Hong Kong – Children celebrate Christmas in hospitals (with photos)

Dec 26, 2022 | International

Children celebrate Christmas in hospitals (with photos)

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Christmas is a time for celebration. The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay (DKCH) and Hong Kong Children’s Hospital (HKCH) arranged various Christmas activities for paediatric patients so that they can still enjoy the happiness of festive season while staying in the hospital.

     It is a tradition for Santa Claus to visit DKCH on Christmas day. This year, our healthcare staff dressed up as Santa Claus and different cartoon characters to visit the children in the hospital, presenting gifts and Christmas meals, bringing the children a joyful festive season.

     HKCH also arranged activities to celebrate Christmas with patients and relatives. Hospital staff visited the wards to present children with gifts and play fun games with them. They also sang Christmas carols to spread joy and blessings, enjoying the festive season together.

     We wish the children a peaceful and joyful Christmas and a speedy recovery.

PM to celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers in Kargil

Oct 24, 2022 | Business


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers.


 The Prime Minister Office tweeted;


“Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi has landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers.”



Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi has landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers. pic.twitter.com/RQxanDEgDK

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 24, 2022




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KIB to Celebrate 31st Annual Trash Bash Volunteers Invited to Register Online or Participate Remotely

Sep 4, 2022 | Business

 Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) will celebrate the 31st annual Trash Bash on Saturday, Sept 24 at T.W. Richardson Grove Park, 333 E. Interstate Highway 635, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will focus their efforts on the Northern Campion Trails and surrounding area, with the goal of keeping litter from reaching the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. The cleanup will be held on National Public Lands Day, traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event, and will also be part of Keep Texas Beautiful’s “Fall Sweep.”

KIB will provide litter pickers, gloves, trash and recycle bags. In addition to the cleanup, volunteers will have the opportunity to visit a variety of educational and entertaining exhibits to learn about reptiles and water conservation, participate in STEM activities, play disc golf, or enjoy a puppet show. Lunch will be provided, with a vegetarian option, after the cleanup.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring canned or other non-perishable food items to benefit Crisis Ministries of Irving Food Pantry in downtown Irving. Those who donate will receive a T-shirt, while supplies last.

As they did with last year’s event, KIB is also offering a “virtual” option. Volunteers will conduct their own cleanups at a safe Irving location of their choice. They will report to KIB by posting pictures and data to their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages using the hashtag #IrvingTrashBash31. Online registration is not required for the virtual option.

“Our tradition of holding the Trash Bash on National Public Lands Day and in conjunction with the statewide Fall Sweep makes our volunteers feel that they are part of a much bigger picture,” said KIB President Scott Wilson. “While our primary goal is to pick up litter and keep it from reaching the waterway, the addition of educational and interactive tables will make this event much more than just a cleanup. We encourage Irving residents to join us at T.W. Richardson Grove, or for those who are participating remotely, we look forward to seeing their photos on social media.”

Please register online by Sept. 16. For more information, visit cityofirving.org/KIB, or call the KIB office at (972) 721-2175.

Keep Irving Beautiful is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the community about litter abatement, recycling, and beautification to help preserve the health and promote the social and economic prosperity of the city. As an award-winning affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful, Keep Irving Beautiful reaches out to all sectors of the community, including government, businesses, churches, as well as cultural, educational, neighborhood and civic organizations. For more information on volunteering with KIB or making an activity a “green event,” visit CityofIrving.org/KIB or call (972) 721-2175.

Keep Irving Beautiful

Rick Hose

972-721-2175

http://www.cityofirving.org/284/Keep-Irving-Beautiful

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NOSACONN Celebrate Africa Week ESSENCE OF AFRICA NOLA Edition Kicks Off A Week of Celebration During The Essence OF Culture Festival

Jun 29, 2022 | Books, Business

NOLA’S Royal Family of Music Patriarch David Batiste performs Tuesday, June 28th at Louisiana Jazz Museum to get festivities underway.

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Batiste Brothers Subject of “A Stranger’s Story”

NEW ORLEANS – June 27, 2022 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco~Dallas community Spotlight~~

NOLA’s Royal Family of Music, The Batistes  & Damon Batiste’s  NOSACONN are center stage as CELEBRATE AFRICA WEEK “ESSENCE OF AFRICA NOLA EDITION gets underway at the Louisiana Jazz Museum focused on tourism, arts, culture and bilateral trade during the Essence of Culture Festival in New Orleans.

NOSACONN’S (NEW ORLEANS SOUTH AFRICA CONNECTION) Celebrate Africa Week “Essence of Africa” NOLA Edition launches Tuesday, June 28th with a brief news conference at 4:45 p.m. followed at 5:00p.m. with a showcase performance by Louisiana Hall of Famer, David Batiste who is the musical patriarch of ‘NOLA’s Royal Family of Music.’  The Louisiana Jazz Museum is located at 400 Esplanade Avenue New Orleans, LA 70116.

NOSACONN’s  African Heritage Series Celebrate Africa Week “Essence of Africa” NOLA Edition will include weeklong celebrations over the July 4th Holiday, going on simultaneous during Essence Magazine’s “Essence of Culture Festival. Representatives for the following countries will be in New Orleans as a result of Damon Batiste’s vision for bilateral trade between the U.S. and Africa with the assurance of BIPOC communities benefit from equitable exchange: Cape Verde Islands; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Mozambique; Nigeria; Senegal; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; and Zimbabwe.

“We are pleased to have our second event since our launch of the African Heritage Series at Nicholls State University in May has resulted in a culinary student exchange program between the Ivory Coast and Louisiana,” said  Damon Batiste, Musician, Cultural Ambassador and Founder of NOSACONN. “We want to ensure prosperity for all as we develop business deals centered around tourism, arts, culture and bi-lateral trade.  NOSACONN (New Orleans South Africa Connection) has extensive ties in Africa, where I have traveled more than 80 times since 1998.”  Batiste’s partnership in “The Grammy Party in the Bush (https://www.thediplomaticsociety.co.za/3679-grammy-party-…)”at the Sensational Sunset Safari Lodge, a Game Reserve in South Africa was the perfect venue for NOSACONN business partners to announce a $500 Million Dollar (USD) Music, Film, & Tourism Project that will help ensure BIPOC prosperity.  Celebrate Africa Week “Essence of Africa” NOLA Edition of NOSACONN’s African Heritage Series is solidifying collaboration for bilateral trade with Africa.

The economic development of the arts to enrich the people who make the art is at the core of the hearts of the Batistes. Music is healing with a purpose beyond the pleasure of entertainment” has been the driving theme behind the work of NOLA’s Royal Family of Music from the founding days of the music family.  David Batiste, recently featured at the

San Francisco Black Film Festival (https://www.prlog.org/12921798.html), shared that motivating drive of the Batiste Family and gave the news flash that there is an upcoming documentary “A Stranger’s Story” produced by his brother James Batiste about the family’s musical beginnings centering on their father John J.J. Batiste Sr. who with his wife Estelle Curtis had seven sons and launched the musical journey that evolved into NOLA’s Royal Family of Music.  The film is a microcosm of the life of John J.J. Batiste Sr. who wore his faith on his sleeve and strived to instill that faith in his sons, near and distant family, friends and any stranger who was willing to take the time to listen. A special New Orleans sneak preview screening of  “A Stranger’s Story” is in the works.

The schedule of dates and venues of NOSACONN’s Africa Heritage Series: Essence of  “Africa” celebratory activities are as follows:

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Press Conference

Venue: Louisiana Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70116

Time: 4:45pm

Performance by David Batiste and The Gladiators



Venue: Louisiana Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70116

Time: 5:00pm

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Panel: The Importance of Africa in a Fledgling Global Economy



Panelists: Prof. Ibrahima Seck, Lloyd Ward, Paul Robichaux, Damon Batiste, Jackie Wright, ErnieSingleton, Shaka Zulu

Venue: New Orleans Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70116

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

Thursday, June 30, 2022

New Orleans City Council Meeting – Delegation members to receive City Proclamations



Time: 10:00am

Mayor’s Welcome Reception

Venue: Gallier Hall

545 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70130

Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Induction Ceremony of Damon Batiste as President, Metairie Sunrise Rotary Club

Venue: Porter and Luke’s Restaurant

Address: 1517 Metairie Road

Metairie, LA 70005

Time: 6:30pm

Friday, July 1, 2022

ESSENCE Festival Day programming



Venue: Ernest Morial Convention Center

Time: 10:00am

Malcolm X

Children’s production, directed by Anthony Bean with special guest poet, Sunni Patterson

Venue: Anthony Bean Community Theatre

4527 Tchoupitoulas Street

New Orleans, LA 70115

Time: 11:00am

ESSENCE Festival, Night Concerts



Caesars Superdome

Time: 7:00pm

Tribute to Black Music Month Featuring Rising Stars of Our Region



Johanna Hale-McGill and Society of Soul

Larry Watson, Jr. of Pensacola, Florida

Kennadi Rose of Austin, Texas

Lester Singleton with Special Guest

Kent Any Brass Band

Dave Lemon and The Fleaux3

Venue: Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club

1931 St. Claude Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70116

Time: 9:00pm

Saturday, July 2, 2022

ESSENCE Festival Day programming



Venue: Ernest Morial Convention Center

Time: 10:00am

Black Masking Indian Chief Shaka Zulu, Artist Talk

Venue: Angela King Gallery

241 Royal Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Time: 2:00pm

ESSENCE Festival, Night Concerts



Venue: Caesars Superdome

Time: 7:00pm

Sunday, July 3, 2022

ESSENCE Festival day programming



Venue: Ernest Morial Convention Center

Time: 10:00am

Film Screening, Essence of Africa – Virtual Event

In 2006, NOSACONN produced this documentary in cooperation with the South African

Broadcasting Corporation for the intent purpose of connecting business interests between Black

Hollywood and South Africa.

Virtual Venue: Tellevidz

Time: Noon, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm

Monday, July 4, 2022 – Special Invitation



Visit, Port of South Louisiana

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Round Table Discussion, “Doing Business With Africa”

First Pilgrim Baptist Church

1228 Arts Street

New Orleans, LA 70117

Time: 1:00pm

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Editor’s Note:  On site June 28th Press Conference contact:

Bryant Johnson, 702-704-3209 (cell phone)

Press Conference Off Site Field Support:

Jackie Wright, 415-525-0410

For advance and post interviews, contact Jackie Wright at 415-525-0410

NCPCR To Celebrate Elimination of Child Labour Week During 12th To 20th June

Jun 12, 2022 | Business


National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is celebrating Elimination of Child Labour Week in the honour of World Day Against Child Labour in the 75 places as part of the “75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence – “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” in different districts starting from 12th June to 20thJune, 2022 as a significance to pay attention to the problem of child labour and to find ways to eradicate it.


In this regard, rescue operations in 75 places where children are involved in labour work, in the scrap & automobile markets across the countryshall be conducted during 12th -20th June, 2022 with the help of authorities like State Commission (SCPCR), District authorities, Child Welfare Committee, DLSA, Child Line, Police/SJPU,Labour Department and other stakeholders.


For these rescue operations, Virtual meetings via video-conference were conducted with DMs, officials of SCPCRs, DLSAs, SJPUs, LabourDeptt., Childline & other Stakeholders to discuss the process of Rescue Operations to be taken by them during the Elimination of Child Labour Week.More than 800 officials from 18 States/UTs participated in the meetings.


The NCPCR has developed a draft SOP on the rescue and post-rescue of child labour incorporating all provisions of various children related Acts which are applicable in these cases. Endeavour has been made to simplify the understanding of the process laid down for inquiry and rehabilitation of children who are victim of child labour cases.


Also, the Commission is under the process of creating a separate link for child labour for their rescue and rehabilitation process in the Balswaraj Portal of the NCPCR.


National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been constituted by the Government of India, as a statutory body under section 3 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 for dealing with the protection of child rights and related matters. Under section 13(1) of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, has provided certain functions to ensure that the rights of children are protected especially the most vulnerable and marginalized. In addition, the Commission has also been mandated to monitor the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.


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