All 8 Japanese Communist Party candidates win in a city election
The JCP tried hard to inform the public that it brought the construction of a wasteful complex to a halt; corrected unfair public projects in favor of a special interest group (Kaido) taking advantage of the past discrimination against a particular section of the population; proposed to cut assembly members' salaries by ten percent; and showed feasibilities of a reduction of national insurance premiums, an expansion of free medical care for children, and subsidies for housing improvement.
SOUTH AFRICA: Rising pressure on govt to deliver quicker
Minister for Public Service and Administration, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, said in her budget vote speech that 'we are still faced with strong divides between urban and rural, male and female, rich and poor, white and black, literate and illiterate'...Poverty also remains inextricably linked to race in South Africa. The highest incidence of joblessness is found among rural black women, with more than 47 percent out of work...
Panel Discussion: 'Terrorism:The Miami Connection' - Anti-Cuba terrorism has also touched the US
During his talk, Dr. Hevia summarized the main aggressions carried out by the United States over more than 45 years, including hundreds of acts of sabotage against industrial facilities and shopping centers; the burning of sugar cane fields; aggressions against Cuban fishing vessels, and the hijacking of Cuban sea craft.
Governments Urged To Join World ‘Asbestos Ban’ - Trade Unions Call For Stop To Century-Long Carnage
“Asbestos is a threat to everyone, not just workers”, Ryder [General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)] said, “from children in schools, to young and old in private and public buildings where asbestos is present and to whole communities where it exists as a pollutant'.
Latin America Rejects US Tool for Intervention
Bolivia's example is a lesson for countries in the region, because leaders and politicians are being made aware that they must respond to their people and NOT the Empire. All presidents whose primary loyalty is to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will end up resigning, said Evo Morales [ leader of Bolivia's Movement to Socialism (MAS) ]
Study: Ending the Cuba Blockade would Benefit US
The elimination of the economic, commercial and financial US blockade on Cuba could generate 100 thousand workplaces and additional earnings for six billion dollars in the United States, says a study revealed here...Last April more than 30 important companies, state agencies and business groups announced the creation of a coalition in the US to counter the blockade against Cuba.
Red face for Blair
The British Prime Minister’s slavish support is appreciated by the Bush administration, but it is not crucial and it is not seen as having to be paid for. Rather, it is viewed as the president’s due...President Bush has no deep interest in, or commitment to, Africa.
'Meager' African Aid is Insulting – 100% Debt Cancellation Needed
Yesterday’s announcement of a proposal for a small increase in humanitarian assistance to African countries by the Bush administration ahead of the G-8 weekend meeting was met with harsh criticism by observers of Bush’s policy toward African countries...Critics of Bush’s aid increase proposal described it as 'disingenuous.'
OAS: Toward a Progressive Haiti Policy
Since President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s February 2004 ouster, Haitian police and the 7,400-member UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSTAH) have been struggling to find peace on the island, let alone maintain it.
John Bolton and the Bustani Affair
After a brief delay orchestrated by Senate Democrats, Bush’s controversial choice for UN ambassador, John Bolton will likely get a Senate vote this week, says Senate Democrat Joe Biden.
