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Overview of Programmes and Initiatives Announced in Singapore Budget 2019
Singapore's Finance Minister; Mr Heng Swee Kiat delivered the country's Budget Statement on 18 February 2019. Calling it 'expansionary', Budget 2019 focuses on broader economic changes and enhances enterprise transformation. This year, the government will be rolling out several initiatives for businesses in Singapore. This blog post will give you an overview of the key features of these initiatives, and what it means for you and your business.
Helping businesses grow, and build up their enterprise capabilities.
1. Launch of Scale-up SG and Innovation Agents Programmes
Scale-up SG is actually a continuation of Start-up SG launched 2 years ago. This programme aims to help local firms to deepen their capabilities and internationalise. The Innovation Agents programme is a two year pilot to help firms obtain advice on innovation opportunities from industry professionals who have both technology expertise and business experience. More details on both these programmes will be announced soon, but eventually both programmes will in result in generating good jobs, better career opportunities and wage growth for local workers.
2. Launch of SME Co-Investment Fund III
The government is setting aside additional $100 million for the SME Co-Investment Fund III. This will continue the work of earlier SME Co-Investment Funds, with the aim at catalysing private-sector funding in Singapore. Such investments have a direct correlation to investments and employment in Singapore.
3. Launch of Enterprise Financing Scheme (EFS)
Expected to launch in October 2019, the EFS will streamline eight existing financing initiatives to help SMEs navigate between the various financing schemes.
4. Extension of the Automation Support Package (ASP) and the SME Working Capital Loan
The ASP will be extended for 2 more years to continue supporting companies in their automation, productivity and scale-up efforts. Similarly the SME Working Capital Loan will also be extended for another 2 years to continue addressing the financial needs of smaller companies, through unsecured loans, with the government sharing risks with participating financial institutions.
5. Expansion of the SMEs Go Digital Programme
Introduced in Budget 2017, this programme will now expand to include more sectors such as accountancy, sea transport, and construction, with more sectors to be included later in the year. Info-Communications and Media Development Authority (IMDA) which facilitates this programme will also be extending the range of pre-approved solutions such as artificial-intelligence (AI) infused solutions and cyber-security solutions that can be readily adopted by SMEs.
6. Extension & Enhancement of the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG)
Introduced in Budget 2018, the PSG aims to support enterprises to adopt readily available off the shelf productivity solutions and technologies. Following Budget 2019, the PSG support level of 70% will be extended to 31 March 2023 and it will be further enhanced to include a component that supports upgrading of employees.
7. Extension of Enterprise Development Grant (EDG)
The government will be extending and enhancing the EDG support of up to 70% to 31 March 2023. EDG was introduced in Budget 2018 to help firms adjust to the impending foreign workforce policy changes.
8. Launch of Digital Services Lab (DSL)
This is a three year pilot programme that aims to address digitalization challenges in the services sector using digital capabilities. It will focus on projects with industry-wide impact, involving various stakeholders and where there are barriers to digitalization. DSL engineers and systems architects will collaborate with various industry partners to develop solutions addressing the identified problem(s). Participating companies either as users or technology solutions provider may apply for funding support of up to 70% of qualifying costs.
9. Launched of a one-stop portal
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and relevant agencies are developing a one-stop portal to make it easier for businesses to transact with the Government. A pilot will be launched for the food services sector by the third quarter of 2019. After this, businesses will deal with one point of contact, instead of up to 14 different ones as they do today.
Helping businesses build strong partnerships in Singapore and internationally.
10. Launch of Local Enterprise and Association Development (LEAD) Programme
This programme will strengthen the government support for Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) by developing five year roadmaps of a more strategic and longer-term approach in driving industry transformation and gain access to funding.
11. New Centres of Innovation
Two new Centres of Innovation (COIs) will be set up focusing on aquaculture and energy as part of the government's effort to assist SMEs with technology innovation. The aquaculture COI will support growth and internationalization of local enterprises, while the energy COI aim to drive industry-led innovation in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility. These COIs will be housed in Temasek Polytechnic and Nanyang Technological University.
12. Singapore as an Innovation Node
Singapore Fintech Festival and the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology will happen on the same week in mid-November. These events will maximise efforts to attract the global innovation community to Singapore and foster opportunities for potential collaborations.
Tax Changes for Singapore Businesses Highlighted in Budget 2019.
13. Discontinuation of Property Tax Order for Tourists Projects
This scheme has lapsed since 18 February 2019. Introduced in 1987, this scheme was aim to promote tourism in Singapore wherein approved tourism projects had their annual value computed based on 6% of the preceding year's gross receipts, applicable for the first 5 years upon completion of the project.
14. Extension of Written Down Allowance (WDA)
WDA incurred in acquiring qualifying Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) will be extended to cover qualifying capital expenditure acquired on or before the last day of the basis period for YA2025, instead of YA2020.
15. Extension of Income Tax Concessions for S-REITs, REITs ETFs and GST Remission for S-REITs and RBTs
Existing tax concessions for S-REITs (Singapore-listed Real Estate Investment Trusts) and REITs ETFs (Real Estate Investment Trusts Exchange-Traded Funds) will be extended to 31 December 2025. To facilitate the listing of S-REITs and RBTs (Singapore-listed Registered Business Trusts) in infrastructure, ship and aircraft leasing, the GST remission will be extended to 31 December 2025. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be announcing more details by May 2019.
16. Changes in Tax Incentives for Funds managed by Singapore-based fund managers
This tax incentive scheme including its concession to claim GST incurred on expenses at a fixed recovery rate, will be further refined and extended to 31 December 2024 instead of 31 March 2019.
Tax Changes for Individuals Highlighted in Budget 2019
17. Rebates on Personal Income Tax for YA2019
As part of the Bicentennial Bonus, a personal income tax rebate of 50% of tax payable, capped at $200, will be granted to all resident individual taxpayers for YA2019.
18. Tightening of GST (Goods and Services Tax) Import Relief for Tourists
GST import relief for tourists is tightened on the first $100 (for travellers spending less than 48 hours outside Singapore) & $500 (for travellers spending at least 48 hours outside Singapore) of the value of goods bought overseas.
19. No Cap on Child's Age when Applying for Grandparent Caregiver Relief
With effect from YA2020, working mothers may claim Grandparent Caregiver Relief in respect of a handicapped & unmarried dependent child, regardless of the child's age, provided the applicant satisfies all other conditions.
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The School of Library & Information Science of The Catholic University of America invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level to begin in the fall 2006 or spring 2007 semester. We seek an energetic individual with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Information Retrieval, Information Architecture, Knowledge Management, Special Libraries, and Digital Collections.
Candidates must be able to teach in one or more of our core course areas: Organization of Information, Information Sources and Services, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Center, and Libraries and Information in Society. The school offers courses in Virginia and at the Library of Congress. Candidates are expected to teach one course a year at one of our off campus sites. The teaching load is five courses per academic year.
An earned doctoral degree in library and information science or a closely related field is required for the appointment. Candidates should have demonstrated teaching ability and the ability to use technology for teaching and learning. All candidates must have a developed research agenda and publications commensurate with the level of appointment. A willingness and ability to attract grants are highly desirable.
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Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus
This is the dramatic footage of a Syrian regime helicopter plummeting to the ground, according to opposition figures.
Free Syrian Army say they shot down the chopper over the besieged town of Daraya, near the capital Damascus.
The footage shows the helicopter ablaze, its tail destroyed, as it drops out of the sky, disappearing behind buildings just before it hits the ground.
Daraya, dominated by Syrian rebels, has been the site of intense fighting over recent weeks.
Yesterday claims emerged from Syria's main opposition, the National Coalition, that troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had used poison gas in one attack on Daraya , allegedly killing at least three people.
It comes as the the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – tasked with removing Syria's chemical weapons – said the arsenal transferred out of the country was not that high.
Watch: winter brings thick fog to a camp in Syria's Idlib
Two dead as police and protesters clash in southern Syria
Turkey attacks Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq after Istanbul street bombing
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Four Gardens in the Bible | Lift Jesus' Cross!
It is such a joy for me to introduce to you my sister and brother-in-law, Rev. Ron and Diddie Rush, a couple with a great big heart for God and for people. Scott and I and our teenagers joined Ron and Diddie at their church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on Easter Sunday. They did a little "Sunday duet" where Ron does the preaching and Diddie does the power point slides. I hope you'll enjoy this message (condensed) as much as we did!
With Easter Sunday approaching, I was reading and praying for two months prior, to be able to see the Resurrection in a new light. I was reading in the Gospels (John 19:38-42) what I had read many times before but never saw it this way. I looked at the concepts of gardens in the Bible, starting at the beginning and going right through to the end. I hope this study helps you experience your walk with the Lord in a fresh way.
The First Garden is the Garden of Eden. God created man to have a relationship and walked in the garden with Adam and Eve. He created man with glory and part of that glory was to have dominion over the animals. He made the garden a place of provision, protection and absolute freedom. It was here that the Tree of Life is mentioned. The created ones then fell into sin/death and lost the garden.
The Second Garden is the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was familiar with this garden by going there with his disciples and his "alone" times with the Father. It was in this garden where Jesus had his greatest struggle but surrendered to the Father's plan/will.
The Third Garden is beside Golgotha. In John 19, I noticed the tomb was in a g arden near Golgotha. Interestingly, this was a new tomb with no other bodies from family members, as was the custom. It was needed because the Sabbath was close at hand and they needed to bury Jesus quickly. This tomb was close and available.
The Fourth Garden is in the Glory of God. This garden is in Revelation 22. We see again that the tree of life is mentioned and the new Heaven. The Tree of Life was in the first Garden of Eden and now it is in Glory! What I found interesting is when man was removed from the garden it was because of the connection with the Tree of Life. When we read in Revelation 22, we see the Tree of Life on both sides of the "River of the Water of Life" and it bears twelve crops of fruit for every month, pointing again to God's provision The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations, showing that God is a God of restoration.
In the first garden, we lost the face to face contact with Jesus, but we will have that face to face relationship again. Fully restored! Every garden represents a stage in life and God is in every garden. Because of the Resurrection, we have the hope of being restored right now in a personal relationship with Jesus and we can follow Him as Lord until we return to the future hope of seeing Jesus face to face.
There is HOPE in every Garden!
Pastor Ron and Diddie watch Hope's children while Hope's on a magazine assignment in Redding, California. Ron baptized these two girl last year.
Ron Rush is pastor of New Providence Baptist Church in New Providence, PA. He enjoys golfing, racing, and especially his new grandson, Adam.
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I love your summary: There is HOPE in every garden. What a precious truth is captured in that. Thanks for sharing–and your blogging talents are shining forth. The pictures draw a reader right in! Nice job.
BillieJo, I thought the pics really helped–especially the tomb. I kind of forgot about that being a garden area. Isn't is doubly sweet that Jesus was the seed that died and was planted in the ground–in a garden no less–and raised to life? Mary thought she met the gardener. Well, she did in a way–the gardener who shares his life with us while the dew is still on the roses.
A note that is probably a reminder of what is already known. Gethsemane means "olive press" which is used to squeeze the oil out of the olives. Oil is used in the Temple to fuel the lamps to give light and as a picture of the Holy Spirit in anointing and giving light. Christ was "squeezed out" figuratively with what He went through in the garden, the "trials" and the cross.
I was researching GARDENS in the Bible, and I ran across your post. I love it. It was just what I wanted. Loved the pics. So interesting.
Patti, I'm so glad you found this one from a year ago. It's so good to meet someone else who loves to research these topics!
The mention of gardens in the bible has always struck me in my spirit, A garden is a sweet thing full of hope and promise as you mention. I appreciate how you discerned that there is a progression of gardens in the bible that is very meaningful. Grace to you brothers.
Fascinating how it began in a garden, transitions in 2 more gardens, and ends in a garden. Thanks!
So true–and the glory of God fill both gardens!
I am a senior citizen who teaches people my age the Bible. I have had the gardens of the Bible on my heart for months and decided I would teach it next week. I'm researching gardens of the Bible and I found you. Such a blessing! Also the responses have helped expand my understanding of Christ's atonement. What a God we serve!!. My heart is a garden itself where Jesus Christ is the ever blooming Rose. God bless you and your readers too.
I'm so glad you found us. "I will take your wilderness and make it like a garden. I will take your waste places and make them like Eden." A quote from Isaiah.
I love gardening. Reading your blog gave me a new understanding and appreciation of gardening. I find it amazing that God revealed himself to humans in all it's power and glory in the garden. Surprizing indeed that it's not inside a majestic cathedrals and places of worship. Fascinating.


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Why Programmatic Advertising May Be the Future of Media Buying
Last updated on January 3, 2020 by Ted Vrountas in Lead Generation
Have you ever sent someone a fax from the beach?
"You will," claimed a 1993 ad campaign from AT&T.
It was the same campaign that birthed the internet's first banner ad, which willed people to click with copy that would be laughably ineffective today.
By now, most web users have clicked their mouse "right here" on a banner ad, and found the corresponding post-click landing page to contain an irrelevant and impersonal sales pitch (here's the "first" post-click landing page from AT&T).
Years after AT&T's campaign, display ads have turned from novelty to annoyance. Internet users developed banner blindness while tech companies developed ad blockers.
Today, though, a new method is improving the experience for both advertisers and internet users alike.
What is programmatic advertising?
Programmatic advertising, also called "programmatic marketing" or "programmatic media buying," refers to the process of purchasing ad space via software, and relying on complex algorithms to deliver advertisements contextually.
"It's using machines to buy ads, basically," says an article from Digiday.
By the end of 2017, eMarketer anticipates that programmatic ad spending will reach $27.47 billion, and hog 72% of all spending on display ads:
So, why has programmatic ad spending nearly tripled in the last three years?
By the end of 2017, programmatic ad spending will reach $27.47 billion.
Why programmatic advertising?
Before programmatic marketing, ad space was bought and sold by humans. The process was slow and inefficient, taking RFPs, meetings, and negotiations before an advertisement could be manually published.
Online, it worked like this between two parties: publishers and advertisers.
Publishers could promise advertisers a set number of impressions to a target audience, and advertisers would purchase that ad space if the target audience was one of their buyer personas.
And it worked… until the number of publishers began to grow at a pace advertisers couldn't keep up with. Supply of ad space became far greater than demand, and it wasn't uncommon for 40-60% of publisher inventory to go unsold to advertisers. Times had changed, said Jeffrey F. Rayport:
Try negotiating over lunch with millions of publishers or sending insertion orders to thousands of them using a fax machine. Advertising automation is the inevitable solution to an otherwise insurmountable problem.
That automation came in the form of networks that categorized ad inventory in a way easily understood by media buyers. Today, programmatic media buying via an ad exchange allows marketers to do a few things:
Cut out the middleman to streamline the ad buying process
Serve more relevant ads by targeting demographics and context rather than inventory
Access a greater pool of publishers
Better measure their return on investment
Now, you can purchase ad space yourself without all the red tape. And you can get your business in front of people who might have a need for it.
The result is a more scalable way of serving ads that people may actually click, says Aly Nurmohamed, Vice President of Global Operations at Criteo:
The more data marketers have at their fingertips, the more personalized the ads become. That's what programmatic over the last few years has really pushed forward. Secondly, programmatic allows you to test and learn and find the content that works best – and it can be done in a far more scalable fashion.
Here's how advertisers are using programmatic to serve up personalized experiences:
How programmatic advertising works
The term "programmatic advertising" encompasses two different kinds of media buying:
Real-time bidding (RTB)
For most, real-time bidding on an open marketplace is the more popular of the two programmatic media buying methods. The reason is that it allows businesses to serve ads on a wide variety of websites to only people that meet their buyer personas.
With real-time bidding, the process of placing an ad involves a publisher, a supply-side platform, a demand-side platform, and an advertiser.
First, with a supply-side platform, publishers offer up access to an audience in the form of ad inventory — space on their web pages where an ad can be served to a visitor. Then, on an open marketplace, advertisers bid to reach that audience or demographic. Space is won by the highest bidder during an auction, which looks like this:
Once an internet user clicks a link, the auction begins. Essentially, software says to advertisers, "This is what we know about the person visiting our page based on their browsing history, behavior, device type, etc. What are you willing to pay to show your ad?"
What you're willing to pay will be based on what your odds of converting the visitor are. Digiday offers an example:
Zappos might recognize that a user has previously been on its site looking at a specific pair of shoes, for example, and therefore may be prepared to pay more than Amazon or Best Buy to serve ads to him. The price of impressions is determined in real time based on what buyers are willing to pay, hence the name 'real-time bidding.
A process like this used to take days, weeks — sometimes even months. Today on the open marketplace, it spans milliseconds.
And the experience is just as fast in private marketplaces, where publishers and advertisers meet for a more transparent media buying experience.
These are exclusive, invite-only marketplaces in which a publisher (or small group of publishers) offer their ad inventory to a particular group of advertisers. This method of ad buying skips the ad exchange altogether:
The benefit here is that all parties know what they're getting: Advertisers know where their ads will be placed, while publishers can ensure only quality ads are displayed to their audience.
Programmatic direct
Compared to RTB, the programmatic direct method is closer to traditional media buying. This process allows advertisers to purchase a guaranteed number of impressions ahead of time:
"It's the equivalent of booking a hotel room directly through the hotel, rather than from an online retailer like Expedia," says Rebecca Maynes from Mediative.
Often, publishers will reserve their most premium placements — on home pages for example — for programmatic direct deals with top-tier advertisers. On the other side of things, advertisers who want to guarantee placements on a valuable publisher can do so in advance. AdAge's George Slefo explains why:
Sometimes digital media buyers want to lock up particular ad inventory, especially video, on premium websites such as The New York Times ahead of time. They may want to lock in a decent price on ads they know they'll want, or just to make sure they've got the right placements for a campaign they're planning.
Like with private marketplaces, the benefit here is transparency and quality — something that open marketplaces have struggled with for years.
Which is right for you, RTB or programmatic direct?
In the earlier days of programmatic advertising, RTB looked appealing to everyone. The benefits were plenty, and there seemed to be little downside to bidding for impressions across a wide variety of publishers. As an advertiser, as long as you were reaching who mattered, what did you care?
Well, you might care if your brand's advertisements began showing up next to animations of domestic abuse, or if you were unintentionally funding terrorist organizations by awarding them chunks of your ad budget.
Or, as a publisher, you might care if you were getting swindled by RTB's supply-side platforms, which Digiday calls "the Bermuda Triangle of programmatic, where money mysteriously disappears."
The biggest issue with real-time bidding is less with the people involved on both sides, and more about the technology between them. On the open marketplace, advertisers and publishers trade transparency for convenience, affordability, and access. Many are realizing that tradeoff isn't worth it, and it's beginning to show.
Big advertisers like Verizon, AT&T, and Enterprise have recently halted their spending on programmatic video ads served via YouTube. And, when Prohaska Consulting analyzed 6 supply-side platforms, they discovered spending on the open marketplace decreased by 10 percentage points between Q4 2015 and Q4 2016:
On the flipside, spending increased by 10% in private marketplaces and on programmatic direct deals. Research from eMarketer also shows that programmatic direct spending is on the rise:
But programmatic direct isn't ideal for all parties involved either. It's transparent, but this method has similar issues to traditional media buying:
First, it's slower. Programmatic direct deals are brokered ahead of time, which means impressions can't be bought as readily as they can on the open marketplace.
Second, it's more costly. Programmatic direct deals aren't available through all publishers. Mostly, it's premium publishers who sell their ad inventory this way, which means you'll pay premium prices for placements.
Third, it's not as targeted. If you purchase a set number of impressions on the homepage of the New York Times, you're paying to show your ads to all visitors to the New York Times homepage, not just the ones with the demographics of your target audience.
The good news is, data shows more publishers are starting to enable their advertisers to buy programmatic direct. Marketplace, OpenX, says it's seen 4x more of its publishers use the method to sell ad space:
For those without the budget to afford programmatic direct, or an invite to a private RTB marketplace, there's also good news: Steps are being taken to improve transparency in the open marketplace.
On the supply side, ad tech companies have proposed a new method called "post-trade programmatic," in which advertisers get around 400 pieces of identifying data on their placements, compared to the normal 8-10. Included in this data would be information about where the ads ran.
Additionally, Google, the biggest broker of programmatic ad deals, has promised to crack down on ad placements in and near offensive content. And some even think the company may be willing to give advertisers access to more data previously kept private.
Programmatic marketing and advertising will only improve
This post shouldn't deter you from investing in programmatic media buying. While some brands have taken issue with the method, much more have seen marked success using it.
Ultimately, the problem isn't with programmatic advertising directly. Instead, it's with the businesses and technologies that offer programmatic media buying.
To defend yourself from nefarious ad tech, arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible. Learn everything you can about an ad exchange before you invest in it, look out for newer buying methods like post-trade programmatic, and consistently review KPI reports to determine whether your ad dollars are being spent the way they should be.
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—Says he told Guyanese cricketer Shepherd to hold his head up high Georgetown, Guyana (September 16, 2021) His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has thrown down the gauntlet at Cricket West Indies (CWI) for not executing its duties in a more transparent manner and in the best interest of citizens of the region. The Head of State, …
President Ali extends 'Because We Care' cash grant to private schools
Georgetown, Guyana (September 16, 2021) His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, today granted approval for the 'Because We Care' cash grant and School Uniform and Supplies grant programme to be extended to the parents of children attending private schools. The initiative was originally only applicable to parents of children in …
President Ali's message on International Day of Democracy 2021
The General Assembly of the United Nations has designated September 15 each year as International Day of Democracy. In proclaiming this 'Day', the United Nations affirmed democracy as a universal value, one which is based on the freely expressed will of the people. The Cooperative Republic of Guyana is today pleased to join with the …
Gov't ready to work with manufacturing sector on product certification—President Ali
– Congratulates Barama on bold projections at 30th Anniversary celebration Georgetown, Guyana—(September 12, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali this afternoon said that his Government is ready to work with the manufacturing sector to certify their value-added products and to fuel growth in the forestry sector. President Ali made the remark during his feature address at the …
President Ali to inform regional heads, UN about Venezuela's latest border controversy
Georgetown, Guyana—(September 12, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali plans to formally notify heads of government in the region about the accord made between the Government of Venezuela and its opposition last week in Mexico City. He told the media this afternoon that he would also inform the mediators of the meeting about the "controversial" accord. The …
Education opportunities will be enormous for youths and women—President Ali
–Says Government will put systems in place to amplify access to capital for women Charity, Region Two—(September 12, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali has announced a number of measures that will enhance the lives of women and young people in Region Two. The President's focus on Saturday afternoon at the Influential Women and Youth Meeting …
Concerns raised by Region Two residents will be addressed — President Ali
—Announces that the local private sector will purchase 12 new vehicles for the police Charity, Region Two—(September 11, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali reassured residents of Charity today that a large number of the concerns raised during his two-day visit to Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) will be addressed within weeks, while most will be resolved …
Suddie's multi-speciality hospital will be part of the modern healthcare system —President Ali
Says satellite communities will also benefit from improved health services Suddie, Essequibo Coast—(September 10, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today said that the new $2B multi-speciality hospital, to be constructed in Suddie on the Essequibo Coast, is part of the Government's national plan of modernising the healthcare system and ensuring the delivery of improved healthcare …
Having our people come together under One Guyana would be my greatest accomplishment—President Ali
— Assures that every Guyanese will benefit from Government's development agenda Supenaam, Region Two — (September 10, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali this afternoon made a passionate plea for Guyanese to forget their differences and to work together to build a better Guyana. During a meeting with residents from Region Two at the Supenaam …
Expanding the scale of cash crop production a priority of the Government—President Ali
Anna Regina, Essequibo—(September 10, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today said that his Government is moving to develop 25 acres of land to be utilised exclusively for cash crop production in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The President told farmers from the region at the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) bond in Anna Regina that expanding the …


Practically located at the gates of Kailua Town, Kalapawai Cafe is an island of local culinary magic that carries on the friendly tradition of the little Kalaheo Avenue beach market that shares its name.
Comfortable and welcoming, with plenty of warm wood, original local art and sweet island vibes, the restaurant is a deli and coffee shop with casual counter service by day. And by night (5 p.m. each evening) it becomes a full-service, sit-down dining spot, featuring a deliciously diverse menu created by executive chef Jason Iwane.
That's also true of Kalapawai Cafe's newest location in Kapolei, opened two years ago, which offers the same sort of "local-kine" welcome on a larger scale. "The menu is similar, but it's based on that neighborhood," explains Moon. Perfect for group reservations, the Kapolei location features an indoor/outdoor bar, eight taps with local craft beer, a daily pau hana happy hour (3-6 p.m.) and a big space for group reservations.
Kalapawai Cafe is a locally owned and operated business striving to include island products and produce in its food whenever possible. And its efforts go well beyond local beers and the HI Pie poi banana bread on its dessert menu.
Kalapawai's celebrated Fire Roasted Smokey BBQ Double-cut Pork Chop ($27) includes collard greens from Hawaii's own Roots & Remedies and Maui pineapple chutney, as well as yam puree, Portuguese sausage and bacon. Beet & Apple Salad ($14) includes beets from Augustine Family Farms in Waimanalo, as well as frisee, orange yogurt, pickled onion, toasted pepita granola and house-made cumin-lime vinaigrette.
Fusions and flavors here are often unexpected, sophisticated and inspired. Kalapawai's Pumpkin & Ricotta Pizza ($16) is loaded with roasted mushrooms and pecorino, brown butter maple drizzle and pepitas. Another vegetarian pleasure, Casarecce Pasta ($18) features heirloom grape tomatoes, corn, mushrooms, basil, gorgonzola cream sauce and Kalapawai's scrumptious crushed garlic croutons.


The document featured is an original Honorable Discharge Paper in very good condition. This document is framed in a wooden frame that shows both sides of the document. The paper was given to George M. Colburn, who served with Machine Gun Company, 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Division.
GEORGE MELVIN COLBURN was born on March 4, 1896 in Washington, Pennsylvania to James T. and Ida M. (Curtis) Colburn. George M. Colburn (#3167605) 20 years old at that time, enlisted on May 28, 1918 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
He went overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from July 13, 1918 till January 31, 1919 where he reached the rank of Sergeant on July 16, 1918. He was assigned to the Machine Gun Company of the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division until he received his honorably discharge on February 15, 1919 at Camp Dix, New York.
George Colburn died on January 26, 1976 in Polk County, Florida.
330th INFANTRY REGIMENT - Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 330th Infantry and assigned to the 83d Division. Organized 30 August 1917 at Camp Sherman, northwest of Chillicothe, Ohio where basic training of the new recruits was conducted. Demobilized 13 February - 10 April 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio.