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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is on sick leave and is currently recovering at home.
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And the Raffle Winner is.... | News of St. John
Good Morning Everyone!  We have been the promotional partner with Island Green Living Association over the past month in an effort to promote ticket sales for their 'Two Tickets to Paradise' fundraiser.  If you have been following along, you know how amazing this prize package is and that one lucky
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EFF will 'ensure' closure of private schools should they refuse
Private or independent schools that have already opened, have been instructed to close. The EFF has since volunteered to make this happen.
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Reggie Thomas is the first African-American to win a city-wide race in Lafayette - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
It was a historic election for Lafayette and a close race for the Lafayette city marshal's seat. On Saturday, Reggie Thomas won the election by a small fraction of votes, securing his spot as the Lafayette city marshal for the next six years.
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Equestrian Kendrick Carmouche To Become First Black Jockey To Race In Kentucky Derby In Nearly A Decade - Blavity
Kendrick Carmouche is set to become the first Black jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby since 2013.
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Housing Authority’s Offices on St. Thomas Resume Regular Operations
Central offices in the St. Thomas-St. John District will resume regular operations on Tuesday, May 11.
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Cluster-Related Incident Pushes COVID Positivity Rate Over 3 Percent
A cluster-related incident, followed by private functions and parties during the longer Carnival weekend, caused a spike of COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas, helping to bring the territory’s weekly positivity rate to 3.33 percent.
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Patients evacuated after fire at South Africa hospital | Africanews
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Saweetie Teams Up With Quay To Drop ‘Icy Sunglasses’ Just In Time For Summer
Rapper Saweetie partners with Quay Sunglasses to launch an array of stylish frames just in time for the summer!
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Vaccine eligibility expands in MN as state reaches goal of 70% of seniors vaccinated -
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John L. Steward Dies at 91
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Yellen: Pandemic Relief Needed to Avoid "Generational Setback" on Racial Equality - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… impact for a generation of Black Americans The vice president touted a … of Black Americans.  "During the early days of the pandemic, African-Americans were … communities; citing higher unemployment among Black Americans in the wake of the …
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Kuromba Theories Without Evidence. Can Black Magic Be The Source Of Wealth In Zim? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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VIPD Administrative Services to Close for Civilian Day, May 12
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Feast, Fete & Flowers: Black Chefs You Should Know • EBONY
Chef /SHef/ “a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel.” This definition, though it may seem pretty straightforward, is a title filled with nuances. The myth is one has to go to culinary school to be a chef. That is not the case. To wear the crown title of chef— and…
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At least 30 students abducted from forestry college in Kaduna, Nigeria | Africanews
Sani Danjuma, a student at the college, said those abducted were all female students, but authorities were unable to confirm this. Other students said some of the young women had managed to escape during the attack.
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Fortress Investment Group Buys Marriott's Frenchman's Reef
The U.S. Virgin Islands' largest hotel, Marriott Frenchman's Reef on St. Thomas, has been sold to an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm Fortress Investment Group.
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Zimbabwe: O' Level Results Shouldn't Be End of It All
[The Herald] The very hard work and dedication of many pupils and their parents means that the damage from Covid-19 and the necessary lockdowns on examination candidates was very limited, with almost a quarter of those who wrote O'Level at the end of last year and early this year getting five
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HBCU Alum Kimberly Godwin Named ABC News President - The Washington Informer
Kimberly Godwin, a Florida A&M University alumna who has served as executive vice president of news at CBS News since 2017, has been named president of ABC News. The post HBCU Alum Kimberly Godwin Named ABC News President appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Former UCT coach Kevin Foote the new Melbourne Rebels boss – The South African
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How to Make Sure That You Will Achieve the Set Up Goals? | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2021
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Black man wrongfully on death row for killing white woman freed after 26 years - TheGrio
Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a woman and sentenced to death in... View Article The post Black man wrongfully on death row for killing white woman freed after 26 years appeared first on TheGrio.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine rejects poll results, claims victory | News24
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has claimed victory in presidential elections, rejecting as a "complete sham" early results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead.
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WICHITA, KANSAS, USA, February 5, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Kansas US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "We are appealing to the family of a Navy Veteran who has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer-and who had heavy exposure …
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You're invited to the 'citizens launch' of Port Elizabeth's new name, Gqeberha | News24
Christian Martin, one of three men who successfully petitioned for the renaming of Port Elizabeth, the town’s airport, and Uitenhage, is having a weekend-long celebration.
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