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Dairy farmer fined over migrant-worker exploitation!
The Employment Relations Authority has fined a company, Rural Practice and its owner, Reza Abdul-Jabbar, a total of $215,0000 for exploiting migrant farmers. RNZ reports that the farmer, who is a well-known imam, and his company have been found guilty of exploiting three migrant workers from Indonesia who worked for the company on its Invercargill…
Concerns over lands in Africa!
A Dubai-based company, Blue Carbon, has been taking over large swaths of land in Africa. This has caused some uproar about the risks to the locals’ livelihoods. ABC News reports that in 2023, the Liberian government agreed to sell about 10% of its land to the company. The land could have been logged and used…
A Call for Global Peace! – Adewale Sobowale
That the world is not at peace is just too obvious. It’s like humanity is fighting against itself. Of course, weapons must be used in fighting wars. But it comes with grave consequences. The concentration of the world seems to be on the procurement of ammunition. With the ammunition, territories are annihilated, people are displaced,…
Irregular migrant charged with murder!
Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez was arrested for shooting and killing a man in Hamilton on Monday. Fermin, an irregular migrant, is not a newbie as far as crime is concerned. He has actually been arrested eleven times and deported eight times. Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said Garcia-Gutierrez was first arrested in 2021 and has allegedly used at least…
Students flock to Australia!
In spite of the immigration crackdown by the authorities in Australia, the country has become home to a record-breaking number of international students. VNEXPRESS reports that in the near future, Australian policies will be more stringent in terms of language proficiency. As of February 29, there were 713,144 foreign students in Australia. The number represents…
$30 million stolen in LA!
About $30 million dollars was stolen from a San Fernando Valley money storage facility in the United States. CNN reports that the heists, one of the largest in the city’s history, happened on Easter Sunday. The FBI Los Angeles say they are investigating the theft. They are working with the Los Angeles Police Department. The…
Nigerian crossdresser convicted!
Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bob Risky has been convicted by a court in Lagos. The Federal High Court has fixed April 9, 2024 to sentence the controversial crossdresser and social celebrity. The accused pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of abusing the Naira, the local currency. The Economic and Financial crimes Commission had filed…