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(The Center Square) — Florida will be accelerating its road projects, which are poised to finish 10 to 20 years ahead of schedule. Gov. Ron DeSantis approved House Bill 1301, which will include a 14.7-mile road widening project on Interstate 4, that will run from Polk County to Osceola Parkway in Osceola County and will […]
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
The storm is currently moving northeast away from the Cayman Islands and toward central
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Development spend hit Sh463bn in March on mega projects rise
Monday, June 29, 2020 0:01
By LYNET IGADWAH
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango.
FILE PHOTO | NMG
Development spending in nine months to March increased 17 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, pointing to increased public investments in infrastructure projects.
Controller of Budget (CoB) data shows Sh463.6 billion was channelled into capital projects during the review period, an increase of Sh68.3 billion compared to Sh395.3 billion a year earlier.
“Development expenditure recorded growth in absolute amounts (Sh463.6 billion), compared to Sh395.3 billion recorded in a similar period FY 2019/20 signifying the government’s efforts to focus on development activities,” said CoB Margaret Nyakang’o in the report.
It was followed by Infrastructure, which implements crucial projects such as roads where Sh85 billion was channelled in the review period.
Dalton, GA– Fair Count is launching its first completely virtual bus tour in Dalton, GA, today in an effort to increase participation in the 2020 Census.
Kicking the tour off in Whitfield County, Fair Count will partner with the Latin American Association in Dalton, GA and host a panel discussion on the importance of the 2020 Census for LatinX communities.
Panelists will include:
Ed Reed, Fair Count Program Director
Eva Rodriguez, Manager, Latin American Association: Dalton Outreach Center
Tom Pinson, Director, Mack Gaston Community Center
Manuel “Mannie” Meza, local business owner and community leader
The panel is open to the public on Facebook Live and the option to RSVP is available at digital and distance organizing and mobilization tools such as online events, text messages, phone banks, tele-town halls, robocalls as well as embarking on a full-court press tour, Fair Count will use every avenue to authentically reach Georgians in more than 75 counties over the course of six weeks to achieve a fair and accurate count.
“Georgia’s census participation rate is lower than the national average,” said Fair Count CEO Rebecca DeHart.
For more information on the I Count Bus Tour: Remix, visit Fair Count
Founded by Stacey Abrams in 2019, Fair Count is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to partnering with hard-to-count communities to achieve a fair and accurate count of all people in Georgia and the nation in the 2020 Census and to strengthening the pathways to greater civic participation.
Yet with millions more Americans seeking unemployment aid last week, the U.S. job market remains as bleak as it’s been in decades.
More than 2.4 million laid-off workers filed for jobless benefits last week, the government said Thursday, the ninth straight week of outsize figures since the viral outbreak forced millions of businesses to closer their doors and shrink their workforces.
An additional 1.2 million people sought aid last week under a new federal program for self-employed, contractor and gig workers, who are now eligible for jobless aid for the first time.
Amazon has posted 200,000 jobs in the past six week — 6% of all the jobs posted online — Pollak said, according to her company’s research of all postings.
Digital publishers Quartz and BuzzFeed, magazine giant Conde Nast and the company that owns the business-focused The Economist magazine also announced job cuts last week.
Crusader review shows city far below state average and ranked 12th out of 13 Lake County towns
Three months after the U.S. Census launched its 2020 count, the response from Gary’s residents remains far below the state and national average and at the bottom of the list in Lake County, according to a review of the latest response figures.
Statewide, Indiana’s response rate is 66.1 percent, placing it 10th on a list of 52 states, Census count data show.
Gary and East Chicago are among three cities in Lake County whose U.S. Census response is below the state average.
Vanessa Allen-McCloud, president and CEO of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana and chair of the Gary Complete Count Committee (GCCC), has been traveling across Gary in the past several weeks to boost awareness and participation in the Census Count.
Other GCCC members include Mayor Prince, Councilman Ron Brewer, LaShawn Brooks, City Lead/Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services; Penelope Love, Aetna Manor Revitalization Program; Justin Harris, President, ETitle and Escrow; Kathy Malone, IUN Director of Executive Administration; Ola Morris, Urban League NWI Federation of Block Clubs; Zully Alvarado, Causes for Change; Dr. Richard Barnes, Devin Hall; Gary Olund, Executive Director Northwest Indiana Community Action; Chelsea Whittington, CWHITT PR; Diana Sandlin, Workforce Development Consultant.
By TAMARA LUSH and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the barstools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Over the past few days, states such as Florida, Arizona, Texas and California have reversed course, closing or otherwise clamping down on bars, shutting beaches, rolling back restaurant capacity, putting limits on crowds at pools, or taking other steps to curb a scourge that may be thriving because of such factors as air conditioning and resistance to wearing masks.
Hospitals in the new hot spots are already stretched nearly to the limit and are scrambling to add intensive care unit beds for an expected surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks.
Newly confirmed cases in Florida have spiked over the past week, especially in younger people, who may be more likely to survive the virus but can spread it to the Sunshine State’s many vulnerable older residents.
Britain reimposed a lockdown in Leicester, a city of 330,000 that officials said accounted for 10% of all new coronavirus cases in the nation last week.
DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT GREYNOLDS PARK: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-through food distribution on Friday, May 15, starting 9 a.m. at Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami Beach.
DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT MIAMI DADE NORTH CAMPUS: Miami Dade College and Farm Share join County Commissioner Jean Monestime and School Board Member Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall for a free drive-through food distribution on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at Miami Dade North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave., Miami.
The Palm Beach County Library System’s annual celebration runs throughout the month (visit MIAMI VIRTUAL CLASSROOM VISITS: In order to enrich virtual classrooms during the pandemic, Zoo Miami Foundation’s Learning Experiences department is visiting a minimum of 100 virtual classrooms through Zoo Miami Virtual Classroom Visits through June 3, made possible by a grant from Publix Charities.
Any Liberty Square resident in need of financial assistance for post-secondary education (college or trade school) can apply at BEACH COUNTY FOOD FINDER MAP: As the leader of the countywide Hunger Relief Plan, the United Way has launched the Palm Beach County Food Finder map to streamline the community’s hunger relief efforts and quickly connect residents seeking food resources with nearby sites providing free food, hot meals, and affordable produce.
In the meantime, visit cultureshockmiami.com/online for online experiences and learning opportunities throughout Miami-Dade County: For updates on COVID19, visit GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: United Way of Miami-Dade just launched a program that is part of their broader Miami Pandemic Response Fund.
Then her uncle, Rayshard Brooks, was shot in the back by a white Atlanta police officer after fighting a drunken driving arrest and trying to run away.
Brooks’ killing so soon after the fiery demonstrations and Floyd’s death under the knee of a white Minneapolis officer have cast a harsh spotlight on the cracks in Atlanta’s reputation for racial harmony and Black prosperity.
Touting itself for decades as “the city too busy to hate,” Atlanta has had an unbroken succession of Black mayors since 1973.
After hiring its first Black officers in 1948, the Atlanta Police Department is now 60% Black, higher even than the city’s Black population of 52%.
Five years later, Maynard Jackson was elected Atlanta’s first Black mayor and was credited with affirmative action policies that gave Black-owned companies a greater share of city contracts.
According to chief representative officer of JN Bank in South Florida, Janice McIntosh, Jamaicans in this part of the diaspora are projected to spend an estimated US$4 million (J$581 million) on real estate investments in the near future.
“Pre-COVID, we have had a number of Jamaican applicants who are desirous of holding down real estate in Jamaica, so they have got pre-approval with us to see how much they are qualified for based on credit reports and income information.
McIntosh said confidence in Jamaica has increased due to the island’s ability to keep cases and fatalities relatively low.
Donovan Irving has worked in the United States hospitality industry for upwards of a decade and is one of the Jamaicans who recently returned to Jamaica after being without work in Miami, Florida, after the Trump International Hotel closed its doors due to the pandemic.
Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner while in quarantine at the Bahia Principe Hotel in St Ann, Irving said he has no regrets being home despite the inconveniences being suffered.
Forty years ago Bob Marley did a full set at the Stanley Theatre, opening with Natural Mystic and closing with Get Up, Stand Up.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Black PR Wire) – The Daily Business Review has recognized Government Law & Lobbying Shareholder Yolanda Cash Jackson as a “Best Mentor” in its 2020 Professional Excellence Awards.
The “Best Mentor” awards are given to South Florida attorneys who have taken it upon themselves to prepare the next generation of legal talent by passing along valuable knowledge and paving the way for advancement and stellar contributions to the profession
Jackson, a trailblazing governmental relations attorney, has a strong reputation for mentoring law students, lawyers, and junior lobbyists through her example of leadership and commitment to civic, charitable and professional organizations.
She also serves on Becker’s Management Committee, which sets the strategic direction and oversees the management and operation of the firm In 2019, Jackson received the Wanda and Janice Wilson Foundation’s 2019 Top Florida Lobbyist Award; the Hero of Liberty City Award and the CaroleAnn Taylor Legend Award.
Jackson will join fellow honorees at the DBR’s annual Professional Excellence Awards event set for October 7, 2020, at the Rusty Pelican in Miami.
The DBR’s annual Professional Excellence Awards will recognize more than 70 honorees in South Florida for their work across a variety of legal disciplines.
The swift firing and arrests of two Atlanta police officers —now facing 15 charges between them ranging from aggravated assault to felony murder—following the tragic death of Rayshard Brooks, has sparked growing tension in police forces in Atlanta and throughout the nation.
Two flyers circulating around the Atlanta Police Department via text revealed that officers are planning a protest for July 4 in response to municipal calls for police reform.
Atlanta police also revealed in a statement that eight officers have resigned from the department this month.
Seven Minneapolis police officers have resigned since May 25 and Minneapolis Police Department officials cited low morale and feelings of abandonment from city leaders as major issues.
Police unions in Los Angeles and New York expressed that drastic cuts to their department funding would be extremely detrimental to overall public safety.
News Service of Florida Pointing to a move by the federal government to halt evictions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday let expire an executive order aimed at limiting evictions and foreclosures. DeSantis on Aug. 31 approved a one-month extension of an order to prevent foreclosures and evictions involving residents “adversely” affected by COVID-19. That order […]
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iStock/omersukrugoksuBy: MAX GOLEMBO and JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (MIAMI) - Tropical Storm Eta has caused major flooding in Florida after making landfall late Sunday night. The system hit as a…
The shortened Census deadline will likely hurt efforts to reach those who have not yet responded to census inquiries.
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