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World Bank and development partners sign agreement to support Sierra Leone education Sector
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 October 2020: President Julius Maada Bio today launched the Free Education Project, intended to support the government’s flagship human capital initiative - the Free Quality School Education Program. The World Bank, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom Foreign
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Thousands of businesses to benefit from electronic cash registers in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, on Monday commissioned five thousand Electronic Cash Registers (ECR) which will be rolled out immediately across hotels and supermarkets in the country. The National Revenue Authority (NRA) last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Indiana has some incredibly restrictive voter laws, and currently we only have one early voting site in all of Indianapolis,” stated Robert Shegog, CEO at the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine. “A few more will open Oct. 24, but significantly
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'Threat to Health Care and Civil Rights' Judge Barrett Confirmed by GOP Senate | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After refusing a Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court because an election was eight months away, they will confirm a Republican nominee before an election that is eight days away,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who is a Democrat.
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Why the 2020 Vote Matters More than Ever to African Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Some had to pay fees. Some were tested. Many people died for that right. It is too important for us not to vote, and if we want to have a democracy, we need to participate in it. We can’t hope that situations will change. We have to be active in helping candidates get elected who
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Disputed 2018 election in the Freetown constituency 110 to be held in December
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has finally published the date for the conduct of the controversial Parliamentary re-run bye election in constituency 110 which was marred by violence. It comes over a year after the last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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IN MEMORIAM: 3-Year-Old ‘Cupcake’ Mckinney Remembered During Somber Ceremony
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “It’s really hard to find the words of comfort. On the other hand, it gives me strength to stand before you when I see this type of crowd that’s showing love and support,” said Mayor Randall Woodfin. “[The community] cares not only about the memory of Cupcake and their
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COMMENTARY: Contained rage doesn't remain contained. Time to have 'The Talk" | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a counselor, I ask the heads of households to have “The Talk” with your family, especially with male children. It is no strange or foreign conversation I am asking you to have. Have the conversation with your children and grandchildren of how we overcame. Encourage them to give
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EU support for Kambia local council and CSOs launched in Kambia district
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s minister of planning and economic development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai has reiterated his call for effective coordination, ownership and people cantered processes that are critical to achieving the objectives of the government’s Medium-Term
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Dave Roberts Becomes Second Black Manager to Win the World Series
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, the first-time Major League Baseball held the Fall Classic at a neutral site.
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Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Indiana has some incredibly restrictive voter laws, and currently we only have one early voting site in all of Indianapolis,” stated Robert Shegog, CEO at the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine. “A few more will open Oct. 24, but significantly
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Post Endorsements for City Council and Schools
The Oakland Post has endorsed candidates for five seats on the City Council, looking for leaders who are dynamic and visionary,  have a track record of compassion and solidarity with neighborhoods in need, and are capable of working collaboratively with all parts of the city. Endorsed candidates
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Head of UN in Sierra Leone meets president Bio at State House
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Newly appointed United Nations Resident to Sierra Leone – Mr. Babatunde Ahonsi, last Thursday called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio to present his letter of appointment by the UN Secretary General. ”It is with utmost humility and great honour that
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
OP-ED: President Donald J. Trump — My Message to Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Since I became your President, I’ve fought for all Americans. Unlike the D.C. political establishment, which looked out for only a small group of elites at the expense of working families — my Administration is empowering all Americans with an agenda that puts you first, because
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I will robustly defend my reputation – former president Ernest Koroma tells Bio’s government
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 October 2020: Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone has received an order from the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to attend an investigation at their office in Freetown next Monday. According to the ACC, the investigation will probe into allegations of
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Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps During Pandemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the pandemic worsened, businesses shuttered, and unemployment reached record levels, the President announced the implementation of a new rule that would have required more food stamp recipients to work to receive benefits. Trump sought to limit the ability of states to renounce
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Breast Cancer Awareness Still Up Front in Compton Despite COVID
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — “Cancer is not cancelled due to COVID, and neither is our fight to end it,” said CUSD Board of Trustees Vice President, Satra Zurita, who co-hosted the 9th Annual Compton Walk for a Cure with her sister, former Compton City Councilmember Janna Zurita. The event was hosted in
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Aberdeen’s oldest citizen – Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas celebrates 100 NOT OUT
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: Born on 17th October 1920, Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas is one of Freetown’s oldest residents, and arguably the oldest in Aberdeen, West of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is the patriarch of the Thomas family of Aberdeen – descendants of Liberated Africans slaves
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Wealth gap costs over last two decades: $2.7 trillion in Black income, $16 trillion to U.S. economy | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Yet even today, with all those credentials and as one of the leading executives on Wall Street,” wrote Raymond J. McGuire, Citi’s Vice Chairman and Chair of its Global Banking and Capital Markets, “I am still seen first as a six-foot-four, two-hundred-pound Black man wherever I go
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By Dr.David Matsanga in London United Kingdom The sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe, are no longer about inculcating good governance and freedoms - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
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COMMENTARY: Sounding Increasingly Desperate, Trump Attacks Black Congresswoman at Minnesota Rally
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The day after a debate he was roundly criticized for, Trump went to an old standby: Attacking African American women in positions of leadership. During a rally in Minnesota on September 30, Trump said, "What is going on with Omar? I’ve been reading these reports for two years about
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California Governor Signs Historic Reparations Bill into Law | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After watching [the presidential] debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Newsome declared during a videoconference with lawmakers and other stakeholders, including the rapper Ice Cube, who championed the bill. “As a nation, we can only truly thrive when every one of us has the
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Funding Freetown – bridging the gap between civic pride and property tax
Memuna Forna: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 October 2020: For cities across the world, the mainstay of local funding is some sort of property-based tax system. It is how they pay for improvements and the services they provide. If you want to know how cities survive without a functioning property-based
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Female entrepreneur loses thousands of dollars investment in Sierra Leone – still no justice
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 October 2020: Just when she thought it was safe and the right decision to return home to Sierra Leone to invest her hard earned cash in her country of birth, Mrs Annie Metzger has witnessed all her hard work and investments gone up in smoke, as armed thugs working for a…
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s finance minister Saffa prepares for major policy shift in 2021 budget
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance -  Jacob Jusu Saffa says that the government intends to make major policy shifts in agriculture, teenage pregnancy, health system, and recurrent spending. He was speaking last Thursday at the formal opening of the Fiscal
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