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(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) It’s not new for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to blame Chicago’s crime on “lax gun laws” in neighboring states like Indiana, but Lightfoot’s now taking her bluster to a whole new level; suing an Indiana gun store that she and other city officials say is fueling the violence in the Windy City. In the new lawsuit filed on Monday, the city alleges that Westforth Sports of Gary, Indiana is “knowingly” selling guns to straw buyers and firearms traffickers ...

EndSARS: Petitioners grumble over nonpayment of compensation in Akwa-Ibom Published Petitioners at the Judicial panel of enquiry set up by the Akwa Ibom State government over incidences of police brutality in the state have complained about the non-payment of compensations to them by the state government. A petitioner and native of Urueffong Oruko local government Area, who spoke with newsmen at the weekend in Uyo complained of how her hope of getting monetary compensation was dashed after prov...

April 26, 2021 5:35 pm Minister Pippa Hackett has announced a public call for projects which support and highlight the environmental, social and economic benefits of woodlands, forests and timber products under the Woodland Support Fund. Funding will be allocated by the Department of Agriculture by means of an open competition under the fund. The fund is valued at €1 million and projects are to be delivered by the end of 2022. Announcing the call, Minister of State Hackett said: “We are l...

The Office of the Vice-Rector for Research of the State University of Haiti (UEH) announces the launch of the 2021-2022 call for expressions of interest for the UEH Research Support Fund...

Highlights from the broader tax news week ending 21 April, which includes an update from the Office for Tax Simplification on how HMRC is meeting its 2018 recommendations on guidance for taxpayers, as well as the latest editions of HMRCs Agent Update and Employer Bulletin. HMRC makes ‘clear progress’ on guidance for taxpayers The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a paper examining how HMRC is performing against 12 OTS recommendations to improve guidance for taxpayers publish...

Share: SINGAPORE, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TuneCore, a global leader in digital music distribution for independent artists worldwide has officially launched operations across Southeast Asia (SEA). TuneCore is owned by Believe, one of the worlds leading digital music companies, based in Paris. Believe currently operates in 50+ countries and together, the two companies distribute a significant share of the worlds digital music. Earlier this year, TuneCore launched operations in LATAM ...

by Eldor TULYAKOV Executive Director of the Development Strategy Center Uzbekistan’s reform agenda’s sudden trajectory focusing on political and socio-economic development brought a welcome surprise to much of the world community in 2016. Newly elected President Shavkat Mirziyoyev quickly initiated policies based upon the principles of pragmatism and transparency — a shift well received by foreign governments, international organizations, and citizens alike and viewed as a watershed chang...

A business group called for the UK and EU to get back around the table and produce solutions that reduce trade barriers.

Members of the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council comment on key policy issues facing the country

More than two-fifths of UK exporters saw their overseas sales decline over the first three months of the year, according to a new survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).  Overall, 41 per cent of businesses reported making fewer export sales compared to 38 per cent from October to December 2020 while the proportion of firms reporting higher exports dropped by two percentage points to 20 per cent. The organisation also observed four in ten companies reported no rise in exports, and th...