(April 23, 2002) A news team that nearly brought down India’s government last year with an explosive expose of corruption in politics is now itself on the verge of collapse.
Final Judgement
(April 18, 2002) The members of the International Peoples’ Tribunal met in Washington, D.D., on April 18, 2002, to pronounce their Final Sentence in the case against the Debt substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February, as part of the II World Social Forum.
Sentencia Final
(April 18, 2002) This is the Spanish version of the final sentence of the International Peoples’ Tribunal on Debt in the case against the Debt, substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February.
Out-of-court settlement in the Abacha case: Nigeria to receive more than a billion USD
(April 17, 2002) The nigerian authorities will discontinue the criminal proceedings against the persons participating in the settlement, and delete their names from the requests for judicial assistance submitted to foreign countries.
Canada’s Senate examines dam issue
(April 7, 2002) Questions have been raised in the Canadian Senate over the role of Fortis, the Canadian Company, in pushing, for a second dam in Belize to complement the existing dam at Mollejon.
92 of 111 cases dismissed — PCGG
(April 6, 2002) Ninety-two out of 111 criminal cases filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government have been dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman as of September last year, PCGG Commissioner Ruben Carranza Jr. said yesterday.
PCGG ‘rough’ estimate: 92 Marcos cases dropped
(April 5, 2002) The Presidential Commission on Good Government is aghast to discover that 92 of the 111 criminal cases that it filed against the Marcoses and their cronies with the Office of the Ombudsman have been dismissed.
Belize scientist urges Canadian government to stop backing rainforest dam
(April 5, 2002) Leading Belize wildlife expert, Sharon Matola, will urge the federal government next week to withdraw its support for a hydro dam that threatens Belize wildlife.
VIDEO: The Dam Canadians
(April 2, 2002) View the Belize river valley threatened by a Canadian-backed hydro scheme. Canada’s foreign aid money is not going to the people of Belize, but to a giant multinational company, AMEC.
Save Belize Jaguar River
(April 1, 2002) Common Ground, a Vancouver-based health and environment magazine, highlights the Canadian threat to Central American wildlife with the construction of the Chalillo dam.
World Bank-funded wastewater scheme hits a snag
(March 28, 2002) A wastewater-treatment project that must be up and running before the Three Gorges reservoir is filled next year is behind schedule because of citizens’ demands for higher compensation, the Chongqing Morning Post reports.
Hon. Janis G. Johnson statement in the Senate
(March 27, 2002) Statement of Hon. Janis G. Johnson read in the Senate regarding the controversial plan of Canadian hydro developer Fortis Incorporated to build a dam on the Macal River in Belize.
Firm’s grant doubles after donation to Liberals
(March 26, 2002) A multinational engineering company that in 2000 was awarded a $250,000 grant by CIDA to study a proposed hydro dam in Belize donated more than $31,000 to the Liberal party during the same election year.
Newfoundlanders report on Chalillo controversy
(March 26, 2002) Frankly it was somewhat embarrassing to be a Newfoundlander traveling in that country where many Belizeans associate our home and country with Fortis Inc. and the construction of the Chalillo Dam on the Macal River.
Firm’s grant doubles after donation to Liberals
(March 26, 2002) A multinational engineering company that in 2000 was awarded a $250,000 grant by CIDA to study a proposed hydro dam in Belize donated more than $31,000 to the Liberal party during the same election year.
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