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Over the last few months, our COVID-19 cases have increased at an alarming rate. In July, we were still well below the 10,000-mark in terms of overall positive tests and had recorded very few deaths. Fast forward to the present day, and we are nearing 20,000 positive tests and recording about four deaths per day. […]
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Workers of African Nazarene University who were sent on unpaid leave because of the Covid-19 pandemic have been asked by the Labour court to negotiate a solution.
Malawians have questioned Members of Parliament’s decision to reject the appointment of Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) boss. Chizuma appeared before Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament this morning for confirmation following her appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera. Before the appointment, Chizuma reportedly emerged top in technical interviews for the position. After interviewing Chizuma, […]
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Congress voted to approve granting a waiver to Joe Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense, setting the stage for Lloyd Austin to become the first Black person to ever lead that federal agency.
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WESTERN BUREAU: Winston Smith, the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), said that teachers should not be blamed when the education sector is hit with challenges, as this adds to the mental distress that educators...
[Nairobi News] The Government has extended the deadline for replacing the old passport by 10 months due to disruption caused by Covid-19.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a stern message Thursday to public education officials in the state: It's time to start getting children back in school.
Oregon's governor is accusing President Donald Trump of blatantly abusing his power.
The most significant event in sports this year may be a boxing battle between two former champions in their 50s.
(CNN) - Over 175.1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the United States as of April 9, but many people still have questions about when to get the vaccine - particularly if they have had Covid-19 over the past year. Taking the vaccine also becomes more complicated if someone was recently diagnosed with Covid-19 or was diagnosed in between […]
Sn amenity such as electricity can sometimes be taken for granted because it is usually consistently provided. But the ongoing situation of homes and businesses without electricity as a result of the recent passage of Hurricane Elsa demonstrates just how critical a commodity that power source is. One entrepreneur who appreciates the importance of all […]
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Following a disastrous re-opening by Major League Baseball, where as many as 17 Miami Marlins players and personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 forcing the postponement of several games, the National Football League remains cautiously optimistic as training camps open. “It’s Continue Reading
When fashion and technology combine, there's usually a chic product on the receiving end. Continuing its partnership with the CFDA, Fitbit selected Victor Glemaud to participate in the brand's designer […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the local mining sector - which has been battered by Covid-19 lockdown - for its resilience, crediting the positive relations between the industry and government for helping it weather the storm.
Head of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Owen Speid says he is giving the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) a failing grade for its decision to have secondary students across the region sit exit exams in July, despite the danger of COVID-19.
I just think that CXC is simply trying to get through its business at the expense of the children's health,” he argued, pointing out that with numerous positive cases of children with COVID-19 in Jamaica, administering the exams in July is a significant risk.
Speid told the Jamaica Observer yesterday: “We don't know where those children are in Jamaica; we know that once you have a number that has been tested positive, then right off the bat that number is not just as is, you will always have more out there, especially among children.”
He stressed that students' health must be at the forefront of all decisions, and pointed to at least one other country which tentatively reopened schools and reported a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The children are going to be out there travelling among people and other children who may have this virus, and you have to consider, as well, the invigilators who will be asked to come to these centres,” Speid said.
[New Times] In order to consolidate the gains made over the past few days in reducing Covid-19 cases, the government has resolved that current measures, including a total lockdown in Kigali and some eight districts in the country, will be extended for five more days until July 31.
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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona -- Addressing Earth Day summit, Antonio Guterres calls on G7 leaders at June meeting to deliver on unmet promise of $100 billion a year to help poorer nations tackle climate change
Six Dallas County cities disproportionately arrested Black people for marijuana possession in 2018, a new study finds. By Krista M. Torralva Arrests of Black people for marijuana possession in six Dallas County cities far outpaced those of other races in 2018,according to a reportfrom SMU’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, which will study what effect District […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation and constitutional authority to ensure that the city’s 700,000 residents are allowed full voting rights, no longer subject to “taxation without representation.”
Holmes Norton held a news conference to discuss “efforts to protect D.C.’s local laws during the FY2019 appropriations process, including gun safety, anti-discrimination, labor, marijuana and abortion.Ó (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
D.C.’s population is larger than those of Wyoming and Vermont, and the new state would be one of seven with populations under one million, she said.
Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the bill a power grab for the firmly Democratic city, and said the nation’s founding fathers intended the capital to be separate from the other states.
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The bill also would reduce the size of the federal district to a tourist-friendly area that includes the White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, federal monuments and the federal executive, legislative and judicial office buildings adjacent to the National Mall and the Capitol.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser invoked Douglass as she hailed the “historic vote” bringing the city closer than ever to becoming the 51st state.
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With a surging delta variant and the fiercest hurricane to hit land in recent memory, many communities are fighting to stay afloat.
