Photo credit: Sputnik Africa Uganda has signed a deal with the United States to accept people from other countries who have been refused asylum in America but don’t want to go back to their home countries. Business Day reports that the Ugandan Minister of Foreign Affairs announced the agreement on Thursday. The arrangement comes as…
Photo credit: Punch Newspaper Igboro ti daru!! Has World War III started? I think so? From antiballistic missiles countering ballistic nukes threatening to erase our earth; Rat-a-tat of AK-47; Ricocheting of AK-74; Hunger widespread where there should be plenty! Man is insane! If he wasn’t; He would have seen need for peace! War everywhere, who benefits?…
Photo credit: Toronto Star Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is increasing her campaign to get Ottawa to cover the city’s refugee shelter costs, after the federal government slashed support and left a $107 million hole in the city’s budget. Toronto Today reports that in an August 20 newsletter to councillors, the mayor said the federal government has “arbitrarily”…
Photo credit: the Times Thirteen councils in the UK are set to take action to remove asylum seekers from hotels. JOE reports that this follows Epping Forest District council’s surprise win in the High Court, allowing the blocking of asylum hotels. There have been regular protests outside hotels in the Essex town of Epping being used to house…
Photo credit: The Sydney An Economic Reform Roundtable was held in Australia between 19 and 21 August. Neos Kosmos reports that participants stressed the need for overseas skills recognition reform to benefit the hundreds of thousands of migrants stuck in jobs well below their qualifications. The vent featured frank discussions wherein there was a consensus that they must…
What do they really want? People are complaining about our living large; after empowering them – Didn’t they know we must make tenfold of investment? They are complaining about our SUVs; These people are too lazy to think straight! ; Didn’t they know we need to empower ourselves against bad roads to visit our constituencies?…
Photo credit: Daily Commercial News Torontonians may be in for some big changes. Toronto Today reports that Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Housing Minister have unveiled a new housing regime which they said will “transform the city” and open the door to building far more homes. There was also an update to the city’s official plan related…
