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Trump pleased with US efforts to stem illegal drugs from the Caribbean
MIAMI (CMC) - President Donald J Trump has described as 'an incredibly successful' operation the cut to the flow of illegal drugs into the United States from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Trelawny gets a taste of the Mobile Justice Unit
Residents in Trelawny got an opportunity to utilise the services of the Ministry of Justice’s Mobile Justice Unit last Friday when it made a stop at the Trelawny Justice Centre at Rock, near Falmouth, offering a range of
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
MWANYASI: Has the traditional asset class management hit tipping
After the crash of 2008, the asset management industry benefited from a market rebound that produced the longest bull market in history
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Zimbabwe: IMF, World Bank Spurn Begging Mthuli Ncube, Demand Reforms
[New Zimbabwe] The Paris Club has spurned the Zimbabwean government's appeal for a bailout saying no financial assistance will be extended to Harare until satisfactory reforms implemented.
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Equity Group eyes Sh50bn long-term debt in three years
Group CEO James Mwangi told investors in a recent virtual annual general meeting that the board wants to reinforce the lender’s liquidity and capital positions.
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Source: Business Daily
Rwanda: How Government Will Fund 2020/21 Budget Amidst Financial Constraints
[New Times] Unlike previous budgets, the 2020/21 budget presented to parliament earlier this week did not specify any new fiscal policies to boost revenue mobilization.
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Source: allAfrica.com
US bickers with China over Africa Covid-19 loans relief
“At last week’s China-Africa Summit, we unfortunately saw more empty promises and tired platitudes from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)... The CCP needs to move beyond vague public statements and start to fully and transparently implement the DSSI in accordance with its G20 commitments,” he said
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Source: The East African
Rwanda: Trade Falls Sharply in First Quarter of 2020
[New Times] The Covid-19 global epidemic which has devastated countries continues to upend the global economy, with the latest outlook painting a grim picture on world trade in the first quarter of this year.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Build Back Better: Women at the Centre of Decision-Making
At the same time, women are on the front lines of response, as heads of state and government, legislators, healthcare workers, carers at home and community leaders and mobilisers, amongst other
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Bureau of Census report said Black unemployment averaged 9.9 per cent in 1971, compared with a 5.4 per cent rate for whites. The report also said that 31.8 per cent of all Black families were headed by a woman, and increase from the 28 per cent reported in 1970.
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TUMWESIGYE: Uganda’s tourism could be back on its feet by
At the beginning of 2020, we had great forecasts on paper. We did not see Covid-19 coming.
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Source: The East African
IUCN launches a promotional video to tackle marine plastic pollution in the Caribbean - Voice Online
THE INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a promotional video that introduces... The post IUCN launches a promotional video to tackle marine plastic pollution in the Caribbean appeared first on Voice Online.
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Half of Ugandan banks fail pandemic liquidity test
More than half of Uganda’s commercial banks would have collapsed if the Central Bank had enforced a three-month customer loans repayments holiday at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sector regulator has
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Source: The East African
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WorldRemit Celebrates the Launch of Their Remittance Service in Somalia
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Microfinance outfits take big COVID-19 hit
Many members are in need of liquidity support to remain viable, said Blossom O’Meally-Nelson, chairman of the Jamaica Association for Microfinancing
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Attorney Tova Hamilton takes her seat in the Senate
Attorney at law Tova Hamilton on Friday morning took her seat on the Government benches in the Senate after taking her oath of Allegiance in the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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World Bank predicts economic decline in Latin America, Caribbean
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC ) The World Bank says economic conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have worsened dramatically as the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have rippled through the region, predicting that the shocks stemming from the pandemic will cause
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Malawi opposition lead in presidential vote re-run : media
Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera appeared to be heading for victory Thursday, in a re-run of a presidential vote that was scrapped over massive irregularities, unofficial tallies
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Source: The East African
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Zimbabwe heading back to US dollar transactions
Zimbabwe then began currency reforms meant to set the local dollar on a firm footing, but economists say the experiment has failed and a return to the US dollar is now
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Source: The East African
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IMF urges caution
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Alejandro Werner said yesterday Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new coronavirus (COVID-19) global
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem that's broadly condemned as
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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UN secretary general wants help for Caribbean in dealing with COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) - United Nations Secretary General Ant�nio Guterres has called on the global community to help address the 'unprecedented' impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on Latin America and the Caribbean, saying that the region has become a 'hot spot of the pandemic'.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of  education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will
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Next six months will not be easy, says PAHO director
AS the region of the Americas reports 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Carissa F Etienne is calling for strong coordination across countries, evidence to guide leaders' actions, and for people to protect themselves and others.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Health campaign launched for pregnant women
The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has launched a campaign geared at promoting health-seeking behaviours among pregnant
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).
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Experts see no proof of child abuse surge amid pandemic
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked down in households buffeted by job losses and other forms of stress, many child welfare experts warned of a likely surge in child
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Western to wait longer for stable power
Homes and industries in western Kenya may have to wait longer for a stable supply of electricity after the completion date for the Olkaria-Lessos-Kisumu transmission line was pushed again.
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Tanzania: Tundu Lissu - 'I'm Returning Home'
Interview - The outspoken opposition leader has told DW he is returning home, three years after surviving an assassination attempt. Lissu plans on running in Tanzania's October presidential elections.
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