Sierra Leone: Le 260 Million Affects Leone Stars Camping
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- Sierra Leone: Le 260 Million Affects Leone Stars Camping
- Racing fans feel pinch
- Kiwi quake survivors tell of screams and street panic
- Nigeria: House Asks Gimba to Resign as Sports Minister
Sierra Leone: Le 260 Million Affects Leone Stars Camping
AllAfrica.com – May 14, 2008
According to information gathered government has spent Le 260000000 (two hundred and sixty million leones) in the ongoing work at the stadium but has only paid ¼ of the said amount. However this has prevented the team’s May 8 plans of encamping at the Mahera hotel Lungi and has also affected the team’s preparation buildup. Earlier the Team’s manager Ahmed Sesay revealed Leone Stars’ intention to play in three international friendly matches but said the plan has proved futile with the current crisis it is faced with.
Racing fans feel pinch
News & Observer – May 14, 2008
Bad weather was partly to blame but the company said gas prices and the credit crunch have slowed fans’ spending. And some who do make it to this month’s races may not pump as much money into the local economy hoping to offset the cost of getting to North Carolina. Mike Meyers pulled his Dodge pickup and 32-foot Montana trailer into a camping space near the speedway Monday afternoon driving more than 1000 miles from Attica N. by way of Asheville where he and his wife Gabe visited family last week. The couple has come to Concord every May since 1999 Meyers said but has never watched costs more than this year. With diesel prices adding another dollar per gallon to his gas bill Meyers 57 said he already has cut back on other camping trips and NASCAR races and expects to spend less at restaurants and gift shops.
Kiwi quake survivors tell of screams and street panic
New Zealand Herald – May 14, 2008
“Mr Daniels went to his apartment about two minutes down the road to get blankets and a change of clothes. About 3000 students and teachers camped at the school on Monday night using umbrellas and bamboo as shelter. Mr Daniels said there were only a few hundred camping at the school last night. “I went into the Mianyang town centre. There are a lot of people camping out in parks and on the streets… Mr Daniels said there were only a few hundred camping at the school last night. “I went into the Mianyang town centre. There are a lot of people camping out in parks and on the streets. It’s raining a bit but it’s still quite warm because it’s summer here. “His father Ken Daniels of Wellington said he spent most of Monday night calling his son’s cellphone but getting no answer.
Nigeria: House Asks Gimba to Resign as Sports Minister
AllAfrica.com – May 14, 2008
Gimba who failed to give the financial breakdown of the requirements and items to be paid for however disclosed that the Nigerian athletes to the games would receive $100 Dollars daily allowance which is in tandem with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) laid down rule that athletes should not be paid less than $20 and not more than $100. He also said that arrangements for the procurement of equipment for the contingent in line with IOC specifications have been finalised. Gimba gave the camping sites of the various sports as follows: Table tennis- (France and South Africa) Badminton-(Germany) Swimming-(Germany) Athletics-(Greece) Boxing -(Cuba) Judo and Wrestling (Canada) Taekwondo (USA UK and Taiwan) Special Sports (Germany) and football (Malaysia) and female (South Korea). On the medical status of the athletes Gimba said "the athletes are in the right frame of mind. There is need to establish the dope status of all athletes within the next one month. Fund is therefore needed for this exercise. We are going to conduct a dope test on all the athletes and in the next few weeks we are going to even open our international dope testing laboratory here in Abuja and become the second in Africa after South Africa.
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