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The late minister Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu's memorial service was postpone to Monday, 25 January 2021 as per his family's wishes.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last year saw record representation of LGBTQ characters in the 118 films released by major studios, according to a new study by GLAAD. But for the third straight year, the racial diversity of LGBTQ characters has waned and transgender characters again went unseen. GLAAD called the decrease in non-white LGBTQ characters 'concerning.' In 2019, 34% of LGBTQ characters were people of color. That's down from 42% in 2018 and 57% in 2017. 'GLAAD is calling on the studios to ensure that within two years at least half of their LGBTQ […]
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\tOne suspect has been held in connection with this morning's armed robbery at the sales office of Appleton Estate in Siloah, St Elizabeth. Three or four gunmen reportedly entered the building around 11 a.m and stole cash and other...
[IPS] Rome -- The month of October 2020 will be recalled as one of the most important moments in raising awareness about world food security, whether in the global debate or in the search for possible concrete solutions.
Dear Editor,
I had, in a previous letter, posited the view that the APNU+AFC is doing a great disservice to its members and supporters by promoting a narrative that it has won the March 2, 2020 elections when the entire democratic world know otherwise.
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A vaccine volunteer gets an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
(AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa’s first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial started Wednesday as nervous volunteers received injections, while officials said the continent of 1.3 billion people cannot be left behind.
READ MORE: ‘Africans are not lab rats’ trends after French doctors’ vaccine comments
The pandemic was delayed in Africa “but is picking up speed very quickly,” the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief John Nkengasong said Wednesday, with a steep increase in the number of cases and deaths.
Vaccine volunteers are seated, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
African leaders have been outspoken about the continent being elbowed out in the intense global competition for medical supplies in this pandemic, as well as what the World Health Organization’s Africa chief, Matshidiso Moeti, called the “distortion of the global market for key items.”
Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.
The main opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) has filed its second petition challenging the March 2nd polls and is seeking to have the court nullify the outcome and to declare President Irfaan Ali to be illegally holding office.
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On July 27, 2004 Illinois Senatorial Candidate Barack Obama was propelled onto the national stage when he was chosen to give the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. Obama, then an Illinois State Senator, easily won his campaign the following November and became the fifth African American to sit in the United States Senate. His keynote address appears below.
On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because — let’s face it — my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father — my grandfather — was a cook, a domestic servant to the British.
But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton’s army, marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the G.I. Bill, bought a house through F.H.A., and later moved west all the way to Hawaii in search of opportunity. And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter. A common dream, born of two continents.
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or ”blessed,” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren’t
[OHCHR] Geneva -- The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, welcomed the recent news that Facebook's Oversight Board has accepted its first six cases appealing against decisions to remove content. The Oversight Board, compared by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the social media platform's own Supreme Court, is an independent body that reviews Facebook moderation decisions.
Dr. Dre has finally been released from the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm over a week ago. Also, the iconic Hip-Hop producer has already returned to the studio.
\tThe Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that a soldier is currently in critical condition after being wounded during a shootout with gunmen in the African Gardens community in August Town, St Andrew last night.\tIt is reported that at about 9:...
The U.S. government said Friday that it has stopped issuing travel visas to people from Burundi because the country is not taking back citizens facing deportation from the United States.
Burundi was penalized with the visa restrictions because the government of the country has “denied or unreasonably delayed” issuing travel documents needed to repatriate its citizens, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
“As the leadership changes for Burundi, we’re hopeful for a renewed commitment to cooperation between our nations for the benefit of each country’s citizens,” acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement later said there are five citizens of Burundi in its custody awaiting deportation, all of whom have criminal convictions, and that there are an additional 500 in the country who have been ordered deported by an immigration judge but are not in its custody.
Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on Gambia, Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone to pressure them to accept the return of their citizens, citing international legal obligations.
Imogene McDaniel Harris, November 20, 1931 – July 22, 2020 Washington, DC, August 1, 2020: The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) expresses sincere condolences to the family of Mrs. Imogene … Continued
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Actress Elise Neal is sharing some tea about The Smiths. Despite, the couple's happy appearance over the years it appears there has been trouble in paradise even before August Alsina came into the picture. Neal, who starred on the show 'All Of Us' which was based around Will and Jada's blended family, says the couple […]
[New Times] A total of 4,155 people have since 2018 been investigated over crimes related to corruption, the Secretary General of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Col. Jeannot Ruhunga, has said.
The head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers, on Tuesday got emotional while discussing racial injustice in the U.S. following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. After his team’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Rivers broached the subject of the Republican National Convention and became visibly upset. 'All you […]
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The University of Dayton said Friday its newly renovated computer science academic building will be named in honor of Jessie Hathcock, Class of 1930, the first African American woman to graduate from the University, a noted educator and humanitarian in the Dayton community. “Jessie Hathcock’s life includes an extraordinary record […]
Dear Miss Powell, I have a Canadian visa which will expire by the end of the year, and I would like to go to Canada in the summer to see if I should really apply as a skilled worker to live there. The problem is that I am pregnant, and with COVID-...
Jamaica is one step closer to the full introduction of electronic issuing of traffic tickets.\tThe Ministry of National Security in partnership with eGov Jamaica Limited today launched the pilot for a new handheld e-ticketing system.\tThe pilot will...
The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) has launched a web-based application which allows anyone interested in a plot of land anywhere in the country to check it out by themselves, at any time, as another way to ease business.
Jean-Claude Kayitare, the public relations officer at the Authority, told The New Times that \"the rationale of this was to help people, by using the internet, to check by themselves the information about the land; especially those who live outside the country.\"
By using the new Land Information Inquiry Portal, it is noted, its users will be able to see information such as the land address Province, District, Sector, Cell, and Village; the land right type (Emphyteutic lease, freehold, and so on); and land ownership details such as land owner's name, his or her address and ID.
The new Land Information Inquiry Portal also allows you to easily know the exact restrictions - caveats and, or mortgage status - of the land you are interested in.
Only landowners and those who have interest in a given land with the authorization from the owners will check land Information before making any commitment,\" the RLMUA responded to a related query online.
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE In the stunning one-hour phone call Saturday, the president lambasted his fellow Republican for “refusing to falsely say that he won the election in…
[DW] Despite the odds of a consecutive sequence winning South Africa's national lottery, regulators have defended the selection as unusual, but not indicative of foul play.
The St Ann Police have arrested three men and are on the hunt for a fourth, following a robbery yesterday in Content Gardens, Ocho Rios. The police allege that about 8:12 a.m. yesterday, the complainant was opening a store when she was approached...
A video of a speech circulating on messaging apps and social media accusing diplomats of 'staying in leisure hotels and dressing in three-piece suits' rather ...
Montego Bay business mogul Anthony ‘Tony’ Hart has died. The legendary businessman, who is credited with being the brain behind the development of the Montego Bay Freeport and which is now the hub of business in St James, reportedly...
The Congressional Black Caucus is showing support for the people of Nigeria. As protests continue to erupt in Nigeria over... View Article
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[Namibian] CELEBRATING world rhino day alongside the rest of the world today (22 September), Namibia takes pride in its healthy rhino population growing steadily under the country's rhino conservation and management programme.
A mammoth clash awaits PSL fans as the new season kicks off with Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns renewing rivalries at FNB Stadium.
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The attorney representing Ahmaud Arbery‘s family said there was no “photo op” at the White House during the president’s executive order for police reform at the White House on Tuesday.
Lee Merritt tweeted a photo of him with Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, in addressing a report that civil rights leaders took umbrage at a late-night call requesting they be present when Donald Trump signed the executive order.
Original story:
Donald Trump, who would never dare to positively utter the words “Black Lives Matter,” found himself caring about Black lives on Tuesday when he wanted some of them on display for a “photo op” during his scheduled signing of an executive order for police reform, according to a new report.
The executive order is supposed to address police reform, so it was curious why Trump reportedly wanted Arbery’s family there at all.
While the local police department seemed to be involved in trying to coverup Arbery’s killing, the people who shot him were not members of law enforcement and therefore would not be subject to any of the supposed “comprehensive” reform Trump said he would sign into effect on Tuesday.
