Expat-Friendly Links for May 2, 2009
Here’s our collection of expat-friendly links for today.
- Rebranding Nigeria: Good people, impossible mission – grim humour reflects scepticism about a national rebranding campaign launched by the government to bring tourists and foreign investment to Nigeria
- Few EU expats to vote locally in June elections – Since the introduction of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, EU citizens residing in other member states have been entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.
- Japanese expats return from Mexico in droves due to flu outbreak – A large number of Japanese expatriates and their families evacuating from Mexico following the swine flu scare swarmed Narita Airport on Wednesday, exhausted but relieved.
- Expatriates rejoice as Obama makes a strong dollar – Associated Content – One might wonder, therefore, how the first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency and its economic policies could affect me. It's as simple as two words: exchange rates.
- Commentary: Owning the beachfront – few anti-expat types have revived the myth that in the 1960s and ‘70s devious foreigners tricked some unsophisticated Caymanians into selling their beachfront land for a song
- Survey on Foreign Residents Starts – The government started a one-month survey of foreign residents, Friday, as part of a program to improve measures for them and multi-cultural families
- Mexico starts a five-day shutdown due to swine flu – officials said they were encouraged by signs the number of new cases was dropping
- The Pros and Cons of Corruption – a look at both sides of the coin
- Pilot’s Amazon adventure is a tale worth telling – Roland Clark flies a float plane solo through unchartered territory from Florida to Brazil
- La Gringa Culichi: When it rains… – just-when-you-think-it-couldn't-get-any-worse-oh-look-it-just-got-worse
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