Birmingham to generate biomass electricity using recycled Christmas trees

Gabane police post gets two new vehicles

Botswana: The rising crime in Gabane and surrounding areas has prompted the Botswana Police Service (BPS) to respond to the situation by issuing two new vehicles to Gabane Police Post.

KFS launches eight utility vehicles to augment forest Protection

Kenya: The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Forestry, Ephantus Kimotho, has urged Kenya Forest Service to lay focus on resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement as a key strategic objective in the growth of the capacity of the Service to implement the 30 percent tree cover target by 2032.

Homa-Bay county schools to compete in tree growing

Kenya: The Governor of Homa-Bay County, Gladys Wanga, has launched a school tree growing competition that will involve all schools in the county in a bid to increase the country's forest cover from the current 3% to 30%.

PR Event in Ebène Cybercity for Flyover Ebène Project

Mauritius: A Public Relations exercise with tenants and stakeholders of Ebène Cybercity in view of the construction of the new interchange along the M3-A14 corridor (Flyover Ebène project) was held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower in Ebène.

The municipality of Birmingham is providing a free Christmas tree recycling service as a gift of Christmas and will convert donated trees into biomass electricity.

According to Local Authorities, Trees would be cut into small pieces and retained in the UK to generate biomass electricity.

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St Mary’s Hospice is also providing a charitable service. The responsibility of arranging and managing trees council give to the charity of Hospice (depending on availability/living in a postcode region covered by the service) in exchange for a donation, allowing you to stay in the comfort of your own home.

“There are also some fantastic solutions out there that benefit good causes for a fair price, such as the St Mary’s Hospice service, which is an excellent alternative in the season of goodwill, if you can help them, said Cllr John O’Shea.

The location of the disposal point is not so hard to find. One can make a reach to the area at the main entrance to each of the following parks:

Cotteridge Park is a park in Cotteridge, England (Next to the car park on Franklin Road, B302HF)

Sutton Park is a park in Sutton, England (Visitor Centre, adjacent to Town Gate, B74 2YT)

Country Park Lickey Hills (at Warren Lane, B45 8ER)

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Sheldon Country Park (B26 3TU, Old Rectory Farm, Ragley Drive)

They are not just providing the address of the trees’ dropping point but also giving a note where they mentioned, “Remove the Plastic or Metal from trees before drop off.”

The council service drop-off locations will be open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Which will begin from 26 December to the end of January, and the service is free of charge or money, said Councillor John O’Shea.

He further added that, “These are not the easiest objects to dispose of, and this provides a straightforward and convenient to make a reservation at one household recycling centre.”

Gabane police post gets two new vehicles

Botswana: The rising crime in Gabane and surrounding areas has prompted the Botswana Police Service (BPS) to respond to the situation by issuing two new vehicles to Gabane Police Post.

KFS launches eight utility vehicles to augment forest Protection

Kenya: The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Forestry, Ephantus Kimotho, has urged Kenya Forest Service to lay focus on resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement as a key strategic objective in the growth of the capacity of the Service to implement the 30 percent tree cover target by 2032.

Homa-Bay county schools to compete in tree growing

Kenya: The Governor of Homa-Bay County, Gladys Wanga, has launched a school tree growing competition that will involve all schools in the county in a bid to increase the country's forest cover from the current 3% to 30%.

PR Event in Ebène Cybercity for Flyover Ebène Project

Mauritius: A Public Relations exercise with tenants and stakeholders of Ebène Cybercity in view of the construction of the new interchange along the M3-A14 corridor (Flyover Ebène project) was held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower in Ebène.

Mauritius Qualifications Authority renews RPL Support Scheme

Mauritius: The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Support Scheme, a process to officially recognise and validate competencies gained outside the formal education and training system for the purpose of certification, was renewed yesterday, between the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) and the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA), during a ceremony held at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower, in Ebène. The event was followed by a workshop on Portfolio Development for 100 new potential candidates.

Dominica: PM Roosevelt Skerrit welcomes Mexican delegation AMEXCID

Dominica: Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, received a group from the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) led by its Executive Director, Dr Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas, and extended a warm welcome on March 23, 2022.