Publication under Oregon court order shows coverup of 20 years of abuse GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A high court in the state of Oregon in the US ordered the publication online Thursday of some 14,500 pages of records held by the Boy Scouts of America that show sexual abuse from 1965 to 1985 by 1,200 head [...]
Isaac leaves Republicans speechless, but just for a day
August 27, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Republican Party members in the US, gathering in Florida to nominate Mitt Romney as their 2012 presidential candidate, saw the opening of their convention postponed for a day due to Hurricane Isaac. The hurricane blew into the Florida coastal areas Sunday and has left several thousand people without electricity, but damage was [...]
Romney to submit financial statement
June 1, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to submit Friday 1 June his personal financial statement to election authorities. Earlier this month, Forbes magazine reported that the presidential candidate, whose current net worth is estimated at $230 million, had sold most of his holdings in individual stock last year and converted it [...]
Romney inches towards Republican slot, with 2 wins
February 29, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Mitt Romney is looking more likely than he was a few days ago to be the Republican presidential candidate in the US, following wins in Arizona and his home state of Michigan. His campaign had suffered in recent days and the battle in Michigan was a tight one with his win over [...]
And if US candidates stop using tax havens?
January 24, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Tax haven” must be one of the most over-used and abused and least understood terms that is regularly unleashed by bureaucrats and politicians on unsuspecting voters who are angry about financial and tax inequality. I’m one of those voters, but I cringe when I see the term, especially coming from the US. [...]
Romney’s former Swiss bank account viewed as part of larger picture of wealth
January 24, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, whose estimated net worth is $190-250 million, has made public more than 500 pages of tax records after losing the South Carolina primary over the weekend to Newt Gingrich, who accused the former financial investment manager of not coming clean about his wealth. It is the first-ever [...]
US presidential race steams ahead with Gingrich S Carolina win
January 22, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – And the race is on! The US presidential race, at least the Republican Party side of it, is now gearing up, with Mitt Romney’s early wins eclipsed this weekend by a powerful showing by Newt Gingrich in S Carolina. The Gingrich win comes on the heels of heavy media coverage of his [...]
