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Earth Today | Water relief for vulnerable farmers in upper Clarendon
More than 68 farmers in drought-stricken communities in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed area of Clarendon have so far received 49,000 gallons of water, with another 48,000 to be delivered over the next three
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Uganda: Stella Nyanzi Announces Her Candidature for Kampala Parliamentary Seat
[Nairobi News] Controversial Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi has officially joined politics.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Uganda: Allow Back Non-Contact Sports, Betting
[Monitor] COVID -- 19 remains at large . It is still as dangerous as it is deadly. The need for precautions will never be overestimated. But life has been creeping back from the days of total lockdown to the current partial. Yet certain activities remain under lock and key.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: President Kenyatta Kicks Out Somali Majority Leader Aden Duale
[Dalsan Radio] Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has cracked the whip by kicking out majority leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has been replaced by Amos Kimunya.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Economy probably shrank 32% in lockdown: Reserve Bank
South Africa’s economy probably contracted more than 30% in the second quarter when restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus shut almost all activity for five weeks, according to central bank
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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Cases Shoot to 716
[New Zimbabwe] Confirmed Covid-19 Sunday rose to 716 after 18 more people tested positive for the pandemic.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Chakwera wins Malawi vote
Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won last week's presidential election re-run with 58.57 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission said
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Source: The East African
Some entertainment venues to reopen this weekend
OVER 200 temporary workers are to be recruited by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to assist with monitoring public beaches and rivers to reduce the widespread breaches of the protocols for use of these facilities that have been detected.The recruits will join members of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
StanChart returns rise to 14.5pc on dividend review
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Rwanda: Six Villages in Kigali City Put Under COVID-19 Lockdown
[New Times] Six villages of Kigali City were on Thursday, June 25 put under a 15-day total Covid-19 lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus in other areas.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Musanze Court Quashes Lawsuit Filed Against Law-Enforcement Agencies
[New Times] Musanze Intermediate Court on Tuesday threw out a case filed against law-enforcement agencies that had been filed by four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO), all operating in Musanze District.
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Rwanda: After 100 Days, Rwanda Records 798 Cases of COVID-19
[New Times] After 100 days of Coronavirus pandemic's outbreak in Rwanda, the country has significantly scaled up its virus testing capacity.
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Source: allAfrica.com
PAHO warns about significant increase in dengue cases
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The Pan American health Organization (PAHO) is warning Caribbean countries to do more to deal with mosquito-borne diseases during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, after indicating that more than 1.6 million cases of dengue have been reported in the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Kenya: Mombasa Clerics Urge Resumption of Congregational Worship Amid Virus Uncertainty
[Capital FM] Mombasa -Pastors at the Coast on Friday urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to open the churches and allow Kenyans to converge at the places of worship.
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Municipal corporation addresses Manchester drainage
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — For years, business operators, motorists and pedestrians have been inconvenienced whenever there is a downpour of rain on Villa Road in Mandeville, due to flooding caused by inadequate
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Equity, Atlas Mara acquisition talks abandoned over Covid-19
Equity Group Holdings’ (EGH) ambitious plans to acquire four banks in Rwanda, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique owned by Atlas Mara (ATMA) have flopped over economic uncertainties triggered by the Covid-19
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Source: The East African
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks in Somalia Kill 7
[VOA] At least seven people were killed in two separate attacks by the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia in the last 24 hours.
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa an Archbishop of Criminals - Biti
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has labelled President Emmerson Mnangagwa a syndicate archbishop presiding over high-level criminal activities being committed in government.
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AP) For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a pay cheque while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. I'm just so disappointed. I just don't know how with the resources and the people we have and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Trump shuts door on work and travel students
Thousands of tertiary students hanging on to a thin thread of hope of travelling to the United States in the summer to earn funds to cover tuition and other costs for the upcoming academic year have had those dreams dashed with the Donald Trump...
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Labour minister says PATH payment system being reviewed
NEWLY appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security Mike Henry confirmed yesterday that the ministry is reviewing the control system for applicants seeking PATH grants under the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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
COVID-19 spend reaping desired results, say Tufton
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has defended the Government’s approximately $3.8 billion spend on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Some $6 billion has been budgeted to tackle the deadly coronavirus, of which close to 600 cases...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Children are lagging and COVID-19 harming AIDS care
�WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment.
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Police killings in Trinidad up by 86%
(Trinidad Guardian) The number of people killed by police in the last year has risen by 86 per cent, a figure that is of concern to the Police Complaints Authority
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Low turnout as France votes in local polls
PARIS, France (AFP) ­— French voters abstained in their millions Sunday from a final round of municipal elections predicted to deal a blow to the party of President Emmanuel
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Western Sahara: Unms Commends Women's Struggles in Occupied Zones
[SPS] Chahid El Hafed -The National Union of Sahrawi Women (UNMS) reiterated its unconditional solidarity and praised the struggles of Sahrawi women in the Occupied Areas of Western Sahara.
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Kenya among top destinations in Africa attracting venture
South Africa had the most venture capital (VC) deals with 21 per cent of the total early-stage investments, Kenya got 18 per cent and Nigeria 14 per
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Source: The East African
Africa: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Nears Half Million
[allAfrica] As of July 7, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries have reached 492,858.
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