THE CHINESE workers currently in this country and employed on various Government projects are not being taken advantage of, says Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago chairman Calder Hart.
Original post by Express
Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce president Nigel John held discussions in which John raised the issue of alternative sources of energy for Caricom.
Original post by Express
Decatur County Sheriff’s Office deputies joined those from two other agencies to seize illegal drugs, cash and bootleg media worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in Alabama, according to a news release.
Original post by The Post-Searchlight
The French government demanded a full accounting Friday of how a rogue trader at Societe Generale managed to lose 7.0 billion dollars, as it emerged he gambled on over 73 billion dollars — more than the bank’s …
Original post by The Tocqueville Connection
South Carolinians find themselves once again enmeshed in debates about race and politics; at least that’s the case if you read some of the blogs rippling across the state.
Original post by The New York Times
When it comes to the first few weeks after a child’s birth, the state of Washington plans to give parents a small taste of the fair treatment that is the standard worldwide.
Original post by Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Health care reform rises again, but this is nothing new. Ever since the 1932 Report of the Committee on the Cost of Medical Care, we have heard episodic calls for change.
Original post by Seattle Post-Intelligencer
THE European Union will speed up talks with Russia to try to unblock Moscow’s long-delayed bid to join the World Trade Organisation, the EU’s trade chief said on Friday.
Original post by The Straits Times
BRITAIN’S financial watchdog failed in its duty to regulate Northern Rock and a new office should be set up to intervene in failing banks, a committee of influential legislators said on Saturday.
Original post by The Straits Times
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Preferred Bank , today announced that at a meeting held on January 22, 2008, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share …
Original post by Earth Times