'Virgin takeover of Air Jamaica route is a backward step'
London, England: The Jamaica Diaspora United Kingdom media spokesperson, Patsy Robert-son, has described the sale of the rights to Air Jamaica's London route to Virgin Airlines as a retrograde step. Reacting to the report, Ms. Robertson stated: "We were not contacted...
Brazil energy minister under fire over scandal
Brazil's energy minister was to meet with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss his fate as police investigate him over accusations he embezzled money from public works projects, the latest scandal to hit the corruption-prone Lula government...
Future of biofuels may lie in wood
Wood rather than wheat may hold the key to Europe's efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by expanding biofuels production, the head of a research body funded by the U.K. government told Reuters. Jeremy Tomkinson, chief executive of the York-based National Non-Food...
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