SAN DIEGO, — After a two-month nationwide search, Verizon and Univision have selected Gabriel Sotelo as the “Reportero ADE deVerizon” for Univision Television Group. Beginning June 11, Sotelo will be a guest reporter on Univision’s sports news team covering the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM) soccer matches in Johannesburg and Pretoria. “It’s a huge blessing and a privilege to be part of such a prestigious media company as Univision,” said Sotelo. “To be the Verizon Reporter, and get a chance to experience and report live all the excitement of the soccer matches, is an incredible opportunity and honour.” Sotelo,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |
Shout-Africa Business News – WASHINGTON, June 7 — A new survey being released for the ninth annual National Tire Safety Week (June 6-12) shows that millions of drivers around the country are failing to properly maintain their tires and are putting themselves at risk while wasting gas and money. The nationwide survey, conducted by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), found that fifty-five percent of vehicles had at least one under inflated tire and only one in six vehicles had four properly inflated tires. RMA is the trade association for tire makers who manufacture in the U.S. The group worked with... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 7th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – LONDON, — Britain’s biggest union for construction workers, Unite, has responded to Labour leadership contender Ed Balls comment on EU Immigration. Ed Balls recently said immigration had affected many communities across the country, and that future immigration from within the European Union needs to be more tightly controlled. Unite’s Assistant General Secretary, Les Bayliss said: “Ed Balls is absolutely correct. The current situation of immigration from the EU combined with weak employment protection in this country has led to widespread exploitation of workers in the construction industry. Wage levels are being undercut and national bargaining agreements... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 7th 2010 |
By NewsCollective/ Shout-Africa After a long month of uncertainty, the Euro is slowly inching up the global economy charts. But it is still too early to pop the champagne, as the Euro is still tottering due to the downgrade of Spain’s credit, which is a reminder that the debt crisis has not yet passed away says Vinita Bhatia, Head-NewsCollection Room, NewsCollective For more than a month now the Euro has been taking a battering in the global markets. It finally got some respite today as it stabilized against the dollar. However, this is the time for cautious optimism in light... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 |
Shout-Africa news SEOL – The North Korean military has threatened to shut a cross-border route leading to its border town of Gaeseong, but that doesn’t mean the country is willing to give up the lucrative business there with South Korea. North Koreans involved in the factory park are reportedly worrying over a possible shutdown after the South halved the number of its citizens stationed in Gaeseong after announcing that the North torpedoed its warship in late March. A North Korean official told a South Korean staffer in Gaeseong on Sunday that his country will continue efforts to develop the joint... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 1st 2010 |
