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Government Accommodation: The Lure Of Public Service
Free Press Journal
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August 4, 2025
Government Accommodation: The Lure Of Public Service | File Image of govt accommodation Can’t keep occupying government bungalow indefinitely,” said the Supreme Court on July 22, while dismissing a former Bihar MLA Avinash Kumar Singh’s plea...
Government to announce new producer price for cocoa today
Joy FM
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August 4, 2025
Government is expected to announce a new producer price for cocoa for the 2025/2026 crop season today, August 4, 2025. Joy Business understands the announcement will proceed following the completion of work by all the committees tasked with...
Government Orders Mass Screenings After 80% IT Workers Show Liver Fat Build-up; All About MAFLD
Times Now
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August 4, 2025
Government orders mass screenings after 80 per cent IT workers show liver fat build-up As the cases of fatty liver disease are rising, Union Health Minister JP Nadda has informed the Parliament that the states have been asked to undertake...
Public servants positive about AI use in service delivery: Mandarin survey
The Mandarin
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August 4, 2025
Four in five respondents to our national survey believe technology can offer the ‘intelligent guidance’ to help government service users. Public servants are optimistic that AI will help bring about a much-promised revolution in government service...
Services, commerce and finance top sectoral NPLs in 2024
Business and Financial Times
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August 4, 2025
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU Services, commerce and finance sectors accounted for the largest share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking industry in 2024, underlining the persistent challenge of asset quality...
Local elections 2025: Who’s running in Western Bay of Plenty and how to vote
The New Zealand Herald
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August 4, 2025
The district will elect a mayor and nine councillors from three general wards and the district’s first Māori ward, Waka Kai Uru. Two community board areas only had as many candidates as there were seats. Bevan Rakoia and Keith Wisnesky have been...
Local Government Week 2025: Bayside
The National Tribune
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August 4, 2025
Bayside Council is participating in Local Government Week 2025, which runs from 4 to 10 August. The week provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the range of services Councils deliver and the role they play in supporting communities...
Government workforce reduces for first time in two years
Manx
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Picture credit: Manx Radio But sectors like Manx Care and the police saw increases The chair of the Public Service Commission says a report by the government of a decrease within the workforce is a positive move and gives Isle of Man residents...
Government says it is working on ways to mitigate job losses from US tariffs
Times LIVE
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The government says it is working on ways to mitigate job losses caused by steep US tariffs and is considering exempting exporters from some competition rules to support them. Africa's biggest economy faces a 30% tariff on its exports to the US...
Local Government Week Kicks Off
The National Tribune
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August 4, 2025
Tweed Shire Council Tweed Shire Council is kicking off Local Government Week 2025 today with a community trivia competition and a week of free tours, talks and events across the region. The week celebrates the many ways Council is part of the...
Public sector union members prepare for possible industrial action
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
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Unite the Union is consulting its members in the public sector, who voted against the Government's pay offer, on how they see the way forward. It has been visiting the different departments affected ahead of a meeting on Wednesday at Number Six...
Local elections 2025: Who’s running for Rotorua Lakes Council and how to vote
The New Zealand Herald
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August 4, 2025
There will be a contest, however, for the six general and three Māori ward vacancies. Robert Lee and Don Paterson, both current general ward councillors, will challenge Tapsell for the mayoralty. Haehaetu Barrett, who recently left her role as...
Government approves measures for implementation of “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan” project.
Kun.uz
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August 4, 2025
The Cabinet of Ministers has published a resolution on the implementation of a major investment project for the construction of the all-season resort complex “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan.” The project, worth $5 billion, will be developed around the...
Local government must be recognised in the race to net zero
Inside Track
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August 4, 2025
This post is by Isaac Beevor, partnerships director at Climate Emergency UK. For the first time, English councils have collectively called for a legal duty to tackle the climate crisis. Councils have redeclared that tackling the climate crisis...
Local LACRA offices to become hubs of opportunity.
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 4, 2025
By Edwin N Khakie In an interview with a Team of Journalists in Gbarnga over the weekend, the Acting Director General of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Dan Saryee, laid out an ambitious vision for revitalizing...
Government Stands Firm On Russian Oil, Trump Warns Of More Pressure On India
Free Press Journal
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August 4, 2025
India Stands Its Ground on Russian Oil. | Key Highlights: - PM Modi refuses to halt Russian oil imports despite US pressure. - Trump criticizes India over trade, BRICS ties, and immigration. - India stresses its economic independence and “Make in...
Government to update on SA-US trade talks
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau, as well as International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola will update the nation on ongoing trade talks between Pretoria and Washington. US President Donald Trump's new tariffs, which come into...
Government Will Not Evict Indian Or Assamese People: Assam CM
Northeast Today
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August 4, 2025
Guwahati, Aug 4: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government will not carry out eviction drives against any Indian or Assamese citizens. Addressing reporters during an election campaign in the Bodoland...
Local elections 2025: Race begins in Whanganui with four vying for mayoralty
Whanganui Chronicle
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August 4, 2025
In 2023, the council voted 8-5 to introduce a Māori ward for October’s election, then reaffirmed the decision 11-2 in September last year. Regional election officer Warwick Lampp was pleased with the number of nominations in Whanganui. “There are...
Local Government Week Free Barbecue
The National Tribune
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August 4, 2025
Gunnedah Shire Council It’s Local Government Week and you’re invited to come along to The Smithurst on Tuesday, 5 August from 10:30am to 12:30pm to share in a free barbecue and catch up with Councillors and Council representatives. Staff will be...