Yathreb Hajri knows where every dinar of her modest government salary goes.
There’s the cost of trainers for her son, 12, who won’t stop growing, extra internet for her daughter, 14, to do schoolwork while in-person classes are suspended in Tunisia and petrol for her husband’s car.
But one thing sucks up more of her earnings than anything else: food.
“Even as a government employee,” said Ms Hajri, 41, who works for the Higher Education Ministry, “we are living paycheck to paycheck. My salary is barely enough for the family to eat.”
Ms Hajri and her family are part of Tunisia’s vanishing middle class that is feeling the strain of decades of economic downturn. They’re now facing a new crisis as Tunisia weighs austerity measures that would see subsidies on essentials like food and fuel eliminated in favour of direct cash payments to the poor.
Nightengale s Notebook: No stranger to change, Bud Selig supports MLB s ongoing reforms
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Bud Selig, who spent 23 years as commissioner of Major League Baseball, 35 years as the owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, and virtually 86 years as a baseball fan, addressed the Israel Olympic Baseball team on Friday and invited them to ask questions.
There was a slight hesitation before a player blurted: “Are you happy with the game the way it is today opposed to when you left?’’
Selig paused, looked around, and said, “Well, I try to stay away from that.’’
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The Yearling was brought to gloriously Techicolored life by Clarence Brown in his 1946 MGM feature, as moving and as engrossing a family saga as has ever been committed to film. With Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman scoring career highs as the parents and Claude Jarman, Jr. an unforgettable Jody,
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In the hardscrabble marshlands of 1878 Florida, Penny Baxter (Gregory Peck) ekes out a poor living raising corn, beans, and potatoes with his hardened wife Orry (Jane Wyman) and his eleven-year old son Jody (Claude Jarman, Jr.), the only one of their four children to survive the brutal life of the era. The family must contend with natural disasters like hurricanes and wild animals who invade the farm at the worst possible moments, but they manage to make do with help from feisty neighbors the Forresters. Af
SINGAPORE, 6 May 2021: Hilton appointed Clarence Tan as
senior vice president, development Asia Pacific, effective 1 May.
With more than 20 years of experience, he joins Hilton from
the international hotel management and development company Valor Hospitality,
where he served as the principal and corporate advisor. Clarence Tan.
He also served as
Group CEO at Millennium & Copthorne and worked at IHG in several
senior leadership positions, including as chief operating officer for Japan,
Korea and Southeast Asia.
He will be based in Hilton’s Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore, reporting to both Hilton Asia Pacific president Alan Watts, and
chief financial officer and president global development, Kevin Jacobs.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the appointment of Clarence Tan as Senior Vice President, Development - Asia Pacific. Effective May 1, 2021, Clarence will lead the company s development strategy in the region, deploying Hilton s brands across Asia Pacific and continuing to deliver best in class financial returns for owners.
With more than 20 years experience, Clarence joins Hilton from international hotel management and development company Valor Hospitality, where he served as the principal and corporate advisor. Prior to this, he was Group CEO at Millennium & Copthorne after serving at IHG in several senior leadership positions, including as Chief Operating Officer for Japan, Korea and South East Asia; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer for the Asia, Middle East and Africa regions, leading all aspects of planning, design and development. Across his career he has built a reputation of bringing new brands to market, bringing to life some of Asia Pacific s most