Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Britain's minister of state for business, Gareth Thomas, will fly to Algeria next week to pump for business deals in non-oil sectors (BP, Shell and British Gas already operate in the country). (...)[95mots] [1,5€]
John's Labour blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
Gareth Thomas, MP, (good Welsh name) Minister for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs (investment') gave a cracking speech while giving fraternal greetings from the Co-op Party. Outside the hall, the Co-op stall was also giving away free bottles of Fair Trade wine with every membership form filled out! He posed the question - would Northern Rock have crashed or would the Halifax been forced into...
icWales (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
GARETH Thomas scored four of the nine tries as Blues had a useful workout ahead two very important games.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Debt collection firms may face a government crackdown amid concern about the "aggressive" tactics used by some, such as chasing the wrong people and refusing to deal with debt advisory services. Gareth Thomas, the consumer minister, told the Guardian he had summoned the debt collection industry's main trade body to a meeting to discuss these issues. Speaking on the eve of the Guardian's first Debt...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
By an stretch of the imagination, the treatment of lesbian and gay people in Jamaica is disgrace, says minister Gareth Thomas.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
United Kingdom Development Minister Gareth Thomas on Tuesday announced a new fund worth 220 million British pounds, or about $350 million, for research into technologies aimed at curbing the spread of HIV worldwide, London's Guardian reports. The fund likely will be aimed at researchers who are developing new HIV/AIDS technologies -- such as microbicides, vaccines or new treatments.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
The HIV epidemic is set to spiral out of control unless new ways to prevent infection are discovered, Development Minister, Gareth Thomas, warned today. The Minister met with leading scientists, businesses and experts in HIV in London to agree what new action is needed to fight the spread of the infection. He announced a new £220m fund for research which will be used to fund projects that are developing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
The HIV/Aids epidemic will spiral out of control unless more money and effort is devoted to stopping its spread, the UK's development minister, Gareth Thomas, will warn a meeting of scientists and experts convened by the government in London today. Although UN statistics show an apparent slow-down in the growth of the epidemic, and drugs to keep people alive are now at least partly available in heavily...
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
By David Lambert - The '70s British series Children of the Stones, starring Gareth Thomas (Blake's 7), Freddie Jones (Dune, Krull) and Iain Cuthbertson (Sutherland's Law), is coming to DVD early next... (more)
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
In the run up to the U.K.’s Bonfire Night the Government is targeting the small minority of irresponsible businesses who flout the law by selling fireworks to under 18s. Consumer Minister Gareth Thomas said: “Fireworks can do terrible damage in the wrong hands. Retailers and parents must take their responsibilities seriously. Our tough laws mean firework sellers [...]
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
"[Trade and Development Minister] Gareth Thomas ( background - secondary school teacher) is backing the new 'Be an Ethical Pest' campaign created by the Ethical Trading Initiative" And there's more : " This is not just about trade; it's about trade that works for local people. The public are entitled to know how ethical different shopping chains are - which ones are committed to getting their suppliers...
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
TORTOLA - Silver medalist Lisa Adamson will be among four BVI cyclists competing in the weekend Caribbean Cycling Championships in St. Vincent, joining Patlian Johnson, Gareth Thomas and Mark Smith.
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
The United Kingdom's Minister for Trade and Development Gareth Thomas says the Caribbean will find itself in a make or break period over the next year as it tries to find a route out of poverty through economic growth.
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
A BRITISH government minister wants Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to stop discriminating against homosexuals. Gareth Thomas, United Kingdom's minister of state for trade and development, made the call yesterday while discussing the impact...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
CALVISANO 20 CARDIFF 56: Ma'ama Molitika, Jason Spice, Tom Shanklin, Ben Blair, Nick Robinson, Leigh Halfpenny and Gareth Thomas all score in easy victory
