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Guyana Budget Passed In National Assembly

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s National Assembly voted to pass the 2015 Budget early Friday, but not before there was a reduction of almost GUY$34 billion (One Guyana dollar =US$0.008 cents). Finance Minister Winston Jordan moved the Appropriations Act in ...

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U.N. Chief Warns Of Growing Humanitarian Crisis In Northeastern Nigeria

U.N. Chief Warns Of Growing Humanitarian Crisis In Northeastern Nigeria

Photo above: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria. UN Photo/Evan Schneider. By Tharanga Yakupitiyage IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – With over 1.5 million displaced, 800,000 of whom are children, and continuously escalating violence in northeastern ...

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Winning Women A Greater Say In Somaliland’s Policy-Making

Winning Women A Greater Say In Somaliland’s Policy-Making

Photo above: Women sport their national pride at the annual Somaliland Independence Day celebration on May 18 in Hargeisa. Advocates argue that a political quota would give women a greater say in their country’s policy-making. Credit: Katie Riordan/IPS. HARGEISA, (IPS) – ...

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