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By Shamindra Ferdinando Declaring that every sector depended on the public service, the country’s Commander in Chief President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasised the responsibility on the part of the Secretaries to the Ministries to achieve given tasks. The President said so at the Presidential Secretariat on the morning of January 19 when Secretary to the Prime […]

Gotabaya and his Contenders – 2 by Rajan Philips What struck me most about the President’s policy speech to parliament last week was its subdued tone. It was more than mildly defensive, but fully free of boast and bluster. The last two years have certainly clouded the aspirational vistas of ‘Saubhagya Dakma’, even though there […]

Article content Sault This Week reached out to the mayor and all members of city council to get an idea of how local decision-makers feel about the past year. Of those who responded, most agree that the City of Sault Ste. Marie has fared about as well as could be hoped since the pandemic began. It saw many ups and downs, due in large part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Compared to other municipalities, SSM as a corporation has fared well,” said Ward 2 Coun. Luke Dufour. “The revenue losses were largely made up for with relief monies from the federal and provincial government and d...

Sternford Moyo Sternford Moyo, Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, is the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA). Hailing from Zimbabwe, Mr Moyo is the first IBA President of African descent in the history of the 74-year-old organisation. He succeeds Brazil’s Horacio Bernardes Neto with a two-year tenure through to 31 December 2022. Mr Moyo has held numerous senior IBA roles, including: Council Member, Management Board Member, Advisory Board Member and Chair of the African Regional Forum, Deputy Secretary-General for Southern Africa, Co-Chair of...