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Texas Democrats Flee to D.C. in Attempt to Stifle GOP Voting Bill
Democrats in the Texas Legislature are reportedly making plans to flee the state Monday ahead of expected votes on new voting laws. The post Texas Democrats Flee to D.C. in Attempt to Stifle GOP Voting Bill appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Pierre Raises Issue Of 'Vaccine Apartheid’ In Address To UN
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre raised the issue of  ‘vaccine apartheid’ during his maiden address, delivered virtually on Saturday, to the  the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “We have witnessed in dismay the politics at play even in the midst of
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The superior South Africans - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
BY BRYAN DAVIS FROM the faster pitches of St Lucia to the slower wickets of Grenada, the West Indies cricket team were convincingly beaten. Regardless of whether it was Test cricket or the abridged version, the T20 game, WI succumbed to a team that is no stronger than they are, although with
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Haiti and Guyana - Stabroek News
Guyanese have long known that Haiti had been the poorest country in the Caribbean. But they were shocked to learn in 1989 from a report of a Common-wealth
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Scattered Showers Sunday into Monday
Scattered showers are forecast from time to time Sunday as a mid- to upper-level ridge builds and spreads across the region. A tropical wave now entering the eastern Caribbean […]
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NAACP Offers Bail To Any Texas House Democrat Arrested For Blocking Racist Voting Restrictions Bill
The NAACP offered to bail out any Texas House Democrat who gets arrested for walking out of the chamber in an effort to block racist election laws from being enacted in that state.
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Outdoor summer basketball faces uncertain future in the nation’s capital | New Pittsburgh Courier
WASHINGTON —Once located just east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., was Barry Farm, 400-plus units of public housing, and one of the most violent and impoverished neighborhoods in the nation’s capital. Today, those units are gone, paving the way for a controversial redevelopment plan to
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Nigeria: Why UAE Imposed Travel Ban On Nigeria
[Daily Trust] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has replied to the Federal Government of Nigeria over the reason it offered for the suspension of flights to Dubai in the past four months.
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V.I. Olympian Eddie Lovett Will Push His Limits When He Competes in Tokyo
Eddie Lovett will return to the Olympics this month, representing the U.S. Virgin Islands in in 110-meter hurdles. He will bring with him the lessons he learned competing for the territory in the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Eric Adams Poised to Become New York’s Second Black Mayor
Eric Adams grew up poor. As a teenager, he was abused by the police but later decided to join New York’s Finest ranks. After serving as a police captain, and in the state Senate and as Brooklyn borough president, Adams is poised to become only the second African American to lead the biggest city in
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Trinidad and Tobago partners with Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission for two-year pilot project
News COLLABORATION: Shante Moore, charge d'affairs at the US Embassy in Port of Spain, Ministers Donna Cox and Fitzgerald Hinds and chief probation officer Sintra Maharaj at the launch of the case care management pilot project on Wednesday. - SUREASH CHOLAI Trinidad and Tobago is the first country
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Jamaica, CARICOM to continue working with OAS in Haiti crisis
Jamaica and other CARICOM members are to continue working through the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the United Nations to help in the response to the electoral crisis in Haiti following Wednesday's assassination of president Jovenel Moïse.
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The University of the West Indies Soars to the Top | New York Carib News
Since 2016 when the management of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) took the strategic decision to prepare and position the institution for global competitive rankings, its performance results have been steadily progressive. The choice to engage the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking
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Guilty lawmakers must come clean
Almost a week after the revelations, Jamaicans do now know which two of their lawmakers are subjects of a major corruption probe by the Integrity Commission, even as the two main political parties admit the allegations are “serious” and they want...
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Caring for 8-year-old with hemophilia is full-time job for mom of two - Stabroek News
Eight-year-old Aditya Ramlogan calmly puts on his sandals and all seems well until he stands and begins to walk. The article Caring for 8-year-old with hemophilia is full-time job for mom of two appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Raila tells the Maasai to be wary of leaders who are not genuine
Without mentioning him by name, Raila refers to the DP as “a wolf in a sheep’s skin” and told leaders to be wary of him.
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Rambharat: UNC supports CoP Order - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
LEADER of Government Business Clarence Rambharat said the Opposition UNC knows it fully supports the Commissioner of Police (CoP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Selection Process) Order 2021, despite the protestations of its senators to the contrary. In his contribution to debate on
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COVID-19 Home Tests in Short Supply in the Virgin Islands
Only two of nine pharmacies surveyed in the U.S. Virgin Islands have home test kits for COVID-19, and those are only available on St. Thomas, according to a phone survey of the pharmacies taken Thursday.
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Plan to Reopen Public Schools Sparks Controversy at Senate Hearing
V.I. Board of Education Chairman Kyza Callwood rattled off dozens of concerns Monday about the announcement that public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands will reopen. Callwood testified during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development.
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Women’s Health Protection Act Works to Promote Health Equity for Women. | Chicago Defender
For years, black and brown communities have lived with limited healthcare protections within both policy and practice. On June 16th, 2021 health equity advocates spoke on the importance of protecting the rights of women to access abortions across the United States through the Women’s Health
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Kenya: Westgate Attack Survivor Has Avoided Church for Eight Years - The Kenya News
Laban Mosi, a civil and structural engineer, has attended church only twice since 2013 - during the funerals of his father and his uncle, who died two weeks apart. He was relieved that the events happened at Gendia SDA church in Kendu Bay, Homa Bay County, far from Nairobi, where…
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Senators Fail to Reach Deal on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act | Atlanta Daily World
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrowMedia Talks to enact the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act were halted on Wednesday after a bipartisan Senate negotiations team announced it failed to reach a deal. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-South
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Ali stumps for private sector during talks with visiting CDB president - Stabroek News
President Irfaan Ali on Friday lobbied for greater support for private sector development when he met with the recently elected Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon and a visiting
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Growth & Jobs | Choose seafaring as career – Newman
Young People are being encouraged to enter the profession of seafaring, as the world pays keener attention to the essential service provided by seamen and seafaring women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dean of the Faculty of Marine and Nautical...
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U.S., Colombia to assist in investigation of Haiti president assassination
The United States and Colombia plan to aid Haiti in investigating the assassination of the Caribbean nation's president, Jovenel Moïse.... View Article The post U.S., Colombia to assist in investigation of Haiti president assassination appeared first on TheGrio.
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Why blue-and-yellow macaws should not be kept as pets - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) are beautiful and intelligent birds. Like parrots, they can mimic the sounds of humans. However, the most striking characteristic of macaws are the vibrant colours of their feathers which also gives them their name. The feathers on their back, wings an
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Texas House Democrats Flee the State in Move that Could Block Voting Restrictions Bill, Bring Legislature to a Halt | Dallas Weekly
At least 51 of the 67 Democratic representatives — the number needed to break quorum — were in the process of leaving Monday afternoon, most arriving at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Monday to board chartered flights that departed around 3:10 p.m.
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Shifting to human rights-based approach to crime prevention - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ALBERTO BRUNORI PEOPLE IN the Caribbean face some of the highest levels of violence in the world. Of the 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries surveyed in 2020 by the independent think tank Insight Crime, three Caribbean countries ranked in the top six with most violence. Jamaica tops
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#BTColumn – On pulpits and political platforms - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados TODAY Inc. by Guy Hewitt In the New Testament, two major confrontations occur between religion and politics. John the Baptist is targeted for this condemnation of
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Murder of young teacher makes women in London worry it could have been them
'Police said that she left her home to meet her friend in a local pub and it was just five minutes' walk for her. We often go to this pub and it is also around five, 10 minutes walk for us. You feel it might have happened to you. It might happen anywhere,' Aliya Isaeva, a young mother who has been
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