Angola: Government Formalises Creation of Professional Training Centres
Luanda ? The Angolan Government has formalised the creation of Provincial Professional Training Centres, to train cadres of the 1st, 3rd and 4th levels, according to the required system.

This Time, Iraqis Hear and See Candidates
The nation?s provincial elections on Jan. 31 are the first in which the government has deemed it safe enough for the names of office seekers to appear on the ballot.

Former provincial judge Halderman dies at 65
Family and friends will gather today at a memorial service to pay tribute to the life of Barrett Douglas Halderman, a former provincial court judge and town councillor who had a passion for politics, the law and world affairs.

Price tag of shipping facililty could rise: province
A major shipping facility planned for west of Regina is getting bigger - and that could mean the cost to the public is likely to expand as well, the provincial government says.

Province provides rate assistance to diesel-powered communities
The provincial government will spend an estimated $400,000 in 2009 to defer electricity rate increases for isolated diesel-powered communities on the island and Labrador coast for a third year in a row.

Newfoundland Pony to be focus of photo archive
The provincial government, in co-operation with the Newfoundland Pony Society and Memorial University of Newfoundland, is compiling a photographic history of the Newfoundland Pony with the intent of publishing a book featuring photos and stories from residents of the province.

'Maisan sa Barangay' launched
LINGAYEN -- The Abono party-list group, in partnership with the Provincial Government, launched Wednesday its "Maisan sa Barangay" project in Pangasinan.

Province funds elders care home on reserve
The provincial government is spending $1.5 million on a seniors' care home pilot project on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation reserve 100 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

Health care ailing: union
Union leaders from hospitals across eastern Ontario gathered in Kingston yesterday to reinforce their demand that the provincial government maintain funding for 2009. "We're afraid [...]

Feeling safer, candidates campaign publicly in Iraq
Ballots in the Jan. 31 provincial elections will, for the first time, feature candidates' names, not just their political affiliations.

Rotary donates incubators, droppler to Tarlac Provincial Hospital
TARLAC CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The Rotary Club of Tarlac (RCT) donated medical equipment to the Tarlac Provincial Hospital (TPH) as part of their crusade to be of service to their community through health care.

Landry joins call for Quebec to quickly appoint outside Caisse president
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry has joined the call for the provincial government to fill the void at la Caisse de depot et

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MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry has joined the call for the provincial government to fill the void at la Caisse de depot et placement by quickly appointing a new CEO from outside its ranks.

Vizcaya govt told to settle P35-M "unliquidated" funds
BAYOMBONG, Philippines - Some P35 million in cash advances and other expenditures last year by the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya were found by the Commission on Audit (COA) to have remained unsettled.

Smoking legislation hurting businesses
The provincial government has singed the profits of many bars and bingo halls with its non-smoking legislation.

Health care ailing: Union
KINGSTON - Union leaders from hospitals across eastern Ontario gathered in Kingston yesterday to reinforce their demand that the provincial government maintain funding for 2009.

New N.B. vehicle rules are slowing response times: fire chief
A rural New Brunswick fire chief says a provincial edict that firefighters can't ride in the back of a cube van means they'll be slower in responding to calls for help.

South Africa: MEC Sends Condolences to Mohlala Family
Nelspruit ? Mpumalanga Local Government and Housing MEC, Candith Mashego- Dlamini has sent condolences on behalf of the provincial government to the family of the late Cllr Jimmy Mohlala.

This time, Iraqis hear and see candidates
Iraq's upcoming elections are the first in which the government has deemed it safe enough for ballots to show candidates' names and the first time many candidates have felt safe enough to campaign publicly.

Province indexes personal income tax to inflation: Inflation protection adds $22 million more in income tax savings, ...
Saskatchewan residents will realize a further $22 million in provincial tax savings in 2009, said the government, as personal income tax brackets and personal tax credits are indexed to the national rate of inflation.