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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Fontainhas local hires pvt security after CCP's wardens vow unkept
Panaji: Six months after promising to appoint wardens to manage intrusive tourists at Panaji's Latin quarter, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has yet to keep its word. Tired of waiting for the civic body to get its act together, a Fontainhas resident has hired private security to deter tourists from invasively taking photos. Other residents in the area have put up banners at their front gates or doors, requesting tourists not to take photos or shoot videos near their homes. 'Tourists gather around pretty houses and structures, take pictures endlessly, make reels, and create noise. This is a Unesco-declared heritage site,' said the woman who hired private security two months ago. She said, 'It's such an inconvenience to us when they behave like this in residential areas.' Last Dec, mayor Rohit Monserrate said the corporation was considering floating a tender to appoint wardens. In June, the CCP council met and passed a resolution to deploy municipal inspectors at the colourful heritage area to maintain decorum among tourists. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Dubai villas | search ads Get Deals Undo by Taboola by Taboola But nothing changed. Attempts to contact CCP commissioner Clen Madeira elicited no response. 'Many residents are senior citizens. The commotion bothers us,' another Fontainhas resident said. She said that the nuisance becomes intense on weekends when the volume of tourists doubles. Lourenco D'Costa, a local, said tourists don't follow the basic traffic rules. 'People don't read signs, like the no-entry warning. This disregard of rules is a violation of our privacy,' he said. Many tourists litter the streets and heritage sites, locals said. Such incidents have led to tourist-local confrontations. 'They bring their alcohol and loiter around the areas so that they can enjoy the view of the city,' another local said. 'We would like to have a different view from our windows.'
Business Wire
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Newly Elected Directors of Sinovac Hold the First Board Meeting
BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) (SINOVAC or the Company), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, today announced the new board of directors of the Company (the Board), comprising Mr. Simon Anderson, Mr. Shan Fu, Mr. Shuge Jiao, Mr. Chiang Li, Mr. Yuk Lam Lo, Mr. Yumin Qiu, Mr. Yu Wang, Ms. Rui-Ping Xiao, Mr. Andrew Y. Yan and Mr. Yin Weidong (collectively, the new Directors), held its first meeting today at the Company's headquarters in Beijing. This meeting is the first Board meeting held after the new Directors were elected to the Board at the Special Meeting of the Company held on July 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time. At the Special Meeting, 33,248,861 votes (or 54.71% of the total votes present and voting at the Special Meeting) were voted in favor of the election of the new Directors. The meeting was attended by eight of the ten new Directors, and another new Director who was absent from the meeting due to a schedule conflict expressed his support for the Board. As the first item on the agenda, the Directors elected Mr. Andrew Y. Yan, Managing Partner of SAIF Partners, as the Chairman of the Board. Throughout the meeting, the Board stressed its unwavering commitment to shareholder value creation and its intent to explore future dividend plans. Further, as the first steps to rectify the disruptions and chaos created by the previous board of the Company, the Board unanimously resolved that it will work diligently with the management and the advisors of the Company to appoint a new auditor of the Company so that the trading of the Company's shares on NASDAQ can be resumed as soon as possible, to properly and legally resolve the Company's ongoing litigations with shareholders, and to take necessary steps to defend the election results of the Special Meeting and restore stable operations of the Company. To this end, the Board declared that no individual or entity shall be entitled to represent the Company unless they are properly authorized by the Board or the management. At the meeting, the Board confirmed that Mr. Yin Weidong shall continue to serve as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board thanked the current management for their extraordinary efforts in the past few years in navigating the Company through various challenges and confirmed its support of the current management to continue to lead the Company. Mr. Yin Weidong thanked the Board for its trust and expressed his confidence in the Company under the leadership of the Board. Mr. Andrew Y. Yan, Chairman of the SINOVAC Board, commented, 'I am honored to be elected Chairman at this pivotal moment in SINOVAC's journey. With the support of our new Board, which fairly represents all shareholders' interest, we are committed to rebuilding trust, enhancing transparency, and delivering long-term value to our shareholders. This marks the beginning of a new era for the Company—one grounded in sound governance, operational excellence, and global ambition. I am confident that, together with management, we will lead SINOVAC into a stronger, more sustainable future." About SINOVAC Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SINOVAC) is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. SINOVAC's product portfolio includes vaccines against COVID-19, enterovirus 71 (EV71) infected Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD), hepatitis A, varicella, influenza, poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, etc. The COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac®, has been approved for use in more than 60 countries and regions worldwide. The hepatitis A vaccine, Healive®, passed WHO prequalification requirements in 2017. The EV71 vaccine, Inlive®, is an innovative vaccine under "Category 1 Preventative Biological Products" and commercialized in China in 2016. In 2022, SINOVAC's Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV) and varicella vaccine were prequalified by the WHO. SINOVAC was the first company to be granted approval for its H1N1 influenza vaccine Panflu.1®, which has supplied the Chinese government's vaccination campaign and stockpiling program. The Company is also the only supplier of the H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine, Panflu®, to the Chinese government stockpiling program. SINOVAC continually dedicates itself to new vaccine R&D, with more combination vaccine products in its pipeline, and constantly explores global market opportunities. SINOVAC plans to conduct more extensive and in-depth trade and cooperation with additional countries, and business and industry organizations. Safe Harbor Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as 'may,' 'will,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'aim,' 'estimate,' 'intend,' 'plan,' 'believe,' 'potential,' 'continue,' 'is/are likely to' or other similar expressions. Such statements are based upon current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's or Board's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company and Board do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.
The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP leader expresses disappointment over lack of Dalit representation in Puducherry Cabinet
Former president of the BJP in Puducherry, V. Saminathan, has expressed disappointment over the exclusion of a Dalit member from the Cabinet of the AINRC-BJP government in the Union Territory (UT). In a statement, he said the Dalit community had no representation in the NDA ministry in the UT after the resignation of BJP legislator A.K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar from the Cabinet last week. Almost all ministries in Puducherry, for the last five decades, have had Dalit representation, he said, adding that the exclusion of the community from the Cabinet was against the principles of social justice and democracy. 'It is deeply disappointing to see that the community has no representation in the Cabinet. Population-wise, the Dalit community constitutes the second-largest grouping in the UT. The community is also angry with the government for not giving adequate representation in the Cabinet. If the Centre and Puducherry governments fail to address this issue, it will reflect in the next Assembly elections,' he said. He urged the Centre and Puducherry governments to immediately appoint a Dalit member as Minister in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy.
Miami Herald
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Does University of Florida have a permanent ‘interim' leadership problem?
Last August, the University of Florida's then-Faculty Senate Chair Sarah Lynne was hoping the school would have found permanent replacements for several of its temporary leadership appointments by the end of the academic year. At her final meeting as chair on May 1, she offered a stark update to the faculty senators: 'Not a lot has happened in the last nine months.' 'I'd like to see a little bit less 'interim' in some of these titles,' she added. 'But we'll see how that goes.' For several years, Florida's flagship university has faced top-level turbulence — from Ben Sasse's short and controversial presidency, to a brief return of longtime leader Kent Fuchs, and most recently, a failed bid to appoint Santa J. Ono, the former president of the University of Michigan. That volatility has rippled through the institution, affecting leadership at every level. Sasse's 17-month tenure ended last July, leaving five of UF's 16 colleges without permanent deans — including four of its most prominent academic units: the College of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Levin College of Law, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. UF's top academic officer is also there temporarily, with no clear succession plan for interim Provost Joe Glover. Four other high-level posts — including chief financial officer and general counsel — are held by interim appointees. And the director of UF's much-ballyhooed, GOP-backed Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education is soon departing for the University of Texas at Austin. Holding out for a permanent president UF had pinned its hopes on Ono to stabilize its leadership crisis, offering him a contract with directives to hire academic leaders 'firmly aligned' with Florida's higher education agenda. But the State University System's Board of Governors rejected Ono's nomination last month in a 10-6 vote, citing his past support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. More than a month later, UF has yet to announce a plan to replace interim President Fuchs, whose contract ends July 31. A university spokesperson declined to comment on the succession plan or the status of dean searches. Days before Ono emerged as the sole finalist of UF's presidential search on May 4, Fuchs paused all dean selections until his successor was in office and scrapped the liberal-arts dean search amid conservative backlash to the final four candidates — even as the school was on the brink of making a final hire. At the time, Fuchs said he froze hiring for positions including the liberal-arts dean to avoid drawing political scrutiny upon the presidential search. 'It would have been a mistake — an absolute mistake — for us to make a decision and to announce it and let the consequences flow,' Fuchs said at the May 1 Faculty Senate meeting. 'Letting things calm down, letting us then evaluate and specifically the next president — who, again, I'm absolutely convinced will have exactly the right set of values — is the right thing.' The canceled liberal-arts dean search cost UF tens of thousands. Public records obtained by the Miami Herald in May show UF paid $29,208 to WittKieffer, the headhunting firm hired for the process, as part of a $146,300 contract. UF has not responded to requests for records that would show how much it paid SP&A Executive Search, the boutique firm that helped recruit Ono. SP&A earned nearly $293,000 for the search that brought in Sasse. The leadership freeze has disrupted multiple colleges. The College of the Arts canceled its dean search without explanation, according to a June 27 memo from interim Dean Jennifer Setlow, who plans to stay another year. The status of the College of Engineering's dean search is unclear, though candidates were still scheduled to visit campus in May, according to the interim provost's remarks at that month's Faculty Senate meeting. Meanwhile, interim deans are cycling out. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is now on its second interim dean in a year, with Kevin Ingersent taking over from Mary Watt on Monday. Engineering Dean Forrest Masters, who's held the interim role since 2023, is leaving this month to become dean at Oregon State University. Warren Dixon, chair of the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, will step in as interim dean on July 11. Progress despite setbacks UF's leadership churn has been so persistent that Fuchs has floated the idea of removing the 'interim' title altogether from some positions, according to Faculty Senate minutes from March. The interim label often signals temporary stewardship, which can undercut authority and morale. Such leaders must juggle administrative duties with academic work — usually for significantly less pay than permanent appointees. Melissa Johnson, interim director of the UF Honors Program for nearly three years, earns less than half of her predecessor's salary. Yet, students and faculty now view her as the program's de-facto director, she said in an interview. Though her 'interim' title persists, Johnson takes pride in tangible progress — including a new strategic plan for the program. 'In a lot of cases, interim leaders are really seen as placeholders just kind of maintaining the status quo,' she said. 'That has never been anything I've been comfortable with.' Other interim leaders are also pushing forward. Johnson pointed to the Levin College of Law, where bar passage rates rose by more than 10 percentage points last year under Merritt McAlister, who's served as interim dean since June 2023. Still, UF's stop-start approach to leadership takes its toll. Johnson was a finalist for the permanent honors director position in 2023, but Sasse quietly canceled the search. Two years later, it hasn't resumed. 'There's definitely a sense of uncertainty after several years of high level leadership changes and competing priorities,' Johnson said. 'But there's also this sense of restlessness as we wait for more permanent leadership. We need that overarching vision to set UF in forward motion again. It's exciting to think about getting that spark back across campus.'
The Hill
27-06-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Obamacare preventive care mandate wins in Supreme Court ruling
The Big Story The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a key Affordable Care Act requirement that insurance companies cover certain preventative measures recommended by an expert panel. © AP Justices upheld the constitutionality of the provision in a 6-3 decision and protected access to preventative care for about 150 million Americans. The justices found that the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has the power to appoint and fire members of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF). The cases started when a small business in Texas and some individuals filed a lawsuit against the panel's recommendation that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) for HIV be included as a preventative care service. They argued that covering PreP went against their religious beliefs and would 'encourage homosexual behavior, intravenous drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman.' The plaintiffs further argued that the USPSTF mandates are unconstitutional because panel members are 'inferior officers' who are not appointed by the president or confirmed by the Senate. While the panel is independent, they said that since their decisions impact millions of people members should be confirmed. A U.S. district judge in 2023 ruled that all preventative-care coverage imposed since the ACA was signed into law are invalid and a federal appeals court judge ruled in agreement last year. The Biden administration appealed the rulings to the Supreme Court, and the Trump administration chose to defend the law despite its long history of disparaging Obamacare. Though public health groups celebrated the ruling Friday, some noted another potential outcome. 'While this is a foundational victory for patients, patients have reason to be concerned that the decision reaffirms the ability of the HHS secretary, including our current one, to control the membership and recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force that determines which preventive services are covered,' Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, said in a statement. 'We must be vigilant to ensure Secretary Kennedy does not undo coverage of preventive services by taking actions such as his recent firing of qualified health experts from the CDC's independent vaccine advisory committee and replacing them with his personal allies.' Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi and Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban New Hampshire lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to bills that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state, sending the measures to Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who has not yet said whether she will sign them. State lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 377, which would prohibit doctors from administering puberty blockers and hormones to transgender youth beginning next year. The measure includes … FDA expanding COVID vaccine warnings over rare heart side effect The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now requiring two common COVID-19 vaccines to update their warning labels to include information on two rare heart side effects. 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