Alarm at rising tide of sex-bias litigation

"The number of women taking employers to court claiming unfair pay is rising so quickly that it has left the system unfit for purpose, according to the head of Britain’s equality watchdog. Jenny Watson, chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, has told The Times that...

China finds worm-infested US packaging

I deem this to be more of a political issue than anything else.  "BEIJING -- China found microscopic worms and other harmful organisms in several batches of wooden packaging imported from the United States, state media said on Friday. The pine wood nematodes were found...

Largest Canadian Takeover Agreed

"Phone company Bell Canada has agreed to be bought for 51.7bn Canadian dollars (US$48.5bn; £24.1bn), the largest deal of its kind in the country's history. It is being bought by a consortium whose members include two private equity firms and one of Canada's largest public...

Zambian Head of State Joins Africa’s Trade -vs- Aid Debate

"I guess the bigger story for beninmwangi.com could be that the The Africa Report magazine, not to be confused with the TV magazine having the same name, might be the most complete African business coverage in the magazine universe right now. The Africa Report is published by...

Software Firm Is Creating 77 Jobs

"An American software company is to almost triple the workforce at its offices in Belfast. Wombat Financial Software is creating 77 jobs at its base on the Dublin Road as part of a £2m expansion. Invest Northern Ireland will provide almost half of the money. The jobs are in...

Trade Versus Aid in Africa, Who Wins?

"Trade Versus Aid in Africa, Who Wins? Posted by beninmwangi on June 4th, 2007 It seemed like the time was right for me to pen this post about trade -vs- aid. This is a discussion that has a tremendous amount of relevance in Sub Saharan Africa. But it is also relevant in...

Kenya Real Estate Boom or Burst?

"Did you know that since 2002 Kenya has been experiencing rapid growth in its real estate sector? Well, from what I have been able to gather it started with the change that occurred in the country’s governance at that time. From 2002 Kenya’s tourism sector went on a...

Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the publ...

"Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the public sector * Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the public sector (PDF 504kb) Document Type: WorkSafe Publication Keycode: VWA1088/01/02.07 ...

North shore businesses struggle to find workers

"North shore businesses struggle to find workers Posted by By Cindy Chang, St. Tammany bureau May 12, 2007 9:45PM Categories: Breaking News In the post-Katrina scramble to recruit workers and reopen as soon as possible, Times Grill was among the many businesses in St. Tammany...

Kenyan Diaspora Shouldering Foreign Investment & Poverty Reduction

"The agenda was an ambitious program covering a wide range of topics from defining and mapping the Kenyan Diaspora, Kenya government’s policies initiatives for facilitating Diasporas participation in national development, exploring the emerging investment climate and...

National Health Service abortion service threatened with chaos

The U.K.'s National Health Service is losing its ability to provide abortions because so many health care professionals are refusing to do the procedures, the Independent worries.  "Distaste at performing terminations combined with ethical and religious convictions has...