Delamere Immigration Services
This
company arranges work permits, visas, 'green card' immigration,
latest immigration updates and immigration resources,
plus the latest news of the Guest Worker Permits.
Our
firm also endeavors to keep the immigration updates, immigration
resources and immigration services current, but we suggest
that before making any decision regarding submitting forms
or applications for immigration visas or work permits,
that you contact the individual US consulate of your home
country for the latest immigration updates, as they change
almost on a daily basis. Visit the web site of Delamere
Immigration Services
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THIS ISSUE
1.
Business: Boom for Cape Town Industry
2. Business: China & Gold
3. Business: Gold is still on the UP
4. Business: Inflation & Bank Rates in Zimbabwe, You
Think You Have Problems!
5. Business: Kenya benefits from the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
6. Business: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
now in French language
7. Business: Vineyards in a Muslim State?
8. Construction & Environment: Building Green Dwellings?
9. Education: Canadians and the Boer War
10. Immigration: New Point System for UK Immigrants
11. Real Estate: Buying a Property in India
12. Real Estate: South Africans now buying abroad
13. Travel: Take a tour of San Francisco
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1. Business: Boom for Cape Town Industry
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From
our reporter in Cape Town: Plans to build a multi-billion
rand South African offshore oil and gas equipment fabrication
yard at Saldanha and a service and refurbishment hub at
Cape Town harbour were announced today by MAN Ferrostaal.
To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
Editor's Note: Visit our web page on investing
in South
Africa.
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2. Business: China & Gold
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Beijing
- Gold-hungry China plans to open what it has billed the
world's first theme park dedicated entirely to the precious
metal, state media reported on Sunday. To read the full
report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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3. Business: Gold is still on the UP
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JOHANNESBURG
(Reuters) - Gold is likely to claw its way to a fresh
peak near $600 per ounce over the next few weeks but the
longer-term outlook is uncertain, Jeffrey Christian of
consultants CPM Group said on Thursday. To read the full
report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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4. Business: Inflation in Zimbabwe, You Think You
Have Problems!
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Zimbabwe's
central bank has raised interest rates by up to 75 percentage
points to 785% in a new bid to curb soaring inflation,
but analysts said the aim could be missed due to high
government spending.
Zimbabwe's
annual inflation rate accelerated to a record 782% in
February, driven by a surge in rental, transport and education
fees and dampening prospects of a quick recovery for an
economy which has been in recession for six years. Inflation
in January 2006 was 613.2%. To read this report, go to
our NEWS
DESK link.
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5. Business: Kenya benefits from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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The
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will expand its funding
activities in Kenya to include microfinance institutions.
Mrs Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft Corporation founder,
Bill Gates, yesterday said the organisation had selected
Kenya as the launch pad of the multi-million-dollar initiative.
"Apart from health, education and HIV/Aids, we
want to expand our funding activities to include the micro-finance
sector especially in developing countries," she
said. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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6. Business: South African Broadcasting
Corp. (SABC) now in French language
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Many
of the clients of the Delamere Group speak French and
conduct some of their business and research in French.
It is with confidence that we recommend the latest venture
from the SABC and inform our readers that to listen to
news and updates especially of the African continent,
you can tune into the French language. A free download
of Windows Media Player (RealPlayer) is needed to listen
to this new service. Visit
this site.
Editor's
Note: At the request of our many readers we have added
this link to our News Page, which is one the most frequently
visited pages of our International web site. Visit our
NEWS PAGE
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7. Business: Vineyards in a Muslim State?
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Uyurca,
Turkey - When the Ozbek family began planting vines,
their neighbours told them they were committing a mortal
sin and would face divine retribution.
"They
said it was wrong, against Islam, to produce wine. They
said our soil would dry up and it would no longer rain
or snow. But that was more than 10 years ago," said
Cengiz Ozbek.
"Then
they saw how much money we started to make. Now they too
are planting vineyards," said the 37-year-old farmer,
his weather-beaten face cracking into a smile. To read
the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK report.
Editor's Note: We have not yet tested this wine
from Turkey, but when we receive a sample we will let
you know the taste and quality. Meantime we encourage
you to visit the Delamere
Vineyard.
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8. Construction & Environment: Building Green
Dwellings?
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Habitat
for Humanity is partnering with a family in Hartford,
Connecticut's North East neighborhood and giving them
the opportunity at home ownership. The home will be enhanced
by the use of eco-friendly building materials. To read
more about this project visit
this site.
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9. Education: Canadians and the Boer War
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As
a former colony of Britain, Canada contributed a significant
number of troops to Britain's ongoing three year conflict
within South Africa, often referred to as the Boer War.
At
the time, a number of persons within Canada expressed
doubt about why they were supporting such a distant military
venture, and even Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier was
skeptical. This online exhibit from the Canadian War Museum
explores Canadian involvement in this military action,
and includes sections that provide information about the
units and personalities involved throughout the conflict.
Visitors can also view images of some of the awards that
were associated with this conflict, such as the Queen's
South African Medal and the Queen's Scarf of Honour, which
were crocheted by Queen Victoria herself. The site is
rounded out by a lengthy and well-composed essay by Dr.
Cameron Pulsifer that provides a nice historical sketch
of Canada's commitment to the South African War. Visit
this site.
From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2006
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10. Immigration: New Point System for UK Immigrants
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British government insists its new immigration policy
is not directed at highly skilled workers or students
from India but just to simplify the system of applications
for visas.
In
an exclusive interview to NDTV, British Prime Minister
Tony Blair says the scheme hopes to balance cracking down
on illegal immigrants and genuine cases.
Now
those wishing to come and work in the UK will have to
get a certain number of points to be considered for a
visa. To read the full report, go to our
NEWS DESK link.
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11. Real Estate: Buying a Property in India
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Estate
developers have always been wooing NRIs (Non-resident
Indians) and have developed many estates - called 'colonies'
in India - specifically for NRIs with swanky names such
as Dollar Apartments, Windsor Manor or Bel Air Heights.
In these estates such is the ambience that one has to
keep reminding oneself that it is India and not the West!
NRIs have readily invested in these homes for regular
income from rent or for staying there when in India. To
read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
Editor's
Note: Visit our web page on living and working in
India, plus real estate opportunities. Click
here.
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12. Real Estate: South Africans now buying abroad
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South Africans lost interest in investing overseas a few
years ago when property prices subsided in their favourite
countries - mainly Britain and Australia - and the SA
residential market boomed. But local investment yields
have fallen to near international levels; a strong rand
has made offshore property cheaper; and last Wednesday
government increased the foreign investment allowance
for individuals from R750 000 to R2m. To read the full
report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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13. Travel: Take a tour of San Francisco
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In
the 1936 film, "San Francisco" Jeannette MacDonald
sings the film's title song, which of course includes
the Gus Kahn-penned lyric "San Francisco, welcome
me home again/I'm not at home to go roaming no more."
For those who might be pining for Baghdad by the Bay (or
for images from the infamous earthquake in 1906), this
online collection from the San Francisco Public Library
will be most welcome. All told, the San Francisco Historical
Photograph Collection contains more than 250,000 photographs
of San Francisco and California, although not all of these
photographs are available online here.
Visitors
should begin their voyage through these images by using
their search engine, which allows them to search by photographer,
subject index, or by date. Perhaps the most novel way
to search the images is to look through the photos by
using an interactive map of the entire city. Here visitors
can find photographs of the historic Moulin Rouge nightclub
in the historic Barbary Coast area, or move on over to
Sutro Heights over on the Pacific Ocean. For those who
might be feeling a bit less adventurous, there are a number
of thematic collections, including "Picture This:
Family Photographs of Everyday San Francisco." Visit
this site.
From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2006
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Special Announcement
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Bullet
Proof Vehicles Available
The
Delamere Group currently has the following Bullet
Proof vehicles available for immediate delivery.
They
are all new units, armored to European level B6, 7.62x51
NATO, AK-47 and M-16. They can be purchased for $115,000
USD F.O.B USA each. The price of these immediately available
units has been reduced to $115,000 USD F.O.B USA each.
Note
that three are 2004 models and one is a 2005 model.
Two 2004 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles, 2500 LT w/
8.1 liter V-8 engine Black exterior with Tan leather interior
or Grey exterior with Grey leather interior, fully armored
to defeat European protection level B6, 7.62 NATO, AK-47
and M-16.
One 2004 GMC Denali (short body) Black exterior with
tan leather interior, fully armored to defeat European
protection level B6, 7.62 NATO, AK-47 and M-16.
One 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe grey exterior with grey
leather interior, fully armored to defeat European protection
level B6, 7.62 NATO, AK-47 and M-16.
All other units can be produced in 90-120 days. Contact
our firm for enquiries and delivery dates required. admin@delamere-international.com
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This month's quote
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"Everything
has beauty, but not everyone sees it" ~ Confucius
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