(Bloomberg) — Newly confirmed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack turned to a leading liberal think tank for his senior adviser on fair and competitive markets, signaling commitment to antitrust issues after
Opihi Whanaungakore battle: Occupation possible after subdivision granted consent
11 Mar, 2021 08:01 PM
3 minutes to read Iwi are fighting to stop a resource consent to turn this land in Whakatāne, which is wahi tapu, into a suburb featuring a retirement village. Photo / Charlotte Jones LDR
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Development of wahi tapu land on Whakatāne s coast could be stalled by iwi occupation after commissioners consented to a 240-section housing subdivision and retirement village next to an ancient urupa.
Kaitiaki of the Opihi Whanaungakore urupa, Rapata Kopae, said urupa trustees were considering how to stop the development including court action, a public information campaign or occupation of the land.
Published: Mar 11, 2021
Loughborough, England, March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Nemaura Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD) (“Nemaura” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing non-invasive wearable diagnostic devices and supporting personalized lifestyle coaching programs, today announces its submission to G-BA (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) for approval of sugarBEAT
®, the Company’s non-invasive, daily wear, continuous glucose monitoring device.
The G-BA is the highest decision-making body for joint self-administration in the German health care system, determining medical services that insured people can claim as well as resolving quality assurance measures for practices and hospitals. The G-BA’s primary function is specifying the “service catalog” of the health insurance companies according to the generally recognized state of medical knowledge. Should it be approved for reimbursement, Nemaura would work with German
Smart Nation ambassadors using augmented reality technology to view a model of Singapore’s city area at The URA Centre on March 11, 2021.- ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 1,500 technology-related jobs across various sectors are on offer at a virtual career fair that starts on Saturday (March 13).
Over 100 organisations are participating in the two-week Smart Nation and U: Virtual Career Fair, including e-commerce platform Shopee and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as public agencies such as the Government Technology Agency and the Infocomm Media Development Authority.
The positions offered vary from those that require deeper tech expertise like software developers who need coding skills, to tech-lite roles that do not require a tech background but may involve the use of tech on the job.