Lisa Mugo Jamaican dancehall artist Dexta Daps’ Bahamas valentines weekend concert has been cancelled over Covid-19 spread concerns. Daps was set to perform in Nassau and Freeport but did not get a nod of approval from the Ministry of Health (MOH). A statement was released by Clayvon Duncombe, the event promoter where he assured fans that they would get fully reimbursed. “A Reggae […]
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Oliver Meth In a lengthy State of the Nation Address (SONA), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa focused on the reforms required to grow South Africa’s ailing economy, corruption, the July Unrest and social relief measures. This was his sixth SONA since he became president in 2018. JULY UNREST Seven months after last year’s July unrest […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE — According to a tweet from the American Embassy in Haiti, the U.S. Coast Guard provided parts and supplies worth US $200,000 to the Haitian Maritime Police last week. Onboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter “Dependable,” crew members offloaded about 9,000 pounds of supplies and equipment that will help the Haitian Coast Guard maintain […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Ten-man Arsenal secured their first win in over a month as they scraped past Wolves 1-0 at Molineux to move up to fifth in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s side took the lead in the 25th minute, as Gabriel tapped in a scrappy opener from close range for his second goal of the season. With […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 victory over Leicester in the Premier League to bring the gap to leaders Manchester City back to nine points with a game in hand. Liverpool were not at their fluid best but proved too much for a Leicester side lacking in confidence and unable to pose any real […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Universities in Ghana and Nigeria are on the verge of closing unless dons who have been on strike for more than four weeks return to work. On January 10, 2022, professors in Ghana, who are members of the national umbrella group known as the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), went on strike […]
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Avellon Williams KINGTON, JAMAICA- In light of the rapid rise of TikTok videos featuring Jamaican children, the Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison is encouraging parents and children to stop participating in what is usually “inappropriate and slack content.” She said her office has seen an increase in the number of videos and will do its due diligence to […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to Al Arabiya TV and Al Hadath TV, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah escaped uninjured from an assassination attempt when unidentified individuals shot at his car in the capital Tripoli. According to the Al Arabiya channel, several gunshots were fired at Dbeibah’s automobile, and the assailants managed to flee the scene. It […]
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Avellon Williams SRI LANKA- Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church leaders have welcomed the release of a parish sacristan on Feb. 9, a month after he was detained on suspicion of allegedly planting a hand grenade inside his church. Selvadore Francis Munindran and three others, including a nine-year-old child, were arrested after a live grenade was found inside the All Saints […]
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Oliver Meth International development partners have launched a new initiative aimed at resolving the COVID-19 vaccine bottleneck across Africa. Although COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa have risen significantly, the continent is struggling to expand rollout, with only 11 percent of the population fully vaccinated. According to the International Federation of Red Cross, the vaccination rate […]
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