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OPINION – ELLY ODHIAMBO: Britain’s Natural History Museum must return skulls of African fighters taken as trophies

SCHOOLS should be allowed to independently decide the content of their history syllabus. If some schools prefer to give their primary and high school children an emphasis on Eurocentric history, so be it. This choice should be allowed for schools that are determined to prepare their students by teaching in-depth histories of the world, especially […]

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OPINION – ANDRÉE MURPHY: Irish government was blind to our heartbreak over Noah

THERE are times when partition hits home in a most sickening way. The past week in the North has yielded unending sadness and trauma with the disappearance of Noah Donohoe and the discovery of his body. Across the north of Ireland our airwaves and social media platforms were convulsed as we physically and spiritually joined […]

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WE SAY: Noah’s death unites us all and spotlights community co-operation…as well as, sadly, dark corners of internet

IF the tragedy of Noah Donohoe held us breathless and sick with worry for the better part of a week, and if the final heartbreaking outcome left us reeling, we can hardly even begin to imagine what the teenager’s family have been through. The Noah story  filled the airwaves and the columns of the mainstream […]

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STORMONT HEALTH COMMITTEE: Minister quizzed on RQIA resignations inquiry

This was a week which saw Bobby Storey and Noah Donahoe go to their rest, the former amid a little controversy and during what must have been the first time Sinn Féin stewards were deployed at Roselawn Cemetery.  The Bobby Storey funeral has provided unionists an excuse to allege breach of public health regulations and […]

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OPINION: Barack Obama visit to Belfast energised the local African community like never before

November 8 2008. On this day we the African and Caribbean people living in Derry organised one of the first Obama victory events worldwide. Having just been elected, he was President-elect, and we were celebrating, never mind someone challenging him at the US Supreme Court. I think this party we had in Derry would go […]

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Police appeal for information on murder of Warren Crossan

Police officers said today that they were not ruling out an organised crime motive behind the murder of Warren Crossan (28) in the St James’ area yesterday. Chief Inspector Darren McCartney of the PSNI called for anyone who saw the two masked gunmen chase the victim from the junction of Rodney Parade and St James’ […]

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