GRENADA TO RECEIVE £100,000 REPARATIONS FROM FAMILY DESCENDING FROM BRITISH SLAVE OWNERS

GRENADA TO RECEIVE £100,000 REPARATIONS FROM FAMILY DESCENDING FROM BRITISH SLAVE OWNERS

Avellon Williams  GRENADA- In an apology to Grenada’s community, an aristocratic British family that once owned over 1,000 slaves will donate £100,000 to community projects. In 1833, after slavery was abolished in the Caribbean island, the British government compensated the Trevelyan family for their six sugar plantations. Laura Trevelyan, a BBC reporter who visited the country […]

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 BEYONCE BREAKS RECORD FOR THE MOST GRAMMY WINS

BEYONCE BREAKS RECORD FOR THE MOST GRAMMY WINS

Lisa Mugo Queen Bey is breaking records once again as she is now officially the artiste with the greatest number of Grammy awards. During the historic evening in Los Angeles, California, the ‘Renaissance’ hit maker scooped three new awards for best dance/electronic album, best traditional R&B performance and best electronic dance recording. Her new trophies have been […]

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 TIGRAY TO RESTORE BANKING SERVICES AFTER $90M BOOST

TIGRAY TO RESTORE BANKING SERVICES AFTER $90M BOOST

Faith Nyasuguta Over the weekend, the Ethiopian government said it was sending about $90 million to the Tigrayan capital to help restart banking services in the country. Prime Minister Abiy’s national security advisor, Redwan Hussein, announced via Twitter that the National Bank had commenced sending the cash to the capital Mekelle for distribution from Monday. […]

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 KENYAN PRESIDENT URGES EAC TO URGENTLY LOOK INTO DRC SECURITY

KENYAN PRESIDENT URGES EAC TO URGENTLY LOOK INTO DRC SECURITY

Renson Mwakandana East African Community (EAC) officials have been urged to confront the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately by Kenya’s President William Ruto. During the 20th Extra-Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State on Saturday, which was presided over by President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, the President made the comments in Bujumbura. As […]

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 SEYCHELLES IS AFRICA’S LEAST CORRUPT NATION – REPORT

SEYCHELLES IS AFRICA’S LEAST CORRUPT NATION – REPORT

Faith Nyasuguta Seychelles is still the top ranking nation in the sub-Saharan African region on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on Tuesday. The island nation retained the position for the 5th consecutive year and 23rd ranking globally attained in 2022 with 70 points once again. Denmark outperformed Finland and took first place […]

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 MADURO COMPLAINS ABOUT CASHLESS AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE U.S.

MADURO COMPLAINS ABOUT CASHLESS AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE U.S.

Avellon Williams  CARACAS – Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, slammed U.S. licenses that restrict cash payments to his administration by companies doing business with sanctioned Venezuelan state firms. The U.S. and European governments last year authorized US and European firms to resume taking Venezuelan crude oil on the condition that no funds be paid to Venezuela. […]

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 EX-POLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KENYAN LAWYER, TWO OTHERS

EX-POLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KENYAN LAWYER, TWO OTHERS

Renson Mwakandana A former Kenyan policeman, Fredrick Leliman, who killed a well-known human rights attorney and two other individuals more than six years ago has been sentenced to death by a Kenyan court. Despite the fact that death penalties are legal in Kenya, they are not executed. For the deaths of attorney Willie Kimani, his client, and […]

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 MASON GREENWOOD CHARGES DROPPED

MASON GREENWOOD CHARGES DROPPED

Wayne Lumbasi A year after he was suspended from playing for Manchester United when his girlfriend accused him of attempted rape, controlling behavior and assault, posting disturbing images on social media, Mason Greenwood has been cleared of all charges. The Manchester United forward, who was suspended indefinitely by the Premier League club once the accusations […]

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