sl Muslim, U.S. Journalists to Speak at EWC Luncheon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:05 +0000 Muslim, U.S. Journalists to Speak at EWC Luncheon HONOLULU (May 14) – Participants in the East-West Center’s Senior Journalists Seminar representing the United States and Asian countries with substantial Muslim populations will speak at noon on Friday, May 25, at the EWC’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall, 1777 East-West Road). Cost for the luncheon is $20 for co-sponsor members and $22 for the general public. The seminar program affords senior U.S. and Asian journalists the opportunity to engage their peers on issues that have hurt relations between these Asian countries and the U.S., especially since 9 / 11. The Asian Muslim journalists travel to the U.S. mainland for a slice of American life, while their U.S. counterparts travel to Asia. Full Article
sl Pacific Island Leaders Meet with Obama, Clinton By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:57:14 +0000 “I am a Pacific Islander too,” President says HONOLULU (Nov. 18, 2011) -- Heads of State and special envoys from eleven Pacific island nations met with President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and other top U.S. and international officials in a special series of meetings organized by the East-West Center in parallel with the recently completed APEC leaders’ week in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga were represented. The Honorable Peter O’Neil, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, was selected as the delegation’s Chairman, with Niue’s Premier, Hon. Toke Talagi, serving as Vice Chairman. Full Article
sl EWC Hosts Journalists and Officials from Island Nations to Observe U.S. Election By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:40:15 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 8, 2012) -- For a number of years the East-West Center, with support from the U.S. Department of State, has fielded multinational election observation teams to learn about and offer suggestions for improving the ways in which elections are conducted in various Asia Pacific nations. This year, for the first time, the Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program hosted a multinational group of election officials and journalists and during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The program sought to provide participants with first-hand knowledge and experience of America’s national, state and local electoral systems through direct observation and interaction with a diverse range of individuals engaged in the electoral process. The participants included: Full Article
sl Revamped Pacific RISA Website Features Integrated Climate Knowledge for Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:55:03 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 29, 2012) -- The Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program (Pacific RISA) has launched an updated, interactive website as a focal point for the current state of climate knowledge about Hawai‘i and the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The improved site at PacificRISA.org serves as a hub of interactive media, publications, and tools produced by researchers at the East-West Center, the University of Hawai‘i, and other partner organizations. Users can explore current knowledge about climate change from Pacific RISA’s interdisciplinary work in areas such as climate projections, hydrological modeling, disaster risk assessment, and legal and policy analysis. Full Article
sl The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment Releases Collaborative Report on Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:30:45 +0000 HONOLULU (December 4, 2012)—The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) today released its first report, Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts (Island Press). The report highlights the findings of more than 100 scientists and other experts who assessed the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts on the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The report also examines the adaptive capacity of island communities in the region. Full Article
sl Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment to Be a Focus of Climate Services Forum in Fiji By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:51:42 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan.16, 2013) — The Pacific Islands Climate Services Forum to be held next week in Suva, Fiji, will feature discussion of the recently released 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) report, titled Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts. The Forum provides an opportunity for dialogue between climate experts and decision makers, including resource and disaster risk managers and community planners, as well as government ministries and policy makers from across the region. PIRCA editors will present a summary of the report, which incorporates findings of the more than 100 scientists who assessed climate change impacts in Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Full Article
sl EWC Welcomes First Participants to New Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:16:45 +0000 Young leaders from 10 Pacific nations participating in program supported by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry HONOLULU (Sept. 10, 2013) -- The East-West Center has welcomed the first group of participants to the Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, a new initiative designed to enhance leadership capacity in the Pacific islands region and build a network of young leaders who will contribute to lasting people-to-people relationships across the Pacific, Asia, and United States. Full Article
sl EWC Welcomes 2014 Pacific Islands Leadership Program Participants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:50:22 +0000 Young leaders from 13 Pacific nations participating in program supported by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry HONOLULU (Sept. 9, 2013) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 26 participants from 13 island nations to the 2014 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan. Full Article
sl Doris Duke Funding Adds U.S., Middle East Arts and Culture Reporters to East-West Center’s U.S.-Islamic Media Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:24:27 +0000 Doris Duke's Shangri La estate in Honolulu, now a center for Islamic arts and cultures. Photo: Reese MoriyamaHONOLULU (Aug. 18, 2015) – Thanks to more than $84,000 in funding from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the East-West Center’s 2015 Senior Journalists Seminar, which seeks to improve relations between the U.S. and Muslim regions, will include more Middle Eastern journalists and, for the first time, arts and culture reporters. Full Article
sl East-West Center Launches Revamped Pacific Islands Report Website By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:15:37 +0000 HONOLULU (June 16, 2016) – The Pacific Islands Development Program at the East-West Center has launched a new and improved version of its Pacific Islands Report news website, which provides readers with a free, curated roundup of current news, commentary and analysis from across the Pacific islands. Full Article
sl Doris Duke Foundations Award East-West Center $300,000 Grant to Support U.S.-Islamic Journalist Exchange By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 22:53:39 +0000 HONOLULU (Aug. 8, 2016) – The East-West Center has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $300,000 from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in support of the Center’s Senior Journalists Seminar media exchange program, which seeks to enhance media coverage and elevate the public debate regarding U.S. relations with Muslim majority regions. Full Article
sl New Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment Website Now Live By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:12:05 +0000 HONOLULU (September 14, 2016) -- The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) has launched its new website at PIRCA.org. The website provides a wealth of information and resources about climate change in Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). Full Article
sl EWC Welcomes Leadership Program Participants from 10 Pacific Island Nations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:04:45 +0000 HONOLULU - (Aug 16, 2017) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 27 emerging leaders from 10 Pacific island nations to this year’s Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, or PILP. The participants will spend close to two months in Honolulu, engaging in experiential learning exercises on such topics as applied leadership skills, future scenario planning, social entrepreneurship and risk analysis, climate change and environmental stewardship, international relations, and public health. Then they will travel to Taipei for a month of field study in at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs. Full Article
sl EWC Announces Rejuvenation Plan for Pacific Islands Development Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 May 2018 22:07:22 +0000 HONOLULU (May 4, 2018) -- The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has unanimously approved a forward-looking plan to substantially recast and rejuvenate the Center’s longstanding Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP). Full Article
sl EWC to Oversee Close to $500,000 in NOAA Funding to Study Climate, Health, and Migration in Pacific Islands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:10:34 +0000 King tide in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Photo: Pacific RISAHONOLULU (Oct 25, 2018) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), which is designed to support international, decision-based research on climate-sensitive health risks in partnership with the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA) program. Full Article
sl In Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands, Climate Change Means Billions of Dollars of Coastal Damage, Widespread Coral Death and Human Health Risks, Official US Assessment Finds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:49:16 +0000 HONOLULU (November 23, 2018) – Strained freshwater supplies, damaged and compromised coastal infrastructure, coral reef death, and greater stresses on native biodiversity and species are among the major concerns and challenges detailed in the Hawai‘i-Pacific Islands chapter of the fourth official US National Climate Assessment, released today. In economic terms, the impacts add up to billions of dollars. The chapter on Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands appears in Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, the most significant US report to assess the effects of climate change on the US economy and communities. The assessment finds that early action to address these impacts can lower economic, environmental, social, and cultural costs and could help to prevent conflict or displacement from lands and resources. Full Article
sl The Pacific Islands Development Program at EWC: The Voyage Continues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:29:03 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb 25, 2020) -- The East-West Center has rolled out a major update of its affiliated Pacific Islands Development Program, or PIDP, with the launch yesterday of the program’s new website at PIDP.EastWestCenter.org. The new site highlights refocused priorities and new projects following recent user surveys and strategy dialogues with Pacific Islands leaders and stakeholders. Full Article
sl Legislation update: the Enterprise Act 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-19 Enterprise Bill 2016 On 4 May 2016, the Enterprise Act 2016 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will be commenced in stages and has been enacted to help promote the growth of enterprise and small businesses within the UK. One of the main prov... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers, construction and infrastructure newsletter: a response to the Comprehensive Spending Review By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-21 The spending review The Coalition Government has released the eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review which sets out its spending plans for reducing the £155 billion annual deficit. As the government had already announced its inten... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-12-22 Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter Welcome to the newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and an... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-02-24 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to r... Full Article
sl Hounslow London Borough Council v Powell Leeds City Council v Hall Birmingham City Council v Frisby By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-16 Following the landmark Pinnock decision, the Supreme Court has now provided landlords with a set of guidelines which should help them to avoid falling foul of human rights issues in relation to recovery of possession. These appeals surround the emo... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-20 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-20 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-06-10 Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will ... Full Article
sl Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-11 Bribery Act in force The Bribery Act 2010 came in to force last Friday, 1 July 2011. Much has been written about its likely implications. At the start of the debate, it would even be fair to say there was a degree of scare-mongering by some in ter... Full Article
sl The effect of Brexit on UK public procurement legislation and the application of EU State aid rules in the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-30 Introduction This briefing considers issues relating to the extent to which the UK&rs... Full Article
sl Case E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS and AtB: An EFTA Court case clarifying key aspects of EU procurement legislation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-14 Introduction Relevant facts The Court’s decision Whether the Remedies Directive permits the imposition of conditions for claiming damages Clarifying the burden of proof when claiming damages for loss of profit Grounds on which a contracting... Full Article
sl Coronavirus - Lease agreements - Slovakia By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In cases where operations have to be closed or business activities are prohibited, the question arises as to what happens to the lease and whether it can be suspended, paid in instalments or cancelled altogether. Below we have prepared a short overv... Full Article
sl The IPO Market's Slowest Spring Since The Financial Crisis By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 11:34:07 -0400 Full Article LYRA ORIC KROS ZNTL GAN ACI KC EBON Renaissance Capital IPO Research
sl Bangladesh: All Rohingya Found at Sea Will Be Taken to Bhashan Char Island By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-07T23:45:02Z After insisting for weeks it would take no more refugees, Bangladesh relents and rescues hundreds. Full Article Story
sl Guards Drag Pro-Democracy Lawmakers From Hong Kong Legislature By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-08T17:20:00Z The guards were acting at the behest of a pro-Beijing politician whose authority to order their removal has been questioned. Full Article Story
sl Cayman Islands Added to Annex 1: What Managers Need to Know By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-20 On 18 February 2018, the EU added the Cayman Islands to its list of noncooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (“Annex 1”). This has come as a surprise, but is unlikely to have any immediate impact on Cayman-domiciled funds. In this b... Full Article
sl Environmental newsletter, Edition 1 - South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-01 Welcome to the first edition of the Eversheds Sutherland (South Africa) Environmental Newsletter South Africa’s Environmental Laws are extremely complex, despite the implementation of the “one environmental system”, and compliance ... Full Article
sl Coronavirus Flemish soil legislation Belgium By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 The Flemish Government has issued a decree on March 27, 2020 which entered into force with immediate effect, to extend for 30 days: 1. the 90-day period (becoming 120 days) for OVAM (the Flemish Waste Agency) to decide on the conformity of a soil re... Full Article
sl EU blacklist, Cayman Islands and DAC6 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-04 On 18 February 2020, the Council of the EU added the Cayman Islands, along with Palau, Panama and Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. These territories join eight other jurisdictions (namely, Fiji, Oman, Samoa,... Full Article
sl Covid-19 Tax Legislation Update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 With the continued economic impact of the Covid-19, amendments and updates were published on 1 May 2020 to address various tax relief measures that are available to qualifying taxpayers. The initial measures contained in the draft Disaster Managemen... Full Article
sl New European Works Council legislation: what will it mean in practice? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-12-08 The Government has responded to the 2009 European Works Council (EWC) Directive by publishing draft implementing Regulations and stating their intention to finalise them in 2010, but delay implementation until 5 June 20... Full Article
sl Practical Implications of RMT v Serco Ltd and Aslef v London & Birmingham Railway Ltd By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-19 Introduction Full Article
sl Brazil's Real recovers slightly on commodities market optimism By en.mercopress.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:54:00 GMT Brazil's Real firmed for the first time this week, bouncing from last session's all-time lows, while most other Latin American currencies also strengthened on Friday on signs of easing tensions between the United States and China. Full Article Economy Brazil
sl INTERVIEW: Why I slap my daughter in skits – Popular instagram comedienne, Taaoma By www.premiumtimesng.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:55:11 +0000 Mariam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma, is a popular Nigerian Instagram comedienne and skit maker. The post INTERVIEW: Why I slap my daughter in skits – Popular instagram comedienne, Taaoma appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Full Article Nollywood Instagram Mariam Apaokagi Taaooma youtube
sl B-BBEE legislation not suspended due to Covid-19, says tourism minister By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:32:00 GMT The Constitution and other laws are not suspended during the Covid-19 lockdown period, and B-BBEE remains law and in place, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said. Full Article
sl News that I tested positive for Covid-19 fake, misleading – Lagos health commissioner By hallmarknews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:31:50 +0000 BY EMEKA EJERE Prof. Akin Abayomi, the commissioner for health in Lagos State has refuted reports claiming that he tested positive for coronavirus. Prof Abayomi urged people of the state and Nigerians to disregard the reports which he described as fake and misleading. The commissioner, who made the clarification in a series of tweets, said […] The post News that I tested positive for Covid-19 fake, misleading – Lagos health commissioner appeared first on Hallmarknews. Full Article Headlines Health misleading - Lagos health commissioner News that I tested positive for Covid-19 fake
sl Tesla secures lending line in China By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:50:40 -0400 Full Article TSLA
sl Final-year medical students say universities acting ‘recklessly’ over in-service training By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:12:00 GMT Final-year medical students across the country are afraid to return to hospitals to complete their in-service training as Covid-19 continues to rapidly spread. Full Article
sl Compugen (CGEN) Investor Presentation - Slideshow By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:01:26 -0400 Full Article CGEN SA Transcripts
sl Constructions Foundations newsletter - Summer 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-29 ... Full Article
sl Home Mortgage Loan Balance Growth Slows Noticeably after Aug. 2 Measure By english.hankyung.com Published On :: 2017-08-22 07:42 The volume of home mortgage loans made out by commercial banks is falling at a rapid rate after the government's measure to keep the housing marketing from overheating on August 2. According to figures made public by the nation's top-five banks including Kookmin, Shinhan, Woori, KEB Hana, and Nonghyup on August 21, the balance of home mortgage loans as of August 18 was 368,370.2 billion won, up by 1,834.3 billion won from the end of July (366,535.9 billion won). In monthly rate, this is up ... Full Article