(Business in Cameroon) - Salt production company Société africaine de sel (Sasel) plans to double its production capacity by expanding its Douala-Bonabéri plant the production should rise from 10 to 20 tons The XAF5 billion project will benefit from the tax and customs incentives provided by the law of 2013 encouraging private investments in Cameroon an agreement has recently been signed between Sasel and the investment promotion agency (API) The project -which will create around 160 jobs- aims to anticipate the opportunities offered by the future African Continental Free trade Area (AFCFTA) which will open up new markets for local companies Kribi Bitumen Plant Set to Start Construction in 2025 with Government Backing CEMAC Bond Market Hits CFA 8.45 Trillion in March 2025, Interest Rates Drop Cameroon’s Timber Output Projected to Rise in 2025 Despite Higher Export Taxes Central Africa Stock Exchange Sees 98% Drop in Trading Value in Q1 2025 Every week the economy and investment news from Cameroon Mboa Paris Trains 30 Young Cameroonians to Boost Tech and Entrepreneurship Cameroon Audit Targets Former Officials for Mismanagement in Agricultural Project Camwater Seeks Global Bids to Launch Bottled Water Lines in Five Cities Bafoussam Workshop Highlights Benefits of Cameroon-EU Trade Agreement Cameroon Could Reach 350,100 Tons of Cotton in 2025 (Beac) Paul Biya Appoints Johnny Razack as Chair of Cameroon’s National Investment Company Cameroon Refuses Work Visa Renewal for Casino and Super U Boss Over Toxic Workplace Claims Cameroon Joins Global Charter to Fight Illegal Fishing The new facility in Beijing will cover more than 80,000 sqm and is estimated to support up to 800 employees who will deliver world-class maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services on Rolls-Royce Trent 700 Turner & Townsend have been appointed to provide project management services for Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited (BAESL) BAESL is a 50/50 joint venture MRO facility established by Rolls-Royce and Air China with the project being the third MRO project the global professional services company will deliver for Rolls Royce globally Turner & Townsend's full suite of specialised professional services for BAESL includes design management, procurement support, construction management, cost and commercial management facilities and utilities system commissioning management and facility management outsourcing support attended the ground-breaking ceremony in Beijing together with representatives from Rolls-Royce the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and other stakeholders The new MRO facility is currently in construction on a greenfield site in the Beijing Capital International Airport Economic Zone (Tianzhu Free Trade Zone) It will support the continued expansion of Rolls-Royce’s global care network and sustainability targets by reducing overseas transportation of engines for MRO activity The groundbreaking ceremony marks a significant milestone on the new BAESL MRO facility in Beijing which is expected to be operational by 2026 This is Rolls-Royce’s first MRO joint venture in China It is a privilege to work with Rolls-Royce on its pioneering MRO facility in Beijing and witness its groundbreaking ceremony in person Our experienced local team here at Turner & Townsend who have deep expertise in delivering and optimising the operations of mega industrial manufacturing and infrastructure projects in China is well positioned to deliver exceptional outcomes that support Rolls-Royce’s expanding global MRO network "Our time-tested project management experience in delivering MRO facilities for Rolls-Royce worldwide will ensure that we anticipate plan and derive maximum cost and operational efficiency throughout the construction of this Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited project and support BAESL’s ambitions to become a state-of-the-art MRO company." 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See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide one of the major Yiddish writers of the second half of the 20th century whose novels portray the Holocaust and life in Poland between the two world wars Whether or not one agreed with my father's stance on abortion it was hard to argue that he lacked the courage of his convictions But what my mother accomplished also required courage For her there was no applause from committed followers She was 22 when the Second World War ended she would devote herself to writing The Tree of Life a three-volume novel based on her experiences during the war when she was incarcerated in the Lodz ghetto and later in the concentration camps of Auschwitz My father's way of dealing with the trauma of the Holocaust was to pretend that he was not to claim that he lived in the present and was not a hostage to the past an attitude belied by his frequent horrific nightmares My mother's way was to write about what she had lived through to face the horror in order to come to terms with it she wanted to memorialize the Jewish community of her native city of Lodz which in five years of drawn-out genocide had ceased to exist She wanted the world to know what she and her community had lived through Since this Jewish community had lived its life in Yiddish she wrote about it in Yiddish out of fidelity to that lost world – a problematic choice given that it limited the number of readers On one level my mother lived with her family as an immigrant in Montreal My childhood friends remember her as always writing she would jump up and write it down for possible use in her novel She was unpredictably moody during those years It was only when I became an adult that I realized this was related to the painful events she was remembering and describing When The Tree of Life was published in Yiddish in 1972 she received a flood of letters from all over the world hailing her achievement Israel's highest award for Yiddish literature But it took 30 years for the English translation to be published which ended with the liquidation of the ghetto followed by several blank pages to indicate that what came afterward was impossible to describe Letters to Abrasha enters the belly of the beast It describes unflinchingly what it was like to be in a stifling boxcar with 70 other people headed for Auschwitz It describes the horrors of going through the selection for life or death – and underlines the randomness of that choice To have lived through this experience and then to recreate it on paper required a fortitude I know I do not have The Globe published her obituary on the bottom half of the obits page and mentioned that she had been married to Henry Morgentaler the Globe devoted much more space to his obituary While my mother's name was mentioned as his first wife there was no indication that she had accomplishments of her own The same omission occurred in all the obituaries that followed my father's death When I contacted one of the obituary writers to complain I was told that obituaries are only about the person who has died The accomplishments of spouses are irrelevant The Globe had not been hesitant to link my mother's name to my father as if her importance were dependent on his the more I wondered if there wasn't more to this than simple sexism Did the difference not also depend on our perception of what it means to have achieved great things in the world My father's contribution to changing Canadian abortion laws had come at the end of a protracted and controversial public campaign encouraged by few readers and yet determined to recreate what had been so violently destroyed so that at least on paper it would continue to exist Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions SAESL business is expected to grow by 30% in next 5 years with the return of air travel post-pandemic SAESL expects an increase in engine output by 22% SAESL recognises challenges in areas of costs management robustness of the processes to support and sustain the business growth In recognising the business needs to change the way they work SAESL embarked on a transformational journey through a structured Operating System framework to strengthen their operational and transactional processes To align their employees on their direction for the future SAESL started the pilot implementation of their structured operation system in Q4 of 2021 with the progressive introduction of the foundational standards to build up their capability from an average of 3 engines per week in Q3 2021 to 6 engines per week in Q4 2022 They also achieved 25% improvement in the average engine repair turnaround time of 114 days Q4 2021 to 86 days in Q4 2022 for Hospital shop visit Their customer satisfaction score had also improved with an achievement of 10% improvement in their supplier service maturity assessment scorecard in Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 The SAESL Operating System (OS) adopts a series of Lean Principles to improve & sustain the Operational and Transactional Processes while also introduce safety and quality initiatives that focus on behavioural mindset changes There are four key pillars: 1) Performance Management These four pillars define the set of activities and initiatives that supports the transformation journey MENU Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 17 May) —  The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 10  and the Philippine National Police here  nabbed five suspected  drug personalities in a joint buy-bust operations in an alleged drug den on Saturday afternoon in Purok 3 Poblacion Linamon proving that the illegal drugs trade has continued amid COVID-19 told MindaNews that monitoring was done on the suspect the PDEA agent was able to buy P1,000 worth of suspected shabu Pabilona said four other sachets of shabu of different sizes  were taken from the suspect’s possession with estimated street value of 136 ,000 pesos He said the town of Linamon has been declared by PDEA as “drug-cleared area and we have been monitoring the illegal drug activities until the name of the suspect surfaced.” Pabilona identified the four other suspects as Grizele Dame Cloma Jovane Sasel Sanggacala and Kirby Geme Abarquez They will be charged with violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 Linamon mayor Randy Macapil said they have the names of  “those suspected personalities who are still engaged in illegal drugs  activities and if they still continue  to operate the law enforcement agencies will not hesitate to enforce the law.” PDEA 10 Regional Director Wilkins Villanueva lauded the efforts of the joint law enforcement  to eradicate the illegal drug trade in the province No.: 082 297 4360 editor [at] mindanews [dot] com (Business in Cameroon) - Gas company Gaz du Cameroun is steadfast in applying its 20% price increase on industrial gas despite the government’s order to postpone it till price approval requirements are met The industrial gas users’ association is also determined not to let the decision pass to the British oil and gas firm set the tone.  you sent a letter notifying us of the 20% increase in the price of natural gas and we informed you of the negative impacts this change would have on our businesses.[...] We are ready to continue paying our invoices at the rates applicable as of May 2023 per the instructions given by the Minister of Commerce in the letter he sent on May 30 and repeated on June 14 if you maintain this 20% increase in your next invoices we will pay you the value of our consumption without any price increase,” the letter reads The letter is signed by the executives of seven companies including heads of some of Cameroon’s industrial giants like brewing market leader SABC Other signatories to the letter include the Union camerounaise des brasseries (UCB) explaining it would take effect from June 1 This was its first price change in 10 years It explains the decision with the rise in production costs following international market developments marked by accelerating raw material and freight prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war notably.  For Commerce Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana this unilateral decision is against price approval laws.  Article 115 of the decree laying the guidelines for the May 4 2023 petroleum code stipulates that "the market price of gaseous hydrocarbons sold on the domestic market is subject to prior approval” by the Minister of Commerce.  economic operators wishing to increase their prices must first request the government’s approval giving all the evidence to back that decision the government may simply reject the project approve the suggested price or go for a much lower price increase.  Gaz du Cameroun’s decision to raise the price of gas it supplies to its industrial clients comes after the special tax on petroleum products was extended to natural gas requires companies using industrial gas to pay a CFAF70 tax for each cubic meter of gas consumed since January 2023 the electricity sector regulator ARSEL has increased energy tariffs by almost 30% for key customers meaning industrial companies that are reputed energy consumers and kerosene used by industrial companies have been on the rise They have increased by an average of 15.8 and 36.5%.   This explosion in energy costs in Cameroon's industrial sector since the start of 2023 is likely to cause a much greater increase in companies’ production costs those costs saw their highest increase in 6 years reaching 13.3% according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS)