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...hosts are the 300 Aborigines of Titjikala, a far-flung settlement in the Northern Territory, comprising members of the Arrente, Luritja and Pitjantjatjara tribal groups. The resort is a joint venture between them and Gunya Tourism, a firm set up to promote indigenous tourism experiences. Half of the profits go to the Titjikala Foundation's health and education programs, and the camp employs only local tribespeople. The objectives are cultural interaction and Aboriginal self-sufficiency, says Mark Provost, Gunya Tourism's managing director: "In remote areas such as Titjikala, tourism offers the prospect of economic independence and eliminates a sole...
...voluminous regulations and procedures: all these form a thin veneer of a state that seems to resemble those in the West. But beneath lies a complex web of fixers and power brokers, go-betweens and patrons, geared to make things happen?whether negotiating a business deal or tax settlement, bringing government projects to a district, or, it would seem, adding up the votes. This complex web baffles outsiders, who often complain of the "high cost of doing business" in the Philippines...
...September, Hay’s lawyers said they were near a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. But Shleifer and the University continued to fight the government until mid-June...
Lawyers on both sides of the case would not comment on the agreement, and there was no indication as to the extent of damages or whether Harvard, Shleifer, or Hay would admit wrongdoing under the settlement. Spokespeople for Harvard and the U.S. district attorney’s office said that the terms of the settlement would be made public once it is signed...
...June 13 hearing, originally scheduled for March, was postponed four times, most recently on the first of this month. That delay, according to a Harvard official who has been briefed on the case, was a public-relations move intended to push the settlement announcement until after Commencement, when the news would receive less attention...