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Scores Dead As Record-Breaking Heat Wave Grips Canada and US 134 Deaths in Vancouver Mostly Related to the Heat
6 Established 1961 International Thursday, July 1, 2021 Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada and US 134 deaths in Vancouver mostly related to the heat VANCOUVER: Scores of deaths in Canada’s ing heat stretching from the US state of Oregon to Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, Canada’s Arctic territories has been blamed on a high- authorities said Tuesday, as the country recorded its pressure ridge trapping warm air in the region. highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that Temperatures in the US Pacific Northwest cities of extended to the US Pacific Northwest. At least 134 peo- Portland and Seattle reached levels not seen since ple have died suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver record-keeping began in the 1940s: 115 degrees area, according to figures released by the city police Fahrenheit in Portland and 108 in Seattle Monday, department and the Royal Canadian Mounted police. according to the National Weather Service. Vancouver The Vancouver Police Department alone said it had on the Pacific coast has for several days recorded tem- responded to more than 65 sudden deaths since Friday, peratures above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (or almost 20 with the vast majority “related to the heat.” degrees above seasonal norms). Canada set a new all-time high temperature record The chief coroner for the province of British for a third day in a row Tuesday, reaching 121 degrees Columbia, which includes Vancouver, said that it had Fahrenheit (49.5 degrees Celsius) in Lytton, British “experienced a significant increase in deaths reported Columbia, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) east of where it is suspected that extreme heat has been con- Vancouver, the country’s weather service, Environment tributory.” The service said in a statement it recorded Canada, reported. -
African Immigrants Project Interview Transcription
African Immigrants Project Interview transcription Massa Washington Interview date: June 18, 2000 Location of interview: Interviewee’s home in West Philadelphia Country of origin: Liberia Ethnic group/language group: Gola Religion: Roman Catholic Profession: Journalist / Job development coordinator Level of education: Bachelor’s degree not completed Location of residence in Philadelphia: West Philadelphia Ms. Washington first fled Liberia, where she worked as a journalist, in 1990. She returned to Liberia after two years, but in 1996 fled again, this time to Ghana. In 1997 she got a visitor’s visa for the United States and went to stay with a friend in Atlanta. She applied for Temporary Protected Status, but returned to Liberia before it was granted in order to participate in the upcoming elections. She fled again to Ghana in 1999, after threats upon her life, and then came to the United States on a visitor’s visa. She applied for asylum and was granted it. Ms. Washington feels that the Liberian associations in Philadelphia recreate the ethnic divisions that exist back home, and she refuses to be a part of them. She is, however, a member of the Association of Liberia Journalists in the U.S. Ms. Washington served a member of the Community Advisory Committee for the African Immigrant Project. Interview Transcription Interviewer: Leigh Swigart (LS) Interviewee: Massa Washington (MW) also present: Vera Viditz-Ward (VW), project photographer [START OF SIDE 1, TAPE 1] LS: Tell me your name, just for the record. So it’s on the tape. MW: My name is Massa Washington. LS: And you are from what country? MW: Liberia. -
Experiments with Truth in Liberia and Sierra Leone Robert Collins Painter Macalester College, [email protected]
Macalester College DigitalCommons@Macalester College Political Science Honors Projects Political Science Department May 2009 Weak States and Political Constraints: Experiments with Truth in Liberia and Sierra Leone Robert Collins Painter Macalester College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli_honors Part of the Comparative Politics Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, and the Other Political Science Commons Recommended Citation Painter, Robert Collins, "Weak States and Political Constraints: Experiments with Truth in Liberia and Sierra Leone" (2009). Political Science Honors Projects. Paper 20. http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli_honors/20 This Honors Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Political Science Department at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Political Science Honors Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Macalester College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Weak States and Political Constraints: Experiments with Truth in Liberia and Sierra Leone Focusing on truth and reconciliation commissions in Liberia and Sierra Leone, this thesis examines which political conditions typical of weak states had the greatest impact in deciding the different levels of success between the two cases. Two conditions played a central role in determining each commission’s success: the de- legitimization of the state and political fragmentation. Their presence in Sierra Leone derailed that truth commission’s efforts to carry out its mandate. Conversely, their absence in Liberia allowed its commission to operate relatively free of political impediments, leading to greater success. Robert Collins Painter Advised By: Professor Wendy Weber Political Science Department Macalester College ‘09 -1- Acknowledgements Countless people aided me in the completion of this project; far more than this abbreviated format allows me to mention here. -
Press Clippings
SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE OUTREACH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE PRESS CLIPPINGS Enclosed are clippings of local and international press on the Special Court and related issues obtained by the Outreach and Public Affairs Office as at: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 Press clips are produced Monday through Friday. Any omission, comment or suggestion, please contact Martin Royston-Wright Ext 7217 2 Local News The Case of Prosecutor V. Charles Gankay Taylor…/ Standard Times Pages 3-6 Sierra Leone’s Special Court Offers Lessons for Prosecuting…/ The Nation Pages 7-8 International News Amazing Grace? / Vanity Fair Pages 9-11 State Department Says Obama Official Misquoted on Rwanda / OpEdNews Pages 12-13 3 Standard Times Tuesday, 31 July 2012 4 5 6 7 The Nation Tuesday, 31 July 2012 8 9 Vanity Fair July 2012 Amazing Grace? He’s now an evangelical minister, but in his former life Liberia’s Joshua Blahyi was a warlord and cannibal who went by the name General Butt Naked. And he has a story to tell. By Tom Freston. Of Africa’s 55 nations, I’ve always been the most curious about Liberia, on the southern curve of West Africa. First off, only Liberia and Ethiopia were never colonized. Liberia’s history is in fact unique. The country was founded in 1820 by freed slaves from the United States. The capital, Monrovia, was named after President James Monroe. Then, in true Jim Crow style, those freed slaves (called Americo-Liberians) took what they had learned from the master-slave plantation system in the U.S. -
Nepali Aawaz | an International Fortnightly
NEPALI AAWAZ | AN INTERNATIONAL FORTNIGHTLY Worldwide: $0.99 Nepal: Rs. 12 www.nepaliaawaz.com October 26-November 8, 2005 Vol 1. Issue 3. This issue: News from Nepali communities in Bangkok, Houston, Hong Kong, New York, and more! aflN6df]/df g]kfnsf] /fhgLlts lgsf;sf] vf]hL ;+ljwfg;ef g} pko'Qm af6f] ePsf] lgisif{ Kutumba: Not Just Another Folk g]kfnsf] /fhgLlts ;+s6sf] ;xL lgsf;sf] vf]hL ug]{ qmddf sf6{/ kmfp08]zgsf] lgDtf]df cd]l/sf e|d0fdf /x]sf Group g]kfnsf k|d'v /fhgLlts bnsf g]tfx? cS6'j/sf] t];|]f ;ftf afLn6df]/ cfOk'u] . cd]l/sfsf ljleGg efudf 5l/P/ Kutumba has not only produced great renditions of /x]sf g]kfnLx?nfO{ k|hftGq k|flKtsf] n8fO{df ;xof]u / ;b\efj h'6fpg cfu|x ug{ Toxf k'u]sf g]tfx?sf] ;Ddfgdf classics, but unlike most other groups in this genre, aflN6df]/df /x]sf g]kfnLx?sf] ;+:yf aflN6df]/ cd]l/sg g]klnh\ P;f]l;P;gn] Ps :jfut ;df/f]xsf] cfof]hgf u´of] . they have also displayed their musical ingenuity by composing compelling originals And their live performances are guaranteed to make you smile, if not jump up on your feet to dance, or lose yourself Women in Concert in hypnotic tunes. Or all at once! Nepal’s Annual Women’s Concert hosts its third show and helps out aspiring singers and Leprosy patients along the way. Sakela, the Ancient Holy Land of Kinraat Rai In the history of Nepal, the Lichchhabi regime, was known as the era of economic prosperity whereas the Kinraat Rai dynasties (the oldest known dynasty in the history of Nepal, 11th century to the 16th century) was known as the era of cultural civilization, spiritual consciousness as well as economic development. -
SWEET BATTLEFIELDS Youth and the Liberian Civil War
SWEET BATTLEFIELDS Youth and the Liberian Civil War By Mats Utas Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Anthropology pre- sented at Uppsala University, 2003. ABSTRACT Utas, M. 2003. Sweet Battlefields: Youth and the Liberian Civil War. Uppsala University Dissertations in Cultural Anthropology, 1. 288 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-506-1677-3. This dissertation presents an ethnography of youth in Liberia and of how their lives became affected by a civil war which raged in the country between 1990 and 1997. The focus is on the experiences, motivations, and reflections of young combatants who fought for a variety of rebel factions. For these young people, the daily prospect of poverty, joblessness and marginalisation effectively blocked the paths to a normal adulthood; drawing them instead into a subculture of liminality, characterised by abjection, resentment and rootlessness. As opportunity came, their voluntary enlist- ment into one of the several rebel armies of the civil war therefore became an attrac- tive option for many. Based upon one year of fieldwork during 1998, conducted among groups of ex-combatant youths in both the capital Monrovia and in a provin- cial town in the rural hinterland, I describe and analyse the young people’s own accounts of their involvement in the civil war; their complicity in atrocities, their coping strategies in the context of armed conflict, their position as ex-combatants in a post-war environment, and their outlook on their past, present and future. Keywords: Liberia, anthropology, civil war, youth, children, child soldiers, street children, conflict, violence, women in war, West Africa. -
Oli Extends an Olive Branch to Dahal but the Latter Remains Unconvinced
WITHOUT F EAR OR FAVOUR Nepal’s largest selling English daily Vol XXVIII No. 244 | 8 pages | Rs.5 O O Printed simultaneously in Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj 34.0 C 0.6 C Saturday, October 31, 2020 | 15-07-2077 Biratnagar Jumla Oli extends an olive branch to Dahal but the latter remains unconvinced A line of leaders close to prime minister has been making a dash to Khumaltar in a bid to appease the party chair who is miffed at Oli continuing to make unilateral decisions. ANIL GIRI ing the third front—the side with two KATHMANDU, OCT 30 top leaders has more power in the ruling party. On Friday Foreign Minister Pradeep In September, following a task force Gyawali went to meet his party chair recommendation to resolve the year- Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the latter’s long dispute in the party, Oli and residence. Dahal had agreed to mend fences and On Thursday it was Finance move forward with the primary agree- Minister Bishnu Poudel, general sec- ment that Oli would take Dahal into retary of the Nepal Communist Party confidence while making important (NCP), and, separately, Chief Minister appointments and, more importantly, of Lumbini Shanker Pokhrel and the Cabinet would be reshuffled. Chief Minister of Gandaki Province But on October, 1, Oli appointed Prithvi Subba Gurung, who met Dahal former finance minister Yubaraj in Khumaltar. On Wednesday it was Khatiwada as ambassador to the the deputy Parliamentary Party lead- United States and outgoing chief sec- POST PHOTO: RAMESH KUMAR PAUDEL er of the ruling party, Subas Nembang. -
Livelihoods of Ex-Combatants in Monrovia, Liberia
No Work, No Peace: Livelihoods of Ex-Combatants in Monrovia, Liberia By Michael Pah Forsther Master’s thesis in Peace and Conflict Transformation University of Tromsø, Norway Autumn 2011 1 Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the unconditional support and contribution of my family, colleagues and friends, who have helped me during my study at the University of Tromsø. Through the understanding and continues prayer of Kula E. Koroma and the entire Koromas family here in Norway, I have been blessed to complete my master thesis. Special thanks go to my supervisor at the Center for Peace Studies, Oware Percy. This academic achievement would not have been realized without his assistance. The same gratitude goes to the ex- combatants, the redundant AFL soldiers, NCDDRR officials, UNIMIL officers including all those that contributed to this academic work. Thanks to my field escort, Alex W. Debee of the University of Liberia, for his tireless effort during my field work in Monrovia, Liberia. Colossal thanks to my parents, David and Rebecca Pah, who have gave me the foundation for everything that I have achieved to date. I would also like to acknowledge the support of my grandmother, old lady Shunwolu Pah, for blessing me with special knowledge to reach this academic level and not forgetting Nelson Forsther, William Forsther, Shadlene Forsther and Cleopatra Forsther for their moral support. I also dedicate this thesis to every Liberian, including those that have lost their lives as the result of the civil war. 2 Abstract Conflicts undermine state security, cause massive loss of lives, destroy livelihoods and undermine the general well-being of civilian populations. -
Press Clippings
SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE OUTREACH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE PRESS CLIPPINGS Enclosed are clippings of local and international press on the Special Court and related issues obtained by the Outreach and Public Affairs Office as at: Thursday, 14 April 2011 Press clips are produced Monday through Friday. Any omission, comment or suggestion, please contact Martin Royston-Wright Ext 7217 2 International News Gaddafi Must Face the Music / The Financial Times Pages 3-4 War and remembrance: Confronting ‘General Butt Naked’ / The Sate Pages 5-7 War Crimes Prosecutor: Bosnia Needs Independent Judiciary To Continue Work / Bernama.Com Pages 8-9 Return to Cabinet Possible for Kenyan ICC Suspect William Ruto / Voice of America Page 10 Witness to Testify For Ngirabatware via Video-link from France / Hirondelle News Agency Page 11 3 The Financial Times Wednesday, 13 April 2011 Gaddafi must face the music Christopher Stephen Peace versus Justice; it is an old question for prosecutors at the International Criminal Court and one they are hearing all over again as they plunge into investigations in Libya and Ivory Coast. Both conflicts are now in their endgames and the outside world is trying to decide how to settle things down. One obvious answer is to offer immunity to Muammer Gaddafi if he goes quietly. In an ideal world, he and Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo would pay for their records of killings, torture, rape and imprisonment. But in the real world, the argument goes, the key is stability, and that is more easily bought by offering exile in exchange for going quietly. -
Nepali Times
#258 29 July - 4 August 2005 16+4 pages Rs 30 LIFE IN A BUBBLE: Weekly Internet Poll # 258 Children going to school in Q... Should the parties respond to the Libang earlier this month in Maoist offer of negotiations? the middle of strife-torn Rolpa. Total votes:3881 Weekly Internet Poll # 259. To vote go to: www.nepalitimes.com How do you rate the new council of ministers with previous ones? KUMAR SHRESTHA KISHORE NEPAL in DIKTEL t has been six months since King Gyanendra took I over in Kathmandu promising to restore peace Meanwhile… but in remote district towns The rest of Nepal sees no hope in Kathmandu’s continued political paralysis across Nepal people are losing even the flicker of army has restricted teacher in Khotang. thought the army would go hope they had that the community forestry on When they find out we are after the Maoists but they are violence would soon end. suspicion that money from journalists from Kathmandu, coming after us,” is a Since February, I have timber sales was going to the peasants, teachers, traders, tea common refrain. traveled across Nepal: from rebels. shop owners, women and In Libang’s little bubble, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Achham in Teachers are being forced social workers across Nepal uniformed school children in the west to Terathum and to tear out and burn pages in always have the same ties go Charikot in the east. In new Grade Eight textbooks question: where is the peace to the Editorial p2 Terathum, Kamala Tamang’s that carry portraits and the that the king promised? only The freedom to be fair policeman husband was life histories of the royal They were already living private recently killed by Maoists family. -
Nepal Scrambles to Evacuate Nepalis from Afghanistan
WI THOUT F EAR O R F A V O U R Nepal’s largest selling English daily Vol XXIX No. 180 | 8 pages | Rs.5 O O Printed simultaneously in Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj 34.5 C 14.0 C Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | 01-05-2078 Nepalgunj Jomsom Opposition lashes out at the government for proroguing Parliament After failing to give business to the House, the Deuba administration, which is unsure of its strength to pass bills, has ended the session that started a month ago. TIKA R PRADHAN related to deterrence for acid attacks KATHMANDU, AUG 16 and punishment and another on vio- lence against women. After the Supreme Court reinstated Deuba was reluctant to present any the House of Representatives on bills in the House because the coali- February 23, terming its dissolution tion government–of Nepali Congress, on December 20, 2020 unconstitution- Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist al, its sessions were limited to endors- Centre) and Janata Samajbadi Party– ing condolence motions on the demise was unsure of its strength in the of incumbent and former lawmakers. House, according to analysts. The then KP Sharma Oli govern- “If the rulers think they have no ment did not give it any business to majority, they better go for elections,” discuss bills and make laws and for Subedi told the Post. this the prime minister faced much With only the support of the 61 law- criticism. The House was then pro- makers from the Nepali Congress, 49 rogued after 44 days, a week before the from the Maoist Centre and some 20 budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 was from the Janata Samajbadi Party to due to be presented. -
The Seduction of Football Youth and Sport for Development and Peace in Post-Conflict Liberia
The Seduction of Football Youth and Sport for Development and Peace in Post-Conflict Liberia A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Holly Lindsay Collison School of Social Sciences Brunel University October 2013 Abstract This thesis considers Liberian youth and the concept of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). Since the early 2000s the notion of SDP has been strongly advocated, accepted and inserted into UN led policies and intervention strategies for uniting societies divided by violent conflict. Whilst little has been done to monitor and evaluate such programmes the notion has grown at an unprecedented pace and has been adopted by the development and humanitarian industry with real vigour. In many ways football has become the face of development in post-conflict societies. However, this fashionable intervention remains a development assumption rather than a tested method of programming. Liberia is a post-conflict society with a large youth population, an active large UN peacekeeping force and a long footballing heritage with a plethora of local NGO’s using SDP initiatives. My intention in this thesis is to question the assumptions of SDP advocates as they are applied in Liberia, in order to provide a better understanding of the social effects of football for Liberia’s youth population. I pursue this goal through an ethnography of one Liberian youth football team, Zatti FC, the community from which the players are drawn and the Catholic youth centre where they play. This thesis is significant as, despite its popularity, SDP has rarely been subjected to academic scrutiny, especially using the detailed qualitative methods I apply here.