April 25, 2012 – The combined opposition AFC and APNU on Wednesday voted to cut the GUY$211M in subsidies to the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) and the Government Information Agency (GINA) saying that they have failed to live up to their national onligations as public entities. (Note: US$1= GUY$200)
The cuts reduced NCN’s GUY$81.2M and GINA’s GUY$130.4M subventions under the Office of the President heading to $1 each when consideration of the 2012 national budget in the National Assembly. Continue reading →
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Tagged AFC and APNU, APNU’s Carl Greenidge, GINA, Juan Edghill, political dialogue, PPP/C government, Speaker Raphael Trotman
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Memorial to Slave Trade
French City Confronts Its Brutal Past
By Stefan Simons in Nantes, France
Chateau des ducs de Bretagne/ Musée d’histoire de Nantes
The slave trade once made the people of Nantes rich, but the French city covered up its dark history for decades. It recently erected a memorial to the victims in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Europe. But the effort to shed light on the Continent’s role in the 18th century slave trade with Africa and the New World has not been popular with some residents.
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Tagged africa and america, Africa and the New World, curator Marie-Hélène Jouzeau, dark history, Dominican Republic, France - French City Confronts Its Brutal Past, French slave ships, Nantes, nantes france, slave trade, Slavery
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