By Avellon Williams COVID-19 pandemic is typically causing fundamental uncertainty and understandably many are feeling duly worried about the current climate. This has ushered into a gradual rise in African Dance as some may also refer to it as Afro-Beats Dance. The term African dance or Afro-beats dance refers mainly to the numerous dance styles, it […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that schools will reopen next year despite the low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines. As a Covid-19 measure, Ugandan schools have been shut for nearly two years, since March 2020. “Be informed that the schools will be opened in January and the rest of the economy will […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta An investigation on the rising obesity in Kenya has landed researchers on an improbable culprit- marriage. Evidence now reveals that immediately after a couple moves in together, the duo begins to add weight. The research looked into data from the 2015 Kenya STEPwise Survey, the first nationally representative survey to objectively measure […]
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(Muraya) Maina wa Njuguna The average white family’s net worth stands at about $171,000, a whooping 10 points percent greater than that of a typical black family in the US at $17,150 according to the Brookings as of 2016. Net worth – the value of ownership of financial or non financial assets (cash, savings, owned properties […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Guyana government says it will begin vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 years next week, once official approval is given by the United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said, “Starting from next week, we are examining the possibility of doing the vaccination of […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Popular messaging application WhatsApp will not function on millions of phones starting November this year. In a brief by WhatsApp, the application is set for an upgrade that will be incompatible with certain phones and will affect both Iphone and Android users who will not have updated their operating systems by the […]
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Avellon Williams NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police investigation has been launched into the smuggling of the most recent interdiction of dozens of undocumented migrants from Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Ecuador, Romania, and Turkey on a yacht. Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell announced on Tuesday following weeks of apprehensions and the detention of more than 1,000 undocumented Haitian migrants in Bahamian waters as Haiti […]
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Avellon Williams Port-of-Spain, TRINIDAD – A group of United Nations Human Rights experts have condemnedthe United States of America’s policy of mass expulsion of Haitian migrants and refugees,warning that such collective expulsion violates international law. According to reliable information, United States policies have also deterred Haitians frompursuing protection including asylum claims and forced them to […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta The World Bank has dismissed aid to Sudan following the military takeover that toppled the Prime Minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and I fear the dramatic impact this can have on the country’s social and economic recovery and development,” World Bank President David Malpass said via a […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Every year, the month of October in Trinidad and Tobago is designated as Calypso history month. The questions, for those who don’t know, will definitely be what is Calypso and what is its significance to Trinidad and Tobago. Calypso is a genre of music, that has its roots firmly planted in […]
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