Province extends student relief program princegeorgecitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from princegeorgecitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VANCOUVER Students at post-secondary institutions on southern Vancouver Island have received more than $1 million in emergency assistance from the provincial government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The B.C. government marked the milestone in a news release Friday, saying a total of $1,162,500 had been given to Camosun College, Royal Roads University and the University of Victoria since March 2020. The funds are for students experiencing unexpected financial emergencies that may affect their ability to complete their studies or handle their expenses. They can be used for living expenses, food, travel, technology and other supports for students returning to campuses in 2021 and 2022.
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Bula readers!
Here’s a bit of information on some of the happenings around the country today – Friday, April 9, 2021.
But first, to the weather forecast for today until midnight tomorrow:
Weather
Cloudy periods with brief showers over the eastern parts and interior of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, and mainly fine elsewhere;
For mariners, moderate Southeast winds, and moderate seas.
Current affairs
Suva
Launch and handover of the Emergency Creek De-silting works to the private sector partnerships for the Central Division (Chief guest – Waterways Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy), Ministry of Waterways HQ, Bali Towers, Toorak – 10am
Army partners with TESDA for skills training in Agusan del Norte philippinetimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philippinetimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MDEC launches RM100mn training and hiring incentive programme to boost Malaysia s digital economy Details Published: 06 April 2021
More than 300 companies within these sectors are expected to gain from MyDigitalWorkForce Work In Tech, while an estimated 6,000 job opportunities will be created with the aim to produce at least 1,000 quality tech talent.
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced the launch of MyDigitalWorkForce Work In Tech (MyWiT), an RM100mn training and hiring incentive programme aimed at boosting the digital business services sector, as well as developing quality tech talent in Malaysia.
This initiative is an extension of the #MyDigitalWorkforce Movement launched last year, to help re-skill and up-skill Malaysians for digital economy jobs.