Ministry News

The first words heard on Yeezus, Kanye West's sixth album, that do not come from the lips of the vainglorious rapper himself are from a 1986 recording by the Holy Name of Mary Choral Family.

The Building and Road Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has been asked by the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Joe Oteng Adjei, to commercialise the output of research works in order to generate money to make the Institute financially autonomous.

Appoximately $1.8 billion of the $2.8 billion approved by Parliament in the Finance Bill 2013 on Wednesday has been allocated for settlement of wages and salaries for 2008-2010 collective agreements, as well as interim settlements for the 2011-2013 bargaining period.

THE ECONOMY has made a 'significant turnaround' by recording three successive quarters of economic growth, Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai said yesterday as he predicted a lower deficit level with the State performing '$3.6 billion better' than expected.

Her resignation follows a report on the troubled Novopay education payroll system that found Cabinet ministers were misled by officials whose optimism over the project meant it went live despite serious problems.

KUWAIT CITY, June 7, : The Foreign Ministry's consular department called upon Kuwaiti citizens who plan to spend the summer vacation abroad to check the expiry date of passports and visas issued for destination countries well in advance.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it's working on a number of initiatives aimed at addressing concerns in China about the rapid rise in the number of New Zealand infant formula brands available to Chinese consumers.

It started last week. I worked from home last Friday and by that afternoon I was down for the count -- for four more days.

Mr Kwesi Opong Fosu , Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, inspecting the disposal of human excreta at the Lavender Hill at Korle Gonno, near Accra.

An application to build a waterfront hotel and residential apartments in Dunedin has been declined, having failed to meet the required standards to gain consent.

POLLUTION in China's vast countryside worsened further in 2012 as a result of the encroachment of industry and mining on farmland and an expansion of animal husbandry, the environment ministry said yesterday.

DOHA: The Ministry of Business and Trade has begun announcing the names of outlets that are permitted to launch promotions from time to time to keep consumers informed so they can take benefit and prevent outlets from committing irregularities.

A local anti wind turbine activist is encouraged by a resolution being considered by county council that would make Wellington an "unwilling host" of turbine projects within its boundaries.

MoW's Sanitary Engineering Assistant Undersecretary Khalifa Al Mansoor revealed that investment in the sanitary sector; including projects, operation, and maintenance, amounted to over BD460m from early eighties until 2012, which equals to $1,200,000,000 . Al Mansoor's statements came during a press conference held by the Ministry.

Three breaches of clean air standards in Hamilton as the city's winter fires were stoked up have triggered tough new controls to limit air pollution.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has scheduled an emergency conciliatory meeting with representatives from the National Commercial Bank and its Staff Association.

Taipei, May 24 Faced with a dwindling economic growth rate in Taiwan that has worried many parties concerned, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Friday that it will put forth stimulus measures to prop up the domestic economy.

Social Development and Human Security Ministry officials have vowed action after discovering a rise in the number of immigrant workers in Chachoengsao province, especially Laotians working as prostitutes in karaoke bars.