by Dafna Linzer, ProPublica Results from the largest public opinion poll in the Arab world indicate that Alhurra [1], the U.S.-funded Arab satellite station that has cost U.S. taxpayers more than half a billion dollars, is the least-watched station in the region and is losing viewers. The annual poll [2], by the University of Maryland […]
Trinidad & Tobago: Where’s the Integrity?
Transparency and good governance have been popular topics in the Caribbean blogosphere of late, thanks to stories on financial impropriety, concerns over massive spending of taxpayers’ dollars and anxiety over freedom of the press. The latest debacle over integrity (or lack thereof?) comes from Trinidad and Tobago, where, in the last few weeks, a second […]
Obama’s Preventive Detention Problem: Breaking It Down
President Barack Obama’s support for preventively detaining terrorism suspects undoubtedly surprised some of his longtime backers. Holding prisoners at Guantanamo, without the certainty of trial or release, was a defining feature of the previous administration’s counterterrorism policy – and some of its fiercest critics expected Obama to change the policies. But the possibility had been […]
Airlines Misleading Online Prices
The European Commission in Brussels continues to investigate some airlines and websites over the practice of misleading consumers regarding online tickets sales in the European Union. The investigation focused on the practices of pricing, availability and fair contract terms. After two years of investigations, the Commission found that only 16 of the 67 airlines complied […]
“Reading the mood of Kashmiri people, PDP started behaving like frustrated politicians” : Ramzan
Kupwara (Kashmir), May 05 – The senior National Conference leader, former Minister and MLA, Ch. Mohammad Ramzan on Tuesday castigated PDP for stooping so low to use foul and indecent language against National Conference leadership. “Reading the mood of people and sensing their extinction from the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Education: Roadmap to 2011
YET again, the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has unveiled a comprehensive reform agenda. This time, 2011 has been set aside as the year of fulfillment for some critical aspects of that agenda. However, in this first of a three – part report, ROTIMI LAWRENCE OYEKANMI deconstructs the 150 – page document along realistic lines, […]
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