| Global Payments Enables Discover Network Card Acceptance for its ...
ATLANTA, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) , a world leader in payment processing services, announced today that it has activated the first of its Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) relationships - EVO, Mercury Payments, North American Bankcard and Total Merchant Services - to acquire Discover Network merchants in a manner consistent with Visa's and MasterCard's acquiring programs. When the rollout of this program is finalized, Global's entire merchant portfolio including its ISO channel will have the capability of processing Discover Network card transactions with full customer support services. The company anticipates finalization by the third quarter of calendar 2008. Global Payments will serve as the Discover Network acquiring program sponsor on behalf of the participating ISOs.
Mystery as humps get bumped off
Two years ago, the council announced more than 100 speed bumps across Edinburgh would be ripped up following a deluge of complaints about the effect they were having on cars. One in Valleyfield Street at Tollcross was also removed after residents complained that the noise of cars scraping over the hump was keeping them awake at night. .
Cops kill innocent bystander in Laventille
Family members and residents yesterday recalled what they said were minutes of terror when police stormed through the Des Vignes' yard. "They started firing shots, we begged them to stop. There were children, so many of them in the yard. All the officers yelled was 'move. All yuh vote for PNM so take dat,'" a crying Joyce Des Vignes, the victim's mother, claimed. "We had to run for safety in our house. They take my best son. They kill him in front of his children, they take their father away from them. He work so hard for his family. I want justice for Sheldon - how they could do him that ?" Hypolite, the successful People's National Movement candidate in Monday's general election, told the villagers he would ensure a proper investigation was conducted into the incident.
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