The G7 Nations have announced that the aid Haiti has been ‘given’ by them is to be ‘forgiven’. Most aid is in fact a loan with interest. Haiti was buried in debt long before the natural disaster that has buried them in rubble. Even if the G7 ‘forgiveness’ does materialise Haiti will still be indebted to the IMF, Venezuela and Taiwan.
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United Nations Video Update on the Haiti earthquake disaster. World Aids Day. Two pills, 50 cents (30p) a day and deaths can be prevented. So why is not happening? South Africa has the largest population of people infected with HIV in the world and in many cases children of parents infected with the virus are left orphaned. Today is World Aids Day. In Thailand there are thought to be almost 5-million people living with HIV. The Thais have tackled the problem with education and access to anti-retroviral drugs. Being such a fan of all things Brazilian I very happy that Brazil has been awarded the privilege of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. So in celebration of Brazil – the good and the bad is a roundup of the articles I have written about Brazilian matters. The film is emotionally moving and an inspiration to all people who want a better, fairer world. Her journey starts from her first steps in Communism when she ran away from Berlin to Moscow in 1928, to her cruel death, at Bernburg in 1942. Brazil has in recent years been my favourite holiday destination. Not your normal package holiday living in hotels and being herded around by tour reps but staying with Brazilian friends and living the Brazilian life. I’ve been to five of the 26 states and many cities over the last seven years. Only [...] |
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