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A Canadian father charged with murdering his 9-year-old daughter faces substantial financial difficulties and had trouble meeting child support obligations,
Customers pick the cheapest freight option for each direction, which brings down the overall price any one business can economically sustain. Image: jovannig/stock.adobe.com
You can’t get blood out of a stone, so the driver in our lives tells us, yet the industry and society (or customer(s)) seem to expect it.
Generally, the working population can achieve at minimum a 3 per cent CPI wage increase per annum. For transport drivers, that simply doesn’t happen due to the hypocrisies of the Award system.
Common sense tells us that when you change jobs you go to a better paying one, so then in turn the household budget is still manageable and there are no increased stresses on income.
Artist Jacky Heung borrowed RMB 2 mn at a casino in Macau last December but has not repaid the full amount, still owing RMB 1.4 mn. MGM China Holdings Limited has filed a lawsuit in the Hong Kong District Court to recover the outstanding balance and interest.
According to reports from HK01, the plaintiff stated in the filing that Heung is a customer of their Macau casino. On December 1, 2024, Heung borrowed RMB 2 mn and exchanged it for chips, agreeing to repay the full amount on the same day. However, the plaintiff claims that after deducting the amount from Heung’s account and any partial repayments he made, he still owes RMB 1.4 mn. According to the loan agreement, the annual interest rate is 18%,…
A Canadian father charged with murdering his 9-year-old daughter faces substantial financial difficulties and had trouble meeting child support obligations, whilst making unsettling posts about his daughter’s impact on his daily routine.During his Monday court appearance for allegedly killing his daughter Melina in upstate New York, Luciano Frattolin, 45, who portrayed himself as a successful coffee company proprietor, declared his inability to afford legal representation and even offor child support, reported the NY Post.Frattolin, Ethiopia-born, praised Melina on his Montreal-based Gabella Coffee company’s website, describing her as “beautiful” and “the light of his life.” However, the corporate biography revealed concerning…
The review is expected to have implications for the mortgage sector, as many borrowers who experience financial hardship may turn to debt management and credit repair services. Increased scrutiny and potential reforms could affect how mortgage brokers and lenders interact with clients who are seeking assistance with debt, as well as influence the advice and support provided to consumers navigating mortgage stress or arrears.
A licensing regime for debt management and credit repair firms was introduced in 2021 to protect consumers from harmful practices. Under this regime, businesses must hold a credit licence, comply with the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, and be members of the…
