RISKY BUSINESS

Practices at wildlife markets in Lao PDR endangering both biodiversity and human health

Zoonotic disease danger ever-present as protected species are sold in markets as food

NEW YORK  (March 30, 2016) Wildlife markets in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) illegally trade in high volumes of protected species and animals that can host dangerous pathogens, reports a new study from an international team of leading wildlife health professionals.

This Lao PDR trade, which endangers the...

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Nov

YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS : Study shows there’s good business in human waste!

Today is World Toilet Day… Cheers! The banner ‘Toilets save lives’ might sound mundane, far-fetched... Or, at best: a smart-alecky trader’s way of drawing attention to toilet-related ware be fobbed off upon unwary prospective customers…! 

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Dec

YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS: Retiring from Tanzania’s presidency is good business

Seemingly for the umpteenth time, Tanzania’s major partners-in-development have come out in lavish praise for what they described as peaceful, stable transition from one govt to another.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Mar

Cheyo: Open balloting risky

Constituent Assembly member John Cheyo says members will not have the freedom to decide what is best for the nation if they opt for open voting when debating the draft constitution.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Nov

‘It’s risky to sign for Simba, Yanga’

Soccer giants Simba and Young Africans have been accused of frustrating players they sign from other Premier League teams.

 

10 years ago

BBC

17 Jul

First risky step in an Eritrean's journey to Europe

Eritrean migrants risk shooting by own army as they flee

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Dec

Survey: Boys exposed to risky behaviours

>Adolescent boys in the country are receiving less pubertal guidance from traditional sources, potentially exposing them to increased health risks, according to the American Journal of Public Health, which published the study in its October 16, 2014 issue.

 

5 years ago

The Guardian

13 Mar

Coronavirus and social distancing: is it risky to go to the pub or gym?

Coronavirus and social distancing: is it risky to go to the pub or gym?  The Guardian

 

11 years ago

Dewji Blog

03 Jul

World Business Leaders Gather in Nigeria for Bayelsa Investment and Business Forum

The Bayelsa State Government of Nigeria (http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng) says it has concluded arrangements to host global business leaders between 16th and 18th July, 2014, at its maiden investment and economic forum with the theme ‘Unlocking Bayelsa State’s Economic Potentials’.

Disclosing this at a press briefing in Lagos, the State Commissioner of Trade, Industry and Investment, Barrister Kemela Okara said the Forum was in line with the present administration’s economic blueprint of a...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Jan

YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS: PAC adds impetus to tax waivers review tempo

>The Tanzania Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is pushing for auditing existing tax exemptions in Tanzania to determine their merit or otherwise. [See ‘PAC calls for audit of all tax exemptions,’ Daily News: Jan. 14, 2015].

 

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