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SAN JOSE, (Reuters) - Nicaragua's government said yesterday it had granted asylum to Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli, after the ex-leader, currently facing a lengthy prison sentence at home, requested the protection at Nicaragua's embassy in Panama City.
The article Nicaragua grants asylum to Panama's ex-President Martinelli appeared first on Stabroek News.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Former director-general in the Presidency Reverend Frank Chikane says Jacob Zuma should be granted the presidential pardon.
[Daily News] SIMBA Sports Club Board of Directors' Member, Zacharia Hans Poppe has died at the age of 65.
Less than a week after former president Jacob Zuma pegged the country's judiciary alongside that of the apartheid state, the former president is attempting to direct when his corruption trial should be heard.
While Jacob Zuma was making his \"feelings\" on the judiciary public in episode seven of the ongoing YouTube \"reality\" series, Zooming with the Zumas, the prosecuting team for The State v JG Zuma and Thales South Africa (Pty) Ltd was preparing to amend the original Indictment to include further charges against the former president.
Correspondence between the deputy director of public prosecutions, Billy Downer, and the judge president of the KwaZulu-Natal Division, Achmat Jappie, dated 21 May 2020, indicates that a number of payments from the Shaik/Nkobi group had been discovered during a review of the evidence.
The prosecution team, and Downer, in particular, had years to go through evidence while the target fought street by street, building by building.
\"It is correct, as you suspected, that the State will apply that the Indictment be amended to include a number of payments from the Shaik/Nkobi group to Mr Zuma that FTI discovered during their review of the old KPMG...
That’s not stopping Nike from dropping its year Air Force 1 Low “Puerto Rico,” which is a staple around this time of the year.
Unlike 2019’s sneaker that had to be scrapped because the sneaker featured Panamian traditional “Mola” designs that caught the ire of both Panamanians and Puerto Ricans, Nike is keeping things simple with some slight weeks on the 2020 version of the sneaker.
The sneaker is constructed of premium white leather while featuring Puerto Rico’s flags located on the heel and tongue of the sneaker.
According to retailer 43einhalb, the Nike Air Force 1 Low QS “Puerto Rico” will launch on June 2 and will cost approximately $142.
You can get a detailed look at the Nike Air Force 1 Low QS “Puerto Rico” below.
Rap superstar and mogul Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…
The post Jay-Z Honored at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
Gordon Spencer who has served in numerous capacities within the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF), ascended to the presidency when the body hosted its Annual General Meeting and Election of Office Bearers on Saturday at the National Resource Centre.
The article Spencer new president of powerlifting federation appeared first on Stabroek News.
South American's LGBTQ communities call for equal rights in Pride Parade
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Tammy Rivera is not afraid to let critics know what’s on her mind.
The 33-year-old mother took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 24, and posted a dance rehearsal video of her 14-year-old daughter Charlie practicing for her quinceañera, a Latin celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday.
In the video, Rivera’s daughter practiced her moves with a dance instructor.
In a now-deleted comment, a fan questioned why the former “Growing Up Hip Hop” star was throwing her daughter a quinceañera and accused her of not identifying as a Black woman.
In season 1 of “What The Flockas,” Rivera came face to face this year with her Nicaraguan father Oscar Rivera after 19 years of his absence.
Barack and Michelle Obama will deliver a number of virtual commencement addresses to the class of 2020, as schools have adjusted, postponed or canceled their in-person graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The “Becoming” author noted that she is teaming up with YouTube via her education-focused Reach Higher initiative to host a virtual graduation ceremony for all graduates ― high school, college and other programs ― on June 6 at 3 p.m. ET.
She named Barack Obama as one of the event’s special guest speakers.
Barack Obama listed his two other scheduled virtual graduation speaking engagements ― an event hosted by LeBron James’ foundation and a celebration for graduates of historically Black colleges and universities, titled “Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,” which is slated to livestream on the official Twitter account of Chase Bank.
James celebrated Obama’s participation in his event for high school seniors titled “Graduate Together: America Honors the Class of 2020,” which will be hosted by the LeBron James Family Foundation, the Entertainment Industry Foundation and XQ Institute.
Former President Donald Trump leaned in to familiar racist language in an interview with his friend Sean Hannity on Fox
The post Trump rants about Haitians and AIDS while discussing immigration with Fox News appeared first on TheGrio.
Case in point, a Tennessee man is now out of a job after posting an offensive meme of Obama being lynched and suggesting that he’d attend a pay-per-view of said racist event.
The Chatanooga Times Free Press shared in a weekend report that Gary Casper, the former vice president for information technology at Chattanooga-based Transcard, shared the meme to his Facebook page publicly with many online snagging screenshots of the posting.
Transcard officials reached out to the outlet via email and explained that company policy forbids employees from making political statements via social media.
In the era of MAGA-fueled rage and vitriol stirred up by President Donald Trump himself, albeit not as blatantly, has emboldened similar racist attacks and jabs at Obama and his enduring legacy.
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Former President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference late Tuesday that he was scheduled to host at Mar-a-Lago on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection.
The post Trump cancels press conference on January 6 anniversary at urging of advisers appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just signed on with the same high-profile agency as Barack and Michelle Obama to represent them as they gear up to start booking speaking engagements in the wake of a global pandemic.
READ MORE: How Meghan Markle exposed racism in the British media (then bounced)
According to Vanity Fair, the former senior members of the royal family have just signed with the Harry Walker Agency, which, according to its website, is “the world’s leading speakers bureau.”
Tyler Perry – whose Beverly Hills mansion Harry and Meghan are reportedly living in at the moment – is also represented by the agency.
“Harry and Meghan are said to be looking at the Obamas’ business model as inspiration for their own, and public speaking is likely to be key to their future earnings,” reports Variety.
While the Sussex’s have been focused on philanthropy since living in Los Angeles, with Meghan even reportedly donating her fee for voicing Disney’s Elephant documentary to Elephants Without Borders – those who are fortunate enough to be part of the bureau’s roster, reportedly make millions of dollars via lucrative public speaking engagements.
Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF President Barack Obama is speaking out about the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, while calling for a new “normal” in the United States.
In his statement, which he shared on Twitter, the president also referenced the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while jogging down the street; as well as the incident involving Christian Cooper, who was harassed by a white woman who threatened to call the cops on him for asking her to leash her dog—noting that these are the sad, “normal” realities of Black life in America.
“But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal’— whether it’s while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in a park.”
The former president insisted that we should not accept this as normal; and he called on everyone, including those in law enforcement, to come together to seek justice and bring about a “new normal.”
“But it falls on all of us, regardless of our race or station—including the majority of men and women in law enforcement who take pride in doing their tough job the right way, every day—to work together to create a ‘new normal’ in which the legacy of bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts.”
