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The Chadwick Boseman Foundation for the Arts is keeping the late actor’s memory alive. The organization, which launched this year, recently announced its collaboration with Girls Who Code and Meta to create a new augmented reality effect uplifting Black women creators.
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.
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The remains of missing Florida woman Kathleen Moore were discovered Tuesday just 50 yards away from the home of her
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TikTok user @fuxktdub uploaded a video of a white woman accusing a Black man of stealing her phone, Newsweek reported . While visiting a variety store called Spencer's in Palm Desert, California, an unidentified woman, now nicknamed \"Spencer's Karen,\" can be seen going back and forth with an unknown couple over the whereabouts of her phone. “Karen really pulled this at a Spencer’s. Racism is alive and well,” the video's caption read. In the video, the woman is seen shuffling through her purse, while the other woman can be heard asking, “Can you [store clerk] call it because she won’t let us call it.\" Believing the Black man opted to silence her phone as a way to keep it, the woman said, “He could have turned off the ringer.\" “Oh my God, do you want him to get f**king naked, lady?” the woman with the man said in response. One of Spencer's store clerks tried to offer assistance telling the group, “Guys, let’s try to stay calm and cool.” The white woman then replied, “I want my phone...
AFTER a donation of 305,370 doses of Pfizer vaccine in August, TT will get a second tranche of 304,200 doses of this covid19 vaccine from the US Government, said statements on Wednesday by the Government and the US Embassy.
The vaccines are due to arrive in two shipments at Piarco Airport at 8.22 am on Thursday and 8.22 am on Friday.
They are part of a total of 907,920 doses being donated to TT.
The ministry statement said Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne welcomed the arrival.
\"Minister Browne thanks the Government of the US for this generous donation, which is the result of sustained dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations involving the Government of US, the Government of TT, other Caricom member states, the Caricom Secretariat, CARPHA and Pfizer.
It said the Prime Minister, while he was chairman of Caricom, initiated and led the effort to acquire vaccines on behalf of TT and Caricom, and since then, theGovernment of TT has continued to acquire WHO-approved covid19 vaccines, and the Ministry of Health will use these vaccines in its national rollout.
The US Embassy statement said, \"The donation brings the total number of Pfizer vaccines that the US has donated to TT to 609,570.
\"This donation is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to lead in the effort to vaccinate the world, having shipped over 280 million free vaccines to 110 countries to help us get out of this pandemic.\"
With the emergence of the omicron variant, US President Joe Biden said on December 2 that the US will accelerate the delivery of vaccines to countries that need them, said the statement.
\"President Biden has pledged to deliver 200 million doses – more doses within the next 100 days – on the way to delivering more than 1.2 billion doses for the rest of the world.
The statement quoted US Embassy chargé d’affaires Shante Moore.
“The US is proud to donate these free covid19 vaccines to the people of TT, who are our neighbours, family members, and friends. I urge everyone to get vaccinated. As President Biden said, ‘We are doing our part, and we’ll do more, but this a global pandemic and everyone needs to fight it together.’”
The embassy said the 907,920 doses donated by the US will constitute 77 per cent of all vaccines donated to TT since deliveries began in February.
\"The initial Pfizer vaccine donation allowed children aged 12-18 to be vaccinated and begin to return to school.
\"The US Government only donates vaccines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. These are the same vaccines that all American citizens can receive and are the same doses the US is sharing globally.\"
TT's vaccination rates have plummeted in recent months. Covid19 cases have increased rapidly.
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DAYS after Monday's 14-to-one trouncing of the PNM by the fledgling PDP in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election, former Tobago West MP Stanford Callender on Wednesday resigned as chairman of the Tobago Island Council, as disclosed in a PNM statement from PNM PRO Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing on Thursday.
In his resignation letter to council leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine he said all other executive members should also resign.
\"After serious consideration and some introspection and given the outcome of the recent THA elections, I have decided to tender my resignation as chairman of the Tobago Council of the PNM with immediate effect. My decision is to give the party an opportunity to restructure and re-engineer itself going forward.
\"It is also my hope that the executive of the council will do the same.\"
His letter went on to say it had been a pleasure to work along former THA chief secretary Kelvin Charles and Davidson-Celestine as political leaders in Tobago and all party colleagues.
Newsday asked Callender if his resignation might suggest blame was attached to him for Monday's defeat.
He replied, \"I have no blame to attach. The party has lost the election.\"
Newsday pressed on why he resigned if not blameworthy.
He replied, \"I have assessed the situation. We have lost the election. As chairman, this is collective responsibility. I have decided to resign with immediate effect.\"
Newsday asked if anyone else should resign. He replied, \"You will see everything spelt out in my letter.\"
Asked if Davidson-Celestine should resign, he replied, \"I have no comment to make. The decision will be hers.\"
The PNM statement announcing Callender's resignation detailed his political career and paid tribute to him.
It acknowledged receiving his letter of resignation effective as of Wednesday, to let the party restructure and re-engineer itself.
\"The very distinguished and venerable Stanford Callender served the people of Tobago, the people of Trinidad and Tobago, and the PNM for over 35 years.\"
The party said Callender was a temporary opposition senator (1987-1990) and then a government senator (1992-1995), and was elected Tobago West MP in 2001, 2002 and 2007, serving as minister of state in the Office of the Prime Minister from 2001-2010. The statement said Callender was instrumental in the development of the Tobago Island Council.
\"Mr Callender's commitment to the PNM is immeasurable.\"
The statement praised him for working closely with Tobago West MP Shamfa Cudjoe and for THA chief secretaries Orville London, Charles and Davidson-Celestine.
The party said, \"Widely regarded as a trusted elder, many in the PNM frequently sought Mr Callender's wisdom and counsel.\"
Viewing him as \"humble, dedicated, focused and rational,\" Lezama-Lee Sing's statement said, \"I extend my sincerest gratitude to Mr Callender for his decades of yeoman service to party and to country and I wish him all the best in his future endeavours.\"
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Texas has been a red state for the past twenty years, but with the recent announcement of Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, is there a chance the state will finally turn blue? The last time Texas saw a democratic Governor was Ann Richards, who took office in 1991 after defeating Republican Clayton Williams. A Baylor graduate, Richards was the first woman in fifty years to be elected to a statewide office, according to the University of Texas archive, when she became State Treasurer in 1986. She ultimately lost her re-election to George W. Bush in 1994. So, what exactly does this have
It can be challenging but talking about depression is essential. Life can crumble before our eyes when the depression beast knocks on our door. Depression seems especially crippling when the holidays roll in with the pressures of attending every social function, being jolly, and being thankful for the days lived. There's no quick fix or remedy to overcome depression but putting a smile while raising your loved ones' endorphins is always a plus. We've created a list of thoughtful yet helpful gift ideas:
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Roshan Parasram has said cases of the Omicron — B.1.1.529 — covid19 variant have now been confirmed in 57 countries and all six World Health Organization (WHO) regions.
Parasram was speaking during the ministry’s covid19 briefing on Wednesday.
He said the variant is on the rise in South Africa, where the variant was first detected and its neighbouring countries, with a 111 per cent increase in cases in South Africa between November 20 and December 5, amounting to 62,021 cases in all.
He said cases are also on the rise in Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nambia, and Lesotho, adding these countries have low vaccination rates. He said 25 per cent of South Africa’s population is fully vaccinated.
“Preliminary data suggests that omicron mutations may reduce the neutralising activities of antibodies resulting in reduced protection from natural immunity.”
He added, early data last night suggested increased incidents of people presenting in lower age groups.
Parasram also said that in Trinidad and Tobago, because children under 12 are not yet allowed to be vaccinated, it is up to the rest of the population to ensure that they are vaccinated to protect them.
“We need to view the population as a whole and we want everyone who can be vaccinated to be vaccinated. For now, under 12 can’t be vaccinated and we need for rest of the population to get vaccinated and protect that vulnerable group of people in our population.”
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Grammy Award-winning artist Alicia Keys recently sat down with Revolt's Drink Champs and shared her and JAY-Z's reaction to Lil Mama crashing their 2009 MTV Video Music Awards performance. Keys and JAY-Z were on stage performing their hit single \"Empire State of Mind\" when Lil Mama ran on stage, ultimately hitting a b-boy stance at the end of the set. The fallout of her gaffe that even Beyoncé tried to prevent from happening, caused the \"Lip Gloss\" rapper to be the subject of a plethora of jokes. “The truth of all the truths — all I know, we was on that stage. Jay was here, I was here. In my head, I was such a gorilla at the time and I was like, ‘This is what’s happening. I’m going to destroy this record tonight.’ … Somehow, however she got over here, I didn’t even bear witness to. The whole show I was iced — so focused on making it amazing,” Keys recalled , according to Hip Hop DX. “I went backstage and Jay was like, ‘So, you ain’t see that?’ And I was like, ‘What?’ And he was...
