(June 24, 2001) Does the combination of democracy and free enterprise guarantee achievement of the larger goal — higher living standards? In Latin America, the answer often is no, writes the New York Times.
Don’t fund Bujagali dam, NGOs urge World Bank
(June 20, 2001) PI’s voice among NGOs urging the World Bank agency not to fund the proposed AES Nile Independent Power (NIP) project at Bujagali.
Lesotho tries to end corruption culture
(June 19, 2001) Multinational companies are about to go on trial in Lesotho accused of paying huge bribes to a local official, a case virtually unprecedented in Africa.
R10,4m bribery trail led to Sole court told
(June 17, 2001) Ephraim Sole, the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), rose in Maseru’s high court and pleaded "not guilty" to 16 criminal charges of bribery and two counts of fraud before Judge Brandon Cullinan.
BEL not truth telling in Canada
(June 3, 2001) In blatant disregard for the truth, the Belize Electricity Limited C.E.O. and a Belize Government representative have told Fortis Inc. shareholders and the Canadian press untruth after untruth about the Chalillo hydro project.
BACONGO informs Canadians of the facts on Chalillo and urges BEL for disclosure of information
(June 3, 2001) BACONGO the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs calls on Canada’s Fortis, Inc. to commit to openness and transparency.
The political economy of public utilities: A study of the Indian power sector
(June 1, 2001) "The projects in Kerala too have become loaded with inflated capital costs. . . . The active presence of SNC-Lavalin in the Kerala power sector even now despite a vigilance case against it is a case in point."
Concordats for debt cancellation – Making debt relief work twice -first, as money to the poor; second, for empowering the poor
(June 1, 2001) Programme Co-ordinator of Jubilee Plus calls for the development of an international legal framework for debt relief, governed by independent, fair and transparent processes.
M.P. Keith Martin demands CIDA act responsibly
(May 29, 2001) Dr. Keith Martin, Member of Parliament and Official Opposition Critic for Latin America and Africa today asked the Minister Responsible for CIDA to release the environmental impact assessment report on the Chalillo dam project in Belize.
CIDA Minister responds to Keith Martin, M.P.: Letter
(May 28, 2001) Maria Minna continues to defend CIDA secrecy.
Letter to Fortis CEO Stanley Marshall
(May 23, 2001) Letter to Fortis President from BACONGO, Action Environment, Humber Environment Action Group, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club of Canada.
Abuja to seek further debt reduction from Paris Club
(May 17, 2001) Nigeria is to seek more substantive debt relief from the Paris Club of private sector creditors, according to Philip Asiodu, Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo.
International Conference on Sustainable Debt Strategy: Summary of Proceedings
(May 17, 2001) As part of a broad framework for debt reduction and sustainability, the report calls on the international community to cancel Nigeria’s odious debts and reform the global financial structures that allow such debts to proliferate.
Canadian firm under fire over Belize dam
(May 17, 2001) Probe International and other environmentalists take their concerns about Fortis, Inc.’s proposed Chalillo dam to Parliament Hill.
Indonesia to pay reduced claim to U.S. in long-disputed overseas insurance case
(May 11, 2001) Indonesia’s government decided to pay a controversial claim to the overseas risk-insurance arm of the U.S. government, ending a long dispute impairing relations between the two countries.
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