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Posted: May 30th, 2008, 6:30pm CDT
SOME 2,500 jobs are being created in financial services under a government aid scheme for the regions, it was announced yesterday.
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Posted: May 30th, 2008, 11:43am CDT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors on Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need supplies of "chocolate bars" and could instead survive by eating frogs and fish.
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Posted: May 30th, 2008, 6:34am CDT
Camden County College will provide current and future enrollees free help through June 30 in completing financial aid applications for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 10:43pm CDT
Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out Thursday at aid donors who promised millions of dollars for cyclone relief, saying survivors didn't need "bars of chocolate."
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 10:03pm CDT
The ruling junta, disappointed that international aid pledges for cyclone relief added up to $150 million, rather than the $11 billion it asked for, insisted that survivors could get by without foreign handouts. ?People from the Irrawaddy Delta can survive on their own, even without bars of chocolate donated by the international community,? said the government-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper, adding ...
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 8:35am CDT
Arkansas college administrators are already looking to a proposed state lottery to help solve an expected $1 billion shortfall in financial aid to students over the next three decades, even...
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Posted: May 29th, 2008, 6:05am CDT
Congratulations to high school seniors who are graduating and taking the next step in their lives. High school graduates who are continuing their education are in the process of looking for financial aid. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year where scam artists who prey on high school grads looking for financial aid come out of the woodwork.
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Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:53pm CDT
E-mails obtained by The Associated Press show Arkansas college administrators are already looking to a proposed state lottery to help solve an expected $1 billion shortfall in financial aid to students over the next three decades, even before the issue makes it onto the November ballot.
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Posted: May 28th, 2008, 2:08am CDT
Freep.com hosted a live Web chat from 11 a.m. to noon today on student loan availability and related issues with a Wayne State University financial aid expert. Read the questions and the expert answers.
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Posted: May 17th, 2008, 9:37pm CDT
A small flick went from refugee camp to red carpet Friday as Sean Penn, backed by rock star Bono and film-maker Michael Moore, brought an Australian aid worker's tsunami film to the Cannes fest.
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Posted: May 17th, 2008, 12:29pm CDT
Islamabad, May 17 : US ambassador in Islamabad, Anne Patterson has reportedly said that Washington was ready to extend financial assistance to Pakistan government for the implementation of its judicial reforms, including setting up of new night courts.
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Posted: May 17th, 2008, 11:21am CDT
More than 50 philanthropists and financial advisers joined an emergency briefing Friday at the San Francisco Foundation, looking for effective ways to get cyclone relief into Burma in the face of formidable resistance by the Burmese government. Even as Burma'...
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Posted: May 17th, 2008, 9:04am CDT
US ambassador in Islamabad, Anne Patterson has reportedly said that Washington was ready to extend financial assistance to Pakistan government for the implementation of its judicial reforms.
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Posted: May 16th, 2008, 12:16pm CDT
A tax of one-hundredth of a percentage point on global financial transactions could provide hundreds of billions of dollars for developing countries facing the challenges of soaring commodity prices and climate change, the United Nations heard this week.
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Posted: May 16th, 2008, 5:54am CDT
LOWELL -- UMass Lowell officials, with the help of university donors, have created a $25,000 scholarship endowment fund in honor of Richard Barrett, the school's former financial-aid director. Barrett, the father of five children, retired after four decades at the university, shortly before losing his battle with pancreatic cancer last April.
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Posted: May 16th, 2008, 4:34am CDT
Canada will provide financial aid to China in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda said Thursday. The federal government will ...
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Posted: May 15th, 2008, 5:05pm CDT
AN Indian cultural organisation is to give financial assistance to 10 of its members who are leaving Qatar for good. The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC Qatar) is giving Rs100,000 each to the 10 members as part of its ‘Snehapoorvam KMCC’ programme, said chairman of the scheme Iqbal Chettuva.
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Posted: May 15th, 2008, 11:11am CDT
Sophomore guard sat out the 2007-08 season to focus on academics. CARBONDALE, Ill. - Guard Justin Bocot has signed a financial aid agreement and will become the 12th scholarship player for the 2008-09 Saluki Men's Basketball team, head coach Chris Lowery announced Thursday.
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Posted: May 15th, 2008, 9:06am CDT
Wally Douma, legendary “dean of financial aid,” is celebrating 50 years of service to UW-Madison. Douma began his UW-Madison career on May 15, 1958, as personnel director and a student activities adviser for Memorial Union.
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Posted: May 15th, 2008, 12:49am CDT
Several European countries have offered generous financial and technical aid to China over the deadly earthquake disaster on Monday. The British government will donate 1 million pounds (about 2 million U.S. dollars) in aid to help C ...
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Posted: May 14th, 2008, 2:42am CDT
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, called SCHEV, created a new blog for parents, students and others looking for information about federal and state financial aid.
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Posted: May 14th, 2008, 2:38am CDT
As the Financial Aid Office's director of funds management, Mary Morrison matches students with scholarship money kept in more than 1,100 accounts of various amounts, each with its own set of requirements for who is eligible. Colleagues cited Morrison's extensive service to Stanford, as well as her many contributions off campus, in nominating her for this year's Amy Blue Award.
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Posted: May 13th, 2008, 6:21pm CDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The agency that oversees Virginia's college s and universities has created an online site that offers information about federal and state financial aid.
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 3:17pm CDT
MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged fresh financial aid to Asia-Pacific countries reeling from a food crisis that has undermined the global fight against poverty.
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:46pm CDT
Province asks residents to register for aid; homeowners face $1,000-deductible, much lower than during 2005 flood
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:08pm CDT
FREDERICTON- People in New Brunswick who have suffered damages in the massive Saint John River flood will be able to start registering for government financial help on Monday.
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 8:17am CDT
The New Brunswick government says a call centre will open Monday to help flood victims apply for financial aid.
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 8:08am CDT
Owners of property damaged by severe flooding in New Brunswick will find out on Sunday what kind of financial help they can expect from the province.
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Posted: May 4th, 2008, 5:01am CDT
The New Brunswick government has set up a hotline to help flood victims with questions about financial aid and home safety inspections.
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Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 11:21pm CDT
At its annual meeting, the ADB called for immediate action from global governments to combat soaring food prices and pledged fresh financial aid to help feed the poorest nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 8:33am CDT
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 3 (Bernama) -- To ensure the development of football in Terengganu, the state government will continue its financial aid to the Terengganu Football Association (TFA).
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 7:17am CDT
CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- A local college is being accused of mishandling student financial aid funds. Several students and former students who didn't want to be identified say City College of Orlando in Casselberry refuses to hand over money that students need for living expenses.
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 2:08am CDT
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez declared a commercial fishery failure Thursday, clearing the way for Congress to send financial aid to fishermen and related businesses hurt by the ban on salmon fishing off California and Oregon.
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 2:04am CDT
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez declared a commercial fishery failure Thursday, clearing the way for Congress to send financial aid to fishermen and related businesses hurt by the ban on salmon fishing off California and Oregon.
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Posted: May 1st, 2008, 7:19pm CDT
The plan, proposed by Stephan Schulmeister of Austria's Institute of Economic Research , would tax global financial transactions — such as stock trades — at a rate of around one-hundredth of a percentage point.
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Posted: May 1st, 2008, 2:03am CDT
Consideration 29/04/2008 12:00:00 Business Wire FastWeb today announced that financial aid packages are among the most critical variables for parents and students when choosing which school to attend, according to a FastWeb survey - in fact, more than 75 percent of students recently polled consider it a "very important factor."
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Posted: May 1st, 2008, 2:03am CDT
Consideration 29/04/2008 12:00:00 Business Wire Survey Methodology FastWeb s 2008 Financial Planning Survey was conducted from January 15 - February 20, 2008 via national targeted online distribution to parents, and prospective and current college students who are FastWeb members.
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Posted: May 1st, 2008, 1:02am CDT
SPRINGFIELD - Over the next seven years, 36 public and private colleges will split $3.5 million in financial aid, courtesy of contract negotiations between Illinois and a New York financial firm.