According to a study conducted by PwC Middle East, this opportunity to increase the gross domestic product highlights significant employment potential in the region. This will prompt companies to adopt supportive measures facilitating a smooth transition for women reentering the workforce. While 82 percent of women returning to work believe they can climb to the top levels, 49 percent acknowledge rejected applications due to resume gaps. She warned that failure to bring back women to the workforce would be a significant loss of talent for organizations. However, some employers assume that returning women lack experience or have diminished skills, resulting in the rejection of their job applications.

March 13, 2024 11:57 UTC

Miami Man faces charges in $1 million counterfeit cigar label, retail theft scheme Miami-Dade police​ say a man is facing charges for what they said was his participation in the ongoing theft​ of retail goods and the sale of counterfeit cigar boxes and labels.

March 13, 2024 11:54 UTC

(NEW YORK) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative hearing on the Alaska Air door plug incident, the agency announced Tuesday. The door plug of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 fell off a few minutes after take off from Portland International Airport on Jan. 5. Passengers captured footage showing a hole where the door plug came loose on the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane. Alaska Airlines resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max 9 following fleet inspections on Jan. 26. The FAA conducted an audit of Boeing’s production and manufacturing in the wake of the door plug blow-out that has now concluded, the agency said Tuesday.

March 13, 2024 11:18 UTC

Water main break in Kendall Homes in SW Miami-Dade are being affected by a large water main break in the Kendall area.

March 13, 2024 11:18 UTC

In 1910, Sammy Kaye, one of the most successful bandleaders of all time, was born in Rocky River, Ohio. The author of "Who Has Seen the Wind" and "Jake and the Kid" died in Calgary in 1998. In 1971, Paul Rose was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Pierre Laporte, the Quebec labour minister. In 2005, a gunman killed seven people at a church service in a Milwaukee, Wis., hotel, including the minister, before killing himself. won 10 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director (Jean-Marc Vallee), Best Leading Actor (Michel Cote) and Best Original Screenplay.

March 13, 2024 11:16 UTC

Being the seat of the African Union, Ethiopia presents attractive opportunities for Malta-based businesses exploring new avenues for export and international expansion. Anton Buttigieg, CEO of TradeMalta commented, "This Trade Mission is an important milestone to consolidate commercial ties between Malta and Ethiopia as it will unlock untapped investment opportunities. During our first visit we are providing Malta-based businesses with insights into the intricacies of conducting business in Ethiopia. TradeMalta is organising the first Malta - Ethiopia business forum in Addis Ababa with key Ethiopian stakeholders. This will be followed by a business-to-business matchmaking session that will provide an opportunity to the Maltese delegation to discuss potential business opportunities.

March 13, 2024 09:36 UTC

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed on Tuesday that the state-owned airline Mexicana will place an order for 20 aircraft to make up its fleet. Mexicana was relaunched in August 2023 after going bankrupt 13 years earlier when it was a private carrier. The country’s government bought the company’s assets to launch it with the promise of cheaper air tickets. The state airline had to borrow three Boeing 737s from the Mexican Air Force in addition to closing a wet-lease of two Embraer 145s with the company Tár. Weeks ago, an influential Mexican journalist revealed that government representatives were in Brazil in talks with the CEO of Embraer, Francisco Gomes Neto.

March 13, 2024 09:32 UTC

The country’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed conferred the award to Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive officer, Mesfin Tasew. Ahmed noted the Ethiopian Airlines’ achievements in fleet modernisation, fast growth and continuous internal capacity building initiatives were the other considerations for the recognition. Accepting the award, Tasew, reaffirmed the airline’s dedication to maintaining its status as a leader in the aviation industry of the continent and global. “The Award is a testament to the relentless dedication and hard work of all Ethiopian Airlines employees who have worked tirelessly day and night. Recently, Ethiopian Airlines won global award winner for Skytrax ‘BestAfrican Airline’ for six years in a row.

March 13, 2024 07:18 UTC

Elderly Pompano Beach woman accused of setting cat on fire Residents in a Pompano Beach neighborhood are floored by what happened Tuesday afternoon.

March 13, 2024 03:56 UTC

A transplant hepatologist in San Francisco is making international history by starting the first liver transplant program in her native country, Ethiopia. She said she is one of four us-trained Ethiopian-born transplant hepatologists, and she’s lost family of her own to liver disease. The medical team included Hassoun, along with lead liver transplant physician assistant Annie Southall, and lead transplant operation nurse Shannon Yrigoyen. "Liver transplant is lifesaving. Imagine how many people are dying of liver disease without having access to complicated liver surgeries," she said.

March 13, 2024 03:16 UTC

"The number of children dying from malnutrition was quite stable for the last 13 years, but since the war, it’s doubled. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow says: “It’s hard to exaggerate just how serious the situation is in Tigray. The small numbers of children who are attending are barely able to interact because of what they have endured and their unrelenting hunger. When the surrounding community heard Mary’s Meals representatives were visiting Ara Primary School, 15 students registered for school in just a few hours. Those out of school will come back, and they will be energetic to learn.”To find out more and donate, visit marysmeals.org.uk.

March 13, 2024 00:00 UTC

Mayor Levine Cava standing firm on the county's eviction of the Miami Seaquarium Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is sticking by her guns when it comes to terminating the lease of the Miami Seaquarium. She said the issues with the park didn't happen overnight and it's it's time for them to go.

March 12, 2024 23:39 UTC

“The task of building lasting peace requires that all citizens add their responsibility,” the state minister is cited as saying. He added that “conflicts happening in Ethiopia are tarnishing the long history of the country and its image. One of the damages that ethnic politics did was that the past – where there was legal infrastructure for or interest in ethnic politics – was demonized while ethnic politics is painted as an expression of “freedom and self-governance.” Now there are voices, albeit not powerful, that are glorifying Ethiopian history. Mulugeta Itefa, Board Chairperson of Ethiopia’s Peace Institute, said, as cited by ENA, “Our Ethiopian forefathers have given us a country whose independence was defended. Human Rights Organizations accuse the Ethiopian government of extrajudicial killing hundreds of civilians in the region and drone strikes but the government denies it.

March 12, 2024 23:16 UTC

CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on the dire situation in Haiti. Crisis in Haiti CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on the dire situation in Haiti. Be the first to knowGet browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not NowTurn On

March 12, 2024 21:54 UTC

As chair of the G7, Italy pledged support for Addis Ababa's development aspirations by urging the local team to take advantage of climate funds and the "Mattei Plan" for African development. On Tuesday, the Ministries of Finance of Ethiopia and Foreign Affairs of Italy agreed to strengthen channels of communication to work closely for the mutual benefit of both nations and peoples. The announcement followed the visit of an Italian delegation led by the Director General for Development Cooperation Stefano Gatti to the Ethiopian State portfolio facilities. @ItalyinEthiopia A high-level delegation from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by the Director-General for Development Cooperation H.E. In addition to Gatti, the European delegation included representatives of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, businessmen, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Rome's ambassador here, Agostino Palese.

March 12, 2024 20:18 UTC