(May 20, 2002) Ugandan and international groups, including Probe International, urge World Bank Directors to make public details of Bujagali hydro deal.
Cayo death toll could be thousands
(May 17, 2002) The geological mapping done by AMEC and presented by BEL and Fortis for the Chalillo dam site is so faulty that the Geology and Petroleum Departments in Belmopan, Belize, have demanded that new mapping be done.
Thailand can do without shady power plant deals
(May 15, 2002) Backroom deals between Egat and private investors should be replaced with rules for competition and public accountability in the power business if the Thai public are to reap any benefit at all, writes Probe International’s Policy Director.
Chalillo dam threatens unique environment
(May 15, 2002) Sharon Matola, the director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, asks Fortis and Fortis shareholders, Why do this to Belize?
Odious debt
(May 10, 2002) Some argue that sovereign debt incurred without the consent of the people and not for their benefit, such as that of apartheid South Africa, should be considered odious and not transferable to successor governments.
Look her in the eyes – PDF
(May 6, 2002) Message to Fortis shareholders: explain why your company wants to destroy rainforest wildlife. (requires PDF viewer)
From Africa Through Monterrey To Vienna: Seeking An International Treaty On Corruption
(May 1, 2002) A story of a north-south partnership against corruption.
Winners & Sinners
(May 1, 2002) was highlighted as a sinner in a Winners Sinners poll published by the Toronto Environmental Guide 2002.
India cracks down on Tehelka months after bribery expose
(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.
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