Blog from Grenada: Why the ‘Spice Isle’ has stopped paying its debts
It’s 10:30 at night and I’m trying a short cut through the grounds of an upmarket hotel in Grenada to get to my much cheaper room on the other side.…
It’s 10:30 at night and I’m trying a short cut through the grounds of an upmarket hotel in Grenada to get to my much cheaper room on the other side.…
UPDATE: Saturday 7 December A massive thank you to everyone who has donated over the three days of the Big Give. The matched funds have now run out, and we’ve…
Thanks a lot to everyone who took part in the #NotOurDebt photo action during Debt Week 2013. Here’s some of the best messages we saw on Twitter… [View the story…
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One year ago today, a bill to audit the Tunisian public debt was submitted to the Assembly, but this democratic initiative has been blocked by global finance.