The distilled spirits industry says the 70 per cent increase in tax on pre-mixed alcoholic drinks could lead to an increase in drink spiking.
A senate committee is looking into the tax rise on alcopops, which the Government says it has introduced in an effort to curb teenage binge drinking.
Distilled Spirits Industry Council spokesman Gordon Broderick [...]
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is instituting an information gathering scheme aimed at the creation of a “data warehouseâ€. Details of students from the three federal universities, Zayed University, UAE University, and the Higher Colleges of Technology will be recorded and compared against the stated needs of employers. The ultimate goal is [...]
The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bar collection of health information and other sensitive data by companies that do business on the internet unless a consumer consents.
The call echoed those of other privacy advocates who filed statements with the FTC on Internet companies [...]
I havejust spent five weeks working and experiencing life in China, with fellow dairy farmer Peter Ferguson. While it was good to return on Easter Monday to good, green Southland grass, there was a lot about China and the Chinese that impressed us.
Our first stop was on the outskirts of Tianjin, Chinas fourth largest city [...]
Think of it as speed dating for justice.
“I like anyone who thinks logically,” says Bob Mansbach, a lawyer with Zimmerman, Kiser %26amp; Sutcliffe, P.A., who specializes in premises and products liability, legal and medical malpractice. He has chosen about 50 juries during 25 years of practice. “I like anyone who can process an argument.”
In most [...]
In 1996 he enjoyed the experience so much he and his sunglass-wearing cohorts kept the country waiting for eight weeks while National and Labour pressed their suits. In 2005 he laid the groundwork for another three-way courtship but was forced to break it off when a media stunt backfired. Pictures of Mr Peters pretending to [...]
A covert video uploaded on to YouTube called Anathoth Fruit Supply shows dozens of boxes of fruit and vegetables imported for Anathoth sitting in a Motueka coldstore.
The labels on the boxes clearly show strawberries, zucchini mix and green tomato mix imported from China and raspberries from Chile.
However, Barkers, the Geraldine fruit processor that has bought [...]
A covert video uploaded on to YouTube called Anathoth Fruit Supply shows dozens of boxes of fruit and vegetables imported for Anathoth sitting in a Motueka coldstore.
The labels on the boxes clearly show strawberries, zucchini mix and green tomato mix imported from China and raspberries from Chile.
However, Barkers, the Geraldine fruit processor that has bought [...]
The internet came to Bhutan along with television just nine years ago. In a country where open criticism of the elite is almost unheard of, the anonymity of the Web is giving a few people the chance to speak their minds without fear.
We shiver in front of the Lyonpos (ministers) or the other High Ups [...]
A covert video uploaded on to YouTube called Anathoth Fruit Supply shows dozens of boxes of fruit and vegetables imported for Anathoth sitting in a Motueka coldstore.
The labels on the boxes clearly show strawberries, zucchini mix and green tomato mix imported from China and raspberries from Chile.
However, Barkers, the Geraldine fruit processor that has bought [...]
