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Mobile medical unit to resume visits on Wednesday - Barbados Today
The Immunisation Unit has advised that its mobile medical unit will be back in operation from Wednesday, August 4. The mobile team, which visits shut-ins to administer the COVID-19 vaccines, temporarily halted operations from Friday, last week when vaccination sites were closed, with the exception
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Deputy AG under fire over Mines Act amendments
Deputy Attorney-General Nelson Diaz was yesterday accused of stalling proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines. BY VENERANDA LANGA Diaz appeared before the committee together with Mines permanent secretary Onesimo
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Zimbabwe: Mining Sector Workers Get 22 Percent Pay Hike
[New Zimbabwe] Workers in the mining sector have been awarded a 22, 22% wage and salary increase that will see the lowest paid employee earning a gross of $22 000 per month.
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Rwanda: Govt Lays Out Measures to Revive Mining Sector
A set of strategies unveiled on Tuesday June 9 by the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) could facilitate mineral processing and trading companies to resume full operations, allowing the sector to recover from the Covid-19
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ZCC calls for equal access to natural resources
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) says inequalities in the mining sector were derailing efforts by the industry to address the socio-economic problems in communities. Speaking during an alternative mining indaba held virtually this week, ZCC’s Martha Mutswarakati of the
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
MPs reject Treasury's Sh1. 5bn bid for Corona testing kits
Kenya is staring at a possible public health crisis after MPs rejected the National Treasury’s proposal to allocate Sh1.5 billion for purchase of Covid-19 testing kits.
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Earth Today | UK working towards inclusive climate conference
THE UNITED Kingdom (UK) is seeking to achieve an inclusive climate conference in November, where financing and a range of other issues can be negotiated credibly among developed and developing country parties. As such, Alok Sharma, president-...
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709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but... View Article The post 709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africa: U.S. Must Skip a 2020 Human Rights Report in Wake of Protests Against George Floyd, Police Violence
IN CITIES ACROSS the world, global citizens have taken to the streets to protest in solidarity with the late George Floyd, slain at the hands of Minnesota police officers while he screamed
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Source: allAfrica.com
Controversial Mine Expansion Plan In Australian State – The Omaha Star
The move has sparked protests spearheaded by the Bob Brown Foundation, including a rally of several hundred people. The post Controversial Mine Expansion Plan In Australian State appeared first on Zenger News.
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Minneapolis public schools end contract with police department
Washington, DC – Setting a precedent for schools around the country, the Minneapolis Public School Board Tuesday night, voted to end its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department
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Small tailings dam collapses in Ecuador, communities denounce pollution - Stabroek News
QUITO,  (Reuters) A small tailings dam associated with a mine run by Ecuadorean firm Austro Gold has collapsed, Ecuador’s government said yesterday, sending mining waste into a nearby
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Southern Africa: Deaths in Zim, SA Highlight Mining Crisis
[Zimbabwe Standard] ARTISANAL and small-scale mining (ASM) has become an integral part of the development of the mining industry across Africa.
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Chicago's King Von Dead At 26
Chicago rapper King Von, born Dayvon Daquan Bennet, has passed away at the age of 26. He was a father of 3.
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Rwanda: How Government Plans to Revive Mining Sector
Mining is one of the sectors that have been affected, with falling prices for different types of mineral commodities across different
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AU, Madagascar to test herbal Covid-19 remedy
The African Union (AU) will test the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from
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Southern Africa: Illegal Gold Mining Surges in East and Southern Africa National Parks
[263Chat] Mutare -- Corruption, and criminality in the artisanal gold mining sector have increased the severity of environmental damage in protected areas and national parks across the region, a new study has shown.
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Ran Mines set to be reopened - The Zimbabwe Independent
BY TENDAI MAKARIPE AFTER over two decades of dormancy, Ran Mines situated on the edges of Bindura mining town, Mashonaland Central, is set to be recommissioned next month. The gold mine ceased operations 22 years ago owing to a myriad of challenges chief among them the country’s economic downturn
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Source: The Zimbabwe Independent - The Leading Business Weekly
Laid off Canje sugar workers hopeful Rose Hall estate will reopen - Stabroek News
The majority of Canje residents who were laid off due to the closure of the Rose Hall Estate in 2017, are hopeful that the estate will be reopened as soon as possible under the new PPP/C administration, in keeping with the party’s manifesto
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Court losses pile up for Trump’s election fraud challenges | L.A. Focus News
Another week, another round of resounding court losses for those who insist that rampant fraud determined the outcome of the presidential election. At some point, those who cling to the notion that the president was the victim of the greatest crime in American history will have to face the mundane
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Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones | News24
A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multi-millionaire after uncovering two of the biggest of the country's precious tanzanite stones ever found and selling them to the government.
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Cash-in-transit robbers arrested by Hawks for armed robbery
The duo, aged 28 and 39, was arrested for armed robbery and their connection to a cash-in-transit heist earlier this year.
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$15 million allocated for infrastructure works at Brown’s Town Market
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has announced the allocation of $15 million for infrastructure works at the Brown’s Town Market in St Ann. McKenzie made the announcement during a tour of the facility on...
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Sudan calls on Security Council to meet over GERD filling - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
June 23, 2021 (KHARTOUM) Sudan called on the United Nations Security Council to request Ethiopia halt its plan to fill the reservoir of the Grand (...)
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Zimbabwe: Taskforce Set Up to Fight Sand, Quarry Poaching
[The Herald] Government has set up a taskforce on illegal sand and quarry poaching, as it intensifies efforts to end the unlawful activities that have degraded several hectares of land in Harare Metropolitan province.
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Alcohol, cigarettes, travel, curfew: Will anything change this week?
Lockdown changes are on the horizon for SA. But Cabinet is yet to make a final decision for restrictions on alcohol, cigarettes, curfew and travel.
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Brazilian miner dies after crushed by rock in Region 7 mine - Stabroek News
A Brazilian miner died on Tuesday after a 200-pound-plus rock crushed him to death while he was working at Puruni Mines in Region Seven. The article Brazilian miner dies after crushed by rock in Region 7 mine appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigeria: Mining Contributes Less Than 1% to Economy - NEITI
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said the mining sector contributes less than one per cent to the economy.
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Tanzania to Refine 970 Kilograms of Gold Per Day
[Citizen] Mwanza -- Tanzania will be able to refine 960 kilograms of gold per day when the construction of three refineries is completed.
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Ncube must formalise artisanal miners in 2021 budget: Zela
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA/STEPHEN CHADENGA FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to include policy reforms in the 2021 national budget which will decriminalise artisanal mining activities, given the reports that small-scale miners were actually remitting more gold than big mines to Fidelity
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