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Government spends $10m to fix bell tower, fires only person who can play it
RNZ
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August 28, 2025
The government has spent over $10 million to do up the national war memorial bell tower that plays for fallen soldiers. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The government spent over $10 million to do up the country's bell tower that plays for fallen...
Government surveying ship faces crew strike
Morning Star
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THE government surveying ship Cefas Endeavour faces strike action from nearly 30 crew employed by the Guernsey and Isle of Man-based AW Crewing, Unite said today. The workers include the captain and deckhands, undertaking skilled roles...
Minister Dion George’s African penguin ‘lifeline’ a slap in the face for conservation experts
Daily Maverick
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August 28, 2025
A recent event touted as a celebration of African penguin conservation champions by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George has instead left leading scientists and conservation organisations feeling deceived and...
Minister commends Integral Global’s support for public health
The Nation
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August 29, 2025
Islamabad - Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, praised Integral Global for its continued support of Pakistan’s public health priorities, particularly the Prime Minister’s...
Minister gifts N200,000 to Yobe girl who won global contest
Punch
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August 28, 2025
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has gifted the winner of the TeenEagle global finals competition, Nafisa Abdullahi, the sum of N200,000. Nafisah, a 17-year-old student from Yobe State, outperformed over 20,000 students from 69...
Minister Butler’s NDIS language missed the mark but let’s not miss the bigger picture
Women's Agenda
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August 28, 2025
It breaks my heart to see the genuine fear, worry and assumptions that followed Health Minister Mark Butler’s announcement on “Thriving Kids” last week. Within hours, headlines screamed “Children being kicked off the NDIS” and social media was...
Minister underscores urgent need to modernize insurance sector
Business Recorder
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August 29, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has stressed the urgent need to modernize Pakistan’s insurance sector in line with changing economic realities, underlining that wider insurance coverage and an updated regulatory framework...
Minister Zakour: Tyre Inspection Unit Will Stay Open After Rent Issue Resolved
TTT Live Online
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August 29, 2025
The Tyre Inspection Unit at the T&T Bureau of Standards will no longer be closing its doors. The confirmation came from Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Eli Zakour, during Thursday’s Post-Cabinet Media Briefing. He said, according to...
Minister Asward highlights disagreements in Media Bill
Ras Online
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Youth Minister Ibrahim Waheed (Asward) has acknowledged that there are disagreements in the Media Bill currently before Parliament and said he will address them during the committee stage. Speaking to reporters outside the President’s Office...
Minister Romeo Herrera Inaugurates Lighting of 21 km Gerardo Barrios Ring Road in San Miguel
El Salvador in English
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August 28, 2025
The Government of President Nayib Bukele has delivered another milestone in road infrastructure with the lighting of the Gerardo Barrios Ring Road, a 21-kilometer project that includes overpasses and bridges, now illuminated with the colors of the...
Politician pensions protected while seniors suffer
BVI News
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August 28, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM / Territorial At-Large Representative Ronnie Skelton has blasted a disturbing double standard in the BVI’s treatment of retirees, pointing out that elected leaders have secured hefty pension...
Minister Keogh – Funding to properly recognise WWI graves
The National Tribune
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August 29, 2025
Department of Veterans' Affairs FUNDING TO PROPERLY RECOGNISE WWI GRAVES Every Australian who served in the First World War deserves to be commemorated in a manner befitting their service. Yet the remains of many returned First World War veterans...
Minister disappointed with MMDCEs performance, tasks them to deliver results
Ghana News Agency
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August 28, 2025
By Kodjo Adams Accra, Aug. 28, GNA – Madam Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Thursday expressed disappointment over the level of inefficiency and complacency exhibited by most of the metropolitan and district chief executives...
Tinubu to inaugurate Renewed Hope City in Ibeju Lekki soon – Minister
News Diary Online
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August 28, 2025
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says President Bola Tinubu will, in the coming weeks, inaugurate the Renewed Hope City Project in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. By Grace Alegba Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr...
Falconer says UK government clear-eyed to threat posed by Tehran to UK Jews
The Jewish News
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August 28, 2025
Middle East minister Hamish Falconer has insisted the UK government remains “clear-eyed” about the threat the Iranian regime poses to British Jews in this country, adding this is one reason why Tehran now faces the reimposition of sweeping new...
Queensland government reaches pay agreement with nurses and midwives' union
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 28, 2025
The Queensland government has come to an agreement over a new pay deal with the state's nurses and midwives' union after months of negotiations. The "bargaining consensus" featured an 11 per cent increase in wages over three years, which would be...
Breaking the Government’s Grip on Medical Debate
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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August 28, 2025
Jeffrey A. Singer News that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, MD, due to disagreements over vaccine policy—followed by three top CDC officials, Drs....
268 promoted to deputy secretary
Bangladesh Post
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A total of 268 officers have been promoted from senior assistant secretary to deputy secretary in the administration - the Ministry of Public Administration confirmed on Thursday. The promotion notification also includes six officers serving at...
Treasury Secretary Bessent’s stablecoin push could drive $34 trillion into Ethena, Etherfi, Hyperliquid
CryptoSlate
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August 28, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s endorsement of dollar-pegged stablecoins creates a pathway for up to $34 trillion to flow into decentralized finance protocols such as Ethena, Ether.fi, and Hyperliquid. Arthur Hayes reported in his Aug. 27 blog...
United States government offers military funeral honors to January 6 Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
KNVN - California
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was...