola: Unesco Recommends More Investment in Education
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Thursday recommended that donors at international level increase investment, between 7 and 10 percent, in the education and training sector in order to avoid a global disaster in the face of the Covid-19
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Jamaican Jerk Festival US goes virtual
Producers of the Florida, New York, and Canada Grace Jamaican Jerk Festivals, along with Orlando and Palm Beach festivals, have partnered to celebrate the food, music, art, and the culture of jerk in an unprecedented way with National Jamaican Jerk...
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SASOD screening queer Caribbean short films as virtual film festival continues - Stabroek News
Five short films from the Caribbean and the Caribbean-US diaspora are due to be screened this evening as the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) continues to host the virtual edition of its annual LGBTQ+ film
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Emirati henna artist launches natural henna brand & rolls out 'risqué' designs | Africanews
Whilst the art form of henna may be thousands of years old, just like any fashionable trend it has taken many a stylish twist and turn down the
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Campbell hoping to put demons of England tour behind  - Stabroek News
KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Embattled West Indies opener John Campbell says he has put the torrid tour of England behind him and  is bracing  for a similarly difficult challenge on the upcoming tour of New
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TOMORROW: When We All Vote, More Than A Vote and Milwaukee Bucks to Host Early Voting Celebration - Milwaukee Community Journal
As a part of the When We All Vote Together Early Vote Weeks of Action, this outdoor activation near the Milwaukee Area Technical College early voting site builds momentum around early voting (Milwaukee, WI): Tomorrow, Saturday, October 24th, National Vote Early Day, Michelle Obama’s When We All
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Questions raised over Minister Walrond’s renunciation of US citizenship - Stabroek News
Questions were yesterday raised about whether Minister Oneidge Walrond had renounced her American citizenship before becoming a Member of Parliament (MP) and the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs said he had not been supplied with any such
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US Ambassador to Jamaica fought critics on Twitter, said they smoked 'too much ganja' - Face2Face Africa
The US ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, deleted a series of insulting posts on his official and verified Twitter account after engaging in a row with some Jamaicans on the social media platform on Tuesday. The back and forth started after the ambassador shared a link to an interview he granted
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Picture supply: The Motley Idiot. Snap-on(NYSE:SNA)Q32020 Earnings NameOct 22, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Ready Remarks Questions and Solutions Name Contributors Ready Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to the…
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