Avellon Williams BELIZE- Amid Prince William and Kate’s disastrous tour of the region, Belize has become the latest Caribbean country to announce its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II from her position as head of state. A string of protests took place during the delegation’s visit to Belize in protest against the “colonial legacy of theft”. Among three countries […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Guyana’s 🇬🇾 Vice President Bharath Jagdeo has come under fire for his comments saying that ‘Trinidad is falling apart.’ Jagdeo, who addressed an audience in a video that was featured on YouTube and several regional Facebook accounts, spoke of his desire to use some of Guyana’s oil and gas […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On Saturday, dozens of female students and teachers marched in front of Afghanistan’s education ministry in Kabul. The women protested the Taliban’s decision to close girl’s secondary schools just hours after reopening them earlier in the week, holding signs that read “education is our right.” The Taliban’s decision reversed their previous commitment to open girls’ […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A team of scientists has said they have developed a male oral contraceptive that is 99 percent effective in mice and has caused zero observable side effects. The drug is expected to enter human trials by the end of 2022. The findings are set to be presented at the American Chemical Society’s spring […]
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Lisa Mugo The 94th Academy Award show was just concluded and as usual, it was packed with entertainment, celebrities, fashion and of course drama. Here are the highlights of the night. The show was hosted by three of Hollywood’s biggest actresses namely Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes who gave the audience nothing short of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu An NFT version of Nelson Mandela’s arrest warrant raised $130,550 at an auction, with proceeds going to a museum preserving the history of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle. On August 5, 1962, South Africa’s first democratically elected black president was arrested and imprisoned for 27 years. The reserve price at the Saturday night auction in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Togo’s former prime minister Gilbert Houngbo has been elected the next head of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and will become the first African to lead the United Nations agency. Following two rounds of voting, ILO’s governing body elected the 61-year-old to succeed British trade unionist Guy Ryder, whose tenure comes to a […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Kenya is the first African nation to roll out the tobacco free farms project which aims at improving health and livelihoods by shifting farmers from growing tobacco to other sustainable crops. Tobacco farmers and their families are exposed to serious health risks through nicotine absorbed via the skin when handling wet tobacco leaves, exposure […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Burnley’s attempt to rescue Victor Moses from the distress of being left in limbo in warring Russia has been blocked by the Premier League. The Nigerian national is still playing for Spartak Moscow, and has been isolated in the Russian capital away from his friends and family since the invasion on Ukraine. Following the crisis, there is a […]
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Lisa Mugo Will Smith smacked Chris Rock right in the face, a few moments after the actor and comedian made a distasteful joke about Jada Smith’s shaved head. The comedian who was on stage presenting for the ‘Best Documentary’ award did what he always does, makes jokes about everything. He then called Jada Pinkette ‘G.I Jane 2’ adding that he […]
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