The farm bill provides far more money for hungry people than it does for farmers. Nearly 80 percent of the cost of the farm bill is for food programs, including $10.2 billion for domestic food assistance programs and $7.8 billion for food stamps. There’s also $1 billion for a program to provide healthy snacks of [...]

In a matter of months,the economic partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe will be signed in Barbados.
While the formal treaty arrangement may come into being against a background of demonstrations, in part orchestrated by bodies from outside the region, there is no political appetite in the region to reject what has been agreed.
This means that the [...]

The Central Information Commission has asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to disclose information relating to an unaided school affiliated to it.
However, it held that unaided schools do not fall under the purview of the RTI Act but since they were affiliated to the public body, information relating to them — in possession of [...]

This submission summarizes Human Rights Watch’s key concerns with Zambia’s fulfillment of its human rights obligations and commitments in the context of women’s human rights and HIV/AIDS, and outlines recommendations to Zambia.
For an elaborate analysis, outlining our concerns in detail, please see the Human Rights Watch report Hidden in the Mealie Meal: Gender-based Abuses and [...]

Fairfax Media understands Chriscos adviser, investment bank UBS, has circulated an information memorandum to potential investors or buyers including Australian private equity funds. Chrisco, which also operates in Australia and Canada, is majority owned by founder Richard Bradley.
Launched in New Zealand 15 years ago, Chrisco expanded to Australia in 1997 and Canada in 2003. It [...]

Mr Cunliffe today announced he had approved Telecoms plan for a three-way split in its operations.
Telecom had been required to put forward the plan as part of the Governments decision in 2006 to reregulate aspects of the industry to boost competition and investment in broadband infrastructure.
The amended plan- legally enforceable from today- breaks Telecom into [...]

In the bustling streets of Dahab and Sharm el Sheikh reggae music blares from tinny speakers as couples lounge in seaside restaurants bragging of their diving exploits. Once a hippy haven, this portion of the Red Sea is now thoroughly on the map, and although there are still picturesque corners to be enjoyed, it is [...]

It is understood the shed, on a Thornbury farm, was built in the 1850s by Captain John Howell, the founder of Riverton, and could be the oldest in the province.
The sheds owner, Tom Wallis, said he had intended to demolish it because it was falling apart, but after The Southland Times made him aware of [...]