Public Outrage Forces Cable Channel Response: Watch 2 Min Internet Video
The removal of the Emmy Award winning Full Disclosure™ program from a public cable channel has sparked a number of complaint calls to the City Government Channel, thus prompting the management to refer complaints to the Council Sponsor of the program who they say was solely responsible for terminating the program. Full Disclosure Network™ is now presenting a 2 minute Video News Alert at the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/restore_fdn.php on their web site, encouraging viewers to express their concerns and urging the program to be restored to the channel line up. (PRWEB Jul 21, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/VGhpci1Qcm9mLVBpZ2ctSGFsZi1JbnNlLVplcm8= More »
N.C. unemployment unchanged at 4.6%
North Carolina's unemployment rate remained flat in June at 4.6 percent, the same as in May. More »
Settlement: Home Depot Inc.
$125,000 racial harassment and retaliation settlement awarded to former worker. More »
Settlement: Asbestos Corporation Limited
$11.5 Million Asbestos settlement awarded to Navy veteran. More »
Zambia: State Prosecutors Accuse Bulaya of Feigning Illness
STATE prosecutions lawyer Mutembo Nchito yesterday said former health permanent secretary Kashiwa Bulaya is feigning illness to postpone his defence in an abuse of office case. More »
Gambia: Concealment Trial Set for Hearing
The concealment trial of the March 21 abortive coup involving Captain Pierre Mendy and six others has been set for hearing on March 26. More »
Botswana: Mogae Explains Diversion of Public Funds
President Festus Mogae has explained why government has diverted money meant for certain deserving projects to other uses. He said that the move has been necessitated by the relative depreciation in the per carat value of the country's diamond exports, weak performance of the non-mining sectors of the economy, escalating HIV/AIDS and other unanticipated needs.He said the government had to divert public funds from deserving projects because there was less money but greater emerging needs. More »
Kenya: Judge Takes A-G to Task Over Ruto Case
A High Court judge has criticised the Attorney General for the delay in the disposal of Eldoret North MP William Ruto's case. More »
Kenya: Witness - Ex-CID Chief Knew Arturs Were Criminals
Suspended Criminal Investigations department (CID) Director, Joseph Kamau, was briefed on the criminal background of the Artur brothers four months ago, a witness revealed on Thursday. More »
Zimbabwe: Man Remanded for Insulting President
A GWANDA man accused of insulting President Robert Mugabe has been remanded out of custody to July 28 for sentence after the presiding magistrate threw out an earlier application for discharge. More »
Uganda: Sudan Elders Speak On LRA Talks
Elders in southern Sudan, whose counties have also suffered the wrath of the LRA insurgency yesterday issued a statement detailing their feelings about the war and the ongoing talks. More »
South Africa: DA Puts ANC On Spot With Move to Create Fund for Crime Victims
The Democratic Alliance (DA) intensified its campaign against crime in SA yesterday, tabling a private member's bill in Parliament that, if approved, would create a fund for the victims of violent crime. More »
Kenya: Graft Team Will Not Prosecute, Says AG
The Attorney-General, Amos Wako, has ruled out plans to give Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) prosecutorial powers. More »
Liberia: UNMIL Rapists Go Unpunished
In Liberia, it is no doubt that rape has become a rocketing public nuisance with women, both young and old being victimized almost a on daily basis. More »
South Africa: Solidarity Seeks Cosatu Aid Against Farm Killings
TRADE union Solidarity has again asked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to join its campaign to highlight farm attacks after releasing research yesterday estimating that 30% of attacks are on farm workers. More »
Kenya: You Must Respect Us, Commission Tells Lawyer
The Kiruki Commission on Thursday reprimanded a lawyer for giving it "directions on how to conduct its proceedings". More »
Kenya: Police Recover FBI Documents From Gang
Four suspected gangsters were arrested with US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) documents on Wednesday. More »
Zimbabwe: Kidnapper's Release Questionable
MURDER or attempted murder is a very serious crime that attracts a custodial sentence. More »
Gambia: Coup Related Cases Slide Into Shambles
Mrs. Mariam Jack-Denton the detained senior lawyer has had, on Wednesday July 19th, her case applying for bail adjourned till Monday July 24th.The sitting which will be for ruling, may be held the next day, Tuesday July 25th if Monday happens to be a public holiday as this year's July 22nd,the Jammeh-regime's "Revolution Day" falls this year and Government has been accused of to lavish with declarations of public holidays. More »
Kenya: Health Workers Performing FGM Secretly, Says Report
Government health workers are secretly circumcising girls, it has emerged. More »