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SAN JOSE, (Reuters) - Nicaragua's government said yesterday it had granted asylum to Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli, after the ex-leader, currently facing a lengthy prison sentence at home, requested the protection at Nicaragua's embassy in Panama City.
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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.
Electoral authorities in Guinea on Saturday declared President Alpha Conde winner of Sunday's election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo.
\t Some people went to the streets to protest immediately after the announcement. Such demonstrations have occurred for months after the government changed the constitution through a national referendum, allowing Conde to extend his decade in power.
\t Opposition candidate Cellou Diallo received 33.50% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Voter turnout was almost 80%.
\t Political tensions in the West African nation turned violent in recent days after Diallo claimed victory ahead of the official results. Celebrations by his supporters were suppressed when security forces fired tear gas to disperse them.
They accuse the electoral authorities of rigging the vote for incumbent president Alpha Conde.
\t At least nine people have been killed since the election, according to the government. The violence sparked international condemnation by the U.S. and others.
\t ``Today is a sad day for African democracy,'' said Sally Bilaly Sow, a Guinean blogger and activist living abroad. The government should take into account the will of the people who have a desire for change, he said.
ICC warning
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on Friday that warring factions in Guinea could be prosecuted after fighting erupted.
“I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages and contributes in any other way to crimes … is liable to prosecution either by the Guinean courts or the ICC,” she said.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages or contributes, in any other way, to the commission of #RomeStatute crimes, is liable to prosecution either by #Guinean courts or by the #ICC."
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) October 23, 2020
The content originally appeared on: CNN After an iron-fisted crackdown on opposition voices this year, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is widely expected to claim a fourth consecutive term at the polls this weekend, alongside his vice president and wife Rosario Murillo. The vote is the first for Nicaragua since a wave of popular demonstrations in 2018 rattled the country, and the Ortega government is taking no chances, having spent the past months blocking political participation of potential rivals and closely […]
Former President and Leader of the People’s National Congress (PNC) David Granger recently paid a thank-you visit to the Mocha-Arcadia neighbourhood, his first following the declaration of the results of the March 2nd General and Regional Elections, a release from the PNC said yesterday.
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South American's LGBTQ communities call for equal rights in Pride Parade
The ANC Youth League's national task team convener, Nonceba Mhlauli, said she was uplifted by the humility portrayed by the late Andrew Mlangeni.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama showed 30 Chicago teens that he still has some on-court skills — as well as a deep appreciation for the Windy City and its residents! The 60-year-old garnered a fair amount of attention on Thursday after popping into a workshop at the South Side YMCA. The event was organized in a collaborative effort between the Chicago Bulls and Pep Rally Takeover — an Obama Foundation community partner. The workshop's participants included South Side YMCA basketball team members, Simeon Career Academy girls' basketball team members and CHAMPS Male Mentoring program members. NBA star Patrick Williams was also present at the event, along with some coaches and the mascots for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Sky (Benny the Bull and Sky Guy, respectively). It turns out that Obama , who's working on the upcoming Obama Presidential Center in South Side Chicago , had some free time while nearby and wanted to check out the workshop as well! After walking...
Former President Barack Obama encouraged HBCU graduates virtually over the weekend.
JPMorgan Chase shined a spotlight on graduates from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with its #ShowMeYourWalk – HBCU Edition virtual graduation ceremony.
The two-hour ceremony, which was streamed live from the ESSENCE Studios platform, featured a host of guest speakers like Kevin Hart and Steve Harvey, performances from Doug E. Fresh and Rapsody, and celebrated the achievements of several graduates.
While also acknowledging past graduates who also attended an HBCU.
You can view President Obama’s entire speech, here at #ShowMeYourWalk – HBCU Edition program.
Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year’s midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency. Trump, 74, teased the prospect of another presidential bid of his own in 2024, but vowed first to be an active presence on the campaign trail for […]
Angela Davis acquitted by white jury in San Jose, Calif., of charges stemming from a 1970 courtroom shoot-out.
Jill Biden, the former vice president's wife, will be the headliner and is expected to provide a personal testament to the character of the man she married in 1977. The speech will likely emphasize Biden's personal decency, as a father and family member -- a theme that former first lady Michelle Obama, in her speech Monday, and a number of his 2020 primary rivals, frequently turn to when talking about Biden.
The first night of the convention focused on unity across ideological lines, while Tuesday's two-hours of programming will seek to bridge another divide: The generations. The old-guard of the Democratic Party -- in speeches by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former President Bill Clinton -- will share the spotlight with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York, the young progressive star who, despite being given only a minute to speak, could provide the night's most closely watched moment.
A range of Democrats, speaking on Biden's behalf on Monday night, attempted to highlight the unity inside the Democratic Party by hitting Trump on his handling of racial injustices, the coronavirus pandemic and his attacks on voting by mail. The night was capped by Obama, who excoriated Trump as the \"wrong\" president and noted that he was unable to win the popular vote four years earlier.
Democrats, in a moment of official business during a convention that has otherwise been more of a television show, will also hold their reimagined roll call vote on Tuesday, with party members appearing on video from each of the 57 states and territories to officially announce the delegates Biden and other Democrats received from their primary or caucus.
The convention to nominate Biden is unlike any other convention in history. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that infection and death rates in the United States remain high, the event is being held almost entirely virtually, making what would have been a raucous, in-person affair more like a two-hour television show for four nights.
Here's what to watch starting at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday:
Biden, the husband and father
Jill Biden, the person who knows Joe Biden better than anyone else, will cap Tuesday night by getting personal.
When Jill Biden spoke on the campaign trail earlier this year, she often testified to her husband's humanity and decency, a theme that organizers expect to repeat throughout the convention.
But the former second lady of the United States is expected to bring an increasingly personal touch to that argument, closing out the second night of the convention by speaking at length about her husband of more than four decades.
\"A commander in chief that you can trust. A leader who brings people together. A president that you can feel proud of,\" Jill Biden told voters ahead of the Iowa caucuses. \"That's my husband, Joe Biden.\"
Even the location of Jill Biden's speech -- Brandywine High School in Wilmington, where she taught English in the 1990s -- hints at the personal nature of the remarks. Biden's teaching ca
We look forward to a quick and credible conclusion to the vote recount in Guyana”, Pompeo said during his opening statement at a news conference at the State Department on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report where he was joined by Sam Brownback, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.
Since the March 2nd General and Regional Elections, Pompeo has made several statements and tweets on the issue underlining Washington’s determination to ensure the final result reflects the will of the people.
We commend CARICOM’s role in seeking a swift democratic resolution and it is important to note that the individuals who seek to benefit from electoral fraud and form illegitimate governments/regimes will be subject to a variety of serious consequences from the United States,” Pompeo had said back in late March, while also speaking at the State Department.
“As we overcome the threat to public health posed by COVID-19, the peoples of the Americas and the Caribbean face other challenges, such as the full restoration of democracy in Nicaragua and Venezuela; adherence to free, fair and credible electoral processes in Guyana; and holding the Cuban regime accountable for its malign activities,” Pompeo said in a statement.
The US and other western countries have expressed grave concern about the faulty District Four count from the March 2 general and regional elections and the possibility that there might be an attempt to swear in a president on this basis.
The CNN anchor taunted “very small, tiny” Trump over the one place where he can still spread disinformation.
Guyana’s leading gym equipment and supplements supplier, Fitness Express continuing its staunch support of the fitness community in the 592.
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Former director-general in the Presidency Reverend Frank Chikane says Jacob Zuma should be granted the presidential pardon.
A low-energy restart and new legal woes have not been enough to dissuade Donald J. Trump from relaunching a program of campaign-style rallies ahead of the 2022 midterms, with the former president pledging Thursday night [...]
Former President Donald Trump leaned in to familiar racist language in an interview with his friend Sean Hannity on Fox
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Jacob Zuma has taken his attempts to resist arrest into extra time - but he *might* have actually scored an own goal with this latest legal application.
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Panama lifted a five-month-old coronavirus measure yesterday that had restricted women from going out one day, and men the next.The rules limiting when people can could go out for essentials proved controversial because it led to harassment and discrimination against transgender people.
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent African American leader born on June 17, 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was brought up in a liberal environment where his parents encouraged him to acquire an education and pursue his dreams. His mother taught him and his brother the works of classical literature as well as music. After finishing high school, Johnson took admission in Clark Atlanta University from where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1894. He then returned to his hometown to work as the principal of the Stanton School. He was only 23 years old at the time.
One of Johnson’s earliest accomplishments was to establish a newspaper centered on issues faced by the black community. He named it the “Daily American”. The publication only lasted for one year before it succumbed to financial troubles. However, it helped him to establish his presence in society and brought him into the notice of eminent personalities such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Johnson then decided to study law and became the first African American to pass the bar exams. He established a successful practice in Jacksonville while his brother studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Eventually Jackson joined his brother in New York where they both began writing songs for Broadway musicals. Together they wrote over 200 songs, but the most famous one was “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. This was originally written as a celebration for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday but was later hailed as the “black anthem” by National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
James Weldon Johnson was a prolific author and wrote several books and poems including “God’s Trombones” in 1927 and “Fifty Years and Other Poems” in 1917. He was an important part of the African American group known as the Harlem Renaissance and contributed several books, poems and lectures. It was during this time that he wrote “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man” in 1912 which he first published anonymously and only later admitted to being the
Early Colorado gold miner, hotel magnate and entreprenuer, former slave Barney L. Ford, was born in Stafford Court House, Virginia. Through a number of business dealings, Ford became a wealthy man but was dogged by a series of tragic accidents. The restaurants and hotels he owned in Denver, Colorado, and Nicaragua were leveled by bombs and fires, and racism periodically forced him out of the gold fields. Despite such setbacks, Ford made and lost several fortunes during his lifetime.
Morris Multi- media is proud to announce the speakers for day-one of the inaugural Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum in Savannah, now scheduled for Monday, February 28 -Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Kehoe Iron Works at Trustees’ Garden. World-class presenters to open the two day event will include: Michael Thurmond, CEO, Dekalb County, Georgia; Stedman Graham, CEO, Stedman Graham & Associates; … Continue reading \"Inaugural Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum Announces Speakers For Day One Of Event\"
The event, “Mental Health in the Post-COVID Era,” will be held at UVI on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
[Premium Times] Former President Goodluck Jonathan who is currently in Banjul, as leader of a delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), has explained that the Forum is in The Gambia to ensure there is no election-related crisis, as Gambians vote in the country's December 4, 2021, presidential election.
With just four days left to hand himself over to the police, uBaba may not go down without a fight. That's the message coming from the Zuma family today.
Political scientist Professor Mustapha Hussein has asked former President Peter Mutharika to guard against public pronouncements, which could bleed disunity and generate into chaos in the country. Hussein was reacting to the remarks Mutharika made at a press conference he held in Mangochi on Sunday. The political analyst said the former President, being a lawyer […]
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SHORTLY after she assumed responsibility as campus registrar at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST), Dr Viviene Kerr was identified as the best person to take the institution to the next level as its new president.
According to Kerr, the quality of its programmes, lecturers, and its reputation have been the formidable ingredients for CGST success over the years.
Kerr said another key factor of the school's capacity to stay afloat is the ability to focus on its core programmes, which are a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in Theology.
Reflecting on its role as a Christian institution in enhancing the growth and development of Jamaica and the region, Kerr added that the leadership of CGST has to remain focused on equipping its students to be strategic in reaching those who are hurting.
Other programmes currently being worked on include a continuous education scheme for graduates from the counselling psychology programme and a course to help pastors and other church members navigate the online space.
