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MSP to visit 'edge of the world'
A politician has revealed plans to hold Scotland's most remote surgery when he visits a group of islands with just a dozen inhabitants.
TO the victor go the spoils, the saying goes. Sometimes, the prospect of the largesse is soured by rancour over perceived deprivations and injustices of the past.
Nubricks - Overseas Real Estate Blog
Cape Verde For As Little As 26,568 Euros
In wallet-cautious times only the best overseas property investments will garner any attention, and in Morabeza Beach Resort we like to think we can capture it.
Cape Verde Property: Benefits for the Potential Investor
Cape Verde has a long and varied history and is becoming more and more popular with property investors looking to get a foot on the ladder of this emerging property market.
If trams make you mad, make them 'madder'
TRAMS a ' like them or loathe them, they are on their way. Perhaps now therefore is the time to consider their appearance and their impact on this World Heritage Site.
Midland / Penetanguishene Mirror
Messy desk gets the attention it deserves
The weekend paper was just about put to bed when my colleagues began gathering around my workstation, which was recently designated a World Heritage Site and has since been included in the latest edition of the ...
By Anel Powell Save our Winelands. That's the call from irate residents' and ratepayers' associations in the region, who are concerned that at least 30 development applications currently under review could ...
Brazil's Small Companies Go Looking for Deals off the Coast of Africa
Over a dozen companies from Brazil active in sectors like handicraft, food, civil construction, garment manufacturing, equipment for the processing of water, cosmetics and information technology participated in ...
Ministry to look into easing traffic woes in Malacca
MALACCA: The Works Ministry will conduct an in-depth study to look at ways to ease existing traffic woes which is expected to worsen following the historic city's recent inscription as a World Heritage Site .
Malaysian National News Agency
Unesco's Recognition Of Heritage Site To Boost National Economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -- The recognition given to Melaka and Georgetown as a World Heritage Site under the cultural category can provide a boost to the national economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah ...
Cradle's heritage status in danger
By Sheree B?ga The Cradle of Humankind and the Vredefort Dome should lose their World Heritage Site status or be downgraded to the list of global sites in danger because little is being done to stem water ...
Money Laundering, Motion-activated Cameras Taint Economic Growth as New Gecko Burns Houses
Faced with a growing number of drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime investigations, the head of Cape Verdea s judiciary police said his agents may know who the traffickers and money launderers ...
Development puts Bath's UN heritage status at risk
Bath's famed Georgian architecture and Roman ruins have made it the only British city to be classed as a World Heritage Site.
At 105, Kalka-Shimla railway declared World Heritage Site
The 105-year-old railway line that meanders through the hills between Kalka and Shimla, covering 102 tunnels and 800 bridges, was Sunday officially declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Paradise Lost at Tiger Leaping Gorge
A proposed dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge, a scenic spot that has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, has been met with fierce resistance from environmentalists and local residents.
Robben Island to be operational soon
By Michelle Jones The Robben Island Museum is confident that it will soon be able to handle double the number of visitors to the popular tourist destination.
Cape Verde: Money laundering taints economic growth
PRAIA, 3 November 2008 - Faced with a growing number of drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime investigations, the head of Cape Verdea s judiciary police told IRIN his agents may know who the ...
Malaysia: Malacca to Increase Tourist Police Unit
Authorities intend to enlarge Malaccaa s Tourist Police Unit from 34 officers to 54 and increase the command structure from one inspector to seven senior officers.
The Republic of Cape Verde aspires to be 'the next Caribbean.' It may take awhile.
Chronicle comment: police must be relentless
Sometimes it needs someone from the outside looking in to see the truth. For years, Bath has had a drink problem.