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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. Parents sceptical of school fee insurance programmeDubai: Eight out of ten parents have shrugged off an education insurance programme launched by a school group saying that if it really wants to help pupils and their parents it should first try to get their tuition fees decreased. The initiative, launched in the Global Education Management Schools (GEMS) group, is entirely optional and guarantees a child's education in the event of death or permanent disability of a family's main wage earner. Known as the GEMS Education Protection Programme (GEPP), it is said to be the first of its kind in the UAE education market. Coverage for the insured family member is valid worldwide. Uniquely, the nominated parent does not need a medical check-up or even to show proof of employment. On the basis of a fully refundable deposit, a child will receive free tuition until the completion of his/her schooling or 20th birthday. 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. TCS, Wipro keen to acquire land at Infopark: Kerala CMKochi, Aug 5. (PTI): IT majors Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro have evinced interest in acquiring land for setting up campuses at Infopark at nearby Kakkanad, Chief Minister V S Achutanandan said on Friday. The Chief Minister, who visited the Infopark on Friday morning and spent about 20 minutes talking to officials, later told reporters that about 25,000 people would get employment by 2008 when the development of the park would be more or less completed. Infopark would not be a subject of discussion during the talks being held on Friday and Saturday at Thiruvananthapuram with the officials of Dubai Internet City (DIC) in connection with the setting up of the Kochi Smart city project, he said. The Chief Minister said land acquisition proceedings with regard to 136 acres of land for developing Infopark would be speeded up. read more. Work at Romanian zoo takes one step forward, two backEditor's note: John Wright, general curator for Hattiesburg Zoo, is using his two-week summer vacation to travel to Buhusi, Romania, as part of "The Lions Roar" project, started by American storyteller Laura Simms, which is lending aid and technical support to the Buhusi Zoo. He also spent time in Buhusi last year. . read more. Dubai Bank continues Emiratisation recruitment and training ...A group of ten UAE graduate Nationals were recruited at Dubai Bank through its National recruitment program, Ar-Ruwwad. The group will be placed on a one year training and development program that will prepare them for careers in banking. Following HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makhtoums Directive on Nationalization, Dubai Bank introduced its National recruitment program a year ago. Dubai Bank has already completed the training for its first group of trainees that have graduated and are now working in the Banks various business divisions.The training model to be used for UAE National development will consist of a combination of classroom and on-the-job based training interventions to equip participants with knowledge and skills required for a banking career.Mr. Abdul Aziz Al Muhairi, CEO of Dubai Bank recently met the new recruits and encouraged them to be diligent, and to make maximum benefit of this training opportunity. 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. I bought medal from Sohrab's son: Shop-ownerMUMBAI: Shop-owner Abdul Wahid said that he had bought the Sohrab Modi's memorabilia directly from Modi's son Mehli a year-and-a-half ago when the latter was in the process of selling the family's Cuffe Parade flat before immigrating to Dubai. "I still have the purchase slip with me as proof," he said. "The stuff was lying with me for such a long time that I had even planned to put an advertisement in the newspapers, so that interested parties could learn about it and come to my shop. But before I could do that, I suddenly got at least ten calls inquiring about the trophy. I don't understand the sudden interest." A star famed as much for his booming voice as his directorial skills, Sohrab Modi was the eleventh recipient of the Phalke award. read more.Our views on this subject are extraordinarily strong. If reliable Sponsored Dubai Electronics Engineering Jobs info is what you are searching out, Ask Jeeves can organize it for you.
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