PLASTIC WASTES CHOKE TUNISIA’S BEACHES

PLASTIC WASTES CHOKE TUNISIA’S BEACHES

By Faith Nyasuguta  Estimates reveal that currently, about 80 thousand tonnes of plastic waste litter the seaside. To avert the already bad situation, the state has now joined forces with local waste collectors, or barbechas, as they are known in order to clean up the country. For the majority, this activity is a full time […]

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 TANZANIA – The Great East African Nation

TANZANIA – The Great East African Nation

By Canisius Mushibwe Tanzania 🇹🇿 is a beautiful country with the nicest, beautiful people you’ll ever meet, extraordinary wild reserves such as the plains of the Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo & rhino) and the Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain.  The […]

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 THE CARIBBEAN REGION – “JAMAICA “

THE CARIBBEAN REGION – “JAMAICA “

By Avellon Williams KINGSTON – Jamaica is the most populous island in the English-speaking Caribbean. Among its illustrious citizens was the late Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was the founder of the Pan African Movement which sought to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity among African people and the world over. POPULAR CULTURE: The world-famous Reggae […]

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 GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX RATE ESTABLISHED

GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX RATE ESTABLISHED

Staff writer 12.5% corporate tax rates of countries like Ireland are finally on the short end of the stick. For many years, companies have shopped around for the lowest tax jurisdictions and registering their headquarters to evade host country’s tax rates. The G20 summit in Rome has finally agreed to establish a 15% minimum global […]

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 HAITI RECEIVES 6,000 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM UNICEF

HAITI RECEIVES 6,000 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM UNICEF

By Avellon Williams PORT- AU- PRINCE, Haiti- UNICEF’s Chief Communications Officer to Haiti, Ndiaga Seck reliably informed that 3 major hospitals had received 6,000 gallons of efficient fuel. Officer Seck correctly stated that there would be a noticeable hike in supplies in the foreseeable future as the economic challenges increase in the country. Informing that […]

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 GRENADA – THE CARIBBEAN JEWEL

GRENADA – THE CARIBBEAN JEWEL

By Avellon Williams St. George, GRENADA – Dubbed as the Isle of Spice, because of its wealth of nutmeg, all spice, clove, and cinnamon, Grenada gained its Independence from Britain in 1974 and has always been an integral part of the Caribbean region; it is also one of the smallest independent countries in the Western […]

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 HAITI CALLS ON JAMAICA, COLOMBIA TO TRANSFER SUSPECT IN PRESIDENT’S ASSASSINATION

HAITI CALLS ON JAMAICA, COLOMBIA TO TRANSFER SUSPECT IN PRESIDENT’S ASSASSINATION

By Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Claude Joseph, has officially written to Jamaica and Colombia governments requesting the direct transfer of Mario Palacios, the alleged suspect in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Minister Joseph formally wrote to both countries on October 28 requesting that Palacios be promptly sent to Haiti, to advance the […]

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 20 KILLED IN SHIPWRECK OFF GROSSE POINTE, HAITI

20 KILLED IN SHIPWRECK OFF GROSSE POINTE, HAITI

Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti– Some 20 people have been positively confirmed dead following s shipwreck that occurred just off the coast of Grosse Pointe, to the South-East. This official announcement came by the Mayor of the town of Marigot, René Danneau, he said, a ship called Exlezias was seen laden with cement, food products, fuel, and a large number of passengers, wrecked off the coast of the locality of Grosse Pointe in the South-East department. The Mayor informed that at least 20 people, including six women and […]

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