MANAMA, Bahrain, — Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) launched its tendering process to appoint a qualified contractor to remediate a two square kilometre landfill site to prepare the plot for the development and implementation of a solar project with a minimum capacity of 100 MW. The landfill site is located at Askar, in the […]
In a 2019 vector alert, WHO identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination – particularly in Africa, where the disease hits hardest. A new WHO initiative, launched today, aims to stop the further spread of this invasive mosquito species in the region. Originally native to parts of […]
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., — Veterans and their families in New Jersey will now have access to new career training and career placement opportunities thanks to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) -led New Jersey Defense Manufacturing Community Consortium (NJDMCC). Thanks to funds awarded by the Department of Defense – Office of Local Defense […]
BANGKOK, Sept. 19, 2022 — Huawei’s flagship startup event, Spark Founders Summit (SFS), will be held 20 – 21 September during Huawei Connect 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The two-day event will bring together startup founders, policymakers, enterprises and investors to discuss unleashing digital to empower startup ecosystem. Huawei Spark is an acceleration platform launched in […]
BOSTON, Following the successful launch of AIR, a new cloud-based platform allowing organizations to offer an anonymous incident reporting system to its employees, NorthstarPMO Inc. today announced that it is making the system available to schools and nonprofits in the US completely free of charge. AIR is a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform that makes anonymous reporting […]
TRURO, NS, Aug. 26, 2022 – The skilled trades are essential to Canada’s economy. Few industries are as essential to Canadians’ everyday lives. Smart investments are needed to support Canadians from all backgrounds in taking up apprenticeship training now, and to help kick-start lucrative careers in well-respected skilled trades. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister […]
MINNEAPOLIS, — Scholarship America, the nation’s largest nonprofit scholarship and education support organization, is accepting applications for the 2023 Scholarship America Dream Award through Oct. 15, 2022. Dream Awards are made to students from across the nation who have overcome significant barriers to make it to college, and have completed at least their first year […]
RESTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 — The Internet Society Foundation has launched a second round of grants to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world. Now in its second year, the The Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) grant program supports teams of creatives, technologists, and researchers to develop solutions to Internet connectivity, particularly among communities […]
ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2022 — Habitat for Humanity International has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program that aims to increase affordable homeownership opportunities among the veteran population in the U.S. Veterans who are enrolled in Habitat’s Veterans Build program at affiliates in Saginaw, Mich., Mingo County, W. Va., […]
SHIBUYA, Japan, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of the biggest international short film festivals in Asia, will begin accepting submissions for the 25th edition on Monday, August 1, 2022. Grand-Prix is selected from winners of the Academy Awards Accredited 5 Competitions: Live Action Competition (International, […]
