Igad backs women equal rights to own land
Written by Fred Oluoch Published on 4th August 2021 WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, The executive secretary of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), says that skewed land ownership is the region’s oldest …
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As oceans warm, Zanzibar’s women sea farmers grow sponges to stay afloat
Published by Reuters on 6th August 2021 Nasir Hassan Haji holds up her harvested sponges in a bag from her home in Jambiani in Zanzibar, Tanzania. June 21, 2021. PHOTO …
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Dea-John Reid: Five people deny murdering 14-year-old boy in Birmingham
Written by Leah Mahon Published on 6th August 2021 Dea-John Reid was killed in Birmingham this year. (Picture) WMP) FIVE PEOPLE have pleaded not guilty to murdering a 14-year-old …
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Renowned dub poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze dies aged 65
Written by Leah Mahon Published on 6th August 2021 Jamaican poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze MBE leaves a longstanding mark in the literary world following her passing. (Picture: Renaissance One) …
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Jamaica sweeps women’s 100m at Tokyo Olympics as Elaine Thompson-Herah sets record
Written by Meredith Deliso Published on 31st July 2021 Elaine Thompson-Herah, center, of Jamaica, celebrates after winning the women’s 100-meter final with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, second place, and …
Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
Written on Aaron Morrison Published on 28th July 2021 U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell left, and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn stand after the House select committee …
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Biden nominates Rachael Rollins as US attorney for Massachusetts
Written by Andrea Estes and Jim Puzzanghera Emma Platoff and Danny McDonald of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. Published on 26th July 2021 Suffolk District Attorney Rachael …
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Hundreds Of Black Incarcerated People Sent Home Due To COVID-19 Could Return To Prison Once Pandemic Ends
Written by Danyella Wilder Published on 27th July 2021 Photo Credit: Kittirat Roekburi / EyeEm Months since incarcerated people were sent home to serve out their sentences due to …
Simone Biles Also Withdraws From Olympic Individual All-Around Competition
Written by Rashad Grove Published on 27th July 2021 USA’s Simone Biles reacts during the artistic gymnastics women’s team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics …
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