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Avoid travel visa hassles for your next holidayTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:33PM(1888PressRelease) New website launched that will make it easy to find out if a travel visa is required for any destination based on your nationality. UK based Visa Guru will take the stress out of obtaining a travel visa.

European Court of Human Rights Fines Bulgaria EUR 55 000Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:12AMThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Bulgaria should pay EUR 55 116 over eight different claims. Bulgaria will have to pay Dimitar Gerdzhikov EUR 6 400 for non-pecuniary damages and EUR 600 for the trial expenses.

European Court of Human Rights Fines Bulgaria EUR 55 000Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:11AMBulgaria has been ruled by ECHR to pay about EUR 55 000 over eight different cases. Photo by BGNES

TIN becomes compulsory for allMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:55PMAnyone in Fiji who opens a bank account, registers a business, registers a vehicle or obtains a driving license from August 15 will be required to obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority (FIRCA).

ePassport contracts, transactions transparent, legal — DFAMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:07AMThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said that all transactions pertaining to the machine readable passport (MRP) and electronic passport (ePassport) projects are legal and transparent. In a statement, the DFA answered allegations of an overseas workers group that the e-passport projects were tainted with irregularities. Earlier, Migrante International pushed for the recall of ...

High-risk pool set to open Aug. 1Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 4:53AMOhio residents with pre-existing medical conditions who have been turned down for health coverage can start applying for the state's temporary high-risk pool starting Aug. 1.

DFA: RP passports among world's lowest-pricedSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:05AMMANILA (PNA) —- To appease its detractors who accuse the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of exorbitant e-passport fees, the DFA has presented a comparative international price list for the public to mull on,adding that the Philippine travel document is, in fact, “one of the lowest in Asia and the world.” In fact, DFA asserted, the current fee of P950 (about US$ 21),barely covers the actual ...

DFA: RP passports among world's lowest-pricedSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:05AMMANILA (PNA) —- To appease its detractors who accuse the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of exorbitant e-passport fees, the DFA has presented a comparative international price list for the public to mull on,adding that the Philippine travel document is, in fact, “one of the lowest in Asia and the world.” In fact, DFA asserted, the current fee of P950 (about US$ 21),barely covers the actual ...

Iroquois see victory in spurning lacrosse world championshipsSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:15AMASSOCIATED PRESS