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Global inflation has hiked prices for Hajj dramatically, with costs mounting for airlines, transportation, food and accommodation in and around
The post Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for some appeared first on TheGrio.
An HDC official at the site, who did not what to be named, told Newsday the HDC could not give an exact date for the finishing the repairs.
However, the spokesman said the corporation is working to do so as quickly as possible once the weather does not affect the work.
The post Residents: Complete Oasis Greens roadworks before Xmas appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
Jurors will hear opening statements Wednesday in the trial of former Minnesota officer Kim Potter, who shot and killed Daunte Wright, while screaming taser
The 6thannualH-E-B Year of Joy Holiday Ice Skating Party,a freeice-skating party for children from underserved communities, takes placeon Tuesday, Dec. 14 from4-6 p.m. atGreen Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green,1500 McKinney. “I had always wanted to do something that was inspiring and that children from communities that may not have exposure to ice skating could […]
Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) deputy leader Farley Augustine has made it clear that his party's leader cannot become a secretary in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) while still being president of the Public Services Association (PSA).
Augustine was speaking on Tuesday on a TTT programme after his party won the THA election 14-one over the PNM, according to preliminary results released by the Elections and Boundaries Commission.
Augustine was re-elected as the representative for Parlatuvier L'Anse Fourmi/Speyside while Duke retained the Roxborough/Argyle seat.
Augustine said, “Mr Duke cannot remain as PSA president, on the payroll of the PSA, and simultaneously be a member of the executive. The rules do not allow for that, so there is no need to worry about Mr Duke’s role.\"
On Tuesday, a PSA memo circulated on social media telling members its executive had unanimously decided that \"all benefits and remuneration assigned to the position of the sitting president...for the residue of the duration of his presidency will cease. However, the president would continue to carry out his constitutional duties in keeping with the PSA constitution.\"
The new assemblymen will be sworn in on Thursday at the Assembly Legislature, Scarborough,
Augustine, the PDP's choice for Chief Secretary, said, \"Mr Duke will have some thinking to do, some introspection in terms of what he will want, as to what the law allows for and do not allow for. Ultimately, Mr Duke will have some decisions to make, as to which side of the divide he will choose.\"
There were rumours that Duke wanted to be in charge of the Division of Finance, but Augustine dismissed that before the election.
He said he had no intention of putting square pegs in round holes in the THA, as this would only lead to inefficiency, and said the PNM was guilty of that in the past.
Augustine said whatever Duke chooses, his contribution to the party will always be celebrated.
\"We are going to be within the confines of the law. Additionally, it is important to understand that Tobagonians see Mr Duke as being pivotal to the success. Love him or hate him, he is critical to the success we have had to date – and we expect him to be critical to our development plans, and critical to the goings-ons of the THA going forward.”
On the question of Duke’s promise to support him for chief secretary, Augustine said, “I am confident that I have the support of the team of 15, including Mr Duke, in me being chief secretary.
“The decision for me being chief secretary was decided by the party executive since 2019. Mr Duke himself brought it to the party executive, and they accepted – a decision that he continues to support and endorse.\"
The post Augustine says Duke must decide: PSA boss or THA secretary appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
While celebrating the completion of a $12 million construction project on Cleburne Street that includes a shared-use path on both sides for pedestrians and cyclists, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young announced the upcoming start of Phase II of the TSU project that involves […]
Former defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints Glenn Foster Jr., 31, died while in police custody after being booked and arrested in Alabama on Monday. The Pickens County coroner's confirmed his death to several media outlets although his cause of death remains uncertain while they await an autopsy. Foster was arrested on Sunday by Reform Police in Alabama on charges of reckless endangerment and resisting arrest by attempting to elude authorities. The charges were modified to three counts of simple assault and one count of third-degree robbery, according to 4WWL, a CBS affiliate in New Orleans. Glenn Foster Jr., a former defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints between 2013 and 2015, died this week after being arrested in Alabama, on three charges of reckless endangerment, as well as individual charges of resisting arrest and attempting to elude.😢 pic.twitter.com/Z2y9xxlY9l — Sumner (@diamondlass99) December 7, 2021 “We went to bond him out and something happened at the...
BLACK ENTERPRISE—the No. 1 Black digital media brand, with more than 8 million monthly unique visitors—will present its inauguralSisters Inc. Summit, as a groundbreaking virtual event onDecember 7. SistersInc. is 100% dedicated to Black women entrepreneurs, the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America. […]
The post By Popular Demand, Black Enterprise To Present Inaugural Virtual Event For Black Women Committed To Entrepreneurial Success, December 7 appeared first on The New York Beacon.
A Black couple in California is suing a real estate appraiser and her company after she lowballed the value of the couple's home by $500,000.
Scott Administration Releases Interactive Tracker to Allow Public to Follow Along With, Monitor Progress BALTIMORE, MD. (Wednesday, December 8, 2021) – Today on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration as Mayor of the City of Baltimore, Mayor Brandon M. Scott outlined his Action Plan for the term ahead and beyond. Since taking office in December […]
The post On one year anniversary, Mayor Scott outlines ambitious action plan for term ahead appeared first on Afro.
Vanessa Bryant filed a new motion, claiming she has been \"taunted by people threatening to leak the photos or posting fake images of Kobe’s dead body\" online.
Former nurse Nathan Sutherland was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Dec. 2 for sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, Arizona, where she later gave birth to his child.
While accepting the Innovator of The Year Award at Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch in Los Angeles on Saturday, Lil Nas X admitted that he had \"a lot of fun pissing people off this year,\" Out reports . The confession, of course, doesn't come as a surprise for Lil Nas X fans, who have followed the rapper closely throughout the year. In October, the artist pissed off one of his biggest critics, Boosie , as Blavity previously reported . \"So, I been working on this song with Lil Boosie, bro,\" the 22-year-old singer said, clearly trolling his fellow rapper, on Instagram Live. \"I got this song with Lil Boosie finna come out. Fire, I ain't even gon' lie, for real. Song with Boosie finna come out.\" Boosie responded with homophobic rhetoric. \"STOP TROLLING ME F****T LOL,\" he wrote. \"U A WHOLE B***H PLAYING WITH A GANGSTA SMH U CAN KEEP SUCKING D**K N GETTIN F**KED N YOUR ASS N PEACE N #uhateyourself I WOULD TOO IF I WAS YOU LOL NASx IF YOU #commitsuicide YOU WOULD DO THIS WORLD A HUGE FAVOR....
The Progressive Democratic Patriots's (PDP) historic 14-1 defeat of the People's National Movement (PNM) in Monday's Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election may have surprised Trinis, but Tobagonians knew sweeping changes were on the horizon.
As seat after seat was declared for the PDP after the polls closed on Monday, the island exploded into celebration as the six-six deadlock from the January 25 election was broken.
PNM had controlled the assembly for 21 consecutive years, and was campaigning for another term based on providing \"stability and continued development.\"
But its appeals were drowned by cries for change.
On Tuesday afternoon, Tobago was buzzing at almost every corner as the public discussed the election outcome and shared hopes on how they anticipate the next four years under a PDP administration would be.
They all said PNM stood no chance.
\"That cuta-- was booked,\" Kurt Solomon of Buccoo told Newsday.
He said Tobago's voting pattern has changed with the new generation.
\"This surprised those old folk, not us. Nobody really surprised here. It's always, 'PNM till I dead,' with this old generation. A lot of the elders pass away. This generation smarter. We vote for action.\"
He said the PNM had got too comfortable in power for two decades.
\"I know PNM all my life. I just wanted to see what difference we could see. That 41 years they holding on to Buccoo, we caused that and made them comfortable.\"
[caption id=\"attachment_928499\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] Harrison Nedd of Buccoo, Tobago discuss the THA election result on Tuesday. - Jeff K. Mayers[/caption]
PNM supporter Harrison Nedd told Newsday even though he pushed hard to get votes for his party, he observed the PDP had galvanised the support of the younger people.
\"I'm a PNM, but I feel the youths make PDP win. They get in their head.
\"People say they want change, so let's see the evidence of change. I hope they use the money wise and pave the way for youths.\"
Nedd admitted he wasn't pleased with outgoing chief secretary Ancil Dennis' representation in Buccoo/Mt Pleasant.
\"He just study to bling and giving out Cepep work.\"
Andre Guy, a reef tour operator, also believed Tobago deserved a change, but he had some concerns about the PDP.
\"I have no problem with results. Tobago has finally spoken and taken a stand for injustice for all these years under PNM. We really don't want this party, but we want change and this is best option.\"
[caption id=\"attachment_928417\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] PDP supporters celebrate at their party's headquarters in Roxborough, Tobago on Monday night. - David Reid[/caption]
In the coming years he hopes to see the resources allocated to the island being shared equally.
Tony Noel said he spent the last few years disgusted by the way the PNM handled Tobago's affairs.
\"This had to happen like that and God never give a blessing to Tobago like that. God put his hand.\"
John Payne of Darrel Spring said he was intrigued by the vision of a new Tobago as sold by the PDP on the
Virginia native and U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduate Andre Douglas is the only Black person among the 10 members of NASAs' 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class.
Ahead of temperatures reaching the low 40s and high 30s over the next week, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has opened a majority of its winter shelters throughout Los Angeles County.
The post Majority Of LAHSA Winter Shelter Program Opened Ahead Of Dropping Temperatures appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
Acknowledging the disruption of organizing and information distribution, the Disinfo Defense League's policy platform consists of nine key points. Calls to action in the newly released platform included banning discriminatory algorithms, enhancing data transparency, protecting whistleblowers, and expanding Federal Trade Commission oversight.
According to the CDC, In 2018, black babies had the highest infant mortality rate among any race, almost three times higher than their white counterparts
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday that it was closing its cold case investigation into the murder of Emmett Till. 'Today is a day that we’ll never forget,' Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker said at a press conference after the announcement. 'Officially, the Emmett Till case has been closed after 66 years,' Parker...
Pepper and Vanessa Lateefah Willaims are the perfect example of the saying “opposites attract. Pepper is all-out, full-blown diva, who will snap on you if you do anything that doesn’t jibe with his spirit, and prance around like a runway model when all is right in his world. Vanessa, on the other hand, is living, […]
A Black woman who sued the weight loss and wellness clinic chain Lindora LLC alleging her management job was wrongfully eliminated in 2020 can proceed with part of her race harassment claim, in which she says she was offended by being called ``Cardi B,'' a judge ruled.
The post Executive's 'Cardi B' Comment to Remain Part of Woman's Race Harassment Claim appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
Three days after Thanksgiving, Gov. Gavin Newsom went online to address the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, a version of the virus with at least 50 mutations, according to the World Health Organization.
The post California Goes on Offensive as Omicron Variant Threat Grows appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
The Junior League of St. Petersburg has been throwing a formal event for the mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida, since 2006, but the mayoral ball planned for 2022 has been canceled due to the man who is to be the city's first Black mayor declining his invite. According to Tampa Bay Times, Mayor-elect Ken Welch […]
By Tom Hays | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British woman testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was […]
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By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black motorist, the core of her defense is clear: She says she meant to use her Taser but grabbed her handgun instead. Potter’s body-camera video recorded the shooting, with Potter heard saying, “Taser, Taser, Taser” before she fired, followed by, “I […]
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The Belize government says it is preparing an amnesty program for immigrants from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central America.
As cases of COVID-19 and its variants continue to crop up around the world, the third dose of this particular vaccine shows promise of mitigating worsening conditions.
