Photo Credit: IRC Good news to hear that the United Nations and the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) had agreed to collaborate on how to efficiently manage Asia’s water resources and bolstering investments in safe and sustainable sanitation in the region. The action came at a time when many parts of Asia, particularly those far-flung […]
East of Tragedy
The intimate portrait of a New Orleans East couple who are in the midst of rebuilding their home and recovering the pieces of a joyful life twenty months after the levees broke. Beatrice Haynes anxiously walked up to the single story home she and her husband Milton, both 48, have owned in New Orleans East […]
Is Lebanese military a weakling?
What kind of military does Lebanon have? It’s really hard to imagine why on earth the Lebanese military is having difficulty crushing at least 200 al-Qaeda inspired Muslim militants now holed up inside the Palestinian refugee camps in Tripoli? With some 40,000 soldiers at its disposal, the Lebanese military is considered weak based […]
CORRUTION STINKING ON WORLD BANK
By: Daniel Aforo For many years, the World Bank, IMF and other international donor organizations have complained about corruption on the continent of Africa. Indeed, the continent has record cases of corruption which have affected politicians, public and civil servants, individuals, religious bodies and pagans like. The canker has called […]
Weirdos in the midst
There are people who look normal on the outside but in fact, weird on the inside. There actuations, feelings, perceptions and beliefs are out of this world. But like wild mushrooms in the forests, these weirdos are fun and intriguing to be with. And the sad thing is that some of them feel that they can […]
Corruption deprives millions of children’s future
Picture out barefoot and malnourished children roaming the streets, begging for alms from passing motorists. As early as dawn, they are already out there, sans breakfast but dreams that they would be able to cope with the daily grinds of life. Hands outstretched, knocking at every window glass of cars stalled on traffic in the […]