[ad_1] BRUSSELS – A new directorate for defense industry and space has been established in the European Commission, with the position of minister in charge being given to former French defense minister Sylvie Goulard.As the next European Commissioner for the European Single Market, Goulart will be tasked, in part, with coordinating the EU’s decentralised defence industry in research and development projects.Some will see the move as a sign that Ursula von der Leyen, the former German defence minister and next European Commission president, wants Europe to take more responsibility for its own defence.Goulart is due to face a nomination hearing…
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[ad_1] Mystery remains in the leadership team at Hillhead Primary School after the headteacher disappeared from the top post. Gillian Crawford is no longer in charge of the day-to-day Kilmarnock primary. Mount Carmel Primary School headteacher Derek Forsyth has taken over at Hillhead on a temporary basis, East Ayrshire Council’s education chief confirmed to the Kilmarnock Standard. read more The local authority is carrying out an internal investigation at Hillhead. A letter sent to parents of pupils at Mount Carmel Primary School last week said Carol McConville would take over as “effective principal of Mount Carmel” after the September weekend…
[ad_1] Frederick Larty Otu Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) President Frederick Lartey Otu has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the World Taekwondo Africa (WTAF) Para Taekwondo Committee. The appointment, made last week, comes after Larty Otu was appointed to the Education Committee at this year’s Morocco Convention and also served as Councilor for the West Zone from 23 June 2017 to 2021. , his third position at WTAF. . Apart from these portfolios, Laati Otu, a Senior Customs Officer with the Ghana Revenue Authority, holds the position of Vice-President of the Ghana National Paralympic Committee and Treasurer of the Ghana Olympic Committee.…
[ad_1] Yauber The President appointed Yaw Bah, a senior partner at Sterling Partnership law firm and a former MP for Mr Kumau, as chief executive officer of the newly created Minerals Income Investment Fund. This is based on Article 21(1) of the Mineral Revenue Investment Law passed in 2018. The fund, through its subsidiaries, owns and manages all of the country’s existing gold assets and maximizes the value derived from these assets. Through its operations, it is expected to immediately raise between US$500 million and US$750 million for government infrastructure development. The fund is the first of its kind in…
[ad_1] Puti Mahanyele Dabengwa South African media reported on Wednesday that Puti Mahanyele Dabengwa will lead the operations of South African multimedia giant Naspers. The position will be newly created and she will be the first person to hold the position. Mahanyele Dabengwa is married to telecommunications billionaire Sifiso Dabengwa. Mr Sifiso and the late ZPRA Chief Information Officer Dumiso Dabengwa are cousins. Mahanyele Dabengwa will be based in Johannesburg and will report directly to Naspers Group CEO Bob van Dijk, the company said. “She will lead the Group’s day-to-day operations in South Africa and represent the Group’s interests in…
[ad_1] The European Parliament, which has fought for years to become the European Union’s power center, capitulated on Tuesday (2 July) and accepted a political compromise between national leaders over the distribution of the EU’s top posts. Ta.Manfred Weber, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP)’s leading candidate for EU Commission president, withdrew his candidacy late Tuesday, making way for German Minister Ursula von der Leyen. This ended the parliamentary fight for more power. post. He also withdrew from the European Parliament presidential election, but said he would continue to lead the political group EPP in Strasbourg. With the EPP remaining…
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The number of candidates vying for the post of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chairman seems to be on the rise. According to sources, some of the big names vying for the TPCC chief post include former minister T Jeevan Reddy, Lok Sabha MPs Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and A Revanth Reddy, and MP D Sridhar Babu. Besides them, the names of former Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and AICC General Secretary SA Sampath have also been named. Both Raja Narasimha and Sampath have said they will work to strengthen the party if entrusted with the task by…
[ad_1] Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): A small businessman turned formidable political leader, YSR Congress president Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy, popularly known as Jagan, has had a fairly smooth career over the past two decades. I have lived a life full of ups and downs.While the first decade of his career was spent building his business in a hassle-free manner, the next decade was tumultuous for Reddy as he embarked on a political path.But his single-minded aim to become the chief minister is paying off, with his YSR National Congress party poised to secure a landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh assembly…
[ad_1] The chief executive of the California Historical Society has been named the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.Anthea M. Hartig is the first woman to serve as permanent director of one of the Smithsonian Institution’s most popular tourist attractions. She replaces John Gray, who retired in May.Ms. Hartig, 54, spent seven years at the San Francisco-based Historical Society, where she oversaw more than 20 exhibitions and worked with hundreds of state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations. The Museum of American History, which opened in 1964, is a much larger facility with 262 employees and…
[ad_1] MYSURU: If Congress sources are correct, second-time corporation councilor and former deputy mayor Shanta Kumari, elected from ward 32, is reportedly the party’s frontrunner for the mayor’s post. . The Congress is likely to suggest the candidature of Shanta Kumari, whose husband Srikantaiah was the mayor nearly two decades ago, to the JD(S), its coalition partner in the Mysuru Municipal Corporation (MCC) Congress. .Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday met party corporators and made efforts to invite senior JD(S) leaders, including Mysuru district in-charge minister GT Debegowda, tourism minister SR Mahesh, Hunsur MLA and JD(S). It is reported that…