Members of the Taxawu Kayar Collective outside the High Court of Thiès. The court dismissed the request to temporarily close a Spanish-owned fishmeal factory accused of contaminating drinking water. (© Annika Hammerschlag / Greenpeace) Published Dec 23, 2022 4:49 PM by China Dialogue Ocean [By Mustapha Manneh] Senegal has seen a rapid and unchecked expansion in fishmeal factory operations in the past decade. But not all of its citizens are sitting idly by. The coastal community of Kayar has taken a Spanish company to court, claiming its factory has contaminated drinking water with pollution that has endangered lives. …
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ACROSS ILLINOIS — ‘Tis the season to smile at the acts of kindness, personal triumph and mutual support that are all around us if we choose to notice them. This week’s Good News, Illinois, roundup spotlights a village and its traffic stop turkeys, a teen who’s heroic actions won her a car, along with other tales that are sure to brighten your day! Source link
Members of the Church around Central Africa are taking part in a wide variety of humanitarian projects as part of the Light the World initiative this December. The services range from providing critical supplies to orphanages, hospitals and prisons to maintaining schools, public restrooms and drainage systems, reported the Church’s Africa Newsroom. Local Church leaders and members planned and implemented the projects to meet local needs.In total, more than 50 projects will be completed by the year end in this region, while dozens of others are happening in other parts of Africa.The following are some of the efforts from the Church’s…
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing St. Louis CITY SC have signed South African midfielder Njabulo Blom from Kaizer Chiefs FC ahead of their 2023 expansion season, the club announced Friday. Acquired via an undisclosed transfer fee, Blom’s contract runs through the 2024 MLS season with option years for 2025 and 2026. “We are excited to bring a young South African national team player like Blom to our squad and St. Louis,” sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel said in a release. “His ball-winning, super-aggressive, warrior qualities as a central defensive midfielder match what we are looking for in our philosophy. Blom’s addition to…
Deacon John B. Calandrella, 87, husband of Claudia Daly Calandrella, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Bernard and Louise Turinese Calandrella. A life-long Catholic, Deacon John, ordained in 1995, served Sts. Francis and John in Georgetown. He served as Ex-officio Committee member of every committee at Sts. Francis and John Parish, was involved with the Diocesan Deacon Council, Diocesan Stewardship Committee, was active with Deacon Formation with the Diocese and was especially involved in ministering to the Spanish speaking throughout the diocese. He was also a lifetime member of…
Missoula Children’s Theatre, the largest youth touring theater company in the United States, is coming to Sellwood Community House this January for two production residencies, each lasting a week.Kids in grades K-12 are invited to audition for these professional productions: King Arthur’s Court (4 pm Monday, Jan. 9) and Aladdin (Tuesday, Jan. 17). The productions will rehearse daily, with two performances slated for Saturday, Jan. 14.Hosting Missoula Children’s Theatre will be a significant milestone for Sellwood Community House, a nonprofit community center that hosts a variety of events (everything from art classes to holiday markets to gymnastics to games of…
DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s government expelled the top U.N. official in the country on Friday, asking her to leave immediately, officials said.Barbara Manzi, the United Nations’ resident and humanitarian coordinator in the West African nation, was declared persona non grata, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement. Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that has killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people — creating a growing humanitarian crisis. Lack of faith in the government’s ability to stem the violence has led to two military coups this year.While no…
An Edinburgh councillor has called for Gaelic signs to be installed at stops along Edinburgh’s tramway. It comes after the council decided against including them on the nearly-completed £207m extension – despite spending £210 on getting place names translated. Councillor Chas Booth, Greens, called it a “major missed opportunity” and accused the council of “ignoring its own policy” on bilingual signage. Labour transport convener, Scott Arthur, did not shut the door on the idea however, telling the Leith ward councillor he is open to discussing funding replacement bilingual signage for the whole route, which will run between the airport and Newhaven when the 2.8-mile extension opens…
Australia will look to stick another beating on visiting South Africa when the annual Boxing Day Test gets underway at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The hosts triumphed over the Proteas during frantic two-day six-wicket victory at the Gabba last week which caused a stir across the cricketing world. A rogue pitch was blamed for the whirlwind encounter with the International Cricket Council grading the wicket at the iconic ground as “below average”, adding it was “not an even contest between bat and ball”. Aussie batter Steve Smith later confessed the pitch was one of the least friendly he’d ever played…
Children lock arms at Lincoln Elementary School as children’s author Dennis Mathew sings to them Tuesday. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays PostBy CRISTINA JANNEYHays PostHays USD 489 elementary school children were treated Tuesday to the story of a very friendly grizzly bear who lost his way — but managed to find new friends and gratitude.Oklahoma City’s children’s author Dennis Mathew sang to the children and read to them his book “How Grizzly Found Gratitude.”Mathew, 40, works full-time as a speech pathologist but spends his free time writing children’s books and songs.Mathew has written three children’s books also including “Bello the Cello”…