Northland schools thrilled with move to make period products free for students
19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime is thrilled the Government is rolling out free sanitary products to all students from June. Photo / Jenny Ling
Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime is thrilled the Government is rolling out free sanitary products to all students from June. Photo / Jenny Ling
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Northland schools and period poverty campaigners are thrilled that free sanitary products will be provided to all schools from June.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti said on Thursday that period products would be available to all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students who need them.
Decatur City Council approves increased utility bills
Decatur Utility customer’s bills will go up beginning in February.
Utility increases will start in February 2021 for the city of Decatur By Madison Scarpino | January 19, 2021 at 5:17 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 6:46 PM
MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur’s City Council passed the access rate increase by a three to one margin.
The increased fees will go toward Decatur Utility’s 10-year-plan to fix the city’s sanitary sewer system. The city’s aging infrastructure has led to sewage overflows for years.
Bills for the average customer will go up by $10 per month this year. Next year, another $6 gets tacked on. And in 2022, $4 more will be added.
Tourist operations under strict sanitary protocols in Cuba
Tourist operations under strict sanitary protocols in Cuba
Camagüey, Cuba, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The resumption of operations on Wednesday to accommodate tourists in the E Hotels, of the Cubanacan Group in Camagüey eastern city, is being carried out under strict hygienic-sanitary protocols to avoid the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Camagüey, which is experiencing a setback in the epidemiological situation with 100 active cases, focuses on the tourism sector as a high priority, since only in the Santa Maria Hotel there have been registered visitors from Russia, Spain, Germany and the Bahamas.