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Read More »Nuggets take 2-1 lead vs Heat in NBA Finals
Denver pulled away for good in the third quarter en route to a 109-94 victory over Miami in Game Three of the NBA Finals today at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets dunks during the second quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Three of …
Read More »Jonita Gandhi was rejected from Canadian Idol. Now she’s behind some of Bollywood’s biggest hits
Shortly after her Bollywood debut, the Brampton, Ont., singer’s successes started piling up. Now based in Mumbai, she’s toured alongside other famous playback singers like Sonu Nigam and A.R. Rahman. Singer relocated to Mumbai to chase opportunities in the Indian movie market. The voice behind Bollywood movie hits, playback singer …
Read More »Fisherman shells out $500K for lobster holding tank to maintain control over selling process
A fisherman and business owner in Cox’s Cove, on Newfoundland’s west coast, has built his own lobster holding tank — one that can hold 48,000 pounds of the crustacean, to ensure he has more control over the selling process. Rick Crane of Crane’s Legacy says he built the tank to …
Read More »Distillery develops dairy-to-fuel process
A distillery known for vodka distilled from milk byproduct has partnered with a U.S. dairy producer who will use the eastern Ontario company’s process to produce eight million litres of ethanol fuel that is better for the environment. Ethanol made from milk seen as a way to offset carbon. A …
Read More »Forest fires could destabilize Quebec wildlife for years to come, say experts
Quebec’s boreal forest is not suited to frequent devastating fires, experts warn, and the current blazes could damage the delicate “mosaic” of the habitat. If fires last through summer it ‘may take years for habitat to recover’ says biologist. Biologist Steeve Côté has seen forest fires engulf parts of the …
Read More »Former ‘Eat Bulaga’ hosts move to TV5
Original Eat Bulaga hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. PHOTO FROM TVJ FACEBOOK PAGE THE original “Eat Bulaga” trio of former senate president Vicente “Tito” Sotto 3rd, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon have moved networks. An announcement by Mediaquest Holdings Inc. on Wednesday confirmed the move …
Read More »Ramp up gov’t spending to boost growth, improve public service delivery
Government spending is vital to national growth. It is one of the four components of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The other three are consumer spending, business investment, and net exports. In the past two years, Statista reports that the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the past three years …
Read More »Now is the time to cash in on the ‘demographic dividend’
MUCH has been made of the Philippines’ “demographic dividend,” its young and growing population, in recent years, but strategies and policies to maximize this assumed advantage have tended to be long on self-congratulations and short on actionable details. A recent analysis by The Economist, however, should compel our policymakers to …
Read More »Senators slam door on GSIS, SSS funds in Maharlika, rip Diokno
Senators stood firm on their position that state-run pension and insurance institutions are absolutely prohibited from investing in the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III admonished Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno for his “play on words” when he claimed the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social …
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