Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1999 — Page 9

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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International News

Millions missing from state of Benin COTONOU (IPS) - Over $100 million have disappeared from the state of Benin in the

past three years, according to a

report by a presidential

commission.

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^ The commission, which ' concluded its investigation on .‘^uly 1, delivered a report to ^President Mathieu Kerekou

Tbearing the names of those

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Local newspapers say

^uspected legislators and

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ovemment officials will soon

investigated. However, no

names have been released. “My government is ready to

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, gated cases of misappropriated funds between April 9, 19%

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^perpetrators in the appropriate

courts,” Kerekou said. —Ali

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businessmen in St.

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Internet to boost

tourism i* PHILIPSBURG (IPS) - As Caribbean officials try to devise innovative ways to riboost tourism in the region and •market their products more Jraggressively, some business people are arguing that they i,need to turn their attention to x^ithe Internet. & “The Caribbean is missing a hiparadigm shift,” said Judy i^Nisbeth, head of the Education rCommittee of the St. Maarten rHospitality and Trade Cornemission. “[The Internet] is a •major marketing tool, the least ioexpensive we have, but still "it’s not up to date and used to

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!>• ‘extent.” .o ‘TaketheUiS, forin/v stance,” said Roy RichardsomH lean entrepreneur in the island’s icvirtual technology market. “Some years ago, that country ■i, was the third or fourth in • ^economic marketing. Then the . . current administration took .<• far-reaching decisions, among '•which was one to deregulate the telecommunications . industry and the Internet. The „country’s surplus today is much more than was antici-

pated.”

The Internet, Richardson radded, offers the most lucra•tive form of advertising, as orwell as interactive capabilities, •z*— Marvin Hokstam

-^Housing crisis in Gabon ^deepens bi. LIBREVILLE (IPS)Crowds of desperate homeless ^(people scanning government -^bulletin boards in search of a place to live have become a - vcommon sight in the Gabonese ^capital of Libreville, where -Hhere is an acute shortage of

^housing.

d" A recent Ministry of uvHousing study indicates that

•^Libreville is short 100,000 ,

•nunits of housing for its

■flSSO.OOO residents. Real estate

' agents are making a fortune charging the highest rates the market will bear. Short-on

Mfunds, the Gabonese govemjjl ment is unable to finance any

!'i new low-cost homes.

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“The price of a house or apartment is too high and agents require a three-month deposit for rent, and their fees are exorbitant,” complained a college graduate, who is looking for a place to live. . The accelerating exodus from rural to urban areas, in search of a better life and job, has compounded the housing

crisis in Libreville.

* Under pressure from labor ; unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the government has agreed to build houses for the homeless. However, given a lack of city

planning policy and the

iiinancial means to build more Runits, the housing crisis is likely to worsen. — Antoine

Lawson

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