Businesswomen in Namibia recently met in Windhoek, the country’s capital to discuss ways to stay afloat in business against the backdrop of mounting inflation, occasioned by spiralling global oil and bitting food prices. These factors have become an economic worry, because, as analysts say, they are here to stay for a longer period than anticipated. […]
Northern Ugandan Aid Programme Probed
Ten arrested, others flee as corruption inquiry into development projects gathers pace. By Bill Oketch and Patrick Okino in Lira The authorities are belatedly cracking down on suspected fraud that has plagued a long-running development programme in the north of the country and raised doubts about the effectiveness of a major new reconstruction project for […]
Truck Accident Releases 12 Million Bees
Posted by Anne Szustek to FindingDulcinea A truck jackknifed on the Trans-Canada Highway Monday morning, releasing 12 million honeybees in the northwest corner of New Brunswick. A flatbed trailer was transporting 330 crates of bees to Ontario back from northeastern New Brunswick, where they had been used to pollinate commercial blueberries. The cargo was jostled […]
Finally, A Contentious Budget Cycle
Dobbs Ferry, New York. In a democracy, a budget cut, no matter how small, will be met with prolonged rage, while a tax break is greeted with ephemeral indifference. These lopsided emotions track observed human behavior when faced with financial losses and gains. Humans react to a 10% loss twice a severely as they appreciate […]
Cottage Industry (Match Box) is Facing Closure in Tamil Nadu
The Cottage industry engaged in the manufacturing of match boxes situated primarily in Sivakasi and the surrounding areas of Tamil Nadu, are gradually slipping into darkness. It is an irony that these industries which have been supplying match boxes to enlighten the houses in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in India are facing the stark reality of […]
Hyderabad (Shamshabad) International Airport Opening Postponed
The new international airport at Shamshabad will not start functioning from Sunday as announced. The formal inauguration by the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, turned out to be an anti-climax as the civil aviation ministry announced soon after that the operationalisation of the new airport had been postponed. According to the civil aviation joint secretary, […]
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