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By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com The High Court in Dominica will this morning hear submissions from attorneys representing…

It should be noted that falling under the threshold of the PEP isn’t synonymous  with being corrupt however, it puts them at high risk of money laundering because of their substantial authority over state assets, funds and other public expenditure. Nonetheless, the likes of late Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha, former Delta State Governor, James Ibori and now Imo West Senate representative, Mr. Okorocha, have unfortunately made the phrase a euphemism for a person who is fraudulent. The m...

Liberia: NPHIL Management, Former Director General React to GAC Audit Report on Double Salary and Misuse of Donor Fund Liberia: NPHIL Management, Former Director General React to GAC Audit Report on Double Salary and Misuse of Donor Fund Share MONROVIA – Cllr. Tolbert Nyenswah, former Director General of the National Public Health Institute who has been indicted by a recent audit report by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) that he received double salaries from NPHIL and the Ministry of�...

NIA Raids Residences of Over 25 Rights Activists in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh While NIA has claimed that the activists have ties with Maoists, members of civil society have alleged that this is a targeted witch-hunt. Representative Image of NIA officers. Photo: PTI/Files Rights8 hours ago New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 31 simultaneously raided the houses of at least 25 prominent human rights, Dalit, women and Adivasi activists in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, allegi...

Highlights Three years rigorous imprisonment was awarded to six of the accused They were pronounced guilty under the Wildlife (Protection) Act Gir Somnath: A court in Gujarat has convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and sentenced them to different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018. In an order issued on Monday, Judicial Magistrate First Class at Gir Gadhada, Sunik Kumar Dave, awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to six of the accused, whil...

Gujarat: 7 get jail terms for harassing lioness in Gir forest India Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 11:08 [IST] Gir, Mar 09: A court in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat has convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and awarded them different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018. Representational Image In an order issued on Monday, Judicial Magistrate First Class at Gir Gadhada, Sunik Kumar Dave, awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to six of the a...

MCAs Now Demand Additional 500K to Pass BBI 14 February 2021 - 12:48 pm ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi (Left) and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula at an event in 2019. Daily Nation Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from the Western Region are demanding Ksh 500,000 each in order to pass the Building Bridges Initiative Bill (BBI). The MCAs from Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga and Busia counties warned that if their demands are not met, they will shoot down BBI when it gets to the region. Some Members...

Thursday, February 4, 2021 Primary HSR filing threshold will be decreased to $92 million The Federal Trade Commission has announced revisions to HSR Act and Clayton Act Section 8 thresholds, which are indexed annually to account for inflation. As is our annual practice, this alert identifies the adjustments that are likely to be the most relevant to our clients, and reiterates several important practice tips. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, commonly known as ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), as well as the thresholds for interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new HSR Act thresholds will become effective for all transactions closing on or after March 4, 2021. The new Interlocking Directorate thresholds...

Tucked into the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 1  passed over a presidential veto on January 1, 2021, 2  on page 1,238 of the 1,480-page bill, was a modification to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) 3 that constitutes a response to a couple of recent Supreme Court cases that had limited the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to obtain disgorgement from defendants in enforcement actions. Prior to the NDAA, the SEC did not have explicit st...