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RUSSELL The Governors Cup high school regional competition, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed because of weather, according to Russell High School academic team coach Kirk Barnett.  The competition now was then scheduled to take place Tuesday and today. Continuing bad weather is pushing the event back again. Kentucky Association for Academic Competition rules allow postponement for a day at a time only. The competition is being conducted completely online this year, howev...

IBM forges private-public collab to build digital-ready workforce in PH Share on email IBM Philippines announced on Tuesday, Feb. 16, partnerships with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP), and the Project Inclusion Network (PIN) to further IBM’s global education efforts to help close the digital skills gap and enhance socioeconomic development. PBSP is partnering with IBM to create at least...

John McDonald Giles III WILMINGTON — John McDonald Giles III, 77, formerly of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, from cancer. John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the first son of Kathleen Hess Giles and John M. Giles II, who both preceded him in death. He is survived by his younger brother, Robert E Giles, and his wife, Kathleen, of Pennsylvania; and niece, Rebecca Giles. After high school, John joined the U.S. Navy, where he spent 27 years, affording him the...

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened more than 27 million people in the United States and killed nearly 500,000 helped convince her she wanted to become a nurse. “I was excited about working during the pandemic,...

Student dies in school wall collapse National February 13, 2021 KASUR: A five-year-old student died and another sustained critical injuries when a school wall collapsed on them near Katchi Abadi Chunian Primary School. Ali Raza and Sharafat were coming out of the school when a school wall fell on them, killing Sharafat on the spot and Ali Raza injured. Three die road accidents: Three people died in two road accidents in Kasur on Friday. Abdul Sattar and his friend were travelling on a motorcy...

Felix Chiota GROWING up in the dusty streets of Highfield in Harare more than 40 years ago, Felix Chiota would gaze in awe at the sky each time an airplane flew over his neighbourhood. At a young age, Chiota always got fascinated by the mere sight of a plane hovering in the sky. Coming from a very humble background, Chiota’s dream was to become a pilot. When his step father, the sole breadwinner, passed on in the early 1990s, Chiota thought his world had crumbled down like a deck of cards and...

by Bajan Reporter / February 12th, 2021 From the small business owner to major companies, re-strategizing with careful use of foresight and analysis has become paramount for maneuvering during this difficult COVID-19 period. The International Labour Organization ( ILO) reported that there have been 34 million job losses in Latin America and the Caribbean. Moreover, the Inter-American Development Bank conducted over-the-phone surveys for a study they did on the consequences of COVID-19 on Barba...

Press Release:     The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the Spring 2021 semester. Students can still sign up for online, 8-week Late Start classes.     Hunter Bullock, 19, received the David Clark and the Coach Bill Lake Scholarships. The Chocowinity resident is working toward an Associate in Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology. The son of Robbie and Stacy Bullock, he attended Southside High School...

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Jeffrey Ray Fawkes, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia. He was born on March 3, 1962 in Olney, Illinois to Vanita Jean (Shaw) and Fred William Fawkes. Jeff married Tonya Robinson in Olney, Illinois on May 21, 1988. Jeff graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Degree in Business Management. Jeff worked as a Nuclear Engineer for various companies, lastly workin...