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Portugal's BCP falls short in bid for BPI
Topix - Monday, May 07, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We believe wholeheartedly in our project for which we enjoy the firm support of our shareholders." A hostile 5.32bn takeover bid by Millennium BCP , Portugal's biggest listed bank, for smaller rival Banco BPI has failed after fewer than 4 per cent of the target's shareholders... more
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Weird News: No proposal necessary
Topix - Sunday, May 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Blessed be pain. Loved be pain. Sanctified be pain ... glorified be pain!" Several matrilineal cultures exist in the world, but on Orango Island, off the African coast of tiny Guinea- Bissau, women's power to choose marriage partners is nearly absolute, according to a February ...... more
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News of the Weird
Topix - Saturday, May 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The world is full of people who, thanks to God, freely choose their own type of suffering." By March 2007, The Times of London found bank records revealing, for instance, that two unremarkable Baghdad small-business men eventually deposited over $1 billion in private accounts... more
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Press Freedom: On Parole in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Topix - Thursday, May 03, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Freedom of the press is restricted" Only a small proportion of the 235 million people who live in the eight Portuguese-speaking countries scattered over four continents enjoy access to a truly free press. via Inter Press Service ... more
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Cultural diversity - Boy is it different
Topix - Wednesday, May 02, 2007
p> On January 31, several hundred Japanese husbands recognized the second annual "Beloved Wives Day" to upgrade Japanese men's notorious, deeply-ingrained indifference to their spouses. via Daily American ... more
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Guinea-Bissau detains 112 migrants
Topix - Tuesday, May 01, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This kind of clandestine migration involves enormous risks and our government is really worried about the situation" Authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Monday detained 112 illegal African migrants who were preparing to leave for Spain in a boat from the small West African nation. via Independent... more
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Ecobank Nigeria lifts group...
Topix - Monday, April 30, 2007
p> "We are pleased with these results" Laurence do Rego said, "They are in line with the overall financial targets set for the group this year". Total assets of the group improved significantly by 57 percent to $4 ... via BusinessDay Nigeria ... more
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Rio Organizes Mini Carnival for Saint George
Topix - Sunday, April 29, 2007
p> Saint George is not only the patron saint of England, but also Portugal, and this is why belief in him was brought to the latter's most important colony -- Brazil -- in the 16th century. via Ohmynews ... more
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Cahew Farmers Get Bumper Harvest
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 27, 2007
nlike previous years when the majority of Cashew farmers turned their backs on the product owing to bad producer prices, this year, both the Bissau government and other stake holders in the Cashew nut industry, have laid a very attractive price for the product.Our Dakar correspondent Alpha Jallow was in... more
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DJIBOUTI: Government declares drought in pastoral zones
Topix - Friday, April 27, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The future of our production depends on refining the nuts to increase the value " BISSAU: Government moves to stabilise cashew price Tens of thousands of tonnes of cashews rotted in warehouses in Guinea-Bissau because foreign merchants refused to buy the more expensive 2006 crop... more
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France Telecom Reports 1Q07
Topix - Thursday, April 26, 2007
p> Commenting on the first quarter results, France Telecom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Didier Lombard stated: "Growth in the first quarter reflects the operational performance of the France Telecom group ... via Lightreading.com ... more
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Government Moves to Stabilise Cashew Price
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 25, 2007
he Guinea-Bissau government has moved to reduce the price of cashew nuts, the country's main cash crop which is integral to many people's livelihoods, in a bid to revitalise the sector following dismal performance linked to a previous price hike that last year sparked a food crisis in the tiny... more
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UN to promote international road safety
Topix - Wednesday, April 25, 2007
p> As many RCPVs will remember, Guinea volunteers Jesse Thyne and Justin Bhansali were killed in a car accident near Pita, in central Guinea, back in 2000. via News from Guinea and Friends of Guinea ... more
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Spanish letters
Topix - Sunday, April 22, 2007
p> Such works fall into three divisions according to language: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. via Britannica.com ... more
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Presidential Press Secretary Threatens to Close Radio Station
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 20, 2007
n 17 April 2007, Barnabé Gomes, a presidential press officer, threatened to close Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, for allegedly broadcasting a programme that he claimed could worsen the country's political ... more
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Meeting With Members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion
Topix - Friday, April 20, 2007
p> SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much, Anne-Marie. Let me just thank all of you for the excellent work and let me acknowledge the presence of new members to this committee. via State Department ... more
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Guinea-Bissau president appoints 25-member new government
Topix - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
p> Guinea-Bissau's President Nino Vieira appointed a 25-member new government on Tuesday, comprising 20 cabinet ministers and five state secretaries, according to reports. via People's Daily Online ... more
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Guinea-Bissau's president appoints new prime minister
Topix - Tuesday, April 17, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are well aware of our failures. There is no room for politics when there is famine. The people must eat" BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's newly appointed prime minister Tuesday declared that national reconciliation would be his main aim in office. via International Herald Tribune ... more
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Martinho Dafa Cabi appointed Guinea-Bissau's new PM
Topix - Sunday, April 15, 2007
p> Martinho Dafa Cabi has been appointed Guinea-Bissau's new prime minister, according to news on Monday. via People's Daily Online ... more
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IRIN-WA Weekly Round-up 373 for 7 April - 13 April 2007
Topix - Friday, April 13, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We go out each morning from here because there are 41 villages in the zone that we must cover." Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. via Alertnet.org ... more
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