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Denver may house pregnant migrants and children!
The city of Denver may spend a whooping amount of $3.2 million on temporary housing for migrants who are single parents, pregnant women, or families with young children looking to establish a long-term residence in the city. Just the News reports that The Homelessness Committee for Denver is requeting additional funding to temporarily house about…
New Zealand strengthens border rules!
New Zealand has become the latest European country to tighten work visa rules for migrants. Business Standard reports that last Sunday, in response to a near-record 2023 migration, the country announced immediate revisions to its employment visa programmes. The government aims to introduce several measures, such as English language requirements for low-skilled jobs and a…
EU to offshore refugees!
Countries in the European Union are likely to be sending refugees and migrants off to other countries, but not as far as the British policy of flying refugees to Rwanda. TATWORLD reports that the idea of sending asylum seekers to safe third countries is seen in a deal Italy recently struck with non-EU nation Albania….
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…