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Residents are invited to attend online public engagements sessions for the College Park Neighbourhood Area Redevelopment Plan and the Rural Service Area Land Use Bylaw updates.
The College Park Area Redevelopment Plan is in the final stage of consultation. Two online information sessions occur on May 26 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
At the session, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the draft plan before it is presented to City Council. The draft plan is based off consultation that occurred in 2019 and 2020.
To learn more about the project or register to attend the session, visit engage.cityofgp.com/CollegePark.
The Daily Yonder Report: Broadband Became “Rural America’s Critical Connection” During Pandemic Research from the Foundation for Rural Service underscores the transformative role broadband played in rural America during the Pandemic and looks into increasing demand for what has become a fundamental service.
Broadband was the technology that ran like a thread through efforts to combat these challenges.
A new white paper published by the Foundation for Rural Service, “Broadband Today: Rural America’s Critical Connection,” examined the role of broadband in responding to the pandemic.
“Never before has reliable access to high-speed internet been as important as it has been during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said FRS Executive Director Pam Becker.“Broadband connects us to our work, education, health care, government programs, and most importantly one another. This report examines the necessary benefits broadband access has provided to rural Americans thr
Published May 4, 2021, 12:02 AM
The Philippines is the leading exporter of nurses worldwide with 85 percent of nurses trained in the Philippines working overseas, mostly in Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Migrant nurses contribute approximately $8 billion in remittances to the Philippine economy every year.
Despite the significant financial returns, this brain drain of world-class Filipino talent has also impaired the overall effectiveness of the country’s public health system.
In a bit of irony, the first person to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom last December 2020 was a Filipina nurse, May Parsons, who has worked with the National Health Service for 24 years. Two other Filipina nurses, Charito Romano and Minnie Klepacz received the British Empire Medal (BEM) recently for their outstanding work to support their colleagues and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AAA In a relief to a section of postgraduate medical students, the High Court of Karnataka has said that the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012, is applicable only to students who joined postgraduate medical degree/diploma courses from the academic year 2018-19 onwards.
The compulsory public service is not applicable to those admitted to PG medical degree/diploma courses during the academic years 2016-17 and 2017-18 as they were not made aware of the implementation of the Act, which came into force in July 2017, and no bonds as per its provisions were executed by those students.
The scholarships
High school seniors have a shot at $2,500 college scholarships aimed at rural America.
The Foundation for Rural Service and the NTCA/The Rural Broadband Association are providing $2,000 scholarships, and college students sponsored by their local telecommunications provider can apply. Arvig announced that winners whose families are Arvig customers will receive an additional $500.
Eligible applicants must be seniors graduating from high school in 2021, accepted by an accredited school, carry at least a C average and express an interest in returning to a rural community after graduation.
Deadline to apply is Friday, March 5.
Applications can be found online at www.frs.org/programs/youth-programs/scholarships.