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Transparency concerns over new N$1,4b health tenders - The Namibian

Member of parliament Nico Smit has called for transparency by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN). This comes after the board failed to disclose the exact amounts allocated to companies which won N$1,4 billion worth of health tenders two weeks ago. The pharmaceutical supply tenders, including vaccines and other medicines, were advertised in November […]

Member of parliament Nico Smit has called for transparency by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN).

This comes after the board failed to disclose the exact amounts allocated to companies which won N$1,4 billion worth of health tenders two weeks ago.

The pharmaceutical supply tenders, including vaccines and other medicines, were advertised in November last year and awarded on 24 April this year.

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The latest tenders appear to be dominated by the same faction of medical contract beneficiaries which won big in January.

Sources believe this was deliberately done to avoid public scrutiny and the detection of cronyism in the awarding of tenders

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

NEW SHOW ALERT: Sunset Lane Ent. to Executive Produce singing competition docu-series titled, " Harmonies for Healing: Under the Streetlamp."

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Should Speech Be Regulated?

Media Lab interns are at the University of Connecticut School of Law to find out what law students think about their First Amendment rights. Are there just some opinions society could do without, or are there pros to allowing offensive speech in our public discourse? Does our right to freedom of speech make us feel free, or simply make others feel oppressed? Are there any fears in allowing the government to regulate speech? Share your thoughts below.

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The Vicarious Athlete

"It was a slant so I was lined up on the left. I ran, turned, the pass was already in the air. I jumped, I caught it and then I got blasted..." -Khamari Israel, Student at JMA

From playing sports to reporting on them, JMA Student Khamari Israel tells the story of how an injury sidelined his football-playing dreams and directed him towards a new path.

Interviewed by JMA Student Ashana Rampertab

Edited by JMA Student Liz Gomez

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Coping with Sleep Paralysis

"I knew I was sleeping because it's like you're there, you're sleeping, but you don't know that your eyes are open."- Ashana Rampertab, Student at JMA 

Ashana Rampertab discovered she had sleep paralysis when she kept having dreams about a 'blue spider lady.' Without going to a doctor or telling her mom, she figured out a way to cope with it.

Interviewed and edited by JMA Student Janee Johnson

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Kevin + Calculus =?

Interns were asked to convey an emotion in this 60 second silent film challenge. Can you guess which emotions our actors are feeling?

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A Man on a Mission

Paul Pfeffer is the Director of Education at the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. He enjoys teaching various television and media techniques to interns, volunteers and students.

Paul's ability to tell stories is what sparked his interest in the media field, with over 30 years of experience he still loves the process of storytelling.

Paul's greatest accomplishment is a foster/adoption documentary that he wrote and produced called “A Child, a Family, a Future: Foster Care and Adoption In CT”. He was interested in the topic because Paul believes “children need families and families need children.”

One of Paul's favorite filmmakers is Ken Burns. Like Ken, Paul also loves the process of discovery and telling stories truthfully.

When asked what qualities are important to up-and-coming journalists and filmmakers, Paul believes there should be a drive to get it done right, don’t go for easy and cheap; do the research. “It should be something that you aspire to.”

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Media Lab Intern Emily Haggett graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University this weekend with a Bachelor's in Communications!