U.K. MoD Places $500 Million Contracts for Support of Navy Supply Ships
June 30, 2008
The MoD has today placed contracts valued at around £250 million with companies owning shipyards in the north west, north east and south west of England for the long-term maintenance of a fleet of navy support ships. Read more
Rising Gas Prices Mean 4th July Barbecues May be in Short Supply
June 30, 2008
This summer is the summer of pain. Families across America are struggling with higher prices for gas and food along with record unemployment rates, flat wages, and the deepening housing crisis. In April 2008, gasoline prices easily shattered an inflation-adjusted record that had stood since March 1981, and they have only continued to soar since then, hitting new record highs almost weekly. Read more
Lockheed Martin Wins $89 Million U.S. Defense Contract to Converge Distribution Information Systems
June 30, 2008
Lockheed Martin has won an initial $89-million information convergence contract from the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to help enhance the performance of the military’s distribution network. Read more
OFT Refers ‘video On-demand’ Joint Venture Between BBC Worldwide, ITV And Channel Four
June 30, 2008
The OFT has today referred the proposed video on demand (VOD) joint venture between BBC Worldwide Limited (BBCW), ITV plc (ITV) and Channel 4 Television Corporation (Channel 4) - also known as Project ‘Kangaroo’ - to the Competition Commission (CC) for further inquiry. The CC now has 24 weeks to consider the issues, and collect better evidence on the key issues than is currently available. Read more
Abandoned Vessel Prompts Search for Lone Crewman
June 30, 2008
At 11.15 this morning (BST Monday) Falmouth Coastguard received a call from a fishing vessel, the ‘Maria Louise’ reporting that they had come across an abandoned vessel drifting 23 miles West North West from Trevose Head. Read more
President Kufuor’s Special Award to Himself Sparks Controversy in Ghana
June 30, 2008
The proposed special award for President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana has sparked controversy among a section of the Ghanaian public. The award, dubbed, “Grand Order of the Star and Eagle of Ghana,” will be the highest award to be bestowed on President Kufuor, who created it as a means of rewarding serving heads of state, and he would be the first to receive that honor. Read more
