MediaWatch Week of 16 November 2008

Summary

MTN to bring seamless roaming across 21 operations
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
By Edris Kisambira , IDG News Service , 11/19/2008 Mobile telecommunications operator MTN expects to introduce seamless roaming across its 21 operations in …

Reform Party Support Atta Mills
Peace fm Online – Ghana

John Evans Atta Mills, for the 2008 elections.In a statement signed by activists from Greater Accra, Ashanti, Volta, Northern and Central regions, ..

Business Briefs
Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Honolulu,HI,USA
based FedEx Freight said yesterday it has reduced transit times on more than 3300 regional next-day, second-day and extended routes since Jan. 1. …

Universal Children’s Day – 20 November

By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children’s Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world.

MCA Monitor Update: Fall 2008

The MCA Monitor Update is a quarterly newsletter summarizing key events and issues related to the Millennium Challenge Account examined through CGD’s MCA Monitor.

Contents

1. Getting Ready for the FY2009 Country Selection Process 2. Georgia Compact Receives $100 Million Boost 3. MCA Budget: FY 2009 Cuts Held at Bay; Continuing Resolution 4. MCC Raising the Bar on Transparency: Impact Evaluations & Procurements Consolidated Online 5. First Stage II Threshold Program Signed in Albania  6. Five Compact Countries Complete Entry-into-Force 7. Two New Compacts Signed: Namibia and Burkina Faso 8. More MOUs: Memoranda of Understanding Signed with AGRA and MFA