JAMAICAN GROUP WARNS AGAINST BANNING DEVOTION IN SCHOOLS

JAMAICAN GROUP WARNS AGAINST BANNING DEVOTION IN SCHOOLS

Avellon Williams  KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The Association of Christian Communicators and Media (ACCM) is calling for a halt to the Education Ministry’s restrictions on public school devotions. This plea follows an incident that occurred during general devotion on Wednesday at Oberlin High School in the eastern parish of St Andrew. Education Ministry officials have been investigating the incident in […]

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 RWANDAN ENVOY EXPELLED FROM DRC AMID DRC-RWANDA HOSTILITIES

RWANDAN ENVOY EXPELLED FROM DRC AMID DRC-RWANDA HOSTILITIES

Renson Mwakandana The expulsion of the Rwandan Ambassador in Kinshasa was announced by the DRC government on Saturday. Ambassador Vincent Karega was given 48 hours to vacate from his station in DRC. The expulsion comes after months of hostilities between the DRC and Rwanda on allegations that the latter supported the M23 rebels in the nation’s east. Patrick Muyaya, […]

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 ARSENAL BACK ON TOP AFTER THRASHING FOREST 5-0

ARSENAL BACK ON TOP AFTER THRASHING FOREST 5-0

Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal ran riot against Nottingham Forest as they charged back to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 victory. Arsenal opened the scoring with their first attack of the game with Forest’s game plan going out of the window within five minutes. Gabriel Martinelli gave the hosts an early lead and then […]

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 SCOTTISH CAPITAL APOLOGIZES FOR ROLE IN SLAVERY

SCOTTISH CAPITAL APOLOGIZES FOR ROLE IN SLAVERY

Avellon Williams  EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM, – The Scottish capital Edinburgh apologized on Thursday for its role in slavery and colonialism, the most recent municipality of the UK to acknowledge colonialism’s gruesome aspects. In the City Chambers, Lord Provost Robert Aldridge apologized at the beginning of the full council meeting. “As civic leader of the city and […]

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 TANZANIA RATIONS WATER AS DROUGHT LOOMS

TANZANIA RATIONS WATER AS DROUGHT LOOMS

Faith Nyasuguta The Tanzanian authorities have began rationing water in the economic capital Dar es Salaam following a drop of water levels in the main source, Ruvu River, which dried up. The Indian Ocean city’s 5.5 million residents will be deprived of running water for 24 hours on alternate days, the Dar es Salaam Water […]

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 SOUTH AFRICA: PROTESTS ERUPT AS GANG RAPE CASE IS DROPPED

SOUTH AFRICA: PROTESTS ERUPT AS GANG RAPE CASE IS DROPPED

Ekeomah Atuonwu Following the dismissal of charges against 14 men accused of gang raping and robbing female members of a film crew at an abandoned mine in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, women’s rights organizations in South Africa expressed their outrage and criticized police for what they believed to be shortcomings. According to state prosecutors, there […]

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