…for Massive Jamboree Festival in New York – By Dennis Kabatto – Whether it is a music concert, fashion show, reggae celebrity soccer tournament or other entertainment ventures, New York based Irie Jam Media Group has a reputation for its lavish productions. Friday night’s press conference and media reception in collaboration with Caribbean Fever at Milk River in Brooklyn to kick-off a three-day Labor Day music festival was no exception. About 150 guests including a huge media/press turnout packed the second floor of Milk River – a Jazz & Blues Club and Restaurant that features a Caribbean/Asian inspired cuisine –... Continue Reading
…but Mansa Abubakari II discovered America – Running from the hills of Guinea and Sierra Leone, we called its upper course, Joliba, “the great river.” Its middle we called Isa Eghirren, and our Hausa people christened the lower stretch that emptied into the sea, Kwara. Oya, it is called by the Yoruba; Orimili, meaning, “great water,” is how the Igbo know it. Isa Ber, “the big river,” the Songhai called it and in Tuareg we call it Egerew Nigerewen, “river of rivers” evidently from which Mungo Park got the inspiration to christen it “Niger.” Permit me to relay this like... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – When Consul General (CG) of Jamaica in New York, Herman G. Lamont took the podium inside his Consulate’s auditorium, he was jovial as he articulated a list of upcoming activities during the month of August commemorating Jamaica’s 51st Independence Anniversary. Speaking at a Jamaican Independence Celebration Foundation Inc. (JICFI) sponsored media reception Wednesday in Manhattan to launch Jamaica’s 51st Independence, he urged dozens of Jamaican nationals, local politicians including New York City mayoral candidate William Thompson (whose grand parents emigrated from Barbados), friends of Jamaica and members of the press to participate in the many upcoming... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – Lack of involvement of the civil society and other experts in the budget process is a major contribution to discrepancies which have always remained in Tanzania’s budget at least in every fiscal year. A recent July debate at the British Council in Dar es Salaam being part of the Policy Forum monthly debates confirmed this theory as presenters and contributors to the discussion shared this notion that Tanzania budgeting process is not transparent enough. Probably most encouraging was the fact that the legislator for Kisesa in Mwanza region through the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi ticket Hon.... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network – In an effort to ensure the Promotion of Water Integrity in Saharan Africa, a week long training of Stakeholders in the Water Sector has opened in Monrovia, bringing together participants from Liberia, Nigeria and the Gambia. The Regional Water Integrity Capacity Building Program in Sub-Saharan Africa is sponsored by the Water Integrity Network and ECOWAS’ Water Resource Coordination Center (WRC), among other international partners. A release from the WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia says, the Training is jointly organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and the Center of Transparency and Accountability in Liberia... Continue Reading
