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Saudi-backed Al khalifa forces attacked Bahrain protesters

Saudi-backed Al khalifa forces attacked Bahrain protesters

                       Bahraini protesters hold an anti-regime demonstration in a village near the capital Manama,   2012. Saudi-backed Bahraini security forces have attacked anti-regime protesters with tear gas and sound grenades outside Bahrain’s capital Manama, Press TV reports. Bahraini police forces fired tear gas and sound grenades on the demonstrators who had staged a protest rally against

Govt undertakes identification of kids with albinism

Govt undertakes identification of kids with albinism

                                                 Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare Dr Lucy Nkya By Patrick Kisembo 12th April 2012 At least 7,000 children with albinism have been identified in 96 councils where the identification exercise is taking place in the country, the House was told yesterday. Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare Dr Lucy Nkya said

Avoid conflict of interest in procurement, govt tells councils

Avoid conflict of interest in procurement, govt tells councils

                                   Deputy Minister for Regional Administration and Local Government, Aggrey Mwanri By Patrick Kisembo 12th April 2012 The government has burned councils from procuring service from companies which are owned by council staff, the House has been told. Deputy Minister for Regional Administration and Local Government, Aggrey Mwanri told the House on Tuesday when he

Business Laws amendment Bill 2011 sails through

Business Laws amendment Bill 2011 sails through

                                                                    Industries and Trade Minister Dr Cyril Chami By Rodgers Luhwago 12th April 2012                                                                          The Parliament yesterday endorsed the Business Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2011. The amended laws are Business Names (Registration) Act (Cap213), the Companies Act (Cap 212), the Tanzania Trade Development Authority Act (Cap155) and the Merchandise Marks Act (Cap 58). Under

Tanesco: We`re not responsible for allocating vendors alternative place

Tanesco: We`re not responsible for allocating vendors alternative place

  By David Kisanga 12th April 2012                                                             Tanesco Executive Director William Mhando The Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco) management has said that it is not responsible for providing a temporary place for vendors evicted from Ubungo area in Dar es Salaam. This come after the vendors and their legislator John Mnyika issued a three-day

EAC improves business environment

EAC improves business environment

                                              East African Community (EAC) By Lusekelo Philemon A newly released ‘Doing Business for East African Community Report 2012’ has revealed that the business environment for entrepreneurs in all five economies improved in 2010-2011, as the countries implemented critical regulatory reforms. The IFC and World Bank report, which was officially launched by the First Burundian

Screening smokers for lung cancer cost – effective

Screening smokers for lung cancer cost – effective

                                                                       A tiny lung cancer tumor detected in CT scan image Screening longtime smokers for lung cancer would be beneficent and less costly than the routine screenings accepted for other common forms of cancers. In their latest study, researchers at Rush University used the financial standards generally employed by health insurance companies to compare the cost

7-magnitude quake rocks western Mexico

7-magnitude quake rocks western Mexico

The file photo shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Ometepec, a city in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero. A strong earthquake measuring seven on the Richter scale has struck western Mexico, rocking buildings in the capital Mexico City, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. The quake hit in the western Mexican state of

Iran bans imports from 100 Europeans companies

Iran bans imports from 100 Europeans companies

                                                            Iran bans imports of goods from 100 European firms (file photo) Iran reportedly plans to ban imports from European companies as part of its countersanctions against the European Union (EU). Deputy President of Iran Trade Promotion Organization Sasan Khodaei confirmed that Iran has banned imports from 100 European countries. In an interview with Press TV

Bahrain pro-al Khalifa thugs attack number of villages, beating residents

Bahrain pro-al Khalifa thugs attack number of villages, beating residents

Pro-government thugs in Bahrain have attacked several villages near the capital, Manama, whose residents oppose rule of Al Khalifa dynasty. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Witnesses said on Wednesday that hundreds of regime thugs wielding knives and sticks attacked a number of villages overnight, beating residents and damaging their properties. Some reports suggest that the