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US ambassador to Jamaica hospitalised
United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has been hospitalised. The nature of his illness has not been disclosed. However, in a terse statement, the US Embassy in Kingston said Tapia will be flown to the United States for medical treatment...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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What next in Odinga’s rise in government?
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga’s influence in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration is expected to grow further, with reports suggesting that he is being considered for a key role on a team to steer the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery
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Source: The East African
Cabinet line-up
AFTER a nearly six-hour huddle between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and key members of his Jamaica Labour Party team, Jamaica House last night announced a 19-member Cabinet of mostly familiar faces. There are only three newcomers in the group, which will be supported by nine state ministers and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PICS | Collins Khosa and George Floyd: #NotInMyName protests against law enforcement brutality
While protesting against the murder of George Floyd in the US, civil society organisation #NotInMyName has also looked closer to home, calling for the killers of Collins Khosa to be brought to book and
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FIRST TAKE: A semblance of normalcy beckons at Level 3, but SA’s biggest problems remain
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave weary and irritable South Africans something to look forward to when, on Sunday evening, he announced that the country will move to Level 3 of the lockdown on 1 June – but, as always, the devil is bound to lurk in the
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Four dead as protests erupt over killing of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa
At least four people were killed as protests spread across several Ethiopian cities on Tuesday after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group was shot dead, according to medical sources and
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NDERITU: How civil service has been ‘colonised’
In 2011 when I worked for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), we published Kenya’s first ethnic audit of the civil service, which is the largest employer in the
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Source: The East African
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Lockdown assistance: PWDs sold dummy
This came out when senator representing people with disabilities (PWDs) Watson Khupe on Thursday last week quizzed Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke over social assistance which is yet to be disbursed to
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Bullitt, Katherine Muller, Seattle, Washington
Katherine Muller (Kay) Bullitt was born and raised in Massachusetts.  She earned her B.A. (with honors) in Government from Radcliff College and taught in Cambridge, Massachusetts before heading west in 1953.  Shepicked Seattle as the place she wanted to
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BET To Air Special Coverage Of Rayshard Brooks' Atlanta Funeral Today
BET is bringing live coverage from the Ebenezer Baptist Church beginning at
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Uganda: COVID-19 Update - Nigeria Reopens Places of Worship, Uganda Schools Stay Shut
Some governments across the African continent are cautiously coming out of Covid-19 lockdown, such as Nigeria, which on Tuesday reopened churches and mosques, with social distancing restrictions in
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Trayvon Martin’s Mother, Sybrina Fulton, Qualifies To Run For Elected Office
Sybrina Fulton is all too aware of the pain of losing a child at the hands of white vigilante
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Where is my pension?
A 63-year-old Westmoreland man who served as a district constable for 26 years says he and some of his colleagues have been forced to retire without any written explanation or compensation and is calling on Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang to address the matter.
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Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran was a lawyer, who handled several high profile celebrity cases. He was born on October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He received his Bachelors’ degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959. Initially selling insurance policies for a living, Cochran soon began
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ACC reacts to allegations of corruption in Sierra Leone parliament
Patrick Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 September 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notes public reactions and rightful concerns on allegations of corruption within the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone, emanating from the 2019 Perceptions Survey Report commissioned in April, 2020, by
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Kenya: Hiring Parastatal Chiefs Was Illegal, Court Rules
[Nation] Hundreds of people appointed as chairpersons and members of boards of State corporations between March and July 2016 were in office illegally, the High Court said on Friday.
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President Bio’s address – thoughts, words and deeds
Claims that the mining sector is set to attract new investors, with various projects completed or in the throes of completion would also have to await the end of COVID-19 to see the effect of the actions
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
(1787) Gouverner Morris “The Curse of Slavery”
The Constitutional Convention in 1787 debated the institution of slavery.  In the speech below Gouverner Morris, a Pennsylvania delegate, described the negative impact of the institution on both North and South and in doing so made public at the highest level the division that would eventually
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us
Black people often end up in the demographic struggling to repay student loan debt for a variety of socio-economic reasons caused by systemic racism that wreaks havoc on generation after generation in a cruel cycle of poverty and resource
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Trump on firing of Geoffrey Berman: 'I'm not involved' | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump on Saturday denied involvement in firing Geoffrey Berman, the powerful prosecutor atop the Manhattan US Attorney’s office, shortly after Trump’s attorney general sent Berman a letter saying the President had done
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Safety protocols at US Embassy
Q: I recently returned to Jamaica and have an upcoming appointment with the Consular Section at the US Embassy. What safety precautions should I take?�
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Martin Jenkins confirmed as California's first openly gay Supreme Court justice - TheGrio
Not only is Martin Jenkins the first African American man to serve on the highest court in California in almost... View Article The post Martin Jenkins confirmed as California's first openly gay Supreme Court justice appeared first on TheGrio.
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Revised Public Order Act – well begun is half done
Apparently Parliament has requested that the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act be strengthened and the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) improve on its
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Biden considering GOP candidates for possible cabinet - TheGrio
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is reportedly looking to reach across the aisle by adding several high-level Republicans to his... View Article The post Biden considering GOP candidates for possible cabinet appeared first on TheGrio.
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After Years of Student Protests, Princeton Strikes the Name of Segregationist President Woodrow Wilson From Its Buildings
Princeton announced Saturday that it was striking the name of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from its public and international affairs school as well as a residential building, citing his “racist thinking and policies” during his time in office, as well as his tenure as president of the famed
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Gov't hiring 1,300 new community health aids
Approximately 1,300 new community health aids are being employed by the Government to strengthen the country's public health system under a new strategic framework designed to ensure that the population can live their normal lives despite the presence of the novel coronavirus
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(1993) Lani Guinier, “Seeking a Conversation on Race"
By 1993 Lani Guinier, a Yale Law School graduate, had crafted an impressive career as an NAACP attorney who specialized in voting rights cases, member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and special assistant in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Carter
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How Saundra Brown, first black woman on the OPD earned presidential nomination to the US District Court - Face2Face Africa
Saundra Brown, later to become Saundra Brown Armstrong, became the first black woman on the Oakland Police Force (OPD). At the time, she was one of only seven policewomen on the force. Armstrong served with the Oakland Police from 1970-77 and is now a Senior Judge in the United States District
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US Embassy: DNA testing is voluntary
Q: Why does the US Embassy suggest DNA testing?   A: Certain im...
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US Embassy warns citizens in Trinidad - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Police have advised that all roads leading in and out of Port-of-Spain have been cleared and are now debris-free, following protest action earlier today. The article US Embassy warns citizens in Trinidad appeared first on Stabroek News.
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