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Earlier this week, a virologist in London discovered the B.1.1.529, raising concerns across South Africa at the moment.
\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"
Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?
— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021
Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.
\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated
WOMEN Warriors Victoria Swift and Rhea Belgrave were pleased with the team's opening performance against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, on Thursday, in their first international friendly match in over two years.
TT drew 0-0 but both players were happy the team did not return to the competitive circuit on the losing side. They were also led into battle by newly appointed interim head coach Kenwyne Jones, who only took up the role on Monday.
'Being the first game that we played together in a really long time I think the team really fought hard. Even though the result we wanted was a win, a draw is pretty decent for the first game,' said Swift in the post-match interview.
With players coming from different playing systems and having to quickly adapt to a new system under Jones, Swift thinks the team did well to hold their own.
On acclimatising in such a short time frame, Swift said it had a lot to do with players having the experience, fight and desire to do well.
'I think we did really well coming together in such a short space of time. We first just need to focus on recovery and as a team, talk about our positioning and our formation and go from there to the next game,' she said.
Additionally, defender Belgrave welcomed an anticipated return to competitive football after such a lengthy delay, most of which was owed to the pandemic.
'For me, it's been more than two years (without national team football). It felt really good hearing the anthem and getting back into things. We had to adjust a lot to the new system and getting used to the movements and so forth,' she said.
Belgrave also commended goalkeeper Kimika Forbes for executing some critical saves in the second period to keep TT in the game. She believes the squad has what it takes to produce a winning result on Monday.
In February, the Concacaf Women's Championship, which also serves as 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers, gets underway.
'I definitely think we can win. We're going to go back and watch the team and see where we can improve on.
'We just try to stay positive. The goal is to qualify (for the World Cup) and not everything is going to be perfect so for us it's for us to try to stay focused on the qualifying and control what we can,' she added.
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The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection discussed proposed legislation amending the territory’s virtual data system and upon approval sent it to Rules and Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
[The Conversation Africa] The field of ancient DNA has grown rapidly in recent years, largely thanks to technological advancements. This work involves sampling human remains from long ago and analysing the DNA to understand human and population history, origins and evolution.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta used the Mashujaa Day celebrations on Wednesday to highlight his administration's accomplishments 10 months to the lapse of his tenure in office.
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The first American destination delegation to personally welcome Danish travelers back to the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is reporting a successful in-market experience, chock full of possibilities.
[Premium Times] By intentionally growing crops among trees in a way that each crop does not inhibit the growth of the other, farmers in the Nigerian capital promote sustainable ecosystems that support efficient biodiversity.
Tommy DeBarge, the musician who was a member of the famed DeBarge family, has died as confirmed by family members
The post Tommy DeBarge, member of R&B group 'Switch,' is dead at 64 appeared first on TheGrio.
[South African Network of People Who Use Drugs] Recently the life of an opioid user in the City of Tshwane was saved by Naloxone following the new rollout of training sessions on how to administer this drug, which is the most effective way of reversing a heroin overdose.
Press Release - Chair of SADC Organ appoints Special Envoys to engage with the Kingdom of Eswatini
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The content originally appeared on: CNN The country's GDP grew at its slowest pace in a year last quarter, expanding just 4.9% from a year earlier. Compared to the prior quarter, the economy grew a mere 0.2% in the July-to-September period - one of the weakest quarters since China started releasing such records in 2011. Disruptions due to the global shipping crisis and a massive energy crunch contributed to the slowdown. Shipping delays and mounting inventories in China have hit […]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has threatened to sue activist Boniface Mwangi for defamation.
The content originally appeared on: CNN Across London, 8% of public sculptures depict animals, while only 4% depict women, according to the study from the British charity Art UK, which was published on Thursday. People of color represent just 1% of the city's sculptures, with women of color accounting for 0.2%, it found. The figures sit in stark contrast to that of statues and sculptures dedicated to men, which account for over 20% of the city's 1,500 monuments, and over […]
Final of 4 Part Series Well over a year has passed since COVID-19 was declared a global health pandemic, thus thrusting the issue of food insecurity into the spotlight. Across […]
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[Citizen] Cape Town -- Cross-border traders from South Africa to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe could be counting losses as one of Africa's most important road routes is again congested at the Beitbridge border crossing from South Africa to Zimbabwe.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne has warned of increased COVID-19 infection rates in the Caribbean, parts of Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, and Venezuela. And she has underscored the importance of surveillance, asserting that the measure has always been the eyes and ears to guide the region's COVID response as it navigates pandemic peaks and tracks emerging variants. The PAHO Director pointed to the need to track and manage infections closely as vaccine rollout continues. 'Health authorities should have a clear picture of what is happening at the local level and quickly communicate both the risks and the
[TechCrunch] If I went to Stanford and worked with some YC-backed startups, chances are that I'll find it relatively easy to find one or two co-founders, get millions in funding and build a billion-dollar company.
Truckers are spending several days at the border owing to delays caused by new processing procedures introduced by Zimbabwean authorities on Wednesday.
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Press Release - 29 large institutional investors (managing US$4.7 trillion), including Allianz, CDPQ and Swiss Re, publish interim emissions reduction targets for 2025 via UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
A new NHS campaign backed by Black healthcare professionals is urging people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for life saving checks. The ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign raises awareness of symptoms of cancers in the abdominal area, urological cancers, and lung cancer and highlights that the NHS is open and ready to treat […]
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Proponents of public banking in California say Wall Street banks have failed low-income communities, particularly people of color. They also say the public banks will provide easier access to capital that will be critical to helping small businesses and neighborhoods rebound after the pandemic.
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The Treasury has said all structures necessary to establish the Debt Retirement Fund have been set except for amendments to the Public Finance Management Act. In an interview on Wednesday, Ministry of Finance spokesperson Williams Banda said all other modalities would be ironed out when amending the law. “All the processes have been finalised and …
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A partnership between India and the UN Development Partnership (UNDP) Fund will see the introduction of robotics and telemedicine systems to Trinidad and Tobago.
It is part of the covid19 pandemic management strategy. This funding will support the healthcare project “Bringing High and Low Technology (HALT) to Covid19 in TT,” which began in September. It was launched on Thursday at the office of UN resident co-ordinator in TT Marina Walter.
The Government of India has donated US$1 million to the project, which the UN team in TT, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will implement over the next year. They will be assisted by the Ministry of Health and technical support from the University of TT.
Walter said apart from washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing, the covid19 fight needed to be taken up a notch and use technology as well.
“There is a space in this battle against covid19 for digital technology like telemedicine, medical consultations through automated solutions, that allow patients to do routine medical consultations over the internet or to be registered and screened at a health centre or hospital, while they wait to be seen or vaccinated.
“These technologies could increase access to medical care for everyone, for those who are afraid or reluctant to go to a hospital, or for those who are disable or live in rural areas,” she explained.
Walter added that such technologies would also reduce the burdens on the health care system, nurses, doctors and auxiliary staff.
Introducing the medical sector to digital solutions, she said, will have a catalytic effect on the population, even in their daily lives.
High Commissioner of India Arun Kuma Sahu said this project was part of the US$14 million grant that was promised for the development of Caribbean nations at the first India-Caricom summit, in 2019.
“The India-UNDP development partnership project is an integral part of India's development partnership, contributing immensely to achieving integrated, aligned and coherent implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). India's development partnerships have considered sustainability as the paramount objective,\" he said.
[caption id=\"attachment_920260\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] High Commissioner of India Arun Kumar Sahu,(left) and UN resident Coordinator Marina Walter. - Photo by Sureash Cholai[/caption]
He added India’s contribution to the fight against covid19 had assisted many nations with vaccines and other humanitarian assistance.
Kuma Sahu said, “The Caribbean region, including TT, received over half a million doses of WHO-approved AstraZeneca Covishield vaccines to fight the pandemic.
“Furthermore, in its bid to handle the pandemic, it utilised e-TEC programmes to share technical expertise and knowledge with other developing countries.”
PAHO/WHO representative to TT Dr Erica Wheeler explained that the UN country team, in collaboration with TT, had developed a framework for an immediate socio-economic respon
Congresswoman Cori Bush called out the US Senate this week for holding the confirmation hearing Rahm Emanuel on the anniversary of Laquan McDonald's death
