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Die Kwêvoël The year 2020 has indeed turned out to be challenging for all of us. At the outset as a country we began the year already facing economic challenges. The Covid-19 virus emerged in numerous countries before reaching our shores during March 2020 resulting in the declaration of the pandemic and the various levels of lockdown that we have all experienced in Thabazimbi Local Municipality and South Africa. All our citizens have experienced hardship during this year through the restricti...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Commissions $15 Million Fish Processing Plant, Expresses Hopes for Value Addition and Export. Sierra Fisheries Company, Kissy Dockyard, Friday 18 December 2020. His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first fish processing plant at the Sierra Fishing Company, east of Freetown, saying it will provide an established in-shore facility to add value to the huge marine resource potential in the country. “We assert in our New Dire...

A lockdown is being considered by Jerseys government. Credit: ITV Channel TV I can confirm that at least six people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Jersey have died in the past week and a lockdown is being considered. The government has, so far, only confirmed one death in its official Covid-19 updates. It doesn’t do so until the deaths are registered and confirmed through the Superintendent Registrar. I can confirm five deaths were at the hospital and one in a care home, the ...

Using our documents The Home Office publishes documents in a range of formats, including: PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, ODT and ODS. We want as many people as possible to be able to use those documents. For example, when we produce a document we make sure to: provide a plain text webpage (‘HTML’) option where possible tag headings and other parts of the document properly, so screen readers can understand the page structure make sure we include alternative text alongside non-decorative images, so p...

New NEC Commissioner sworn in  17 December 2020 at 19:00 |  By Our Correspondent Mrs. Marian Nyuma-Moijueh, the new Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission for the Eastern region was sworn into office by President Julius Maada Bio on Friday December 11. This is yet another indication by President Bio that he is serious about his commitment to elevate and empower women in the country. Even though they constitute over 50 percent of the population, women are still marginalised and ...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer PHOTO: DAVE REID Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Monday (December 14). KINGSTON, Jamaica–December 15th, 2020–The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be maintaining an increased presence in public spaces during the Yuletide season and have already received over 130 tips about illegal Christmas parties, it has announced. Speaking a...

 E-Mail The availability of clinical trial records has increased markedly in recent years. For instance, several documents from numerous sources are often available for a single clinical trial - sometimes with overlapping, but often incomplete information. Identifying and processing this information involves a great deal of resources and challenges. Using an example of information retrieval for a health technology assessment report, this is shown in the current issue of BMJ Evidence-Based Med...

OSISA is a growing African institution committed to deepening democracy, protecting human rights and enhancing good governance in the region. Our vision is to promote and sustain the ideals, values, institutions and practices of open society, with the aim of establishing vibrant and tolerant southern African democracies in which people, free from material and other deprivation, understand their rights and responsibilities and participate actively in all spheres of life. In pursuance of this vis...

(PHOTO: OPM Communications Unit) Nassau, The Bahamas - Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, today toured the construction site of Baha Mar’s water park. The $250 million-dollar water park is part of Baha Mar’s Phase II development. The family-friendly recreational area is geared toward all ages and will be heavily influenced by the natural environment. Work on the project started in November 2019 but was temporarily suspended in March 2020 due...