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SunStar bsp May 14, 2021 With the country geared towards boosting the agriculture sector, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged the passage of amendments to Republic Act No. 10000 or “The Agri-Agra Law,” a priority measure of the central bank for the 18th Congress. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the BSP’s legislative agenda will help usher the Philippines’ next stage of economic development. “The Agri-Agra Bill will strengthen rural development by providing a hol...

Tom Lounsbury: The pains of progress - especially for beloved trees Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 Then-Saginaw Bay District Forester Tyler Pederson checks the ash trees on Tom Lounsburys property during the winter of 2015 to verify that Emerald Ash Borers were in fact present and were killing the trees. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 This stump is all that is left of Tom Lounsburys ash tree, which once provided wonderful shade to th...

At the time of this column’s publication, it will be my 28th birthday. Twenty-eight...

The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India,  has been found in Nigeria The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)....The Advocate

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is projecting the inflation rate to still exceed the government’s target band in April.

Savvy Senior: Should you prepay your funeral?   Jim Miller, Savvy Senior FacebookTwitterEmail Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I have been thinking about preplanning our funerals now so our kids won’t have to later, but we would like to find out if it’s a good idea to prepay. What can you tell us? Living on a Budget Dear Living, Planning your funerals in advance is definitely a smart move. Not only does it give you and your wife time to make a thoughtful decision on the type of service you...

To make good use of the time until the next analytica Vietnam in October 2021, the trade fair team offers a free webinar to learn more about the Vietnamese market. Click to read more...

More than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray About 10.27 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours for the third phase of the panchayat elections which began on Monday, April 26, 2021, with more than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Polling is underway in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthanaga...

(MENAFN - Dubai PR Network) Nationwide campaign aims to inspire health and wellness during the Holy Month     April 25, 2021:   Building on its commitment to inspiring a culture of health and wellness across the country, UAE Team Emirates, together with its partner ADNOC, are calling on school children to cycle and keep fit during the Holy Month with their Ramadan Rides school challenge initiative.    Through the initiative, school children are being encouraged to make the most of the...

Savvy Senior: Could you have prediabetes?   Jim Miller, Savvy Senior FacebookTwitterEmail Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about prediabetes, and how can you know if you have it? My 62-year-old husband, who’s in pretty good shape, was recently diagnosed with prediabetes and didn’t have clue. Could I have it too? Wondering Spouse Dear Wondering, Underlying today’s growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes is a much larger epidemic called prediabetes, which is when the blood sugar level...