On The Aesthetics of Narco-Traffico and the Reality of MISS BALA (Miss Bullet)
(Movie: Canana Films, 2011, Mexico; Screenplay by: Gerardo Naranjo & Mauricio Katz. Showing: IFFR, International Film Festival Rotterdam) Laura Guerrrero and her best Friend Su Su are preparing to participate in the Miss Baja California pageant: Laura a 23 year old young woman from the Barrios of Baja has high hopes, and big dreams and [...]
Local Governments Authorities face an up hill task in Tanzania
It has been established that the decentralization by devolution (D by D), process that was meant to improve good governance in Tanzania is merely a theoretical framework which is yet to be implemented. This assertion is due to a number of discrepancies which have been noted during the implementation according to researches that were conducted [...]
India Shining – Bharat Drowning
India celebrated its sixty third republic day on January 26, 2012. Like every year, this time too, a grand show was organized at the historic Rajpath in New Delhi to commemorate the occasion. The pomp and gaiety that marked the occasion showcased India’s laurels in many spheres of activities. Almost all the TV channels gave [...]
Global recession and the IMF
That the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently cut its outlook for global economic growth for 2012 and 2013 is not as surprising as the fact that the IMF-EU austerity policies – both formal as in the cases of Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and informal in the rest of Europe – are the root causes [...]
Network to Reduce Drugs Dependency in South India
The launch of the South Indian Harm Reduction Network (SIHRN) in Chennai heralds a welcome initiative for people dependent on drugs, especially those living with HIV and AIDS in the Southern States. There is a serious concern in the southern states of India over under reporting numbers of people injecting drugs and infected with HIV/AIDS. [...]
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