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THE EDITOR: The Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) expresses sincere condolences to the family of retired Maj Gen Ralph Brown on his passing.
Brown gave full support to RAFA and the TT Federation of Veterans Association (FVA) and was instrumental in seeking to resolve a lease dispute at 20 Queen's Park East, a site designated for the construction of a military veterans complex, a vision and legacy which was embraced by patriots the late Justice Ulric Cross and Capt Esmond K Farfan.
Brown was a true man of service to his family, representing his country, his fellow men and others as he laboured tirelessly throughout his lifetime in dedicated national and international relations.
RAFA will continue to pursue the quest to achieve this goal and will dedicate a section of the building in his memory as a recognition for his allegiance to his country.
May his exemplary contributions to society be reflections of a true man of service.
ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
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— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 12, 2020
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The Kenyan Rugby fraternity is mourning following the demise of former Kenya 7s winger Allan Makaka in a tragic road accident along Mombasa Road in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
We are deeply saddened by the death of former #Kenya7s International player Allan Makaka who passed away today in a tragic road accident.
He was part of the Kenya Sevens squad to the 2005 Rugby Word Cup Sevens in Hong Kong and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He had 57 appearances for Kenya Sevens on the Sevens World Series, 28 tries and ranked 142 points.
He is 21st on the Kenya Sevens all-time try scorer chart for the World Series.
… . Ruth Altrac Tomlin, the first African American teacher at Killeen High School … Tomlin '67, the first African American graduate of Mary Hardin-Baylor …
According to Page Six, billionaire Elon Musk has decided to backtrack on his \"full support\" of Yeezy's presidential aspirations after he was called out on Twitter by John Crowley who wrote “Cmon Elon – you’re way too intelligent for this BS.”
[SAnews.gov.za] As many prepare to travel back home following the festive season break, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called for caution on the country's roads.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah, took his oath of office at State House today, in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with the Laws of Sierra Leone. Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah was appointed [Read More]
Jan Christian Smuts was born on a farm near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony. His ancestors were mainly Dutch, with a small admixture of French and German but no English, though he was born a British subject. Until he went to school at the age of 12, Smuts lived the life of a South African farm boy, taking his share in the work of the farm, learning from nature, and developing a life-long love of the land. Many years later, when asked by an American botanist why he, a general, should be an authority on grasses, Smuts replied, “But my dear lady, I am only a general in my spare time.”
At 16 he went to Victoria College (subsequently the University of Stellenbosch), where he studied science and arts and obtained first-class honours in both. At Stellenbosch he fell in love with a fellow student, Isie Krige, whom he later married and who remained a source of strength through the stresses and strains of an eventful life.
In 1891 he obtained a scholarship and entered Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he read law and was generally recognized as one of the most brilliant law students Cambridge had had. He was the first ever to take both parts of the law tripos examinations in the same year, and in both he came first. From Cambridge he went to London, where he came first in the Inns of Court honours examination and was awarded two prizes. It seemed clear that a distinguished academic career lay ahead of him; nevertheless, Smuts wanted to return to South Africa.
Apart from law he read widely in philosophy, poetry, and science, and it was at this time that he first read the poems of Walt Whitman. Many years later he compared the effect that Whitman had on him to St. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus. Whitman’s conception of natural man liberated him, he believed, from the sense of sin induced by a strict Calvinist upbringing. Before he left England he wrote a book about Whitman but failed to find a publisher.
Returning to Cape Town in 1895, Smuts was at once drawn into politics. At first he supported Cecil Rhodes,
Atlanta police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks 27, on Friday, June 12.
(Photo: Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released a video that shows the moment Atlanta police officers fatally shot 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot on Friday night.
READ MORE: Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks
Before the release of the surveillance video by GBI, footage from a witness’ camera phone showed Brooks and the two officers getting into a scuffle on the ground.
While Atlanta police claimed Brooks pointed the Taser at one of the officers as he ran, many, including former Georgia candidate for governor Stacey Abrams, pointed out that a Taser is not a deadly weapon.
READ MORE: Stacey Abrams slams GOP over voter suppression in Georgia
Brooks death has quickly sparked outrage in the Atlanta community including protests reportedly in the hundreds.
The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Garth Patterson I am not a politician. I have no political aspirations, have never been a member of or affiliated with any political party, and have never voted. But, like every other global citizen, I have a […]
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A 53-year-old Free State principal has died after he was shot in the head and stomach while he was walking towards his car on Friday.
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on Zanzibaris to keep on supporting the President of Zanzibar Dr Hussein Mwinyi to enable him continue improving provision of social services and take the Isles into the next level of development.
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi receives leaders of clans and tribes representing the Libyan people from all across the North African Arab country.
Dear Editor,
I wish to state that while I may disagree with the government on many matters pertaining to its governance approach, one matter which I stand in full support of the government on; is the representation and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our 83,000 square miles, 215,000 square kilometres, which includes the counties of Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara.
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President Irfaan Ali today expressed sadness at the passing of Lennox Canterbury, Former Director of the Mash Secretariat.
The article President sympathises on passing of Lennox Canterbury appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Ramaphosa has paid homage to the late Zindzi Mandela. She sadly passed away on Monday morning, in a Johannesburg hospital at the age of 59.
LATE JAMAICA Labour Party Councillor Milton Brown has been praised as a committed community activist and a voice of fairness who sought to achieve bipartisanship amid fierce political rivalry.
Brown, councillor for the Mineral Heights division and a former mayor of May Pen, died yesterday morning at hospital.
Newly installed member of parliament for Clarendon South East, Pearnel Charles Jr, in paying tribute, said that Brown was one of the first leaders to express confidence and support in his candidacy.
People’s National Party councillor for the Hayes division, Scean Barnswell, remembers challenging Brown in 1998 for the newly created Mineral Heights division.
First time in the history of Jamaica we had a council with a tie and shared responsibility,” Barnswell recalled of Brown’s mayoralty.
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Reggae is in mourning today after losing yet another icon. News has emerged that the UB40 founding member Astro has died at the age of 64. According to reports, he passed away after a battle with a short illness that has not yet been confirmed. Astro, whose real name is Terence Wilson, is being mourned by the band, who in a statement said that they are “absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken.” The understandably […]
PARIS, (Reuters) – The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has denounced racist graffiti that was found on Black athletes’ posters in front of the National Institute of Sport (INSEP) at the weekend.
One of the athletes on the posters is double Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner.
“The CNOSF firmly denounces the racist degradation of the portraits of the champions of the French team displayed at INSEP Paris,” the CNOSF said in a statement yesterday.
They embody the values of respect, tolerance and unity that are at the heart of the Olympic project that we all have at heart to promote and defend,” CNOSF president Denis Masseglia told the governing body’s general assembly.
I therefore want, on behalf of all of us, to express the full support and solidarity of the French Sports Movement and the Olympic family with our athletes and teams in France.
His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union, has expressed his sadness at the untimely passing of Burundian President His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza.
President Ramaphosa has expressed his sincere condolences to the Government and people of Burundi at the loss of the leader who served Burundi as the second democratically elected President and the first President after the civil war.
President Ramaphosa said: \"Burundi and all of Africa have lost a leader who was devoted to people-centered sustainable development, self-reliance, the sovereignty of his people and country, as well as peace on the Continent.
President Ramaphosa recalled the sound bilateral relations between South Africa and Burundi, under which South Africa played a key role in the AU-led Burundi Peace Process which led to the signing of the Arusha Peace Accords in 2000.
These covered among others, the following:
President Ramaphosa called on the people of Burundi to maintain calm and peace in their country following the passing of President Nkurunziza and in the aftermath of the recently concluded Presidential, Legislative and Municipal Elections.
The death of six teachers from COVID-19 across five states, has many parents and school administrators questioning if in-class sessions are safe.
[Egypt Online] Egypt on Sunday offered sincere condolences to the Philippines over the crash of a military plane in the country's south that killed and wounded scores of people.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly-appointed Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite has praised the development of the side under Jason Holder and says he anticipates a productive working relationship with the man he has replaced.
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CBTU is the independent voice of 1.2 million Black workers represented by 57 international unions in the U.S. and Canada and has been involved in presidential politics since 1972 — defying the AFL-CIO by backing George McGovern against President Richard Nixon.
CBTU endorsed Biden to be the 46th president of the United States with the hope that this can help Biden inspire more progressives and create a broad coalition.
They believe America can’t survive another four years of President Donald Trump
“Four more years of a Trump presidency could push America to the point of no return.
The hate and divisiveness being poured into the veins of this democracy by the man elected to preserve it has done incalculable damage to our institutions, our families, and our communities,” Rev. Terrence Melvin, president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, said.
Biden’s ‘Lift Every Voice’ Plan for Black America offers student debt relief, a $15 minimum wage for all workers and increased subsidies to Obamacare.
But even after all that I still had plans for my daughter to go straight to college out of high school.
Years later, when she started high school, her dad and I were pretty much divided in our ideas and goals for her future.
Going to college straight out of high school was not for everyone, and some of us need a little more time to figure things out.
Personally, I don’t think kids need to go to a traditional college or university straight out of high school.
Now, in the current coronavirus pandemic climate, after schools have closed and switched to online lessons, leaving some high school seniors in limbo with graduation and their college plans, it’s been a relief to not have the stress of figuring out college plans in our lives.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, sided by Dr. Jill Biden delivers remarks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA on March 10, 2020.
READ MORE: Biden reinforces plan for Black America after ‘Breakfast Club’ backlash
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden celebrates with his supporters after declaring victory at an election-night rally at the University of South Carolina Volleyball Center on February 29, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina.
(Credit: CBTU)
READ MORE: Biden issues apology for ‘ain’t Black’ comments after backlash
CBTU listed a litany of Trump grievances that they believe have led to “full scale of pain and devastation and death” inflicted on the American people.
READ MORE: Biden advisor Symone Sanders says ‘Breakfast Club’ comments ‘were in jest’
And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal societies.
In an interview with CNBC on Monday, Johnson said the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery to help reduce inequality.
The 74-year-old philanthropist argued that paying reparations or what he calls the “affirmative action program of all time,” would demonstrate that white Americans acknowledge “damages that are owed” for the injustices slavery created.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who announced her full support for reparations for black Americans affected by slavery, said last February: “We must confront the dark history of slavery and government-sanctioned discrimination in this country that has had many consequences including undermining the ability of Black families to build wealth in America for generations.”
Over the years, those who have supported reparations say it is necessary to help redress the wrongs of slavery and racial discrimination.
BETHESDA, Md./PRNewswire/ Appearing on The Shade Room, former Vice President Biden said, Heres what I think we need. The bottom line is: Until there is genuine economic justice – access to wealth – its not going to fundamentally change police practices. Mr. Johnson stated, I am pleased that the former Vice President has come Continued
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(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic still feels inspired by Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, the men’s world number one tennis player has said, adding that the rivalry between the so-called ‘Big Three’ is a great promotion for the sport.
The “GOAT” (greatest of all time) debate in men’s tennis has divided opinions in the last decade and still remains a hot topic as the triumvirate continue to dominate the field, sharing the last 13 Grand Slam titles among them.
Federer, who will be 39 in August, leads the race with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, with Spaniard Nadal close on his heels with 19.
Both of these guys are legends,” the Serb told Tennis Channel.
Djokovic has previously said he believes he will win the most Grand Slam titles and become the longest-reigning world number one by the time he retires.
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has pledged its full support to newly-elected President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Umar Kremlev.
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