The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. The Colorado state court had found that baker Jack Phillips’ decision to turn away David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012 was unlawful discrimination. But the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that that decision had violated ...
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Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
Guatemala’s most violent volcano eruption in more than a century has killed at least 25 people. The Fuego volcano, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of the capital Guatemala City, spewed rock, gas and ash into the sky on Sunday. Fast-moving flows hit villages, killing people inside their homes. Hundreds were injured and many are missing. The country’s main airport is ...
Read More »FFTUZ insists on dialogue as solution to national challenges
Federation of Free Trade unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) president Chingati Msiska has insisted that dialogue is the best solution to national challenges. Mr. Msiska has reiterated that only contact and dialogue can help to resolve challenges the country is going through. He has maintained that political leaders should dialogue in the pursuit to maintaining peace, law and order thus the ...
Read More »PF warned against using FISP as conduit for corruption
People’s alliance for change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has urged the PF government not to use the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) as a conduit for corruption. Mr. Banda is of the view that the e – voucher system under the FISP is a good program but that the government has failed to manage it because they have been looking ...
Read More »Govt ready to respond to 7NDP on diversifying national economy-Mutati
Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati has disclosed that his ministry has braced itself to respond to the Seventh National Development Plan (SNDP) on the need to diversify the national economy. Mr. Mutati has explained that to achieve this, his ministry has identified five key areas of focus in 2018. He has reiterated that his ministry fits well into the ...
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