Many local businesses are the heart and soul of their communities. They provide jobs for residents and a place to gather and socialize with each other. Local business owners know the people in their community better than anyone else, which is why they tend to be more successful at creating products that will sell. These local businesses also tend to care about the environment and the surrounding community more than big corporations.
For example, a local business of contractors specializing in HVAC repairs may hire local employees instead of out-of-town workers. They would know what people in the area need from them, which means they have plenty of opportunities to enhance their services to meet customers’ needs.
Why Local Businesses are Important
While people love to support local businesses, many do not realize how positive these businesses have for their community. Local businesses bring many benefits to their communities and can be a huge asset for local economies. They help create jobs, provide goods and services, improve infrastructure, and attract tourism. These things benefit everyone that lives in the area where these businesses have been established.
Below are more reasons why local businesses are beneficial to their communities:
Creating more jobs
One of the best things about local businesses is that they create local jobs. Working in the local area can help people stay local instead of having to commute into a larger city, which helps their communities flourish more.
By creating more jobs, more people in a community will make a living. This will help local businesses grow and attract other businesses to the area. Once there is an increase in businesses, the community will see increased jobs and better infrastructure.
Helping with tourism
Another benefit local businesses have is attracting tourists from all over who come for events or just passing through the town for vacation purposes. When more tourists arrive, local businesses have the opportunity to show them all that their community has to offer. This can result in more money being brought into the local economy, and it also helps promote the town or city as a desirable tourist destination.
Bringing community members together
Community members will feel a sense of pride when local businesses are thriving. It brings the community together, and local businesses often take part in charitable causes or sponsor different events within the town or city. This further strengthens the ties that bind the community together.
Enhancing the economic growth of communities
Local businesses will enhance the economic growth of a community. It will bring in revenue and create jobs which can help the local economy grow. As more local businesses open, the competition will also increase, which can lead to better services and products for consumers.
Creating a sense of identity for communities
Local businesses play an important role in creating a sense of identity for communities. It is often the local businesses that are the most recognizable and associated with a particular town or city. This can help people feel proud of their local community and help to build a sense of togetherness.
Contributing to the social fabric of communities
Local businesses also contribute to the social fabric of communities by providing a meeting place for people to come together. They can offer a space for people to gather, exchange ideas, and form relationships. This can be especially important in rural areas where local businesses might be the only local social hub.
Also, many local stores and restaurants will support local charities in their communities. This can help organizations raise money for important causes while providing customers with a way to become involved by shopping at local shops or dining out locally owned establishments.
In addition, when people shop at local merchants, they tend to keep more money in their local economy. This helps create a stronger community and can even stimulate the local job market.
Promoting community spirit
Local businesses also promote communities as desirable places to live or visit because of their positive impact on the local area. By working together with other local businesses for the good of the town or area, local businesses can promote the area positively. This can impact local tourism and lead to more people coming into the local community.
Local Businesses are Good for Communities
These things show how local businesses can benefit their communities in different ways. By shopping at local establishments, people can help to make their communities a better place to live.


Arab Peace Initiative Committee to Meet in Egypt on Thursday
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Cairo , Jumada I 12, 1439,January 29, 2018,SPA -- The Arab Peace Initiative Committee will hold an emergency meeting next Thursday at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Member States headed by Jordan to review latest developments regarding Jerusalem (Al-Quds) after the United States recognized Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel.
The committee includes Jordan as president, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a number of Arab Countries, as members.
16:02 LOCAL TIME 13:02 GMT
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By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter
Arizona has seen a 551 percent increase in unemployment claims versus last year and a 758 percent increase since January.
But other states have seen even more dramatic increases unemployment claims with COVID-19 at least temporarily eliminating more than 40 million jobs, according to new research from financial research firm WalletHub.
Arizona ranks 44th for its surge in unemployment claims since the Coronavirus started. Arizona ranks 23rd for new unemployment claims in the past week.
Florida had the biggest weekly increase and Georgia has had the largest growth in new unemployment claims since COVID-19 started.
Vermont had the lowest increase new weekly jobless claims while Oregon has seen the lowest growth in new claims during the pandemic, according to WalletHub.
The impact on jobs has been dramatic.
For example, Florida has seen a 3,662 percent increase in jobless claims since January. New York has had a 1,470 percent jump in unemployment since last year. Georgia has had a 4,770 percent gain in jobless claims since COVID-19 started to impact the economy in March.


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It's unfair on isolated villages that the government isn't contributing to the cost of renovating cyclone shelters said Fiji's opposition leader.
Many small shelters in remote areas were once jointly funded by the government and communities.
The government has said it's instead building stronger cyclone-proof schools which can double as shelters.
But the government has an obligation to help according to Sitiveni Rabuka.
"The issue here is that the government was part of the contruction of those buildings that were damaged or destroyed. So should they not also be part of the rehabilitation, the repair and rennovatio of those for the same use in the future?"


Walmart will hire 700 more employees as part to boost its workforce, the company announced today.
The move follows the closure of several retail stores across the country, including in California.
Walmart’s new hires will be part of the company’s planned workforce expansion.
The company has said it will hire 1,500 to 1,800 new employees during its fiscal year 2019, which ends in December 2019.
More than 3 million workers are employed in Walmart stores worldwide.
Walmart employs more than 4.7 million people globally.
The company’s decision comes as the US economy continues to tighten.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released last week, 46 percent of respondents said they would consider staying at their current jobs while a full 53 percent of workers said they were considering leaving the industry.
The report said Walmart had seen “a sharp slowdown in job growth in recent months” and that “the job market has been weak and job openings have been hard to fill”.
The retailer’s stock fell more than 8 percent on the news.


By News Desk
The Zimbabwean Government has arrested atleast 1,312 people in the last 24 hours for flouting lockdown regulations aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.
After the government imposed the lockdown to flatten the coronavirus curve three months ago, the country’s law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 52,000 people.
The country’s police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said most of the people who were arrested violated the ban on public gatherings while some of them were not wearing face masks.
“The police are making special efforts to track down those who have escaped from quarantine centers and those who have entered the country illegally,”
So far, the country has confirmed four deaths due to the coronavirus while the number of cases stood at 237.
After originating in Wuhan, China last December, the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has spread to at least 188 countries and regions.
The pandemic has killed more than 391,000 people worldwide, with more than 6.6 million confirmed cases, while recoveries have surpassed 2.8 million, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University of the US.


Prime Minister Imran Khan says being cognizant of the sufferings of people due to inflation, we are extending subsidy to the deserving people on essential commodities.
Chairing a meeting on Ehsaas Rashan Programme in Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan said being cognizant of the sufferings of people due to inflation, we are extending subsidy to the deserving people on essential commodities.
He also directed to involve district government authorities to raise awareness among Karyana Stores and the potential beneficiaries in this regard.
The Prime Minister was apprised that under the programme, a monthly subsidy of one thousand rupees on flour, ghee and pulses will be given to twenty million households that have their monthly income below fifty thousand rupees.
He was also briefed that the programme will be launched across the country on the 15th of this month. Registration of Karyana Stores under the programme is in progress, and more than 15000 Karyana Stores have been registered so far.
It was informed in the meeting that manpower is being increased at border crossings to check goods and to ensure that each load is recorded for tracking purposes.
The meeting was further informed that significant success has been achieved to control illegal petrol smuggling and in operations against hoarders.


Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while talking to media on Saturday said that the talk process would bring peace in Pakistan. Those who were opposing talks should see how much lives have been saved since the process began.
He also emphasized that there was a need to show patience to steer the country out of difficulties.
He also assured that the Govt. only wanted to establish peace through talks within the parameters of the Constitution.
Interior minister said that the government had decided to release 13 Taliban prisoners as confidence building measure. He said that process of release of non-combatant prisoners was being initiated from both sides.


Russian company gains popularity in UAE challenging Uber
(MENAFN) A news agency declared on Wednesday, quoting sources that Yango – a ride-hailing, delivery as well as e-grocery firm with Russian roots – is becoming popular and competing with sector majors Uber and Careem in Dubai.
Based on the statement, its cut of the domestic ride-hailing marketplace in May reached between 4 percent and 8 percent, lower than twelve months after the firm began processes in the United Arab Emarat’s most famous town.
Yango started in Dubai in September 2022. It’s functioned by Netherlands-located firm Ridetech International, previously Yandex Taxi, a secondary of Yandex NV, the Dutch-registered holding firm for the Russian IT corporation Yandex.
Experts said that the firm`s popularity comes from the overflow of Russian businesses and expatriates, who have been transferring to the United Arab Emarat’s during 2022 after anti-Russia restrictions forced in the West.
And in line with Islam Abdul Karim, Yango’s local general manager, the amount of orders for Yango rides is increasing at an average of around 20 percent on weekly basis.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Tel Aviv, Nov 13 (IANS) The United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) on Monday said that it will be forced to shut down its operations in Gaza due to the shortage of fuel.
The UNRWA Commissioner General, Philip Lazzarani has also informed about the grave situation to the donors of UNRWA.
The agency has already sheltered 8,00,000 people who have fled their homes since the Israel ground invasion commenced on October 27. It has said that this 8,00,000 is around half of the total population of Gaza.
The Commissioner General of UNRWA said that the organisation has requested the Israeli military for replenishment of fuel but it has been turned down.
The UNRWA also said that from November 14, the organisation will not be able to ply its ambulances and mobile medical facilities as there was no fuel remaining.
It said that the functioning of several hospitals will also be hit due to the lack of fuel as IDF has rejected all pleas to import fuel into Gaza as the Israel army alleges that the fuel will be diverted to Hamas.
The UNRWA also said that the desalination plant will also cease functioning. The water quality of Gaza has diminished and 90 per cent water was not suited for drinking purposes even before the war commenced.
The water is purified in desalination plants for which electricity is required and without fuel electric generators fails to function.
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Branding and the marketing of the architect is one of the most important things that the architects should ensure that they have as the part of the business as hey will depend largely on it.
You should know that when it comes to the architects they do not have the products that they deal with and hence the best thing that they can do is to market and brand their ideas so that they can attract more clients.
It is important to know that the success and the survival of the architect; business will depend largely on the effective marketing and branding and hence they need to make it both strong and best.
The following are some of the reasons as to why the architects should have the best branding and marketing for their ideas.
You should know that one of the reasons as to why the architects are supposed to have a strong branding and the marketing for their ideas is because they face a fierce competition from the other architects.
It is important to know that the customers will always look for the best so that they can be attracted to it and hence the best thing that the architects will have to do have the best branding and the marketing of their ideas.
The architects will often need to have the best ideas to the public so that and the best way that they will have that idea to the public is to make sure that they have the best branding and the marketing of their ideas.
It is important to note that the architect ideas need the exposure to the market so that they can be able to show the people the ideas that they have and the only way that the will do that is to ensure that they have a good brand and also the best marketing strategies.
Additionally the best branding and marketing strategies will make the architects ideas to sell more than they would survive without the use of such services and that way as a business it will gain a lot.
If there is one of the things that will improve the position of the architect’s business is nothing else other than the best branding and marketing of the ideas that they have.
It is important to note that the best the ideas will be branded and marketed the best the architect will get the favor from the clients and will make the overall difference.
It is important to know that the best branding and the marketing are all that the architects need so that they can be successful in their careers.


Individual responsibility will lead to national success against coronavirus: COAS
RAWALPINDI (City News) – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has instructed Pakistan Army to accelerate efforts to support the civil administration in its fight against coronavirus.
In a statement, the Army Chief stressed that every individual protective step is important to meet this challenge.
He said we have to become a responsible citizen so that the collective efforts at the government and institutions level are made successful.
He said responsibility rests with every Pakistani to fully comply with the instructions of the government and the health ministry regarding coronavirus. This, he said, will lead to the success of national efforts.


Kathmandu, April 6
The umbrella organisation of journalists working across the country, Federation of Nepali Journalists, has urged the government to ensure security to journalists who work during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak risking their health.
In a statement on Monday, the FNJ president Govinda Acharya also demanded that the government announce a package of facilities including health checkups, insurance, and purchase of communications tools for the journalists targeting the critical period.
If the ongoing lockdown has affected the living of any journalist, the government should also provide some financial support as a relief so that the journalists would feel motivated to work, according to him.
In the statement, Acharya also appealed to the media outlets not to spread fake news and rumours during the hard times.


Stating that the BJP was only alternative party to the TRS in Telangana State, Union Minister Hansraj made it clear that they were striving in the Telangana State aiming power here.
Participating as the chief guest at the State executive meeting held here on Wednesday, Hansraj said BJP national president Amit Shah was steering the party to the people perfectly. He said they have succeeded in Uttar Pradesh only because of Amit Shah, who had taken the party to the people by conducting meetings Assembly segments wise and Parliament segments wise. He alleged that the Congress was facing leadership problem and revealed that the Prime Minister was striving in the direction that the BJP would win 382 MP seats. He said the people in the entire country were wishing the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing the gathering, Telangana State BJP president Dr K Laxman said the BJP victory in Delhi Municipal elections reflects the work nature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Laxman said the BJP would agitate against religious reservations. The Telangana people too were yearning for BJP rule in the State, he said, adding that the BJP national president Amit Shah would tour the Telangana State for three days. He said the BJP would launch a movement against the “anti-people” policies of the TRS government to stand as an alternative to the TRS party in Telangana. (NSS)


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Kipic to expand refinery through Honeywell tech
(MENAFN) Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (Kipic) will use a variety of technologies from Honeywell UOP, a leader in petrochemical process technology, to expand its refining and petrochemical complex at Al-Zour.
Honeywell UOP will supply technology licenses, design services, key equipment, and state-of-the-art catalysts and adsorbents to produce clean-burning fuels, paraxylene, propylene and other petrochemicals.
John Gugel, vice president and general manager, Process Technology and Equipment at Honeywell UOP said, "When completed, this will be the largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals plant ever constructed in Kuwait".
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PML-N to contest elections on basis of performance: Abbasi
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the PML-N will contest the elections on the basis of its performance.
Speaking in 92 News Program ‘Night Edition’ on Saturday, he said that the people do not like such injustices.
He said that institutions should work within their limit.
The former premier said that the party manifesto is being prepared.
He said that they had tolerated a lot for democracy and the country.


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Vienna: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), represented by the Radiation and Chemical Protection Department, participated in the meeting of the Arab-Asian countries on the sideline of the 66th International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria.
During the meeting, Qatar reviewed its experiences and success in coordinating regional and national projects and technical cooperation projects, in addition to the accomplished progress in recent years in using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Qatar also briefed the participants on the various projects related to peaceful uses of nuclear energy in agriculture, medicine, research, disease control, climate change, and others.
Qatar has trained many human cadres, in cooperation with various concerned authorities, and with reliance on the latest equipment in the Central Radiation Laboratory.
Also, Qatari cadres seek expertise exchange from International experts in monitoring, detection, and radiological analysis of the Qatari environment.
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PBM will support coalition that can form govt, says Sng
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KUCHING (Nov 20): Despite only winning one out of five contested seats in the 15th General Election, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) will support whichever coalition that can form the government.
Julau incumbent, and the sole MP from PBM, Datuk Larry Sng said the party will lend its support to ensure the nation’s political stability.
“We want to ensure the new government will have political stability, so that the country can move forward and focus on important issues such as the economy and addressing the interest of East Malaysians,” Sng said in a Facebook post today.
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KATHMANDU: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to take the initiative to thwart Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli when he comes to Parliament for a vote of confidence.
A meeting of Nepali Congress officials held on Tuesday has decided to hold discussions with the parties first. Stating that it was too late to convene the budget session and that important issues including COVID-19 were to be discussed, the special session was convened to seek a vote of confidence and said that the Congress would take initiative to defeat the Prime Minister.
After the meeting, Congress Joint General Secretary Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat said, “The Prime Minister has decided to convene a meeting of the Parliament on May 10 for the purpose of taking a vote of confidence. The Congress has decided to take initiative to thwart that vote of confidence.”
The Congress has accused the Oli government of undermining constitutional values and forcibly forming a government even after reaching a minority vote in the states. Dr Mahat further said, “We have also condemned the unconstitutional activities under the direction of the Center.”
The Congress has also objected to the re-introduction of the Constitutional Council Ordinance issued today.


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GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Pakistan has for the first time acknowledged that the terror attack in Pathankot had its roots in that country.
Speaking an election rally in Assam’s Thowra assembly constituency, Singh said Pakistan had been continuously saying that it has no involvement in militant and terror activities in India.
He said, however, now Pakistan has acknowledged that the Pathankot attack and filed an FIR.
He said the Pakistani probe team has come to India and our team is going to Pakistan.
Singh said the change has come due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s astute and positive political capability.
He said, all the countries of the world are acknowledging that India's strength is increasing.


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Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin | File Photo
Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a chargesheet against Hizb
Mujahideen supremo Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin before NIA court Baramulla in connection with a case regarding threatening Panchs and Sarpanches for participating in Panchayat elections ten years ago.
News agency GNS quoting a police officer reported that Police filed the charge sheet before the Special Judge for NIA (Additional Sessions Court) Baramulla.
The case (FIR 241/2012) was registered in Police Station Baramulla under 506 RPC and 13 UAP Act against Salahuddin for“threatening” Panchs and Sarpanchs through posters in Kashmir Valley to“compel” them not to contest elections.
The chargesheet against Salahuddin has been filed under Section 512 of the penal code, the officer said. (He said the police was also in process of filing chargehseet against the Hizb chief in another similar case (FIR No. 251 of 2012) in Pattan.
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lanka is collaborating with other countries to make island the economic hub of Indian Ocean.
Marking 40 years of his political life in Parliament, the Premier in a Facebook post said the government has taken steps to have close links with India while strengthening ties with China and Japan for the betterment of the island.
He said the people wanted an economic and a political revolution and the two major parties felt the need to have a national government to make the changes people wanted.
“We all felt that we need to have a national government to make these changes. It would be very difficult for us. But let’s go ahead and slowly we getting ahead of the issues,” he said.
Speaking of the challenges the unity government of UNP and SLFP has to overcome, the Premier said the government is now dealing with the hidden issues it inherited such as the debt, the national disunity, the international restrictions due to the human rights commitments made by the Rajapaksa government.
“What we’ve done is we stayed together and laid the foundation. We cleared the rubble and laid the political and the economic foundation. At least we coming to grip with the issue of debt,” he said.
The Premier further says that the human right violations took place during Mahinda Rajapaksa regime have been rectified while making the country acceptable to the international community.


Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 16 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman poisoned her three daughters, following a spat with her husband.
The incident took place in the Bhanmal Rai village in Suhwal police circle and the woman has been taken into custody. She is being interrogated.
According to the police spokesman, the woman allegedly had a fight with her husband over a domestic issue and after this, she gave poison to her three daughters.
Two daughters died on the spot while the third succumbed during treatment in the hospital.
The police have registered a case for murder against the woman who is now in police custody.
The bodies of the three children have been sent for post-mortem.
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Nearly two thirds of callers to SUNDIAL yesterday said that the state should not take over the city school system.
Baltimore legislators have introduced a bill that would require the state to take over the city school system. Del. Paul Weisengoff, a sponsor of the bill, notes that the state has the ability to raise money that the city lacks. Politicians from other counties have criticized the city for lacking commitment to properly fund the school system while agreeing to fund downtown development projects.


OIC: lack of UNSC resolution on Jerusalem affects Mideast peace
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) JEDDAH, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The UNSC failure to issue a resolution on the status of Jerusalem will complicated efforts for peace in the Middle East, said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Tuesday.
In a press release, the OIC said that the US Veto of an Arab-proposed resolution on the status of Jerusalem was in contradiction to previous decision regarding the holy city.
The OIC commended the countries, which stood in favor of the resolution and called for more support on the level of the UN General Assembly to support the "uniting for peace" initiative, which calls for a resolution in support the Palestinian's right to determine their own fate.
Late Monday, the US vetoed an Arab-proposed resolution at the UNSC, which called for forbidding international diplomatic missions from moving to Jerusalem.
This veto came less than two weeks from US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy to the city. (end) nh.gta
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Power connection at Naguru Police Barracks that was cut off months ago has been restored after police officers and their families openly threatened not to vote the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidates in the forthcoming elections.
The officers and their families made the threats when Ms Margaret Nantongo Zziwa went to canvas votes at the barracks last Saturday.
Several police sources, who witnessed the incident said the officers and their families chased Ms Zziwa saying they haven’t…
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(MENAFN)The bylaws for the tax on houses and luxury cars to be proclaimed in the near future soon, stated the head of Iran National Tax Administration (INTA), declaring that this yearly tax was composed and a grave fine has been forced on those who run away from it.
“The bylaws were sent to the government by the INTA a long time ago and have recently been approved by the government’s economy committee,” stated Omid-Ali Parsa, referring to the reason for the holdup in approving the regulations for the mentioned tax.
He further added that the regulations will be proclaimed soon and then dues of houses and luxury cars will begin, and heavy fines will be forced on those who avoid the tax.
The ministry wrote a list of 194,000 vacant housing units to Iran National Tax Administration to be taxed under the new vacancy tax law, according to Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami.
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BY HILLARY OMITI.
Fish mongers and business Community from Kang’ang’a market in Oruba Ragana Ward Suna West Sub County have called upon the county government of Migori to come out and erect shades in the market in a bid to allow them enhance their business in the market.
The fish mongers led by Mrs.Mary Mumbi said that they are now facing numerous challenges saying that even the environment they are conducting their business is alarming hence calling upon the county government of Migori to come out and address the matter.
While speaking to press at the market today Mrs.Mumbi said that they cannot continue doing business as required now that the rains are pounding the area adding that despite electing the leaders to serve them as well as paying tax they do not get better services from them hence urging them to come out and help them from the predicament they are going through.
Mrs.Mumbi said that they have contacted few leaders in the region but now action has been taken calling upon the county government of Migori led by Governor Zachary Okoth Obado to come out and assist them in a bid to enhance their business activities in the market for their own benefit and the Migori County at large.
This however comes just few weeks after Union of Migori town business
Migore said some of the county officers appointed in various department had failed to deliver on the mandate hence urging governor Obado to come out and relief off duties the officers who have been defeated on their mandate however they showed optimism that the business community will not only have better and conducive environment for doing business but also enhance their living standards.


Thokozani Khuphe’s spokesperson has confirmed he has been arrested citing abuse of state power.
In an interview with Simba Chikanza, Phugeni said he was actually kidnapped while at a family meeting causing fear among the people around.
He said he was instructed to follow the police to the station upon arrival he was told to produce his pictures and sit down on the floor.
Phugeni said seven more people who came to assist him were arrested by the police.
Khupe’s spokesperson blamed the new regime for trying to suppress opposition in the country.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) FUZULI, Azerbaijan, March 6. The
construction of a runway and a terminal at Azerbaijan's Lachin
Airport has been completed by 37 percent, Azerbaijan's Deputy
Minister of Digital Development and Transportation Rahman Hummatov
said, trend reports.
He made the remark during the meeting of the working
group of the Interdepartmental Center under the Coordination
Headquarters created for the centralized solution of issues on
Azerbaijan's liberated territories in order to inspect cultural,
historical, and religious monuments in the Jabrayil, Zangilan
districts and the Dashalti village of Shusha.
According to him, the implementation of road projects
and the creation of infrastructure will allow the relocation of
former internally displaced persons to their homeland in the near
'I would like to note that we have already constructed
and commissioned two airports and the Ahmadbayli-Shusha road,' he
'The work is underway on the construction of 18
highways, a number of which are expected to be put into operation
this year. In addition, we are working on the creation of
telecommunications infrastructure. We have already launched 11 TV
channels and 7 radio stations,' he said.
According to the deputy minister, the design of the
130-meter TV tower is being completed, and its construction is
expected to begin after approval.
'In addition, 203 mobile stations have already been
installed in Karabakh, 77 subscribers are connected to broadband
internet, and 86 households are connected to the internet in the
village of Aghali,' he added.
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Is there a food crisis caused by a shortage of foreign exchange supplies?
Opposition Senator Wade Mark has concerns, which he took to the Upper House on Tuesday.
But Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat said the situation is being managed by the government’s policies on foreign exchange.
Rambharat said he was confident in the strategies for management of foreign exchange, announced by Finance Minister Colm Imbert, and that there would be no food crisis.
Mark raised the matter on the adjournment at the Senate sitting, and asked whether steps were being put in place to ensure that food importation was a priority in foreign exchange allocation.
He said the national currency was now being sold on the black market as high as US $7.50 to TT $1.
The official rate has depreciated from $6.36 to US $6.60 to TT $1 since last September, the Opposition senator said.
As a result of the decreasing value of the national currency, food prices could increase, he stated.
He noted that some supermarket owners have spoken of insufficient supplies of forex and the likely impact on food prices.
Mark said the national foreign exchange reserves had been reduced by US $1.3 billion since last September.
But Rambharat was emphatic that there was “no food crisis”, even though 85 per cent of food items are imported.
He said, though, that the country should seek alternatives to imported fruits and vegetables.
He voiced concern about “the proliferation of middle men”, which, he stated, is impacting food prices.
The Agriculture Minister said the government would introduce measures to “reduce the number of hands through which food passes through, from the farm to the table.”
He stated that shipping companies had not reduced their charges despite lower costs as a result of decreased energy prices.


LAHORE: Punjab Food Minister Samiullah Chaudhry said on Saturday that the provincial food department has taken various steps to ensure availability of flour at a fixed rate.
According to APP, the minister said that a 33 percent increase is noted in flour supply. He said that the supply of 20kg flour bag on a daily basis had been increased from 776,000kg to 1,035,000kg.
Chaudhry said that flour release percentage on a daily basis has also been increased from 25,894 metric tons to 30,154 metric tons.
Punjab Food Department has also set up a dedicated helpline for the facility of people, he added.
The minister said that fair price shops have also been established to ensure the availability of flour to the masses.
He further said that wheat release to flour mills on a daily basis has also been increased from 25,680 metric tons to 30,000 metric tons.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar's ace rally driver Nasser al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel were involved in an accident during the sixth stage of the Cyprus Rally Saturday.
The three-time Dakar champion went off road during the rally, with his Volkswagen Polo GTi catching fire after the incident. Later, al-Attiyah confirmed he and Baumel were safe while posting a video of the burning car on his social media account.
Al-Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel are out of the Cyprus Rally after the incident that caused a bush fire and the stage had be cancelled.
The timely and effective intervention of the security and firefighting teams of the organisers, the Department of Forests and the Fire Service prevented the spread of the bush fire. Al-Attiyah and Baumel were in good health but the damage to the car was severe and they could not continue the rally.
Meanwhile, Qatar's Nasser Khalifa al-Atya and co-driver Ata al-Hmoud achieved the 15th position driving Ford Fiesta R5 in the rally -- which is the fourth round of Middle East Rally Championship. Nasser Saadon al-Kuwari and the Kuwaiti driver Meshari Althefiri finished 3rd in the MERC2 category.
Local favourites Alexandros Tsouloftas and Stelios Elia lead the rally after five stages with their countrymen Simos Galatariotis and Antonis Ioannou in second. Galatariotis and Ioannou won four of the five special stages yesterday but were handed a one-minute penalty, which demoted them to second place.
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Germany continues facing challenges as energy costs increase
(MENAFN) Germany carries on dealing with obstacles in its industrial area as it struggles with increasing energy costs, Goldman Sachs economist Peter Oppenheimer informed a US news agency on Tuesday.
The biggest economy in the EU formally fell into a technical downturn in the first three months of 2023 as GDP expansion was modified from zero to -0.3 percent. On Monday, the Bundesbank declared that the economy is expected to decrease in the current three months due to slow private usage as well as the rising deficiency of industry.
“The predicament that the economy is facing at the moment is really down to a number of factors,” declared Oppenheimer, who is head of international equity strategist as well as leader of macro research EMEA at Goldman Sachs.
“It’s… not a deep recession but it’s obviously been more hit by obvious headwinds,” he continued.
Simultaneously, Oppenheimer proposed several positive causes for Germany, indicating that “the equity market has been holding up quite well and there are some bright spots, I think, in terms of activity in the economy.”
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(MENAFN- IANS) Panaji, Feb 24 (AINS) Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP government for the rising road accidents and crimes across the state.
“In 2023, around 532 people lost their lives in road accidents. More than 2800 accidents occurred last year. On the eve of New Year, 98 road accidents occurred. The BJP government has not taken any measures to make things better,” AICC Media Incharge for Goa Harshad Sharma said while addressing a press conference in Congress House along with GPCC General Secretary Vijay Bhike and Virendra Shirodkar.
He said that in the first 16 days of February, nine people have lost their lives in road accidents and this is when the state is celebrating February as road safety month.
“This is a matter of grave concern,” Sharma said.
He said that there is no check on the speed of vehicles and the government has failed to provide safety.
Vijay Bhike said that the crime rate under the present government has also increased.“Rape, molestation, theft and drug activities have increased in the state. Still Chief Minister Pramod Sawant boasts of safety. Where is the safety?” he questioned.
He said that this government is busy in organising events and making money out of it.
“Youngsters are losing their lives due to road accidents but the Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho is giving irresponsible statements,” Bhike said.
He said that in the name of revenue, people are being looted.“Transport Minister should be sacked for not working in the interest of the public,” he said.
Bhike said that even 'traffic signals' are not working properly at many places and an insensitive government has turned a blind eye.
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There have been over 1,000 new cases and a further 82 deaths over the past 24 hours in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announces.
The First Minister confirmed that there had been 1,201 new cases, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 176,533 in Scotland.
Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Ms Sturgeon also said that 1,938 people were in hopsital – a decrease of 33 since yesterday.
‘Incredibly exciting’: Large-scale manufacturing of coronavirus vaccine candidate begins in Scotland
A total of 142 people are in intensive care with coronavirus – a decrease of three since yesterday.
With 82 additional deaths, the total deaths under the new measurement has now reached 5,970.
The First Minister did not have the latest figures on the vaccination programme, but said that around 60% of people over 80 had now received their first dose of vaccine.
She said the Scottish Government was on track to complete the first doses for over-80s by the target of the end of next.
She also said that she expected the vast majority to have received their first dose by the start of next week.
Over-70s will start to be vaccinated next week as well, and all of them as well as those who are clinically extremely vulnerable will have had the first dose by the middle of February.
Kate Forbes asks Chancellor Rishi Sunak for more money ahead of Scottish budget
She said: “As we make good progress with vaccination we also see signs of progress in suppressing the virus.
“We will later today publish the most up-to-date R number which suggests that it is now below one”.
Ms Sturgeon said the number provided “further evidence that the lockdown restrictions are working.”


All measures being taken to improve economy: minister
According to Radio Pakistan, he made the statement while addressing parents and teachers here in Gujranwala.
Khan went on to say the government will utilize all resources for promoting education in the country. The commerce also said that federal government has resolved the issues of terrorism and power shortage.
He added that the government is determined to end unemployment, illiteracy and inflation from the country.
Khan said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will change the fate of the country and a significant change in the economy will take place after its completion.


(MENAFN) Russian financial messaging system (SPFS), which is the nation’s version of SWIFT, has extended an invitation to SCO associates to join. Maxim Reshetnikov, the minister of economic development for the nation, stated on Tuesday that Moscow aims to increase the amount of transactions in domestic currencies.
Reshetnikov made this statement in a video message to attendees of the SCO meeting in Uzbekistan, “in order to ensure uninterrupted cooperation between our banks, we suggest that members of the organization join the Russian financial messaging system.”
Reshetnikov pointed out that the SCO nations must continue to push for complete national payment system interoperability and increase the number of cross-border payments in domestic currencies.
Reshetnikov also mentioned that “we already see positive results, for example, a quarter of the trade turnover between Russia and China is settled in rubles and yuan.”
Eight countries now make up the SCO: China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Mongolia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey, and Sri Lanka are also allies and associates. The group works mostly on security-related problems but also on regional development projects.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will from 2016 engage the federal government on how to use tax incentives to woo multinationals to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
Mounir Gwarzo, the SEC Director-General said that government should be the key driver through tax incentives to ensure listing of more multinationals like telecommunication companies on the nation’s bourse.
He said that the commission would interface with government as from next year to come out with initiatives aimed at increasing the number of listed companies on the stock exchange.
The director-general said that bulk of taxes paid in the country were from companies listed on NSE.
He said that listing of multinationals would the major target of the commission in 2016, adding that telecommunication companies should seek listing because of opportunities in the market.
Gwarzo said that the commission was working effectively to increase retail investors’ participation in the market.
He said that many of them would return to the capital market once their concerns were properly addressed.
“We want to address concerns of retail investors before we start wooing them into the market, ” he said.
Gwarzo said that SEC had inaugurated the board of the National Investor Protection Fund (NIPF) as part of efforts to boost investor confidence in the market,
He said that the first beneficiaries would be paid in the next couple of weeks.
He said that dematerialisation of share certificates had reached high level of over 85 per cent and would reach 100 per cent before the year end.
Gwarzo said that the commission would deepen the non-interest capital market through regional workshops to enhance market development.
Oscar Onyema, the NSE Chief Executive Officer, said that quoted companies were paying the highest corporate tax in the country.
Onyema said that the tax paid by them were 65 per cent higher when compared with rates paid by unlisted companies.
Onyema suggested that government should consider giving quoted companies tax rebate of 10 per cent to enhance revenue generation and encourage quotation on NSE.


Benin – Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday said no fewer than 10,000 indigenes of the state were trafficked in the last one year.
Obaseki made this known while presenting the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill of N146.6 billion to the House of Assembly.
He disclosed that more than 3,000 deaths were recorded among the trafficked persons.
The governor said that the state government had sent a Bill to the House for consideration to strengthen the fight against human trafficking in the state.
He said that sanity had been restored to land administration in the state, adding that the law prohibiting the activities of community development associations passed by the House of Assembly had helped in curbing the menace.
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Anwar Maqsood disturbed by fake social media account
KARACHI: Eminent writer Anwar Maqsood has said that he has nothing to do with the social media account that’s being run in his name from where statements and sentences against the PTI and on some important subjects are posted on a regular basis.
In that regard, he has reached the relevant authorities to inquire into the matter. He has also requested the public not to believe whatever is being uploaded on social media attributed to him as comments on sensitive subjects.
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Turkish premier: Turkey’s collaboration with Africa not temporary
(MENAFN) According to Turkey’s leader, Turkey never thinks that collaboration with African nations is temporary.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed during a news meeting at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul afore leaving Angola's capital Luanda, he is as well because of a visit Togo and Nigeria as part of his four days Africa journey.
The premier added "I have made 38 visits to 28 African countries, including during my Prime Ministry term. This trip is also important as it is the first official visit from Turkey at the presidential level to Angola and Togo," he said.
He also declared that they are going to keep Turkey and Africa nearer in every field.
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Sudan's rebel movement declares ending internal hostilities
(MENAFN) The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/northern sector have declared Saturday stopping internal fighting, proposing a ceasefire to end the division within the movement.
Leader of the movement Malik Agar said: 'The internal fighting between the movement's two factions will not benefit any party.'
He declared 'a comprehensive internal cessation of hostilities among the forces of the movement in all Blue Nile areas.'
The SPLM/northern sector has recently split into two factions, one led by Agar in Blue Nile area, and the other led by Abdel-Aziz Al-Hilu in South Kordofan area, as they two factions have fought several times.
Agar said: 'We have to engage in a reconciliation and unity program to unify the movement and hand over its leadership to a new generation that works for the unity of Sudan.'
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) ANKARA: The United States needs to withdraw from northern Syria's Manbij region immediately, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkish forces would sweep Kurdish fighters from the Syrian border and could push all the way east to the frontier with Iraq, including Manbij - a move which risks a possible confrontation with U.S. forces allied to the Kurds.
Speaking to reporters, Cavusoglu also said Turkey wanted to see concrete steps by the United States to end its support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.
Ankara said earlier it had been told by U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster that Washington would not provide the YPG with weapons anymore.
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Officials in the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum told reporters in Kabul on Tuesday that the government is more focused on transparency when the contracts were signed.
Mohiuddin Noori, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petoleum, said the government has concluded 84 agreements since the beginning of the new solar year.
He said the contracts have been signed on key conditions to include transparency as per the new terms and conditions, control and supervision of the contracts, generation of revenue by the contracts for the private sector and the government, and the feasibility to implement the contracts in the region.
Noori further added that the government has stepped up efforts to prevent the illegal mining with the help of the security institutions.
This comes as reports emerged earlier suggesting that the illegal extraction of mines in the country specifically the Lapis Lazuli mining pours millions of dollars to the militant groups in the country.
The mineral resources in the mountains of Afghanistan have been estimated to be around $1 trillion to $3 trillion which include world-famous lapis lazuli, a deep blue, semi-precious stone that has been mined in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province for thousands of years.


(MENAFN) As mentioned in reports, Chelsea's new possessors are considering a move for Cristiano Ronaldo as the forward stated to Manchester United that he desires to exit if the appropriate bid comes in for him.
United have claimed that Ronaldo, who was absent to the first session of preseason exercise citing family causes on Monday, is not for listed on the transfer market.
ESPN, nonetheless, claims that the Red Devils are going to listen to bids for him from leagues other than the Premier League.
But Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, who managed a consortium that lately bought the club for £4.5 billion (USD5.4 billion) from Roman Abramovich, is supposed to have encountered with Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes last month, when his client's possible move to west London was talked about.
According to The Athletic, discussions among Boehly as well as Mendes have remained since, and Boehly plus fellow director Behdad Eghbali are supposed to be "intrigued" by the potential of signing one of football's highest stars.
However, the economic side of things won't preform as a deterrent, any probable move depends on what manager Thomas Tuchel decides.
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The National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to President Biden asking for help to “stop threats and acts of violence against public schoolchildren, public school board members, and other public school district officials and educators.”
“America’s public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat,” says the letter, which is signed by NSBA President Viola M. Garcia and NSBA interim Executive Director and CEO Chip Slaven.
The organization is asking for federal law enforcement to help deal with what it describes as a growing threat.
Garcia and Slaven said they made the president aware of more than 20 threats and acts of intimidation that have been targeted toward school officials.
The organization is also asking that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service “intervene against threatening letters and cyberbullying attacks that have been transmitted to students, school board members, district administrators, and other educators.”
White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki was asked about the letter Thursday.
“We’re continuing to explore what more can be done from across the administration, but again, a lot of this will be local law enforcement, and how they can help ensure these school board members feel protected," she said.


Children who are excluded from school are more vulnerable to long-term psychiatric problems and psychological distress | OnMedica
Researchers studied responses from more than 5,000 children, parents and teachers which were taken from child and adolescent mental health surveys collected by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health.
They found a “bi-directional association” between psychological distress and exclusion. Children with psychological distress were more likely to be excluded but the study suggests that their exclusion acted as a predictor of increased psychological distress three years later on.
The team confirmed that more children with conditions such as ADHD, depression, anxiety and those on the autism spectrum were more likely to be excluded.
It also found that there were more children with mental health disorders among those who had been excluded than those who had not.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijani karate fighters Irina Zaretska (68 kg) and Farida
Aliyeva (+68 kg) have advanced to the final of the European Senior
Karate Championships held in the city of Guadalajara, Spain, on
The championships brought together 468 karate fighters from 48
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Iran sees no point in saving a 2015 nuclear pact without
guarantees the United States would not again withdraw and
international inspectors close investigations of Tehran's atomic
program, Iran's hardline president said on Thursday, Trend reports citing Reuters .
Signaling failure of attempts at the United Nations General
Assembly to overcome an impasse, President Ebrahim Raisi said:
'What is the use of having a revived deal without assuring
guarantees that the U.S. will not violate again?'
After a meeting with Raisi on Tuesday in New York, French
President Emmanuel Macron said that 'the ball on reaching a nuclear
deal with Iran is now in Tehran's camp'.
But Raisi, in a televised news conference, blamed the accord's
European parties and the United States for failure to revive
'How can we have a lasting agreement if these probes are not
closed? We can have a good deal if Americans and Europeans fulfill
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Residents of the Ulasi-Okija area of Anambra State have lamented the presence of two decomposing headless bodies in their community.
The residents said they had woken up sometime in June to find the unidentified corpses in their community.
They lamented that almost one month after the corpses were dumped by unknown persons at the Ulasi-Okija bridge, close to an area called the post, they are yet to be removed by the government.
Speaking with our correspondent, the residents stated that the two decomposing bodies are becoming a public health hazard to people in the community.
They also noted that since the bodies were dumped in June, many people in the community no longer ply the popular route to avoid the stinking headless bodies.
Our correspondent also found out that even public transport companies avoid plying the otherwise shorter route. Their drivers now prefer to take the longer alternative route to avoid the sight and stench of the now decomposing bodies.
One of the residents in the affected community, who identified himself simply as Chinonso, said he was shocked to see the bodies on the first day, adding that after hearing that their heads had been cut off, he no longer plies that route.
He begged the government to come to their rescue, adding that the people in the community are worried the bodies might be those of victims of money rituals.
Chinonso also lamented that the stench of the decomposing bodies has become a source of concern to residents, noting that many people in the community see them as a potential threat to public health.


Decision time for schools plan is approaching fast
The Cloquet School District is nearly ready for the next stage in its facilities process — but if you’re a Cloquet resident and want to provide input, time is rapidly running out.
The district has held a series of public meetings and conducted surveys — both scientific and non-scientific — to gain public input on what the district should do to resolve issues surrounding both the Cloquet Middle School and elementary school enrollment.
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(MENAFN) Official IRNA news agency declared that in a fire broke out from a plane wreckage in Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Wednesday morning.
The Public Relations Manager of Tehran Emergency Center, Mohammad Karam Dorabadi confirmed that the airplane was owned by Iran's Mahan Airlines.
Mohammad Karam Dorabadi added that the fire was put under control and all of the wounded were shifted to the hospital by helicopter.
The reason behind the aircraft is yet to be released.
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World acknowledging Pakistan’s economic progress, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said that the world is acknowledging Pakistan’s economic development, ARY News reported.
Addressing the Conference of International Cotton Advisory Committee in Islamabad on Monday, Dar said that the economic growth rate has increased due to improvement in the agricultural sector of the country.
He also said Pakistan’s economic development is being lauded on international level.
The finance minister said that the cotton and textile sectors of Pakistan are key to economic growth.
He said the government has taken a number of steps to facilitate farmers both through budgetary proposals and under Prime Minister’s package for farmers.
He said there is concessional electricity tariff for agriculture sector besides ensuring availability of essential raw material.
He said economic policies of the government have led to macro-economic stability and the now the target is to achieve higher sustainable and inclusive growth. He said the growth momentum has remained above four per cent for the third consecutive year and real GDP was 4.7 per cent during last financial year. This would have been above five per cent but unfortunately failure of cotton crop by nearly 30 per cent brought down the rate by 0.5 per cent he added.
He said that Pakistan will be an attractive destination for investment and trade due to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Dar stated that the federal government is working hard to make Pakistan a secured country for international trade.


17 Florida felons granted right to vote in federal appeals court
Arthur Rizer, the director of criminal justice and civil liberties at R Street Institute, a public policy research organization, believes this added hurdle to voting is unnecessary.
“Everything in our penal code should be related to public safety,” he said. “I don’t see a public safety means to prevent people from voting.”
Rizer, who is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University’s law school, was part of the team of lawyers who crafted the legal argument against the voting restrictions in Jones v. DeSantis.
He believes that formerly incarcerated people should have their voting rights restored once they’re no longer incarcerated.
“When you’re out, you’re out,” he said. “We should bring you back to society as quickly as possible, and voting is one of the easiest things that we can do to make that happen.”


British PM Telephones Indian PM Modi
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that India and Pakistan must resolve the Kashmir issue between themselves.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Indian counterpart Narendra modi in a phone call.
Spokeswoman for his Downing Street Office said that Prime Minister Johnson made clear that the UK views the issue of Kashmir as one for India and Pakistan to resolve bilaterally.
The spokesperson said he underlined the importance of resolving issues through dialogue.


Former PML-N prime minister and central leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Sunday that the struggle for the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would continue until the PTI government left.
Speaking to media representatives in Taxila at the wedding ceremony of Arshad Abasi’s son on Sunday, he said that the PDM would not stop until the current government was discharged.
The PML-N leader said that people who understand the causes and are determined to fight will not create situations for the little things.
He further said that the PDM would definitely succeed because the community would support it.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claims that excitement in the government camp about developments in the PDM ranks has been lost on having the ability to overcome its complexities through its own mechanisms.
He said the PDM party leadership was scheduled for next week and until then informal consultations with the leadership would continue to raise national issues.
He further said the war against the PDM had entered a crucial phase and that fear was evident in statements made by Prime Minister Imran Khan and his spokesman.


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Last week, the City of Lacombe held an open house seeking public input into the Municipal Development Plan.
Planning and Development Manager Lyla Peter said the City saw tremendous support and a great turnout for the open house.
One of the purposes of the open house was to see if the goals of the City and the MDP aligned with those of residents.
Peter said that what they have found so far is encouraging and suggested that is the case.
Now, Peter said the challenge is delivering on all of those goals.
She said that while the MDP will not necessarily prioritize goals and will work towards all goals each day, sometimes some goals may be covered more than others. “It is challenging, we aspire for these huge goals and we set out the policies to achieve but sometimes choices have to be made,” said Peter.
While individual concerns among residents differ from person to person and shift over time, Peter said that there are some themes arising from input received from the community so far.
Recently, the City released its report outlining the result of the Lacombe retail survey.
Peter said it was a fairly big undertaking by the City to conduct the retail survey and as such commercial growth within the City is one of the themes arising from the community’s input into the MDP.
“Generally, I think people want to see more commercial activity,” Peter said. She added there appears to be a desire to see more box stores and chain stores in the community in particular.
Another of the themes emerging from the public input process is that of housing.
Peter said last year the City had a housing needs assessment done which determined that there is a dire need for more affordable housing and more multi-family housing options in Lacombe.
At the open house last week, the City asked residents how they should go about delivering those housing needs.
Peter said that a need has been pointed out in Lacombe and it is important to ensure that residents understand why the City has to deliver different types of housing and what the consequences are if it does not.
“We want to make sure that the community is on board with that goal,” said Peter.
Transportation was another theme Peter mentioned.
She said that residents at the open house had concerns regarding street congestion, something that is often heard at public hearings whenever a new development begins in the City.
In addition to these major themes, the City also discussed topics such as taxes, the local economy and job markets with those who attended.
Peter said that all of the information received through the public input process would be considered when policy regarding the MDP is being written.
Currently, all the information received through the public consultation process is being compiled by the consultants working with the City on the MDP.
Peter said they have handed this part of the process over to the consultants in order to maintain transparency and so that the feedback will be viewed objectively by a third party.
Once the data is compiled, it will be released back to the City in a report. Peter said that report will also be made available to the public.
“We want everybody to see what information we are getting and from there they can see how that information translates into, ultimately, policy,” said Peter. “We want to make sure that the input that we receive goes into those policies.”


Turkey Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) ANKARA - Turkey has condemned the terrorist attacks in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan that left 15 people dead.
'We learned with great sorrow that a terrorist attack in Lashkargah city of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, near a stadium, resulted in loss of lives of many Afghan brothers and sisters and left many others wounded, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
'We condemn this heinous terrorist attack. We wish Allah's mercy upon those who lost their lives, speedy recovery to the wounded, and convey our condolences to the friendly Government and the brotherly people of Afghanistan, the statement added.
The car bombing in Lashkargah city had killed at least 15 people and injured 40 others on Friday. (AA)
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OTTAWA — More federal financial support is on its way to help Indigenous people and communities cope with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today additional funding, targeted specifically at child care, education and infrastructure.
The new money is on top of more than $2.2 billion the federal government has already allocated to help Indigenous and northern communities get through the health crisis.
Among other things, the government has committed $685 million for the Indigenous Communities Support Fund, which includes funding to address food insecurity, education and other support for children.
It is spending another $650 million to help Indigenous communities respond to the pandemic and for income support.
And it has devoted $122 million to help ensure a safe return to schools on reserves.


Power By Four will not be part of Grand Kadooment on Monday.
Veteran bandleader Chetwin Stewart said the decision was a tough one to make, especially on the heels of the band missing out on Grand Kadooment last year.
“Last year the costumes didn’t reach Barbados in time,” he stated, adding that logistical issues was the problem.
“We had a whole year to sort that out, so we were bringing last year’s costumes on the road this year, but then we saw what the other bands were bringing and they had high value, so we decided that we were going to change the costumes,” he said.
Stewart said the decision to change was made “too late” and that didn’t give them enough time to properly execute their vision. (TG)


Traffic estimator flawed, formula being adjusted
WINCHESTER — The recent discovery of flaws in a local traffic model has not affected any roadway projects, a Virginia Department of Transportation official said this week.
Terry Short, planning…
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Two people were swept away by an avalanche that broke out Sunday in the Swiss part of the Alps in the canton of Valais, local police said late Sunday afternoon.
At the beginning the local police said that “a dozen people” had been carried away in the incident, which occurred at 2,500 meters altitude at the Fenestral pass in the Finhaut region.
Local media reported that the two people had been found and were slightly wounded.
Earlier on Sunday local police has issued a statement warning that the danger of avalanche in the region was “high”.
According to the police statement, earlier the day several avalanches have also been triggered outside the safe slopes in the region, and one skier was hospitalized after being swept away by the deluge.


Shoppers and traders have been urged to strictly follow the coronavirus health guidelines during the festive season.
Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that last year the public could not celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year as a result of the pandemic .
However, this year most restrictions have been relaxed and most people are expected to go shopping ahead of the New Year.
"The Covid virus is still around but has been contained to some extent," DIG Ajith Rohana said.
DIG Ajith Rohana, however, warned that the threat from the virus still remains.
As a result. he urged the public to follow the health guidelines when shopping for the festive season.
He also urged traders to ensure all Covid related safety measures are in place at their stalls, including hand-washing facilities.


Lakers volleyball team returns four starters
Four returning starters to the Minnewaska volleyball team are expected to provide some additional experience in 2014.
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Assam Health & Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Sarusajai stadium has been transformed into a workplace of the health department. He said that from now onwards, the entire work of the National Health Mission (NHM) will operate from the Sarusajai stadium.
Visiting the stadium on Wednesday, Sarma said that the people who will come from other states will be kept in Sarusajai and they will be brought by police from Srirampur, and Bakshirhat gate. He said that in the initial tests if anyone shows symptoms of COVID-19, they will be kept at Sarusajai and the people who will be tested negative should go for home quarantine.
Himantafurther stated that the people who will come from 'Red Zone' will also be takento Sarusajai and for some people arrangements will be made in hotels. The ministerfurther reiterated that the people will also be able to stay in other hotelsother than the hotels arranged by the government but they will have to pay thehotel rent of their own.
Theminister further informed that the people of lower Assam will be quarantined atKokrajhar and for the people of middle Assam, they will be quarantined atGuwahati and the people of upper Assam will be quarantined at Jorhat.
Thepeople of North Assam will be quarantined at Tezpur and the people of BarakValley will be kept in quarantine at Silchar, said Sarma.
He also reiterated that it will take four days for the four quarantine centers to come into effect. And for these four days, all the people will be kept in Sarusajai.


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By MAIKA BOLATIKI
A team from the Prime Minister’s Office, led by the Permanent Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel Pio Tikoduadua is visiting villages to counter the lies being spread by Government critics.
Speaking to the Fiji Sun at the Novotel Suva Lami Bay conference room yesterday, Lieutenant-Colonel Tikoduadua said these critics were targeting Tailevu-North and Wainibuka.
“They have been spreading lies to the iTaukei people about their security under the new constitution,” Lieutenant-Colonel Tikoduadua said.
He said pamphlets and false information about the iTaukei people had been distributed by critics with the sole objective of winning the peoples’ support in the 2014 General Elections.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tikoduadua said these critics had totally given a different interpretation on the iTaukei landownership enshrined in the new constitution.
“They’re saying that the landownership of the iTaukei people would be under threat when the new constitution comes into effect.”
Lieutenant-Colonel Tikoduadua said they were talking of the entrenched legislations in the 1970 and 1997 constitutions however the political upheavals in 1997 and 2000 were all about the iTaukei people.
He said critics had been telling the people that under the Land Use Decree, government had the power to take native land on whatever terms it liked.
The Permanent Secretary said under the new constitution, the ownership of iTaukei land would be protected and he stressed that no one could take away the land ownership rights from the iTaukei people.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tikoduadua said some chiefs were with the critics but the people are with Government.
He has urged members of the public to be cautious on the information they received from groups going around.
“They’re just trying to get support for the upcoming elections.”
iTaukei scholarship to remain
The Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that the ITaukei Affairs Board scholarship would remain.
He said the Prime Minister’s Office had received queries about the scholarship which the Government had decided would continue.


Suicide bombing kills 4 Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) At least four Iraqi soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing Monday in northern Baghdad, according to an army officer.
A bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a military camp in Taji at Baghdad’s northern outskirts, captain Hassan al-Noufal told Anadolu Agency.
“Four soldiers were killed and 12 others injured in the attack,” he said.
There has been no claim of responsibility for Monday’s attack.
Iraq has suffered a security vacuum since mid-2014, when Daesh captured the northern city of Mosul and overran large swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.
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The US top diplomat in the country, the ambassador has assured the public that the United States remains committed to her responsibilities to help Cameroon through training and logistics support to fight the terrorist sect Boko haram
The statement from the US Ambassador comes after weeks of reports that the country has withdrawn its support from the government following Amnesty’s damming verdict on the soldiers
The right group had accused the Cameroon army of heavy human rights violations which the government official spokesman Issa Chiroma had categorically refused the allegations.
But after the report new Amnesty, news broke out on social media on different blogs saying the US government has stopped supporting the country. He ambassador emphasize that the government his government will continue to support the country in line with state and defense department rules that prohibits the US government from funding a government documented for human rights violations


VINCENNES Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)- Authorities in Vincennes said a project over the summer has helped traffic during the school season.
School officials said the Vincennes police department expected an increase in traffic due to a school remodel and decided to be proactive.
They said the remodeling of Franklin Elementary was expected, but it displaced roughly 500 students, causing an increase in traffic during pick-up and drop-off times.
During a meeting in the summer, Assistant chief Terry Johnson said the idea of speed monitoring signs being posted in front of school zones was brought up to the department by Timothy Salters.
Salters, Vincennes communication Director, said this was a way to slow traffic and alert people that they were entering a school zone.
Officials said the project was a precautionary measure to alert drivers and motorist of an increase in traffic due to a elementary remodeling.
They said since the signs have been posted, the school has seen more attentive drivers and less speeding.


Amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to end the ongoing assembly session on Tuesday and the decision of concluding the session has come hours after the opposition parties staged a walkout from the house by demanding to end the session.
Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal has, on Monday, said the current session will end on March 24th. According to the earlier notification issued by the state government, the assembly was scheduled to run till April 9th and later it was decided to end the session by March 31st, 2020. However, the opposition parties including DMK had asked the government to suspend the session as the state has been under the necessity to get self-quarantined due to the virus.
DMK President MK Stalin has disclosed a letter to the House Speaker in which he mentioned that the self-isolation becomes mandatory at this crucial time and stated that the Tamil Nadu government was not following its own directive which it had issued to people. On Friday's session, Stalin highlighted that the governments of Jharkhand and Odisha had adjourned the state assemblies and asked the government to end the session with immediate effect.
On Monday, DMK and its allied members have walked out of the session and claimed that they would be boycotting the entire assembly session. Hours after they boycotted the assembly, House Speaker has announced that the assembly will be adjourned on Tuesday and he stated that Tuesday's session will not be having the question hour instead the house would discuss the issues that are scheduled to discuss between March 24th and 31st, 2020.
Earlier, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami stood at his notion of not adjourning the session by stating that it will defuse fears and panic among the public amid the outbreak. During Monday's session, the Chief Minister announced that the state government had allotted Rs 500 crore to contain and combat the global pandemic and added that the strict action would be taken against the people who reportedly hide and conceal from sharing the information about the symptoms for the virus. Currently, the state has reported with nine positive cases with one being recovered and discharged while the rest have been quarantined and getting treated across the state.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- The MInnesota Timberwolves have won six of their past seven games, including a 4-1 West Coast road trip, and return home tonight to host the ice cold New York Knicks.
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Five people were injured — two critically — on a ride called the Vortex at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh on Thursday night.
According to witnesses, the ride had stopped and passengers were preparing to disembark when it started again suddenly, injuring five people ages 14 to 39, including the ride’s operator. WRAL News said two people were injured critically and all five were taken to a local hospital.
A spokeswomen for the North Carolina Department of Labor, which inspects fair rides, said the rides are inspected three times a day. An investigation is underway to determine what caused the Vortex to restart abruptly.


Chinese lottery sales surpass 34 bln Yuan during June
(MENAFN) Figures from Chinese Ministry of Finance demonstrated that the country’s lottery sales stood at 34.61 billion yuan (around USD5.36 billion) during June, surging by about USD160 million from the very period of 2020.
The ministry noted that sales of welfare lottery tickets came to around USD1,73 billion during June, whereas sports lottery sales reached almost USD3,61 billion.
During the first half of the year, lottery sales stood at almost USD27,61 billion, involving around USD10,47 billion of welfare lottery sales and about USD17,13 billion of sports lottery sales.
Under the country’s lottery management regulations, money from ticket sales is utilized for administrative costs, public welfare ventures and prize winnings.
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The Income Tax Department on Wednesday was conducting raids across the nation at over two dozen places belonging to those people who collected donations for political parties and were allegedly involved in tax evasion.
The source has said that the raids were being conducted at Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
The sources also said that tax evasions of crores of rupees in the guise of donations to the political parties have been detected.
“This is basically fraud cum tax evasion which was done in the name of donations to the political parties,” the source said.
The raids started early this morning and were currently going on.
Further details awaited.