From the daily archives: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Special to the NNPA from Global Information Network Apr. 24 (GIN) – An independent assessment by Amnesty International has found that a damaging oil spill in Nigeria’s Niger Delta was much worse than the oil company Shell admitted. The spill in 2008 was caused by a fault in a Shell pipeline. It resulted in tens [...]
“Already, nearly half the Afghan people live in places where Afghan Security Forces are moving into the lead. This month, at a NATO Summit in Chicago, our coalition will set a goal for Afghan forces to be in the lead for combat operations across the country next year. International troops will continue to [...]
By Jordan Flaherty Special to the NNPA from the Louisiana Weekly On April 20, 2010, a reckless attitude towards the safety of the Gulf Coast by BP, as well as Transocean and Halliburton, caused a well to blow out 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. As the world watched [...]
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated recommendations that urge employers not to misuse criminal background checks in filling job openings. By a vote of 4-1 last week, the commissioners noted that African-Americans and Latinos may find it more difficult to find employment because [...]
Special to the NNPA News Service NEW ORLEANS – The nation’s leading social justice and civil rights advocates pledged last Thursday at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s (WKKF) America Healing grantee conference to work together for racial healing and racial equity across the country. Leaders of diverse organizations representing African Americans, Latinos, Asian American and Pacific [...]
On April 17, 2012, Belle Mere Properties filed bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama. The company also filed for bankruptcy in Greene County Circuit Court. While most people won’t recognize this name – Belle Mere did business as Frontier Bingo, the first bingo hall to open in competition with Greenetrack. [...]
The Network of Farm Groups and Advocates has asked Federal Judge Paul Friedman to extend the Pigford II claims period in the Black Farmers Class Action lawsuit by 90 days past the current May 11, 2012 deadline The seven groups led by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives sent the presiding judge in the case a [...]
After months of discussion and argument, the Eutaw City Council at its April 24th meeting approved spending part of the $50,000 in its budget for road and street repairs in Branch Heights. The City will contract with the Perry County Commission to make basic repairs and fix potholes in the streets. Branch Heights is a [...]
Greenetrack, Inc. filed suit in Greene County Circuit Court, April 23, 2012, naming Greene County, Greene County Commission and the Greene County Water and Sewer Authority as defendants. This suit comes following disagreements between Greenetrack and the County Commission as to which components of the Greenetrack premises are co-owned by these two entities. [...]
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