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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges
Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by  Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs
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Nigeria: Abia Sets N3bn Monthly Revenue Target
[Daily Trust] Umuahia -- Abia State Government has given a marching order to all revenue-generating establishments in the state, to work towards surpassing the N3 billion monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) benchmark.
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Africa set to miss target on hunger
BY ANDREW KUNAMBURA AFRICA is set to miss the goal to achieve zero hunger by 2030, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s regional representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, has said. Haile-Gabriel said this during a review of progress made by the continent towards attaining that goal so
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Couva fish vendor, 40, shot dead at home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A 40-year-old Couva man, who went outside to check on barking dogs, has been shot and killed at his home. Sheldon Hassanali died at about 8.20 pm on Wednesday at Caroni Ltd Road off the Old Southern Main Road. He was the brother of a Central Division police constable, who was among the first
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After sheltering in place for months because of the coronavirus, people are coming out now to join protests in all 50 states against racism and to demand justice for victims of police
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St Andrew man charged with murder
Detectives in the St Andrew Central Division have arrested and charged 24-year-old Devaun Campbell, otherwise called ‘Chris’, with murder and conspiracy to commit murder following an interview. Campbell was apprehended by the police on...
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This education culture shock requires key issues to be addressed comprehensively by the authorities - Stabroek News
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FIRST TAKE: A semblance of normalcy beckons at Level 3, but SA’s biggest problems remain
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave weary and irritable South Africans something to look forward to when, on Sunday evening, he announced that the country will move to Level 3 of the lockdown on 1 June – but, as always, the devil is bound to lurk in the
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‘Caste’ Argues Its Most Violent Manifestation Is In Treatment Of Black Americans – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Hope Wabuket -  To read Isabel Wilkerson is to revel in the pleasure of reading — to relax into the virtuosic performance of thought and form one is about to encounter, safe and secure [...]
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Nigeria: Senate Investigates Mysterious Deaths in Bonny Island
The Senate yesterday mandated its Committee on Health (Primary and Communicable Disease) to meet with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to ascertain the number of mysterious deaths so far recorded in Bonny Island, Rivers
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#BTCoumn – Affirmation of the darker brother (Part 1) - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by David Comissiong The black American poet – Langston Hughes – might very well have been describing the relationship between our Caribbean Community
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St. Ann Center helps Milwaukee Mask-Up!
“We see this as an important way we can give back to our community and the entire Greater Milwaukee Community,” said Chief Operating Officer Diane
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High-flying Titchfield student bags nine more subjects
Ajonae Flemmings began sitting Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in grade nine, bagging two grade ones and a two. It was a strategy to help the Titchfield High School student become rounded academically and build her...
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Stopping COVID and Saving 'Our Humanity' | New York Carib News
New Haven, Conn. (November 5, 2020) — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, filmmaker-author-educator Crystal R. Emery is taking the lead with her Connecticut-based nonprofit, URU The Right to Be, Inc. (URU), in bringing accurate information to communities of color with Our Humanity. An innovative new
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Sudan: Khalid Al-Sheikh Visits Sudanese Stranded in Egypt, Promising Near Opening of Crossings
Cairo — The Chargé d'Affaires of the Sudanese embassy in Egypt, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, has promised the near opening of the crossings and the return of the stranded Sudanese to the
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Gambia: GRA-Bissau Customs Bilateral Meeting Ends
[The Point] The weeklong bilateral meeting between the heads of Directorate Generals of Customs, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) recently ended on a high note, with the two institutions renewing their commitment to further consolidating the already existing bilateral ties
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A young single mother of three is receiving tons of monetary and moral support after she was arrested for leaving her children in a motel room while she
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Equipment left to ‘rot’ - minister - Barbados Today
Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance Dr William Duguid is lambasting the former Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration for abandoning over $5 million in trucks, bobcats and other equipment eight years ago, which he said are now deteriorated and are of no good use. Dr Duguid told
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SABC to restructure to avoid need for future bailouts
The SABC has launched what it calls a “target operating model”, designed to ensure it is self-sufficient and financially sustainable so it doesn’t again have to go to government, cap in hand, for
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Africa: Nearing the Finishing Line - What the Latest Covid-19 Vaccine Results Mean
[Daily Maverick] The race for a Covid-19 vaccine has four candidates close to a winning jab, with some getting ready to roll out before the end of 2020. But what do the reported efficacy results mean and how much will doses cost?
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Namibia: Kunene in Grip of Hunger... Omusati and Erongo Also Brace for Drought Misery
[New Era] Parched by a severe dry spell for nearly eight years, many parts of Kunene are still struggling with drought and hunger amid an urgent need for water and food relief supplies.
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'There is an urgent need for justice' - Mali teen urges UN to protect children in war zones | News24
A 15-year-old Malian girl on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to protect children in war zones, lest they suffer "enormous" consequences.
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Indar slams delays in works to seal Mahaicony breaches - Stabroek News
Recently appointed Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar has bemoaned delays in sealing breaches along the Mahaicony shoreline, which one of the contractors, BK International, claims is partly due to a defect in the design provided to
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