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SAO PAULO, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mario Garnero, Chairman of the Board of the Brasilinvest Group, is figurehead in the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the publication of the "Letter to the Brazilian people". The document, released by the Labor Party (PT) ten years ago, tranquilized the markets, ensured credibility to Lula and paved his victory in the presidential elections of 2002. In a special report published by Brasil Economico last Friday, July 13, the newspaper...
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating a forum for true interaction and exchange, the Compass Summit will gather influential global experts to examine some of today's most pressing problems. The conference will run from October 23-26 at the Terra Nea Resort near Los Angeles. With the backing of partners including Scientific American, McKinsey & Company, SWIFT, Intel and Fenton, the format and agenda have been designed to ensure a level of connection and intimacy not found at...
Former Brown Spokesperson To Lead New Strategic Media Practice LONDON, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Ogilvy PR) today announced that Iain Bundred, former political spokesperson to Gordon Brown, has joined its London office as Director of Strategic Media Relations. Prior to joining 10 Dowling Street, Iain previously worked for the Labour Party, as special advisor to James Purnell when Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and more recently as...
AMSTERDAM, June 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - The President of Maastricht University (Former Vice President of the World Bank and Minister of Education of the Netherlands) Jo Ritzen Outlines a Recovery Plan in A Chance for European Universities (Published 16 June) Europe is losing the battle for talented minds. Given the conspicuous absence of European universities from the top spots in the global higher education rankings (with the exception of a handful of UK ones), Europe's...
LONDON, May 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Why a Decisive Election Outcome is Imperative - We Need 'Action This Day' - We Must Tackle the Deficit - a Hung Parliament Will Result in Dangerous Indecision The British electorate needs to be decisive on 6th May, since it is imperative that government signals positive intent to the markets by taking immediate and resolute action over excessive public spending and a spiralling national debt. In the midst of stormy economic seas, the...
On Wednesday, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked to crack down on a U.S. website that British authorities claim encourages prostitution by allowing men to receive and provide feedback on prostitutes working in London.In an annual meeting with the ruling Labor Party, the British minister for women and equality Harriet Harman called the website Punternet a "very sinister development" in the fight to reduce the exploitation of women, adding that it serves to increase the demand...
An official with Britain's Labor Party insulted those with Scottish accents by asking for a translation of a Glasgow man's comments, a union official says. Collins had interjected in a question-and-answer session with Labor deputy leader Harriet Harman to request a translation of the man's comments, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. I heard Mr. Collins' remarks clearly. I was upset by what he said and considered it to be racist. The man had a normal Scottish accent and most people could...
Britain's largest union, Unite, said it promised the country's Labor party it would keep the party financially afloat in a secret deal made last summer. Details deal were not disclosed, but the Labor party and the union admitted a deal was struck in June, The Times of London reported Thursday. The party's mounting debts forced it to approach various lenders for reassurance on future financial backing, The Times said. Britain's Electoral Commission has said details do not need to be...
Text of report in English by pro-government Sudanese Media Centre website on 26 September [Unattributed report: "Labour union in Eastern Equatoria threatens to go in Strike"] Khartoum, 26 September: Labour union in Eastern Equatoria warns to go in strike because the governor of the state has refused to increase salaries. In the same time, the union complains that illegal deduction of salaries continues. Members form [from] the union told (SMC) that the governor said he could not increase...
A FORMER councillor has spoken of his disappointment at not being selected by his ward party to contest an upcoming by-election - but says he is not bitter. Staunch Labour party member Ian Clark lost his Town ward seat in Merthyr Tydfil in the May 1 election. All four seats were won by the Liberal Democrats. Mr Clark had topped the poll out of Labour's four contenders, with 657 votes. But the ward party has not chosen him as its candidate for the by-election to be held on October 23...
