Page 48 - Rob Grant News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Letters to the editor: We need to raise the minimum wage 16 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read A reader says the minimum wage needs to be raised. Photo / Getty Images Bay of Plenty Times I previously advocated for the minimum wage to be increased but received a rebuff from some politicians that such an increase would have too big an impact on the costs to businesses and would lead to higher unemployment. But a high number of beneficiaries rely on the Government to supplement their income so they can make ends meet. Mostly they want to work and earn a living wage.

Letters to the editor: Those who don't use smartphones need lanyards 16 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM 2 minutes to read Te Arawa Covid Response hub kaumātua Monty Morrison and Minister for Government Digital Services Kris Faafoi. Photo / File Te Arawa Covid Response hub kaumātua Monty Morrison and Minister for Government Digital Services Kris Faafoi. Photo / File Rotorua Daily Post QR codes are fine for those people who can handle modern cellphones. I was happy signing in at Rotorua public library yesterday where they provide a slip of paper to record your details and then post into ...

Year-long contract to work on radio shows BBC Studios has taken on two new staff writers for comedy. Tasha Dhanraj and Rajiv Karia will work across Radio 4 topical shows, panel games and podcasts including The Now Show, The News Quiz, Dead Ringers and Newsjack. They are being employed on a year-long contract, under a scheme to give experience to up-and coming writers, which stemmed from the BBC’s radio comedy writer bursary. Writers who have taken part in that scheme since its 1978 inception have included  Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered), Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (Red Dwarf) and Simon Blackwell ...

Crowd rallies in support of Stuffy's II, restaurant in Longview fined $126K for breaking COVID restrictions The owners of the Longview restaurant were fined by Washington state $126,000 for opening their restaurant to indoor dining in December Author: Devon Haskins Updated: 8:10 PM PST January 7, 2021 KELSO, Wash. — Around 200 people rallied outside the Cowlitz County courthouse Thursday afternoon to show support for the owners of Stuffy's II restaurant in Longview. The restaurant, owned by Glenda and Bud Duling, was fined $126,000 for "willful serious violat...

Christine Sinclair nets Bobbie Rosenfeld Award after record-breaking year by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 28, 2020 at 8:32 am PDT FILE - Canada forward Christine Sinclair (12) celebrates at the conclusion of a soccer match against Panama at the CONCACAF women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Frisco, Texas, Oct. 14, 2018. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andy Jacobsohn Summary Christine Sinclair's record-breaking year has earned the Canadian soccer icon the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award The 37-year-old Sinclair also won the award in 2012 after leading Canada to a memorable bronze medal at the olympics...