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NEWSDAY’S Faith Ayoung captured the following images of Members of Parliament and other attendees before the swearing in of the Kamla Persad-Bissessar cabinet.
The United National Congress was victorious in the April 28 general election and will form the new government.
The swearing in took place at President’s House, St Ann’s on May 3.
[caption id="attachment_1153110" align="alignnone" width="1024"] THA Chief Secretary and leader of the TPP Farley Augustine exits his vehicle. - Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1153107" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Couva South MP Barry Padarath arrives at President's House with his mother and daughter Sejal on May 3. - Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1153112" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Dr Tim Gopeesingh makes his way to the President's House swearing in of the new cabinet on May 3. - Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1153111" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Rudranath Indarsingh and his wife arrive at President's House on May 3. - Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1153109" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Princes Town MP Dr Aiyna Ali. - Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption]
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Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Controversial attorney-at-law and leader of the Jam Abolitionist Movement, Don Foote, says he's seeking to win the Westmoreland Central parliamentary seat come election day September 3. \tShowing up with his ten nominees,...
WITH COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc on the Jamaican economy while claiming 286 lives and infecting 12,289 Jamaicans up to Sunday, former People's National Party (PNP) president and former Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips's new year wish is for an effective coronavirus vaccine to become widely available for Jamaicans early in 2021.
By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal and Guide
In past years state election officials and political parties have worried about the weather or apathy affecting voter turnout to the polls in the spring and fall.
But this year, facing one of the most crucial General Elections in decades, there are concerns that COVID-19 and suspected devious political calculations could negatively impact the November 3 General Election.
Continue reading Voting Absentee By Mail: What You Need To Know at The New Journal and Guide.
BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic’s main opposition coalition on Sunday demanded the Dec. 27 general election be postponed due to violence by armed groups outside the capital Bangui, while the government insisted the vote would go ahead. On Saturday, the authorities accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup after his candidacy was rejected, as U.N. peacekeepers dispersed armed rebel groups occupying roads and towns near Bangui. Fighting was ongoing in several towns, including Mbaiki, about 100 km (62 miles) from Bangui, according to one security source and two humanitarian sources. The opposition alliance, called Cod2020, which includes Bozize, said violence was preventing presidential and parliamentary candidates from campaigning and had led to the destruction of electoral materials and threats in almost all provincial centres, without providing details. In a statement, it “noted the impossibility of pursuing an electoral campaign in current insecure conditions,” and demanded the postponement of the vote until stability is restored. In response, the government said it was doing everything possible to ensure the vote could take place as planned, deploying troops alongside U.N. peacekeepers to regain control of occupied towns. “There is no plan B, the elections will take place on December 27,” said government spokesman Ange Maxime Kazagui. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, who has struggled to maintain stability, is seeking re-election. Bozize was ousted in 2013 by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias and plunging the country into a civil war. U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed since 2014, including over 12,800 in uniform. The violence has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, displacing over 600,000 people within the country while a further 600,000 live as refugees in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, and elsewhere, according to U.N. figures. - Reuters
MONTEGO BAY, St James - It was with mixed emotions when St James Southern Member of Parliament-elect Homer Davis delivered his final speech as chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation and mayor of Montego Bay yesterday.
Tundu Lissu named as the main opposition candidate for presidential votes.
Tanzania's main opposition, Chadema party on Tuesday unanimously approved Tundu Lissu 's candidacy for the October 28 general election after he won a party vote.
Heavyweight Lissu, a former MP and Chadema's deputy chairman, was shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt.
He returned to the East African country from exile last month and described Magufuli's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as \"a national embarrassment\".
Tanzania has not released official coronavirus figures since late April, and unlike most African countries, it has taken no specific measures against the pandemic. Magufuli has repeatedly asserted that Tanzania has no coronavirus patients.
The country's opposition fears the general election will take place in a climate of violence and intimidation, and has called for the formation of an independent electoral commission.
Generations is a South African television soap opera which revolves around the large and multi-generational Moroka family.
As the general election in November gets closer, rideshare and app-based delivery drivers are rounding up support to defeat a ballot initiative that will decide the fate of app-based work in California. Proposition 22 asks voters to decide whether app-based drivers should be classified as independent contractors or W-2 employees. App-based companies, including Uber, […]
The post Fight for Uber and Lyft Drivers to Remain Their Own Bosses Heats Up as November Vote Approaches appeared first on Black Voice News.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it will spend at least $1 million to help MJ Hegar in her challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. The DSCC said it will be the first time the committee has made a coordinated investment in a general election in Texas, and the money will go toward TV ads, polling and […]
