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Amid speculation that there could soon be a general election, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said his focus now is to restore the economy hard hit by the coronavirus. Holness was speaking in Annotto Bay, St Mary on Thursday during a...
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The DA says President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a move to Alert Level 1 of the Covid-19 lockdown comes five months too late.
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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society – Point of view
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On January 21, President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States, beginning his second term in office.  His inauguration address appears
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Senate Bill 1410 – Helping Californians in Crisis Keep Roofs Over Their Heads
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Unveils Sh53.7bn Economic Stimulus Programme
President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled a massive stimulus programme to jump-start the country's economy by pumping Sh53.7 billion into various
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Rwanda Rolls Out Rwf100 Billion COVID-19 Recovery Fund
Local businesses have been invited to apply for funding under the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF), a two-year facility established by the Government to accelerate the recovery of Covid-19 hit
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NAPIER: Kenya ought to review its tax incentive model
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Egypts Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat was killed by a roadside bomb in late June 2015. He was the highest-ranking official killed since the insurgency against the government began in 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination, but Barakat was known for taking a hard line against
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L.A. Public Officials Acknowledge the Inequality of Resources within Underserved Communities Escalated After COVID-19
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Mena Leaders Say Without Census Data We’re Invisible And Disenfranchised
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Africa: CCA Statement on Racial Injustice - A Moment of Truth and Opportunity
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Dingell Makes Case For Biden’s Ability To Address Pandemic And Michigan’s Economy | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Two days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) used an Aug. 13 press call to place attention back … Continued
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Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary
New Findings Reveal Stark Racial Disparities and Barriers to the Ballot
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Expropriation latest: How Ramaphosa plans to 'give women the land'
With land expropriation remaining one of the hot button issues in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has explained how women will benefit.
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Unveils Measures to Boost Economy
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced plans to help businesses and Kenyans survive the economic storm caused by the coronavirus
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Yellow, Orange, Red and Purple: Color-Coded System Will Guide California Reopening 
On Aug. 28, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new framework for re-opening businesses in California counties shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state will move away from the previous “watch list” system and use a new four-tiered classification system to determine which counties can open.
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Sen. Skinner’s Parole Reform Bill, SB 1064, OK’d by Senate Public Safety Committee | Post News Group
The Senate Public Safety Committee today, on a bipartisan, 6-to-1 vote, approved SB 1064, a bill by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that would eliminate the use of uncorroborated allegations from a confidential informant as evidence in a parole
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Liberia: The EU Signs Over U.S.$59 Million Support to Liberia's Social, Economic Development
In a unique e-ceremony for the signing of two Financing Agreements worth USD 59 million, EU Ambassador HE Hélène Cavé reiterated EU's commitment to support Liberia's development agenda and recovery from the Coronavirus
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The Smithsonian Is Collecting Coronavirus 'Artifacts' To Document The Pandemic
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Kenyatta Unveils a Sh53.7bn Relief Package to Boost Virus-Hit Economy
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out an 8-point stimulus program valued at Sh53.7 billion to jumpstart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged sectors across the
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Online infrastructure investment vital for community college students | Black Voice News
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Zimbabwe: Currency Collapse Forces RBZ to Ditch Forex System
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced it will resume a floated foreign currency exchange rate system next Tuesday, which will be conducted on weekly
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Kenya: Public Has Until 5pm Give Views on School Reopening Date
Kenyans have until five o'clock today to give their views to the National Covid-19 Education Response Committee that will advise Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on whether schools should reopen on June 4 or the date be
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Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government
“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following
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Nigeria: U.S. Condemns Killing of Civilians in Nigeria By Boko Haram, ISWAP
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East Africa: Mastercard Foundation Mounts Aggressive Response to COVID-19 - Daniel Hailu
About two months ago we launched the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program to focus on supporting African communities and young people, as well as young people and the indigenous communities in Canada, to support them and their needs as they evolve during this COVID-19
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