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Bahrain blaze survivors to sue firmDubai: The survivors of Sunday's labour-camp fire in Bahrain, in which 17 Indian workers lost their lives and nine were injured, have decided to file a class action civil suit against their employer, the Royal Tower Construction Company. The survivors have refused to go back to work unless the company improves their living conditions, according to a report in the Gulf Daily News newspaper.The case would be in addition to criminal charges that are expected to be pressed against the company, the report quoted India's Ambassador to Bahrain Balkrishna Shetty as saying.The workers' case could lead to payout of hundreds of thousands of Bahraini dinars by the company to the workers, he said."Investigations are now under way by the public prosecutor to ascertain whether there was criminal intent and charges are expected to be filed in a few days," Shetty told a press conference. read more. Dubai Investments Park constructing 38,000 sq meter sports facility for tenantsDubai Investments Park (DIP), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has announced that it is constructing a fully-equipped cricket and football pitch within the Park in cooperation with Seven Seas Shipchandlers LLC, for tenants of the Park and for labourers staying in the labour accommodation in DIP. . read more. Bring back ex-Margao SDMNoel Pinto, Dubai-UAEIt is disgusting to note the treatment given to former SDM of Margao, Mr. Suresh Pilarnekar. The situation in which he is in today is the result of his good work towards the society. How on earth he is deserved such an awful treatment from the government after keeping on check several gambling activities by himself? In fact, he should have been awarded with medal or at least his work should have been appreciated. If he had to cooperate with the gamblers, police and politicians, would he be happy? Definitely yes, he would be happy but not get the satisfaction. He would have made lots of money for himself, but he chose not to do it as he is a man of honour, believe in honesty and the good work for the society. Well, rather than punishing those who are guilty in his attempt to curb the menace of gambling, he paid the price in the form of a transfer to Sanguem as a Forest Settlement Officer. If such things continue, it means government is encouraging the gambling activities, corruption and anti-social elements in our society. Without the intervention of Chief Minister – Mr. read more. Skandia Cowes Week Day six news round-upThe Black Groups (excluding Class 0 to 3) The blustery conditions today certainly favoured the outstanding performer of Class 4 IRC, the Harry Evans chartered Alvine Jacobite who pulled into the lead straight after the start and led Jim Macgregor's Flair IV down to the first mark off the Hill Head shoreline. Alvine Jacobite used her 48 foot overall length to great effect around a course just shy of 18 miles and recorded her fifth straight win of the regatta and looks certain for the overall class crown. However at the top of the Black Group standings going into the final two days of racing is the Class 5 IRC leader Winsome of Harry Heijst who again scored a victory today to take his tally for the regatta to five race wins. Heijst has been the class act of the fleet as he warms up for next week's RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race and has brought this well-prepared Sparkman & Stephens designed one-off to the regatta in tip-top condition with a superb crew. read more. Readers' panel: Web anniversarySunday 6 August marks the 15th anniversary of the publication of computer files credited as the start of the World Wide Web. The publication, by Tim Berners-Lee, began the spread of computer interaction that has lead to the web as we know it. There are now 882 million people around the world online reading more than 100 million websites, and with each website offering potentially millions of pages of content. To mark the birthday we've drawn together a panel of web-users from across the world, to give us their thoughts on the birth, the worst, and the future of the web. Today's question to the panel: When was the first time you ever used the internet? . read more. Gulf Navigation Holding signs Dh145m ship dealDubai: Gulf Navigation Holding (GNH), the region's rapidly growing oil and chemical carrier, and ST Shipping and Trading have signed a charter agreement for three ships at an approximate value of $40 million (Dh145 million). ST Shipping and Trading is the shipping arm of Switzerland-based Glencore, one of the largest oil trading houses in the world. Under the terms of the agreement, GNH will time-charter two ships to ST Shipping and Trading for up to two years under long-term fixed rate employment, and a third at a floating market rate with a fixed minimum charter rate. The process for delivery of the three vessels will be completed in the next few days. The vessels are double hull with a deadweight of 48,000 metric tonnes each and have a liquid capacity of about 50,000 cubic metres. read more. It's AcademicThe dominant political culture on Australian university campuses brings to mind a scene from the classic movie Casablanca. A naïve young woman approaches the nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to enquire about the character of the thoroughly dissolute French police captain played by Claude Raines. "HeÂ’s like any other man, only more so," quips the jaded Bogart in response. . read more. Standard Chartered legal chief in move to DubaiStandard Chartered group head of legal David Brimacombe is jetting off to Dubai to take up a new position at the bank, leaving the organisation to search for a successor in London. Brimacombe is moving to the Gulf in the next few months to help drive forward the bank's operations in the region. The bank has not yet made a decision on his replacement in London. Meanwhile,Standard Chartered has hired its first-ever employment specialist. Rebecca Priestley will join the bank's London legal team from Simmons & Simmons in August. She will be looking after employment issues across all of the bank's 56 locations. Brimacombe said: "This is very much a global role. Rebecca will be working with the legal team and the HR team on employment issues across all our offices." The move comes as banks look to beef up their in-house employment capabilities in the wake of increased litigation for unfair dismissal or sexual discrimination. read more.We are committed to deliver the most weighty content matter on the net to you in a primary well-organized website. This affair has unmistakably generated a ton of interest lately. You have positively been researching the latest web sites related to Airport Dubai In Job. This webpage is organized in a reasoned fashion.
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