What's in a piece of soil? solving desertification and climate changes The Examiner | Synergy between conventions that mandated actions to be taken to fight climate change and desertification has been a rallying cry, and recently, well accepted by parties to both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Des...
Women directors 'will improve results' The Daily Telegraph Australia | APPOINTING more women to boards could improve company bottom lines and overall financial performance, the Diversity Council of Australia's chief executive Nareen Young said yesterday. | Ms Young called for companies to adopt the new ASX report...
Trinidad And Tobago to Set Up Oil School All Africa A TRINIDAD and Tobago-registered organisation has incorporated a local institution that will train Ugandans in soft skills required for the oil and gas industry. | ...
Making Latin America More Competitive Real Clear Politics | After many years of boom-and-bust volatility, Latin American and Caribbean economies finally seem to be moving toward a trajectory of stable growth. They have generally become more resilient, as was evident during the recent global financial crisis...
Pacific Islanders Can Stay Connected With Digicel Scoop Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 2:15 pm | Press Release: Digicel | Pacific Islanders Offered New Remittance Option To Stay Connected | New Zealand’s Pacific Island Community can now buy and send the gift of Digicel Prepaid Mobile Top Up back to the I...
Recalls This Week: Bike Forks, Spinach, Tylenol The New York Times | Filed at 2:41 p.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Another round of recalls involving Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications with a musty odor are among the week's recalls. Additional recalls included bicycle forks that could break and send the rider...
Major drugmaker pulls more products off shelf The Miami Herald | TRENTON, N.J. -- Sales of Johnson & Johnson pain relievers are collapsing as a string of recalls appears to have made consumers wary of once-sterling brands such as Tylenol and Motrin. | An eighth recall, announced Thursday, could worsen consumer r...
Deepwater drilling gets more time The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Cabinet nod for OVL's withdrawal from Trinidad and Tobago gas block | NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday announced a three-year moratorium on deepwater drilling that would apply to 30 blocks from January 1, 2008, to December ...
The Toughest Guest: a Teen Wall Street Journal By ANDREA PETERSEN | For teenagers on summer vacation with their families, there seems to be a universal goal: Ditching the parents. | Hotels and resorts are trying to make that easier by offering souped-up teen programs—with Wii contests, sushi-making lessons and poker nights—as well as dedicated hang-out spots for the under-18 set. Th...
Dengue Fever? What About It, Key West Says The New York Times | A woman planning a Florida vacation in Key West called the health department there last week to ask if it were true that the city was being evacuated because of an epidemic of dengue fever. Related | Health Guide: Dengue Fever Joe Raedle/Getty Images | Below, a mosquito larva up close. | “No!” Chris Tittel, a spokesman for the Monroe ...
