May 17, 2022

WHR Group, Inc. Named a Top Workplace for the Ninth Consecutive Year

MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the ninth consecutive year, WHR Group, Inc. (WHR) was named a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Top Workplaces surveys employee engagement and satisfaction at companies throughout the US. Awards are given to companies in different regions including the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountains and the Pacific. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WHR was awarded a Top Workplace in the Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin region.

Top Workplace awards are based solely on the results of employee survey feedback administered by Energage, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. What makes this award so special, and humbling is that WHR’s employees provided the survey feedback.

WHR Employees and Culture
WHR believes it’s critical to focus on culture in the workplace. As a relocation management company, WHR helps other organizations attract and retain the best talent, which it couldn’t do without finding and retaining the best talent internally.

According to WHR Human Resources Manager, Kimberley Uitz, SHRM-CP, GPHR, “Top Workplaces is an important recognition to any employer, employee or potential employee. In the past few years, this has become more critical, and in some ways harder to obtain. WHR is honored to have earned Top Workplace in 2022 and for our ninth consecutive year. We hope to continue expanding and growing our fantastic employee base.”

WHR wants its employees to enjoy coming into the office, be engaged, be proud of the work they do and grow their careers for success. You can’t have great culture without great people. WHR Group takes the feedback it receives from its employees and acts on it. WHR’s passion has always been Advancing Lives Forward^® and WHR embodies this passion for its client’s transferees and its employees.

WHR is proud of this nine-time recognition and its very talented employees.

About WHR Group, Inc.
WHR is a private global employee relocation management company distinguished by its white-glove service delivery structure and proprietary technology. WHR has offices in Wisconsin, Switzerland, and Singapore. With its 100% client retention rate for the past decade, WHR continues to be the trusted leader in global employee relocation. https://www.whrg.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Media Contact: Mindy Stroiman, Corporate Writer
Mindy.Stroiman@whrg.com
262-523-7510

May 17, 2022

WHR Group, Inc. nomeado Top Workplace pelo nono ano consecutivo

MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pelo nono ano consecutivo, o WHR Group, Inc. (WHR) foi nomeado Top Workplace (Principal Local de Trabalho) pelo Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. O Top Workplace pesquisa o envolvimento e a satisfação dos funcionários em empresas de todos os EUA. Os prêmios são concedidos a empresas em diferentes regiões, incluindo Nordeste, Sudeste, Centro-Oeste, Sudoeste, Montanhas Rochosas e Pacífico. Com sede em Milwaukee, Wisconsin, o WHR foi nomeado Top Workplace na região de Milwaukee e Sudeste de Wisconsin.

Os prêmios Top Workplace baseiam-se exclusivamente nos resultados da pesquisa de feedback dos funcionários administrada pela Energage LLC, uma empresa líder em pesquisas especializada em saúde organizacional e melhoria do local de trabalho. Este prêmio é especial e importante pois o feedback da pesquisa foi fornecido pelos funcionários do WHR.

Funcionários e Cultura do WHR
O WHR acredita que o foco na cultura no local de trabalho é fundamental. Como uma empresa de gestão de relocação, o WHR ajuda outras organizações a atrair e reter os melhores talentos, que para isso têm que encontrar e reter os melhores talentos internamente.

De acordo com a Gerente de Recursos Humanos do WHR, Kimberley Uitz, SHRM-CP, GPHR: “O Top Workplace é uma homenagem importante para qualquer empregador, funcionário ou funcionário em potencial. Nos últimos anos, isso se tornou indispensável e, em alguns aspectos, mais difícil de obter. O WHR tem orgulho de ter recebido um Top Workplace em 2022 pelo nono ano consecutivo. Queremos continuar crescendo e expandindo a nossa fantástica base de funcionários.”

O WHR quer que seus funcionários gostem de vir para o escritório, se envolvam, se orgulhem do trabalho que fazem e alcancem sucesso na carreira. Não é possível ter uma grande cultura sem grandes pessoas. O WHR Group recebe o feedback dos seus funcionários e responde. A paixão do WHR sempre foi o Advancing Lives Forward^® e o WHR passa essa paixão os funcionários e funcionários transferidos dos seus clientes.

O WHR tem orgulho de ter sido homenageado nove vezes e dos seus funcionários de muito talento.

Sobre o WHR Group, Inc.
O WHR é uma empresa global que trata da gestão de realocação de funcionários em todo o mundo e que se destaca pela sua estrutura meticulosa e pela sua tecnologia proprietária. O WHR tem escritórios em Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Suíça e Cingapura. Com sua taxa de retenção de clientes de 100% na última década, o WHR continua a se posicionar como líder confiável na realocação global de funcionários. https://www.whrg.com, LinkedIn, Twitter e Facebook.

Contato com a Mídia: Mindy Stroiman, Redatora Corporativa
Mindy.Stroiman@whrg.com
262-523-7510

May 17, 2022

WHR Group, Inc. nommé meilleur lieu de travail pour la neuvième année consécutive

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, 17 mai 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pour la neuvième année consécutive, WHR Group, Inc. (WHR) a été nommé meilleur lieu de travail par le Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Cette reconnaissance est basée sur l’engagement et la satisfaction des employés dans les entreprises dans l’ensemble États-Unis. Des prix sont décernés aux entreprises de différentes régions, notamment le Nord-Est, le Sud-est, le Midwest, le Sud-Ouest, les Rocheuses et le Pacifique. Basée à Milwaukee, dans le Wisconsin, la société WHR a été nommée meilleur lieu de travail dans la région du Milwaukee et du Sud-Est du Wisconsin.

Les prix des meilleurs lieux de travail reposent uniquement sur les résultats des commentaires d’enquêtes menées auprès des employés par Energage, LLC, une société de recherche de premier plan spécialisée dans la santé en entreprise et l’amélioration du lieu de travail. Ce qui rend ce prix si spécial et privilégié, c’est que les employés de WHR ont fourni les commentaires de l’enquête.

Employés et culture de WHR
WHR estime qu’il est essentiel de se concentrer sur la culture sur le lieu de travail. En tant que société de gestion des mutations, WHR aide d’autres organisations à attirer et conserver les meilleurs talents, ce qu’elle ne pourrait pas faire sans trouver et conserver les meilleurs talents en interne.

Kimberley Uitz, SHRM-CP, GPHR, directrice des ressources humaines chez WHR, a déclaré : « Le prix du meilleur lieu de travail constitue une reconnaissance importante pour tout employeur, employé ou employé potentiel. Au cours des dernières années, cela est devenu plus crucial et, d’une certaine manière, plus difficile à obtenir. C’est un honneur pour WHR d’avoir été nommée meilleur lieu de travail en 2022 et pour la neuvième année consécutive. Nous espérons continuer à étendre et développer notre fantastique base d’employés. »

WHR souhaite que ses employés prennent plaisir à venir au bureau, qu’ils soient engagés et fiers du travail qu’ils font, et qu’ils fassent évoluer leur carrière pour réussir. Il est impossible d’avoir une excellente culture sans d’excellents employés. Le groupe WHR prend connaissance des commentaires qu’il reçoit de ses employés et agit en fonction. La passion de WHR a toujours été de faire avancer les vies (Advancing Lives Forward^®) et la société incarne cette passion pour les personnes mutées de ses clients et ses employés.

WHR est fière de cette reconnaissance remportée à neuf reprises et de ses employés très talentueux.

À propos de WHR Group, Inc.
WHR est une société privée qui gère les mutations des employés à l’échelle mondiale et se distingue par sa structure de prestation de services haut de gamme et sa technologie exclusive. WHR possède des bureaux dans le Wisconsin, en Suisse et à Singapour. Avec son taux de rétention de la clientèle de 100 % au cours des dix dernières années, WHR continue d’être le leader de confiance dans le domaine de la mutation des employés à l’échelle mondiale. https://www.whrg.com, LinkedIn, Twitter et Facebook.

Contact auprès des médias : Mindy Stroiman, rédactrice d’entreprise
Mindy.Stroiman@whrg.com
262-523-7510

May 17, 2022

Dominica uplifting education sector, three new primary schools commissioned

Roseau, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The government of Dominica commissioned three primary schools over the weekend. The Morne Jaune Primary School, Stevens Primary School, and Wills Strathmore Stevens Primary were reopened and now possess modern education technology, climate-resilient infrastructure, and an advanced learning environment.

The reconstruction and rehabilitation of these schools are done as part of the government’s Climate Resilience and Restoration Project. The schools now have classroom blocks equipped with modern learning techniques, including an auditorium, computer lab, library, kitchen, cafeteria, guidance & counselling room, and washroom facilities.

The government of Dominica is paying keen attention to developing a climate-resilient infrastructure as it works towards becoming the “world’s first climate-resilient nation”. The government vowed to create resilient school infrastructure following Hurricane Maria in 2017. The natural disaster destroyed around 90 percent of the country’s infrastructure, devastating livelihoods.

The projects have been completed with assistance from the government of Canada through the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as part of the Dominica Climate Resilience and Restoration Project.

Prime Minister of Dominica, Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit stated that the government continues to invest in the education sector as students are the country’s future.

Octavia Alfred- Dominica’s Minister of Education, Human Resource, Planning, Vocational Training, and National Excellence, stated that these newly structured schools represent new opportunities for students. She referred to the government’s efforts to transform the education sector as a “new philosophy of schooling”.

Besides this, the prestigious Dominica Grammar School is also undergoing a facelift, and the renovation is expected to be complete by 2024. Established in 1893, one of the oldest educational establishments on the island.

Dominica’s government continues to prioritise education, which has attracted foreign investors wanting to invest in their own and their children’s futures.

However, the government of Dominica has also been focusing on keeping the beauty of the Caribbean country intact under the Dominica Climate Resilience and Restoration Project. The country is moving on the roadmap to becoming the world’s first-ever climate-resilient country at a perfect pace.

The projects carried out by the nation have been constructed by keeping the environment in mind.

The government of Dominica has been working to build a climate-resilient country since 2018 after the country was hit by a category 5 hurricane – Hurricane Maria. The Caribbean country commenced its recovery journey by establishing the National Resilience Development Strategy 2030. The main objective of the strategy is to examine the overall policy framework of the government. It also underscores 43 resilience goals.

Later, the government formed Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan (CRRP). It was developed under the leadership of the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD), a mandate under the Climate Resilience Act 2018.

The government of Dominica has planned to achieve the Climate Resilience Targets by 2030.

The Caribbean country has been witnessing many projects focusing on climate resilience. These projects include – the construction of a geothermal power plant and an International Airport, as well as the rehabilitation of houses and schools. Dominica’s government continues to prioritise education, which has attracted foreign investors wanting to invest in their own and their children’s futures.

The majority of the projects are either fully or partially funded by the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI).

The CBI Programme of Dominica was established in 1993 and is known as one of the fastest, longest-running CBI programmes worldwide. Interested investors can apply for the alternative citizenship of Dominica by making a financial contribution to a government-authorised fund and real estate.

The investment can be made by donating towards development projects in both private as well as public sectors, or the investor may also invest in government-approved real estate.

Economic Diversity Fund (EDF) – An individual can invest in the development of the country through the EDF. The funds generated through this medium are utilised in constructing schools, hospitals, and homes and uplifting the sectors like tourism as well as agriculture.
Real Estate Investment – The investor may also apply for the alternative citizenship of Dominica by investing in government-approved real estate – hotels, spas, and villas.

The Citizenship by Investment Programme of Dominica has been ranked as the world’s fastest, most secure, and transparent by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management magazine in the CBI Index.

The CBI Programme of Dominica bagged a perfect score for the due-diligence background checks. The procedure is strict, multi-layered, and robust to make sure that the citizenship is attained by the reputed as well as honest investor.

PR Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
001 (767) 266 3919
cbiusecretary@dominica.gov.dm

May 17, 2022

Quanten consortium invests over USD 3 billion in Soyo refinery

Luanda – At least USD 3.5 billion is the amount to be invested by the Quanten consortium for the project to build the Soyo refinery in Zaire province, which will take three and a half years to build.

The information was confirmed Tuesday in Luanda by the chairman of the board of the Quanten consortium, Segun Thomas, at the end of an audience granted to him by the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço.

Speaking to the press, Segun Thomas said that the Soyo refinery, with capacity to refine 250,000 barrels of oil per day, would create 3,000 direct jobs for Angolans, in a first phase.

As well as refining gasoline, the factory, which laid the first stone for construction last Friday, will also refine ultra-low and jet fuel. At the time, Segun Thomas noted the support provided by the authorities for the start of construction of the refinery.

The Quanten consortium is a company that won, in 2021, the international public tender for private investment to build and operate the Soyo refinery, in Zaire province.

The consortium is made up of four companies, three of which are US (Quarten LLC, TGT INC and Aurum & Sharp LLC) and one Angolan (ATIS Nebest).

The refinery, which will be built in an area of 712 hectares to the southwest of Soyo, will have, amongst other structures, units for processing and supplying crude oil, transport and a dock capable of mooring two oil tankers with capacity for up to 100,000 tons of crude oil.

The construction work also includes building a residential area for 1,000 employees, a production and treatment plant for drinking water and wastewater, a landfill for waste and a power plant.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

May 17, 2022

Gelson Dala returns to national soccer team

Luanda – Striker Gelson Dala returned to the National Football Team, after missing the last call-ups of the campaign to access the World Cup, in 2023, in Qatar.

The athlete from Na-wakrah, Qatar’s first football league team, was called up this Tuesday, in Luanda, by the national coach, Pedro Gonçalves, ahead of the qualifiers for the African Championship, next year, in Ivory Coast.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

May 17, 2022

Angolan Government wants to promote digital single market in Africa

Luanda – The minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Manuel Homem, reported this Tuesday, in Luanda, that the Angolan Government assumed responsibility for promoting and accelerating the Single Digital Market in Africa, as well as the business environment.

For the official, who provided this information, when he was speaking at the opening act of the Tech Hub 2022 Forum, on digital technologies in Africa, the Angolan Government also promotes different events to boost the knowledge of access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

The Government, thus, is engaged in different thematic agendas of digital transformation, positioning itself as a driving force to accelerate Africa’s Single Digital Market.

According to the minister, the technological modernization of public services, spread and digital inclusion are essential tools for the purposes of good governance and citizen participation in the decision-making process, as well as economic and social wellfare.

In this context, he added, the Government will continue to invest in structuring and inducing projects such as the creation of the television broadcasting industry and market, within the framework of the digital migration strategy, the national broadband info-structure, based on submarine and terrestrial cable system, the info-structure satellite transmission, in the Angosat project, and earth observation systems, within the scope of the strategy of the Management Office of the National Space Program (GGPEN).

“We will continue to promote the sustainable development of public use telecommunications services and formulate guidelines that allow, in the medium and long term, to satisfy the basic needs of populations, companies and all other users, throughout the national territory,” he mentioned.

The Forum Tech Hub 2022, which takes place under the motto “Angola’s Leadership for Digital Transformation in Africa”, is held by the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication (MTTICS), in partnership with Internet Technology Angola (ITA ), on the occasion of the World Day for Telecommunications and the Information Society, which is celebrated today (17th).

Source: Angola Press News Agency

May 17, 2022

Angolan President congratulates Norway on Constitution Day

Luanda – Angolan President, João Lourenço, on Tuesday congratulated the authorities and people of Norway on the celebration of their Constitution Day.

In a message sent to the King of Norway, Harold V, the Angolan statesman praised the “high level of achievements” attained by that European country in all sectors of national life, which are reflected on the fulfillment of the Norwegian people’s aspirations for progress and well-being.

João Lourenço ends his letter by expressing to King Harold V the desire of Angola to continue to act in order to deepen the relations of friendship and co-operation that unite the two states, through contacts at different levels.

Angola and Norway established diplomatic relations in 1977. In addition to co-operating in the oil sector, the two countries have partnership in the field of Human Rights, having signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Public Consultations in 2016.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

May 17, 2022

Sonangol’s human capacity, technical infrastructure under-exploited

Luanda – The Minister for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, said Tuesday that Sonangol had human resources and technical facilities that were little used, which could be further exploited and shared with other African countries.

As an example of the under-used or even badly used capacity that exists in Angola, Diamantino Azevedo pointed to Sonangol’s Higher Technical Institute, which is considered to be “very well equipped”, with the profile of some universities in Europe and America.

Diamantino Azevedo made this statement at the end of the Round Table on Local African Content: Review of Policies and Progress in the Implementation of Local African Content, held as part of the 8th Congress of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), which is being held from 16 to 19 of this month, in Luanda.

According to Diamantino Azevedo, who is also chairman of the APPO, a large part of the laboratories with modern equipment that is rarely used is installed at the Sonils base (Luanda).

Sonangol also owns several ships for transporting gas and crude oil, including two state-of-the-art drill ships that are in operation, but under contract, without specifying the company.

“The guidance given to Sonangol is that when the contract ends it should have the capacity to manage that equipment,” he stressed.

Another example shared was Sonangol’s well-structured Research and Development Centre, whose aim will be extended to minerals, such as for electric cars, renewable energy, among other initiatives.

He added that Angola has great capacity in the metal-mechanics sector, particularly Somanet, which is operating in Lobito province, in Benguela.

On the use of the most varied means produced in the province, he pointed to the oil platforms being assembled at the Chevron pavilion, in Cabinda province, which are completely “Made in Angola.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

May 17, 2022

Military Mobilized to Stock North Korea’s Pharmacies in Anti-Epidemic Effort

North Korea has mobilized its military to help stop the spread of COVID-19, state media said, as nearly 270,000 more people came down with fever in a single day.

Six people had died, state media added, bringing the official death toll to 56. Over 1,483,060 have become sick since monitoring began in late April, accounting for 5.7% of North Korea’s population.

Experts believe the actual impact of the suspected omicron variant transmission is substantially higher than the figures suggest. The isolated country has limited testing capability and has kept its borders shuttered since early 2020. It was unclear how many of the newly sickened had COVID-19.

‘Patriotic struggle’

One day after leader Kim Jong Un had chastised his officials for their “irresponsible executing ability” in stocking the state’s pharmacies of medicines, the state-run Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, on Tuesday reported nationwide action in preparation for the struggle ahead.

Showing men in military fatigues, black masks and red cross armbands, KCNA reported that soldiers pledged their allegiance to “defuse the public health crisis prevailing over the capital city of Pyongyang.”

They declared the work of transporting and supplying medicines was more than practical work; it was “notable patriotic work for conveying the warm sincerity of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to the people,” and that they would “surely emerge victorious in the anti-epidemic campaign.”

High-ranking officials of the politburo inspected pharmacies in multiple districts, as factories boosted their production of needed medicines and medical supplies, KCNA said. Some 11,000 medical teachers, students and officials canvassed the country on Monday in search of “fevered persons” to treat.

On hold

Even as North Korea reports high infection figures, it has yet to respond to South Korea’s offer to help.

Seoul’s unification ministry, in charge of inter-Korean affairs, on Monday had sent an invitation proposing working-level talks on how the South can assist in the North’s anti-epidemic efforts.

The message, signed by South Korea’s new Unification Minister Kwon Young-se, said Seoul stood ready to help with testing kits, medication, masks and vaccines, urging Pyongyang’s fast response to limit the damage done by the disease.

The omicron variant had driven up South Korea’s COVID-19 levels to a peak of more than 600,000 daily cases in mid-March, a spike from which the country says it is now making a “smooth landing,” as it removes the last of quarantine restrictions.

Source: Voice of America