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Organizers determined to keep Bay Jammin' series afloat Local concert and cinema series aiming for 31st season The Bay Jammin' Concert and Cinema Series needs your help. and last updated 2021-04-12 18:49:08-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Bay Jammin' Concert and Cinema Series needs your help. Organizers are raising money to keep the series, which was started in 1989, going this summer. The series has only been canceled twice before; when the Cole Park Amphitheater was being renovated, and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Event founder and producer J.J. Nelson said many of the typ...

Marine Institute Awards First Two Eoin Sweeney Scholarships 1st April 2021 The state-of-the-art scientific facilities at the Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) in Gran Canaria, Spain The Marine Institute has announced funding of €0.24 million for the first two Eoin Sweeney PhD Scholarships to run over the next four years. This Scholarship Programme has been established by the Marine Institute and Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) in memory of Eoin Sweeney (1947-2017), who made a significant contribution to developing Irish marine industry, particularly the ocean energy sect...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Narking causing stress, anxiety for small business owners trying to 'stay afloat' 2 Mar, 2021 10:50 PM 6 minutes to read Anna Leask is a senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask Auckland business owners already struggling to stay afloat during current level 3 restrictions say being unfairly reported to police for "breaching" the rules is causing them huge stress and anxiety. And while they understand the community's fear around the spread of Covid-19, they are encouraging people to call them first before "narking" to...

How Auckland Airport stayed afloat in the face of Covid-19 18 Feb, 2021 04:02 AM 4 minutes to read Auckland International Airport's $2.4 billion property portfolio kept the company in the black over the first half. The airport's substantial property investment meant it was able to report statutory net profit of $28.1 million in the first half, providing the company with a partial buffer against the financial impact of Covid-19 border closures. Auckland Airport's underlying loss came to $10.5m for the period and it now expects the loss to swell to $35m to $50m in the year to ...

Search A worker shows palm oil fruits at palm oil plantation in Topoyo village in Mamuju, Sulawesi Island. (Antara Foto/Akbar Tado) Domestic Demand Keeps Indonesian Palm Oil Industry Afloat amid Sluggish Export Markets BY :ELENA COUPER FEBRUARY 01, 2021 Jakarta. The Indonesian palm oil industry, the biggest in the world, has suffered disruption during Covid-19. Although lockdown measures in export destinations have restricted the market, the demand for palm oil has increased domestically.  “The year of 2020 was marked with market unce...