Word of the day: mantel
mantel: noun 1 a: a beam, stone, or arch serving as a lintel to support the masonry above a fireplace b: the finish around a fireplace 2: a shelf above a fireplace Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
It’s Election Day in Ontario!
Photo credit: CBC On the eve of Ontario’s general election, the Progressive Conservatives hold a significant lead over their rivals and maintain an almost identical advantage to the one they had at the beginning of the campaign. Global News reports that in a poll conducted for it by Ipsos Global Public Affairs, Doug Ford’s Progressive…
School helps migrants in Mauritania!
Photo credit: VOA A school for children of migrants and refugees, founded in 2018 as an early response to the growing need, is a part of the program included in the 210 million euro accord the European Union and Mauritania brokered last year. Daily Mail reports that the deal is one of several that Europe…
Pravasi Legal Cell objects to High Consular Service!
Pravasi Legal Cell has urged the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to withdraw its decision to raise consular service fees in the Gulf Region. The Daily Tribune of Bahrain reports that the Cell argued that the move would severely strain the financial resources of Indian migrant workers. In a memorandum submitted to the ministry, Advocate Jose…
Wasted For Nothing! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: the guardian I learnt some innocent citizens lost their lives in the election process! Could you imagine the fact that most of those people were defenceless citizens going about doing what they were supposed to do? Yeah, they were either doing electoral duties or trying to perform their civic responsibilities. Mention must be…
Hardly Can I Understand! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: ABC News That Russia has attacked Ukraine is no longer news. Most leaders of true democratic governments all over the world have been busy condemning the unprovoked and needless attack on another democratic nation. Please note the word, ‘most’. Most, except African countries. According to a report, only 3 African countries have deemed…