MOTOWN LEGEND BARRET STRONG PASSES ON

MOTOWN LEGEND BARRET STRONG PASSES ON

Maina wa Njuguna Legendary song writer and musician Barret Strong passed away yesterday. Barrett was the first lead singer to record a hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” under the MOTOWN label. He was born in West Point, Mississippi on February 5th, 1941. Before his debut on MOTOWN RECORDS which was founded by Berry Gordy, […]

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 IN MIAMI, HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF DEFENDS PAROLE PROCESS FOR CUBANS, HAITIANS

IN MIAMI, HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF DEFENDS PAROLE PROCESS FOR CUBANS, HAITIANS

Avellon Williams  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- After a legal challenge from Florida’s governor and those of 19 other Republican-led states, the head of the Department of Homeland Security defended the parole process that allows up to 30,000 Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans a month to come to the United States. During a press conference at Little Haiti […]

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 CRIMINAL GANG DESTROYS HAITIAN POLICE SUBSTATION

CRIMINAL GANG DESTROYS HAITIAN POLICE SUBSTATION

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The ‘Kraze Baryè’ gang destroyed the Pernier sub-police station in Haiti using heavy machinery after it had been abandoned since last Thursday after police officers protested the killing of six of their colleagues at Liancourt Police Station by another criminal gang. As a result of the gang’s destruction over the weekend, the police station is […]

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 MRBEAST SPONSORS CATARACT SURGERY FOR 1000 BLIND PEOPLE

MRBEAST SPONSORS CATARACT SURGERY FOR 1000 BLIND PEOPLE

Lisa Mugo YouTube’s most popular person, Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is sponsoring cataract removal eye surgery for 1000 people, in order to help them see better. The 24-year-old posted the video on Saturday where he revealed that he has been helping  people who are unable to afford the procedure around the world in Kenya, Namibia, Mexico, Brazil, […]

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 JOAO CANCELO SET TO JOIN BAYERN MUNICH

JOAO CANCELO SET TO JOIN BAYERN MUNICH

Wayne Lumbasi Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo is all set to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich from Manchester City on loan. Cancelo’s loan deal includes a buy option of $76.3m. The 28-year-old has spent three and a half years at the Etihad after joining from Juventus in 2019. Cancelo is now eager to leave to get first-team football […]

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 POPE FRANCIS TO VISIT DR CONGO AMID CONFLICT

POPE FRANCIS TO VISIT DR CONGO AMID CONFLICT

Faith Nyasuguta Pope Francis is on Tuesday(today) expected to land in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the largest Roman Catholic community in Africa, for a three-day visit. It has been over 37 years since the previous Pope, John Paul II, visited the country. It was then called Zaire. The pope will travel to […]

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 ERITREAN FORCES ARE STILL IN ETHIOPIA- US

ERITREAN FORCES ARE STILL IN ETHIOPIA- US

Faith Nyasuguta According to a senior US official, Eritrean troops have still not yet withdrawn from Ethiopia contrary to what Ethiopian authorities’ claim. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US representative to the United Nations, says Eritrean forces only moved back to the border but still remain in Ethiopia. She made the remarks at a weekend news conference while […]

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 PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE CALLS FOR RAISING PENSION AGE TO 64

PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE CALLS FOR RAISING PENSION AGE TO 64

Avellon Williams  PARIS- France’s prime minister insisted Sunday the government’s plan to raise the retirement age is “no longer negotiable,” further infuriating parliamentary opponents and unions who are planning mass protests and disruptive strikes this week. One of the flagship measures of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term is raising the pension age. In the past month, […]

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 AFTER A TWO-YEAR BREAK, CHINA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO ANTIGUAN & BARBUDAN STUDENTS

AFTER A TWO-YEAR BREAK, CHINA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO ANTIGUAN & BARBUDAN STUDENTS

Avellon Williams  ANTIGUA & BARBUDA- In the coming month, nine Antigua and Barbuda scholarship students will begin face-to-face learning in the People’s Republic of China after a two-year break. According to Zuriel Lackna, a first-year Architecture student at Beijing Jiaotong University, most Antiguans and Barbudans have settled successfully and are pursuing their first-year language studies. While in Antigua, a few students, […]

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