Bloomberg Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he cannot raise UK taxes to fund pay rises for workers in the state-run National Health Service. “Where we are with taxes at the moment, we can’t put them up,†Sunak told an audience of health-care workers in northeastern England, adding that government spending on the NHS is at a historical high. “The pie ...
Read More »QUITO / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) discussed ways of boosting cooperation with media organisations in Ecuador. The discussions took place during a visit that the WAM delegation, led by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, made to the cities of Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador, to review the outcomes of the inaugural the ...
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Dubai / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) launched the ‘Tax Support’ initiative to raise tax awareness among business sectors in the UAE through direct and sustained contact, as a means to enhance compliance with tax laws and regulations. The first workshop for 2023 under the initiative was held as a collaboration between the FTA and On Time Business ...
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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) installed 955 lighting poles to Al Bataeh cycling track project, which operate according to the best specifications. The project was completed in a record time of no more than two and a half months, in implementation of the directives of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Attended by HH Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, the UAE Circular Economy Council convened its meeting, presided over by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment to discuss ‘Year of Sustainability’ initiatives and COP28. In her welcoming note, Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri ...
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) inaugurated 17 new substations in 2022. These include fifteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,280 megavolt amperes (MVA) and two 400kV stations with a conversion capacity of 4,000 MVA, in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5 and Jebel Ali First. Dewa installed five kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines and ...
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Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Having been the first organisation in the region to be awarded the prestigious IIP Platinum Accreditation by Investors in People (IIP) in 2019, AD Ports group announced on Sunday that it has retained its ‘We Invest in People’ platinum-level accreditation for the fourth consecutive year, following a thorough strategic review assessment. This prestigious accreditation ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares signed a new partnership with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) to launch the ‘Green Jobs for Youth – Online Training and Mentoring’ programme. With the addition of this new programme, Dubai Cares expanded its programmatic portfolio as a key step to place education at the heart of the global climate and ...
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Dubai / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has launched the ‘Tax Support’ initiative to raise tax awareness among business sectors in the UAE through direct and sustained contact, as a means to enhance compliance with tax laws and regulations. The first workshop for 2023 under the initiative was held as a collaboration between the FTA and On Time Business ...
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Dubai / WAM The UAE health authorities have launched several innovative health projects in the 48th edition of Arab Health 2023, which began on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will conclude on February 2. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), the Department of Health—Abu Dhabi (DoH), and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) are showcasing a host ...
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