Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 2000 — Page 7

F&AY AUGUST 2$, 2000

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

iternational News

■ ' V: .. {■ MaUan company manager sentenced to death for embezzlement BAMAKO, Mali (PANA) — Abou Berthe, a manager with the Malian Textile DevelopmentComaany (CMDT), was sentenced to |<$th two weeks ago in Bamako lor embezzlement. Berthe, who worked as regional manager of the company at Bougouni, 180 km from Bamako, was convicted of embezzling 177 millionCFA francs (approximately $252,857 U.S.) from the company. He was asked to refund the amount. t In Mali, embezzlement of more than 10 million CFA francs by any state employee or worker in a state company carries the death penalty. However, no convict has yet been executed for the crime.

U.S. Embassy suspends visa services ahead of Clinton visit

LAGOS, Nigeria (PANA)— The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has suspended the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to concentrate on preparations for President Clinton’s official visit. The embassy said its visa section would be closed for nine days, just before Clinton’s Aug. 25-27

Visit.

fVisa applicants with appointment letters have been rescheduled to appear at later dates. Drop box services, offered by (he embassy for applicants who previously had multiple-entry visas or two single-entry visas issued in the last two consecutive years, have also been suspended through Aug. 28. The suspension of visa services is coming less than a week after Nigeria protested to Washington over the shabby treatment regularly meted out to Nigerians seek-

eras during registration in the June IS general elections in 1999. Lipenga said unlike in the general elections, where there were only 193constituencies,morecameras were required to cater for a bigger electorate in 8S9 wards, where additional youths have joined the electorate after turning 18 and might seek to register. He added the commission had obtained about500additional cameras from Mozambique, which should be in the country soon. “Phase one of the registration exercise will be from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10 while the second phase will be from Sept. IStoOct. I,”he told PANA. Lipenga said that due to inadequate cameras, the registration exercise had to be split into two phases. The new registration is aimed at those who have just turned 18 or failed to register during the 1999 general elections because of illness or were absent from their constituency. Those Who were dully registered in 1999 would simply have to verify their names on the voters ’ roll. Malawi has been running without local authorities since the incoming government of President Bakili Muluzi dissolved them in 1994 allegedly because loyalists of former President Kamuzu Banda and his Malawi Congress Party infiltrated them.

Don’t Give House' of Pi

MALIBU ON MARYLAND

I iu 1 hm • PrillH' Stulks • llrsh Si .iloml ,V I’ is!,

\ i a iv i i >m hi 11,11 ii >i

111 -t < )IN tl 11(1 I n IK > V il l I < ) M

(.'oinin^' tocVtlicr m ili'^anl liinin^

1 4 W M \R'l I. \ \ I) j I RI I I • I )l iw Ml l\\ \ I Mil \\ \ Reservations Welcome • 31"\63S. i33 i

Southern born spiritualist brings to you solution from deep south. She helps many

thousands of people with all

blems, for I

kind of problems, for Instance Love, Health, Happiness &

Family problems.

One visit Is all you need! One free question by phone!

<317)791-9315

Heal Ivvtate C areer Ldueation

Iti* Real Estate Certification Program Courses offered in September 2000

Two & Four Week Accelerated Sales Course Begin September II, at The Pyramids Four Week Accelerated Brokers Course Begins September 11, at The Pyramids Nine Week Evening Sales Course Begin September 12, Four Indianapolis locations: * Avon High School * The Pyramids * University of Indianapolis * Walker Career Center Nine Week Evening Brokers Course Begins September II, at The Pyramids Four Indianapolis Locations JlU| 1-800-742-4067 Enrollment is limited cwhkItiow Call now to reserve your spot! mocham Indiana’s Oldest and Largest Real Estate Education Provide The Center for Real Estate Education A Research

'AVery Present Help In Tlm&s of Your Auto-ReMed Needs..."

Contact J.C. Woodruff at Evte Olekanon Bulck to

(ERIC mCKBtSOtl ^m^mNxmwkius BUICK i

7250 NORTH KETCTONE MX. MDUNAPOUt 257-2271

(•'Si

r ■ : y

Jared had the grades and the determination. Now he’s got the tuition, too.

*; S

Thanks to the Philip Morris Companies’ contributions to the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, honor student Jared Reawes gat a Ml 4-year

• jiii

Ing U.S. visa.

, Jt> ‘i!v V '

TwotoeU phone companies under probe for excesahfe pfftdpp/i • two ptieatftceH phone providers in Zambia, Telcel andZamdell.are jmdergoing investigations for alleged cartel practices of excessive pricing, the Zambian Competition Commission confirmed recently. The government directed the Commission to probe complaints from the public that cellular phone service firms were working in league to charge excessive prices. The commission’s executive director, George Lipimile, said the probe would determine whether the alleged excessive prices are as a result of parallel pricing between the providers. The local mediaquoted Lipimile as saying the commission will examine whether there is tacit collu-

.‘Ji V.

scholarship. For the last 13 years, the Philip Morris Companies have been the Fundfe largest donor, helping thousands of deserving students

get the opportunity they've earned. Philip Morris also supports over 350 educational organizations that help strengthen local communities.

To learn more, visit philipmorris.com. Working to make a difference. fiun m noitan 3ili -an vino >.'6'jn^inA ! L.—- J t u/

•Ur--- -r

nsmuri ?uoiornun m noiian 3il) -an yinuYE'jrwmA I v.-!—> v;, mi i/mkm/ ./tu t < .bnow srir oiiiM/Mi 4)11311 i ■ • • • ■ ■ « • •»

."Olvw’f ') vjfr.bTCf) voJI • ln'udxi: , i Vi/i ’fin-Hi- •‘U,..

.IWMOMOPIMHiIMjPipW*

■ ;'f»tj l 1. i*K r >> \ nri«i/»»4Sir [ «

i! uirtlULyL' 1 v*th I

t » 4 .

MORRIS USA

• ^ar J

sien between the providers and the edmpetitiveness of the cellular phone market in regards to the type of licenses given to the current players, entry and exit barriers and technical restrictions in the

' * m

market. b He said the commission would require a detailed analysis of costs before any adjustment could be reached.

It would also investigate whether the difference between the costs actually incurred and the price actually charged is excessive. “The commission will not interfere in natural market mechanisms where high prices will encourage new entry or innovation and thereby increase competition,” Ljpimile noted. He added that excessive prices would be regarded as an abuse only where it is clear the high profits will not stimulate successful

- ‘ ......

ZZZz-'Srmt-W-':-S Wr : zJk-(-- -■

^C.V >• • * v. .4-:'.•

v • •

qeyv entry within a reasonable peBPd . iTelecel currently charges 60 cents per, minute, while Zamcell is charging U.S. 75 cents per minute. . ’1* d( Malawi’s local polls postponed BLANTYRE. Malawi (PANA) ^Logisticalproblems have forced Malawi to postpone local government elections originally scheduled for September to an unspecified date.

. ' pmmm ini wmB ■ ■ mm.

■m ■ mm k ■ •’•> : . - ' v; ;' ,

■ ' V • r

• 1 >:X" ’ V—' '

V.S

' M .

>:'• , •*. - ;vC

wmmWm

mrnmm.

man*

M fr

The Malawi Electoral Commission’s spokesman, Fergus Lipenga, said recently the commission lacked adequate cameras to complete voters’ registration. The commission lost 50 cam-