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„Consider că această grevă s-a bazat pe minciună și pe dezinformare, legată, în primul rând, de ceea ce s-ar întâmpla dacă legea salarizării ar fi adoptată”, a declarat marți seară premierul Ilie Bolojan după ședința de Guvern. „Și precizez încă o dată că dacă s-ar adopta această lege, niciun salariu în sectorul public, niciun câștig în sectorul public nu va scădea, așa cum au fost date toate asigurările, atât de către miniștrii de resort, cât și de către ministrul muncii”, a precizat premierul interimar. Dimpotrivă, spune el, „ca urmare a corectării unor inechități, o bună parte din salarii ar trebui să crească”. Aceste creșteri de salarii, însă, „nu pot fi făcute pe bază de împrumuturi, ci ele pot fi făcute atât cât permite capacitatea de plată a economiei românești”, atenționează premierul. În caz contrar, România se va întoarce „în punctul din care am plecat”, a declarat premierul referindu-se, fără a...

Pictured at the ribbon cutting are (left to right) John Fountain, district visitor and community manager for north region at Historic Environment Scotland; Jamie MacPherson, district architect – conservation north at HES; Katey Boal, head of north region at HES; and Chief of Clan MacNeil, Rory MacNeil. Photograph: Sandie Photos. BY JACKIE MACKENZIE Barra’s most famous landmark, Kisimul Castle, is once more welcoming visitors after the completion of a programme of essential conservation works. The official reopening of the former stronghold of the MacNeils of Barra was held last Thursday afternoon when, under a cloudless sky, the 27th Chief of the Clan, Rory MacNeil, performed the ribbon cutting ceremony at the slipway in Castlebay, joined by locals and representatives from castle custodians Historic Environment Scotland. HES will now be running guided tours of the castle on selected dates through to 30th September. A major tourist attraction in the Outer Hebrides,...

Ljeto donosi posebne izazove kada je riječ o šminkanju. Visoke temperature, vlaga, znojenje i dugo izlaganje suncu često su razlog zbog kojeg se šminka počinje topiti već nekoliko sati nakon nanošenja. Puder se razdvaja, maskara se razmazuje, a lice koje je ujutro izgledalo svježe do popodneva može djelovati umorno. Ipak, to ne znači da se tijekom ljeta morate odreći make-upa. Tajna nije u nanošenju više proizvoda, nego u pravilnom odabiru tekstura i nekoliko pametnih trikova koji će pomoći da šminka izgleda prirodno i postojano čak i tijekom najtoplijih dana. Ljetni make-up treba biti lagan, prozračan i prilagođen koži koja se zbog vrućine ponaša drugačije nego tijekom hladnijih mjeseci. Donosimo savjete uz koje će vaš izgled ostati svjež od jutra do večeri. Najveća pogreška kod ljetnog šminkanja jest preskakanje pripreme kože. Ako je koža dehidrirana ili preopterećena proizvodima, niti jedan puder neće izgledati dobro. Prije nanošenja šminke važno je: očistiti lice...

CATHERINE BWALYA, CHISHALA MUSONDAChoma, Livingstone KALOMO once again demonstrated why it remains one of UPND’s safest political bastions yesterday, as thousands of enthusiastic supporters thronged an interactive community engagement where President Hakainde Hichilema stepped up his campaign for more than five million votes in the August 13 general election.Residents from across the district, including youth, women and the elderly, began gathering at the venue hours before the President’s arrival, creating an electric atmosphere that reflected Kalomo’s enduring political bond with Mr Hichilema.The excitement was heightened by performances from popular musicians Roberto, JK, Wile, Mozegeta and Aqualaskin, who kept the crowd entertained with energetic performances. Supporters sang, danced and waved UPND regalia, while motorists travelling along LusakaLivingstone Road sounded their horns in solidarity as they passed the venue.When President Hichilema arrived shortly after mid-day, he was greeted with deafening cheers and chants of “Daddy Chololo” from the jubilant crowd.Kalomo is home...

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2026: Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Amendments Bill will be voted on by parliamentarians today. The significance of this vote cannot be overstated. In my opinion, the two most important clauses in the Bill are in respect of the electoral system and the threshold for winning presidential elections. Public opinion, through the position of civil society, religious leaders and traditional rulers, clearly favours the First Past The Post (FPTP) electoral system which will ensure that all communities (at both ward and constituency levels) are able to choose and have their own representatives in Local Councils and in Parliament. With respect to the threshold for winning presidential elections, the introduction in the Bill of a minimum percentage of district votes will create negative incentives for expelling minority voters from certain districts, thus fuelling violence before and during elections. A district specific element should not be...

The Electricity Control Board (ECB) this week announced the renewal of the moratorium on the granting of generation licences for electricity export purposes. The regulator, in a statement, confirmed that Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy Modestus Amutse approved the extension. The renewed moratorium will come into force on 5 September and remain active until 5 January 5, 2029, unless existing transmission network constraints are resolved ahead of schedule. According to the regulator, the decision follows severe bottlenecks on regional interconnector lines, which currently prevent domestic independent power producers (IPPs) from safely evacuating generated power to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). The ECB cautioned that granting additional export licenses under current grid limitations risks creating unenforceable legal obligations and compromising the overall stability of the national grid. ECB Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Communication at the Electricity Control Board, Nelson Ashipala, said the renewal of this moratorium is not...

Maurice a lancé sa consultation nationale pour la Vision 2050 en grande pompe, ministre debout, Premier ministre inspiré, auditorium Octave Wiehe en guise de théâtre. Hauts revenus. Économie avancée. Inclusion sociale. Durabilité. – Publicité – L’Intelligence artificielle (IA) en fer de lance (encore plus après le Budget 2026-27), les services numériques, la fintech, les technologies vertes. On y a consacré des jours de formation avec le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD), des séminaires de prospective, des consultants en costard-cravate. Tout ça pour quoi ? Pour savoir “quoi” faire, “quoi” avoir, “combien” de PIB, “quel” taux de croissance. Mais personne ne pose la seule question qui tue : qui serons-nous, nous autres, Mauriciens, en 2050 ? Construire une maison sans savoir qui va y dormir Il y a quelque chose dans notre terre volcanique mauricienne. Les Aborigènes d’Australie, eux, ne l’ont jamais oublié : 65 000 ans à marcher pieds nus,...