Avellon Williams HAITI – High school math teacher Rodney Montreuil stays busy all the time. After work and during spring break, he helps Haitian families resettle in Phoenix. “I’m going to see a couple of clients today,” he said. “The First is a couple, they arrived in October.” The couple was one among thousands of […]
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Lisa Mugo Nigerian actress Nancy Isime has come out to deny claims that her lavish lifestyle is funded by a United Kingdom (UK) based businessman Michael Dion-Goli. This has come after popular blogger Gist Lovers Blog reported that the two were having an affair and that Michael sponsored her trip to Turkey. Gist also stated […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Olympic weightlifting champion Nijat Rahimov was stripped of his 2016 gold medal and banned for eight years for doping on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said the Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 weight lifter was guilty of “four urine substitutions” and disqualified from all his results since March 2016. Rahimov’s world record at […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Five consortium offers for Chelsea FC have been confirmed. Interested parties had until 9pm on March 18 to lodge a bid for the club, before a preferred bidder can be announced. It comes as the Blues look for new owners to succeed Roman Abramovich, who had to sell the club after receiving sanctions […]
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Oliver Meth Ahead of World TB Day, we look at the impact of stigma which extends beyond shame, fear and guilt that a person with Tuberculosis (TB) can feel. As a TB survivor and Ambassador, Sonto Nkosi says that stigma is often self-directed and internalised, drawing on social misconceptions of TB. “Stigma can be more […]
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Staff writer US 🇺🇸 President Joe Biden warns of Russian cyber attacks. The Biden administration warned companies in the US that Russia 🇷🇺 is planning cyber attacks against the country’s critical infrastructure. The president issued statement noted that “evolving intelligence” showed Russia is “exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” This is seen as a response to […]
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Oliver Meth The LGBT community often faces discrimination and stigma when seeking medical health care services in public hospitals, globally. This month, as Africa celebrates International Human Rights Day, most health care providers in public hospitals are known for breaching their privacy and confidentiality by exposing the sexual orientation of their patients to other colleagues […]
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Avellon Williams GRENADA – In conjunction with the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Education developed a new sports programme for Grenada’s primary schools to combat obesity. Denver Welsh, curriculum officer for physical education, participated also and said it is an issue the department is eager to address, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The United States sanctioned Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) force for human rights violations on Monday. The Treasury Department charged the CRP with being “at the forefront” of the crackdown on anti-military protests in the northeast African country. Nelson stated, “We condemn Sudan’s security services for killing, harassing, and intimidating Sudanese citizens.” “These […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A compact sheet of plastic waste is constantly forming at the southern end of the majestic Lake Kivu, bordered by green hills, to the point of blocking the turbines of the largest hydroelectric plant in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Ruzizi dam attracts thousands of bottles, cans, and other garbage […]
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