We are at the Florencio Sánchez Cultural Center in the hills of Montevideo, participating in the launch of the month of diversity under this year's slogan. Repairing the present is [music] building the future. Repairing involves concrete and direct actions in public policy responses. Diversity touches on many branches, but it also crosses sectors of the population that have very palpable social vulnerabilities. I am part of diversity as a trans girl. I feel that this type of visibility is rea…
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More than a year, even before Hurricane Melissa, my administration has been speaking to the public about the need for the Jamaican bureaucracy to improve its efficiency and for the Jamaican productive sector to improve its productivity, for the Jamaican worker to improve its productivity. uh to the point where I read the comments they say they're saying no prime minister stop talking about it and fix it it is your job agreed but in our democracy which is a liberal democracy we have to talk a lot…
And for this reason we have had this technical meeting today with the participation of all the ministries involved along with the services that provide us with technical support for decision-making. We want to say that in matters of fire prevention, on this occasion, for the first time a couple of months ago, a supreme decree was issued, signed by the President of the Republic, to allow controlled burns to clear weeds and thus prevent the presence of this type of material in the summer. There i…
Good morning. It’s great to be here in the beautiful Kerikeri for this year’s RMLA conference. I want to acknowledge the RMLA for its leadership, and each of you for the critical role you play in shaping the future of our communities. You are the people who spend your professional lives helping New Zealand make some of its most important choices - where we build, how we grow, and how we protect what matters most. It is where infrastructure, housing, environmental protection, private property,…
An independent review into mental health and addiction telehealth services has been released today, alongside new initiatives that respond directly to its findings, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has announced. “We are acting swiftly to implement the findings of the review, accepting all recommendations. Today I am announcing further immediate actions we are taking to respond to the report, building on the recently announced telehealth package,” Mr Doocey says. “The review provides reassur…
Dear attendees, I welcome you to the start of the third "My Barrier-Free" forum. Over these years, it has become obvious: barrier-free living works only when everyone is responsible for it at once. The state sets the standards and strategy. Non-governmental organizations stay connected to people's real needs. Without this, no standard will ever work. And business turns all of this into concrete services, products, and a culture within companies. This forum is the platform that unite…