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Canberras National Health Co-op was a groundbreaking healthcare model. Photo: File. UPDATED 9.50am: Administrators for the National Health Co-operative say
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 (https://local501.org/) commends the government of New South Wales, Australia and
UNITED NATIONS, CMC United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has called for debt relief extension forCaribbean and other middle-income countries. Guterres
CHARLESTON A 10-year-old girl was rescued Sunday from the Embarras River after her kayak had capsized.
According to a news release from the Lincoln Fire Protection District, emergency crews were dispatched to County Road 420 North in Coles County around 11:05 a.m. after learning that a girl was stranded on a log in the river after her kayak had struck some debris. Her father was able to make it to the shore.
Canberras National Health Co-op was a groundbreaking healthcare model. Photo: File.
UPDATED 9.50am: Administrators for the National Health Co-operative say they are confident the embattled health service can continue trading for at least three months, given the cash flow.
Speaking to ABC Radio, Michael Slaven from Slaven Torline said that he was hopeful the NHCs issues could be resolved within that period and that retaining staff was a key focus. Administrators are currently speaking with all staff.
The first option for the not-for-profit business is likely to be discussions with other medical practitioners.
June 22, 7.45am: Canberras groundbreaking National Health Co-operative has gone into voluntary administration after conceding i…
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 (https://local501.org/) commends the government of New South Wales, Australia and its Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority for their recent regulatory and enforcement actions against VIP-junket activity in the gambling industry.
The modern VIP-junket model, in which junket agents recruit and often issue credit to high rollers (many from mainland China) to gamble in exclusive VIP rooms, originated in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China-and the world’s largest gambling market. From Macau, the junket model has in recent years spread to other gambling jurisdictions throughout the eastern hemisphere, including the…
UNITED NATIONS, CMC United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has called for debt relief extension forCaribbean and other middle-income countries.
Guterres says that innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addressing a high-level UN General Assembly meeting on these nations, which account for more than half of the UN’s 193 member-states, Guterres underlined the need for financing to help them recover in the wake of the global crisis.
He said that middle-income countries should have their debts suspended into 2022 to cope with the social and economic impact of the virus.
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The Justice Department defends the government against a conservative lawsuit challenging the debt relief program for farmers of color. A judge in Wisconsin will rule by Wednesday on a request for a preliminary injunction.
Restaurants and food sector lobbyists continue to push for more recovery funds. Some lawmakers are trying to intr…
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One of the most contentious resolutions under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is that of Dewan Housing Finance, a case that involved one of the largest declared loot by a promoter right under the gaze of the bankers, auditors, credit rating agencies and a so-called board of directors. The RBI, which had failed to supervise and monitor a finance company that was among the biggest in the country with an asset size of around 1 lakh crore, pretended to have done its job by superseding the board of the company, appointing an administrator and referring the case to IBC, to break new ground of an NBFC coming up for resolution.
This is the maiden IBC involving public investors in debt, who were hardly represented in the committee of cr…
Law360, London (June 21, 2021, 7:01 PM BST) — A former solicitor and ex-director of Claims Direct PLC, who made millions before it eventually collapsed, deceived the company into handing over 9.75 million ($13.5 million) for a stake in his law firm, a judge ruled.
Brian Rawling, sitting as a judge at the High Court in Birmingham, overturned on Friday a decision by Colin Poole’s trustee in bankruptcy to reject a proof of debt for the 9.75 million, upholding a claim of deceit made by the liquidators of Claims Direct.
Poole was declared bankrupt in 2016. He made millions when Claims Direct floated on the stock market in July 2000….
A waste dump that became so choked withrubbish it was declared a “catastrophic fire risk”is now halfway to being cleared as tough new “waste crime” laws give authoritiesextra powers.
Key points:
The site inGeelong has frustrated authorities and prompted emergency plans for a nearby school
Too much asbestos was found in the waste for any of it to be recycled
The EPA willhave increasedpowersfrom July to prevent harm to public health and the environment.
At its peak, the site in Lara, Geelong was home to 320,000 cubic metres of toxic waste enough to spread over an area the size of the MCG.
It had become such a problem that emergency evacuation plans were in place at a nearby school after the Country Fire Authority raised concerns about the stock…
Jane Goodfellow, 58, and Clare Watts, 54, from Somerset, were both handed suspended sentences at Taunton Crown Court after pleading guilty to running a company whilst Goodfellow was disqualified.
Goodfellow pleaded guilty to acting as a director while disqualified and carrying on a business under a prohibited name at Taunton Crown Court on 12 April. She was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, and 80 hours of unpaid work. She also saw her disqualification from being a director extended by a further 10 years.
Clare Watts pleaded guilty to carrying on a business under a prohibited name. She was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and fined 200. In addition, she signed an undertaking disqu…
The National Health Co-op, which runs eight not-for-profit clinics in Canberra, has gone into voluntary administration. In a message to staff on Monday, administrators Slaven Torline said the end of JobKeeper and “recent staff changes” had left an “insurmountable” forecast deficit. “The board and management have looked at further ways to address the NHC’s financial health, including the introduction of mixed billing, consolidation of clinics, a possible merger or sale, significantly increasing membership fees and a government subsidy for bulk billing clinics,” the statement read. “Unfortunately, none of these have proven to be viable to turn around the forecast deficit in a timely manner, while staying true to the purpose of the NHC and…
CHARLESTON A 10-year-old girl was rescued Sunday from the Embarras River after her kayak had capsized.
According to a news release from the Lincoln Fire Protection District, emergency crews were dispatched to County Road 420 North in Coles County around 11:05 a.m. after learning that a girl was stranded on a log in the river after her kayak had struck some debris. Her father was able to make it to the shore.
