BACKGROUND: Off shoring – the transfer of high wage U.S. jobs to lower cost overseas locations especially in Banking Industry is enabled by improved communications technologies and driven by the desire of corporations to establish a business presence in potentially lucrative foreign markets as well as to take advantage of the lower costs of production […]
Imposing martial will dethrone Pervez Musharaf
If Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf imposes martial law in the country, it is possible that he could get away with US sanctions imposed against the country for at least a year, according to a former US diplomat. The most recent US legislation asks the US President to give a yearly certification on the progress […]
White House Doesn’t Want Petraeus to Testify Publicly
<div class="body"> <div style="padding-bottom: 15px;" class="imp">The top General in Iraq, General David H. Petraeus is scheduled to testify before congress next month on the progress that has been made in Iraq, directly tied to the surge President Bush claimed would turn the tide in Operation Iraqi Freedom.</div> </div> <p>Now according to congressional aides on Capital […]
Coping with the public smoking ban
For those of you who don’t know, the British government introduced a legislation whereby smoking is prohibited within an enclosed public space. Failure to comply with the new law will result in self-righteous remarks, reproving stares and the risk of a fifty pound ($100) fine. So basically a British smoker is one-step below a paedophile and […]
House Passes First Gun Control Law in Over a Decade
Wednesday, The House of Representatives voted to close a loophole in gun control laws that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to buy firearms even though he had a commitment to a mental hospital in his past. The Senate is likely to follow suit, marking the The bill is being hailed by some as a landmark […]
HIV rapist gets 14 years imprisonment
HIV Positive rapist jailed for 14 years. A rapist , Faison Kabudyula who defiled a 14 year old girl was recently jailed for 14 years by the Nkhotakota magistrate court. The man had earlier revealed that he was HIV positive when asking for bail. Magistrate Stanley Chirwa said Kabudula showed cruelty as […]