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Voodoo priests enlisted in Haiti AIDS fight |
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Written by The Insider on Tuesday, 02 December 2008 00:00
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JACMEL, Haiti (IRIN): Clement Bouvais, a Haitian voodoo priest, presides over the Temple de Nos Ancetres (Temple of Our Ancestors), a windowless wooden structure painted in fading shades of blue and red on a narrow side street in the southern coastal town of Jacmel.
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How will the Crash of 2008 affect Jamaica’s economy |
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Written by By Keith Collister on Sunday, 05 October 2008 12:09
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In an article over one year ago entitled “Major Financial Hurricanes approaching, both local and foreign”, which appeared in the Gleaner just before Hurricane Dean arrived, I noted “the sub-prime debacle in the US has given us another lesson, if we even needed it, of the dangers of a lack of transparency, the associated importance of investor due diligence in financial markets (particularly with respect to requiring independent valuations of assets), the risk of lax standards on the part of both lenders and regulators (who all over the world shut the door after the horse has bolted), hubris, and high leverage.”
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Europe ratchets up its pressure on immigrants |
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Written by Mariah Blake on Tuesday, 01 July 2008 13:31
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Hamburg, Germany - In one of the clearest signs yet of Europe’s hardening stance on immigration, on Wednesday the European Parliament approved tough new rules for expelling undocumented immigrants, among them a provision allowing member nations to keep migrants in detention centers for up to 18 months. Foreigners who have been forcibly deported also face a five-year ban on re-entering the European Union.
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SA xenophobic attacks shock Africa |
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Written by The Insider on Monday, 02 June 2008 10:11
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More than 50 people have died as attacks on foreigners across South Africa continues. As the largest African economy, the country attracts a lot of migrants from across the continent. An estimated four million people from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe live and work in South Africa. Locals are accusing foreigners of taking their jobs and took to violence in early May.
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