GREAT FALLS, Mont. â Local business owners are warning customers of a recent scam alert over the past week where fraudulent accounts are being made on social media. Scammers are posing as local small businesses to try and get your credit card information.
So far at least three local shops are being targeted: 2Jâs Fresh Market, Runway Fashion Exchange, and the Purplegold food truck. Â
Jenn Thompson, a 2Jâs HR and Marketing representative, said the scammers are creating Facebook pages that look strikingly similar to their own. Customers are sent friend requests and later receive a message asking for personal information including credit card numbers.
BOZEMAN, Mont. â After exhibiting mild symptoms on Sunday and out of an abundance of caution, Governor Greg Gianforte was tested for COVID-19 Monday and received a positive result. The first lady, who has exhibited no symptoms, has been tested and is awaiting her results.
Gov. Gianforte received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. According to the CDC, the vaccine will not cause a positive result on viral tests for the coronavirus. You can read more about the vaccine on the CDC website.
Following his doctor s instructions and public health guidance, the governor is isolating for 10 days, according to a release.
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe
April 06, 2021
On March 25, Georgia s Representative Park Cannon, a Black woman and state senator, was arrested for knocking on the door of the private office of Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, as he and six white men signed a law that effectively suppressed the right of Black people to vote in local, state and federal elections. Cannon was charged with two felony counts for obstruction of law enforcement and disruption of the General Assembly that is likely to send her to prison for eight years if she is found guilty.
Georgia s new law requires photo identification to vote absentee by mail, the source of many of the Democrats votes in state and federal elections. In the last presidential election, 1.3 million Georgians voted with absentee ballots; 65 percent of whom voted for Joe Biden. The new bill makes it a crime to offer water or food to voters waiting in line. Longer lines are often found in the poorer, densely populated communities that ten
‘Poor coherence among regional partner states is hurting trade’
Tuesday April 06 2021
Summary
There has been a lot of tension among East African member states which has disrupted regional trade. Prosper’s magazine
Ismail Musa Ladu interviewed Mr Africa Kiiza, a trade economist with experience in trade policy, trade development and treaty negotiations, on how the partner states can resolve trade tensions hurting their economies. Excerpts below.
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How would you describe Uganda’s trade relationship with other East African Community member states bearing in mind the integration efforts over the years?
Every objective trade policy commentator would call Uganda a “pacifist” whose aim is to boost intra-EAC trade. Whereas a number of EAC partner states have blocked Uganda’s goods, the latter has not retaliated even when legislators and private sector actors have called for retaliation. Whereas Uganda’s response can be frowned upon, the long-term intent