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Held via videoconference on Saturday, June 6th, the Ministerial Meeting reconfirmed the existing arrangements under the April agreement and extended the production cuts of 9.7 million barrels per day by another month, until July 30th
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Mixed reactions from students about the resumption of physical classes
After months of being away from the physical classroom, teaching resumed today for students sitting Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinations, scheduled to get under way on July
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Family announces death of Bonnie Pointer
“It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie, died this morning,” Anita Pointer said in
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World reaches 400,000 virus deaths
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities yesterday, a day after the Government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to publish updates of the number of deaths and infections in the hard-hit South
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Ninety One launches R10-billion Covid-19 business fund
Asset manager Ninety One has launched a R10-billion fund, in partnership with a private equity firm, that will target investments in South African businesses struggling due to the coronavirus
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I HAVE A VOICE TOO! KIDS PROTEST | The Atlanta Voice
Atlanta’s Mayor’s office estimated a little over 500 children peacefully protested through the narrow Buckhead shopping
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'Sorry' is too little and too late, Roger Goodell | The Atlanta Voice
As Roger Goodell, the league’s longtime commissioner, explained in a video released Friday, “we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully
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Kenya woos future travellers with virtual safari
Last week, Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism through the Kenya Tourism Board launched a six-week virtual
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Raheem Sterling: The only disease right now is racism
Raheem Sterling: The only disease right now is racism
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Caribbean countries renew disaster risk insurance policies
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says its member governments in the Caribbean have all renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries in light of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane
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4 steps to create a household budget with staying power
Then, categorize expenses by what you need to maintain your standard of living, such as a mortgage, utilities, groceries and
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Jefferson County begins to open for businesses still closed by COVID-19 restrictions
A Jefferson County Health Department order regarding public activities is set to expire at midnight, and will not be
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AMHVoices: Khupe shredding MDC constitution
THE feud within the MDC family is a result of the perception by the Supreme Court that processes made to appoint people into positions, from the appointments of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as deputy presidents and that of Chamisa first as acting president and then as president were made ultra
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George Floyd's killers and the vigilantes who share their beliefs don't deserve benefit of the doubt
The casual brutality of a White officer’s knee squeezing the life from a helpless Black man in handcuffs, caught on a gruesome video, underlies Amy Cooper’s smug tone as she announces her intention to lodge a false police complaint against a Black man who’d inconvenienced
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Sierra Leone gets its first female deputy head of police force
Sierra Leone has appointed its first female Deputy Inspector General of Police
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Phillips unfazed by leadership talks today
Under-pressure People’s National Party (PNP) President Dr Peter Phillips says he is not worried about threats to his leadership of the Opposition ahead of today’s meeting with his parliamentary
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An open letter from a Black teen: ‘Do better
Whether you’ve contributed a single post or whether you’ve marched by my side, you are crucial to this movement; you are crucial to the roar of justice; you are crucial to MY safety and MY future as a Black man in
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Tunisia orders lifting of coronavirus lockdown
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Georgetown Chamber urges all parties to support timely completion of recount
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry which is an accredited observer at the National Recount of votes today urged all parties to support the rapid conclusion of the recount
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More than an athlete
More than an athlete -Local athletes should use their voices to speak up about racial inequality and injustice
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Ben Carson Suggests Systemic Racism Isn’t ‘Real’ Anymore
Carson’s comments came a couple of days after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, admitted he was wrong for opposing kneeling and misunderstanding its purpose — a revelation apparently achieved only after Floyd’s death weeks ago even though a laundry list of other unarmed Black people have been
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High Court blocks Khupe from replacing recalled MPs
In a rare legal victory for the MDC Alliance, the High Court has ruled in favour of the two of the party’s legislators, who had approached the court seeking an order barring the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T and the House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda from replacing them as lawmakers after they
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My Truth: Thanks, Destiny
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Elliot showed criminal intent to obtain monetary advantage for himself, says Crown
* Count 23: Sanja Elliott, on a date unknown between February 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $400,000 from the Manchester Parish Council by falsely pretending that the said monies were bona fide payments for work done by TM on behalf of the Manchester
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African women creators invited to document life under Covid-19
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Zacca backs proposal for National ID system
THE Government's thrust for a national identification system has received support from the head of one of the country's largest financial
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Dr Sylvia Blyden’s trial adjourned
The seditious libel case involving Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare and journalist – Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, was adjourned today to Friday 12 June 2020, after prosecution witness who is the lead police investigator – Detective M.K. Alieu, was cross-examined by Blyden who is
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“I Take The Time To Speak On This For My Son” Evelyn Lozada Reacts To Ex-Fiancé Carl Crawford’s Domestic Violence Arrest
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