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Westside Basketball stars sign college commitments | The Crusader Newspaper Group
On Thursday, April 15, two young men from the West Side Leadership Academy Basketball team made a public commitment for their post-secondary education. Signing with Indiana State University, Quimari Peterson and Parion Roberson, joining Purdue Northwest, sat proudly in front of their families and
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
FAMU Foundation Invests in $25M Fearless Fund Venture Capital Firm to Support Women of Color - The Westside Gazette
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The investment marks FAMU’s first in a Black-led VC firm and will be utilized by the Fearless Fund to grow its ever-expanding portfolio of women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. With this announcement, the University joins other
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Source: The Westside Gazette
Coulthrust, found guilty of two charges, pleads for leniency - Barbados Today
Coast Guard Private Shane Coulthrust pleaded for leniency late Friday night after a military tribunal found him guilty of two of the nine charges he faced during his court-martial. But the sentence to be imposed was not immediately known as the three-member panel of Lieutenant Commander Fernella
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine new cases, four discharged - Barbados Today
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified nine new positive cases of COVID-19 – three males and six females – on Saturday, May 8, from among the 504 tests conducted. Four people recovered from the virus and were discharged.  There are currently 105 persons in isolation. The total
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
New DPD Space Will Honor Benny Napoleon | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
After Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon's COVID-19-related death rocked the community and beyond last year, the City of Detroit is making sure his name is not forgotten in a special way. Napoleon, who previously served as Detroit Police Chief and overseeing the gang squad, will have a new
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CARICOM elects first woman Secretary General - Barbados Today
Belizean Dr Carla Barnett, the first ever woman to have served as deputy secretary-general from 1997 to 2002 , has been elected as the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General replacing the Dominican-born diplomat, Irwin LaRocque, who has been in the post since August 2011. Barnett was
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot 5 times by North Carolina deputies, autopsy shows - TheGrio
Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back... View Article The post Andrew Brown Jr. was shot 5 times by North Carolina deputies, autopsy shows appeared first on TheGrio.
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OIG Report Says CPD Search Warrants Disproportionately Targeted Black Residents | The Crusader Newspaper Group
NBC 5 Chicago A new interim report by the city of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General says that Chicago Police Department search warrants disproportionately targeted people of color. The report, which examined search warrants issued and executed between 2017 and 2020, found that Black men
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chrissy D releases sizzling Final Stage - Barbados Today
Chrissy D is not letting the cancellation of Crop Over 2020 hold her back. The songstress who has previously been a finalist in the Party Monarch competition, decided to release her song Final Stage despite the uncertainty around the Crop Over 2021 season. Speaking to the media Christina Chrissy
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season
It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.
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Recipients of guaranteed income called by Mayor Prince | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Patrick Forrest Gary Mayor Jerome Prince made a number of phone calls to those who were selected to receive the assistance from the Guaranteed Income Validation Effort (GIVE) program. In his original announcement, Prince noted statistics that show nearly 40 percent of Americans cannot afford
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Residents reject transfer of material from B’s Recycling to former Bagatelle dump - Barbados Today
Residents in the Hoyte’s Village, St James area are not pleased that the abandoned Bagatelle Metal Dump is now being used to house old metals from B’s Recycling Cane Garden, St Thomas site that has been declared an environmental and health hazard. Moreover, residents who spoke with Barbados TODAY
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season
It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Mississippi governor to end federal unemployment benefits - TheGrio
It looks like Mississippi is ending its additional federal unemployment benefits. The governor of the state announced on Monday that... View Article The post Mississippi governor to end federal unemployment benefits appeared first on TheGrio.
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New Webcam! Cinnamon, Maho and Francis Bays | News of St. John
A new webcam started streaming from St. John on April 21 and this one gives you a birds eye view of your favorite North Shore Beaches 🙂 This webcam stream is one of many on the Great Expectations STJ YouTube channel.  You may have tuned into many of the long standing cameras on this
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Source: News of St. John | An Online Blog About the Daily Happenings of St. John, USVI
Anchoring destroyed our reefs; did we learn anything? - Barbados Today
By Robin Mahon At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Barbados gave several cruise ships permission to anchor off Barbados. In extending this helping hand, mistakes were made that have cost Barbados dearly. The anchoring has destroyed extensive areas of live coral reef on the South and
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SaintA Named One of Southeast Wisconsin's Top Workplaces - Milwaukee Community Journal
Employees offer high praise for Wisconsin provider of family-centered care and educational services   MILWAUKEE – SaintA, an evolving, community-facing human services organization that offers a comprehensive array of prevention, intervention and crisis resources that help children and families
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
CSEM-supported group underscores new mode of community mobilization - WS Chronicle
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Recordings show chaos leading to Ma’Khia Bryant shooting
A chaotic 911 call. A convulsive 11 seconds of violence ending in the death of an Ohio teen. A historic... View Article The post Recordings show chaos leading to Ma’Khia Bryant shooting appeared first on TheGrio.
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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Suspicious fires set throughout city of Gary | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Patrick Forrest The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will now be leading the investigation into a large number of “suspicious” fires that have been set to vacant buildings over the course of the weekend. At least 17 vacant buildings at 11 different locations
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
New approach for corporate innovators - Barbados Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the Caribbean and the rest of the world squarely at the doorstep of the future of work. In the midst of global chaos many regional organisations found themselves unprepared for the digital world and have had to scramble to adjust operations to meet the new
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Governor Signs Bill Welcoming Retired Teachers Back To Classroom | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire More of Oklahoma’s retired teachers can return to the classroom following the signing of Senate Bill 267 Monday. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chair and Education Committee Vice Chair, Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, is the author of the bill to
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Coding, robotics comes to teachers’ college - Barbados Today
Government and schools have an important role to play in providing a variety of vocational courses and skillsets for Barbadians who seek new job opportunities in the modern workplace, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw said Friday. She was addressing participants of a coding and robotics
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PwC joins worthy St Vincent cause - Barbados Today
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Caribbean and the PwC Charitable Foundation have collectively raised over US$100,000 for donation to the disaster relief and recovery efforts in St Vincent and the Grenadines. On April 9, the La Soufriere volcano erupted explosively, sending ash and gas plumes
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One Day Left to WIN "Two Tickets to Paradise!" | News of St. John
Good Morning and Happy Fri-Yay!  The Island Green Living Association's 'Two Tickets to Paradise' fundraiser ends tonight at midnight!  Don't miss out on the opportunity to win an all-inclusive St. John vacation for two, valued at over $10,000….Head over to their site and get your tickets
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Source: News of St. John | An Online Blog About the Daily Happenings of St. John, USVI
Howe takes up new ILO/UNESCO position - Barbados Today
Senior researcher at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus, Dr Glenford Howe, has been appointed to the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART). Dr Howe joins 11 other independent experts at leading
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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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New Jersey teacher curses at Black students, calls George Floyd 'criminal'
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