Written by Salah Almhamdi On May 28 a fire broke out [1] at Doha’s Villaggio Mall [2], leaving nineteen dead, thirteen of whom were children. Another seventeen were injured. The children were trapped in a nursery within the mall, and they and four teachers died of smoke inhalation. Two firefighters died [3] as they attempted […]
Greece 53.5% Debt Write-down: Nigeria and Africa can do better
http://afripol.org/ Nigeria received 18 percent write-down on her 2006 debt payment, Greece received 53.5 percent History was made when the highly indebted Greece received 53.5 percent write down restructuring on her initial debt deal from its sovereign bondholders. The struggling southern European nation "Greece implemented the biggest debt write-down in history … swapping the bulk […]
Nigeria’s Economic growth and Statistics: Interest Rate, Real GDP, Employment and Inflation
http://afripol.org/ Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the country’s apex Federal Reserve Institute, the Central Bank of Nigeria and its monetary policy committees retained the benchmark interest rate at 12 percent. The market did not anticipate any change of the monetary interest rate; therefore there was no negative or positive reaction to the outcome. Sanusi’s CBN […]
A Demagoguery Grows In Brooklyn
A Demagoguery Grows In Brooklyn by Richard Cooper In the wake of the exposure of racist remarks by some NY Police Department officers about West Indian Day parade attendees, the call was renewed by some NY City politicians to require NYPD officers to live in the five boroughs of New York City. Leading the way […]
Who Are We As A Species? (A Contribution to the Science of Psychology, Part 1)
Who Are We As A Species? (A Contribution to the Science of Psychology, Part 1) by Ron Dultz Human beings are extraordinary creatures. I think even the most advanced beings from outer space, if they exist, would be impressed with the engineering specifications needed to design a human being. Human accomplishments in science and […]
One in Three Homes for Sale in This Housing Market
I live in a rural town where a neighboring plot of mixed farmland on 36.5 acres is going for about $4,600 an acre. There are also several homes and smaller bits of land for sale in the area. I always keep an eye out for places that come on the housing market. We bought our […]
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