WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 04 05 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 Bahrain maintains UN HDI ranking world

Pradeep Puravankara percentage of the population is TDT | Manama 98.6pc (Arab states 52.6pc), with ahrain has maintained its mobile phone subscriptions per Chile military plane disappears rankings on the latest Hu- 100 people being 133.3pc. The with 38 aboard: Air Force Bman Development Index growth in internet users be - Gunman kills himself after at 45 out of 189 countries and tween the period from 2000 to territories, according to the Hu- 2018 being 1490.32pc. man Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Emission Development Programme. However, when it comes to deadly Czech hospital rampage The ranking positions King- Environmental sustainability, dom among the category of na- Bahrain’s carbon dioxide emis- tions having very high human sions, per capita (tonnes) is 20.8, Four men and development were Norway, while that of UAE is 20.5 and • Switzerland, Ireland occupied Saudi Arabia is 16.3. Arab aver- two women died the top three positions. age is 4.4. during the assault Ahead of Bahrain on the rank- The report also says Bahrain ings from GCC are the United depleted 69.52pc of its Natural The attacker Arab Emirates at 35, Saudi Ara- resources between the period • bia 36 and Qatar 41. from 1990 to 2017, while popula- gunned down people at close range The rankings also state that tion during the period increased A Chilean Hercules C-130 military transport plane, the same model that has Bahrain performs better than 220pc. Stefano Pettinato, Resident Representative, United Nations Development disappeared with 38 people on board at least two-thirds of countries Programme, Bahrain during a press briefing held yesterday to discuss Bahrain’s Skilled labourers Shooter fled the in quality of health, quality of performance on UN HDI Index scene• and later turned Santiago education and quality of living Skilled labourers present in the gun on himself standards. the kingdom as a percentage Gender Inequality Index (GII) Chilean military plane The 2019 Human Develop- of Labour force is 19.3pc, while Awith 38 people aboard ment Report is the latest in the research and development ex- AFP | Prague has gone missing after it series of global Human Develop- penditure is 0.1percentage of The 2010 HDR introduced the GII, which reflects took off from the country’s ment Reports published by the GDP between 2010 to 2017 peri- gunman killed himself yes- south for a base in Antarcti- United Nations Development od. Total employment to popu- gender-based inequalities in three dimensions – Aterday after shooting dead The gunman allegedly shot people at close range as they sat waiting in the The shooter was captured on hospital ca and is presumed to have Programme (UNDP) since 1990. lation ratio is 72.1pc. reproductive health, empowerment, and economic six patients at a hospital in the trauma ward of the Faculty Hospital in Ostrava cameras crashed, authorities have The HDI measures average eastern Czech city of Ostrava, in said. Antarctic base -- the country’s achievement in three basic di- Next-gen poverty activity what the premier has called “an Andrej Babis told local media. car, he shot himself in the head,” urged “maximum possible cau- Seventeen of those on board largest, the Air Force said mensions of human develop- The report, in general, states immense tragedy”. “The gunman was alleged- Kuzel told reporters. tion” as they tweeted pictures the C-130 aircraft were crew The air force said conditions ment — life expectancy, edu - that as people are increasingly Bahrain has a GII value of 0.207, ranking The attacker gunned down ly shooting from a close range, Interior Minister Jan Ha- of the man who had thick black and the others were passen- for flying were good and that it cation and per capita income. coming out of poverty, the world • people at close range at the trau- aiming at the head and neck.” macek said the man died despite hair and was wearing a red and gers, Chile’s air force said was in contact with the fami- Germany is placed fourth along is veering towards another type it 47 out of 162 countries in the 2018 index. ma ward of the Faculty Hospital The shooter then fled the resuscitation efforts. black jacket and trainers. Monday. lies of those on board, many of with Hong Kong, and Australia of poverty. While the old ine- in Ostrava, a steel hub located scene in a silver Renault La- Police said the gunman had Babis described the shooting The plane is believed to have whom were traveling to carry secured the fifth rank on the qualities are based on access to In Bahrain, 18.8 per cent of parliamentary some 300 kilometres (190 miles) guna car, sparking a dramatic used a “short firearm” in the as “a catastrophe”. crashed and “all national and out logistical support tasks at global ranking. health and education, the next seats• are held by women. east of Prague. police hunt with hundreds of attack, which took place shortly “It’s something we’re not used international air and maritime the country’s largest Antarctic Between 1990 and 2018, Bah- generation poverty deal with Four men and two women officers and two helicopters after 0600 GMT. to in our country,” the populist means available in the area base Eduardo Frei. rain’s HDI value increased 13.86 technology, education and cli- 64.2pc of adult women have reached at died during the assault, which chasing him. “As far as we know, the man billionaire added. are continuing the search (for Personnel were also being per cent (from 0.736 to 0.838), mate. • lasted only a few seconds ac- is not in our database of legal “I absolutely don’t under- survivors) in the sector where transferred to inspect the while the same for United Arab years or 6.63pc, where expected centage of GDP is 4.9pc, which “Recognising the real face of least a secondary level of education compared cording to police. Two other ‘A catastrophe’ gun owners,” Kuzel said, adding stand the motive of this young communications were lost base’s floating fuel supply Emirates is 19.61pc (from 0.724 years of schooling increased by is also on par with Arab states inequality is a first step; what to 57.5pc of their male counterparts. people were seriously wounded The man turned the gun on there was no indication that he man.” with the aircraft,” it added in pipeline and undertake an- to 0.866), Saudi Arabia 22.78pc 1.9 to 15.3 years. Arab states av- average of 4.9pc. happens next is a choice that while a third person sustained himself inside the vehicle as had an accomplice. The prime minister has can- a statement yesterday. ticorrosive treatment of the (from 0.698 to 0.857) and Qatar erage in this regard is 71.9 years. Gender Development values, each leader must make,” Unit- For every 100,000 live births, 15.0 women light injuries. police were about to capture The public Czech Radio iden- celled a two-day trip to Estonia The four-engine aircraft facility. is 12.02pc (from 0.757 to 0.848). During this period life expec- a ratio of the female to the male ed Nations Development Pro- • Police said they had not yet him in a village just northwest tified the killer as a builder from scheduled to start Tuesday af- took off Monday at 4:55 pm The air force also said that Bahrain’s 2018 HDI average is tancy in UAE increased 8.21pc or HDI, of Bahrain on the index is gramme (UNDP) administrator, die from pregnancy related causes. determined what drove the of Ostrava, regional police chief the nearby Opava district. ternoon. (19:55 GMT) from an airbase of the passengers on board, also above the average of 0.703 5.9 years to 81.2 years. In Saudi 0.937, better than the average of Achim Steiner, was quoted as 42-year-old to launch the attack. Tomas Kuzel said. His boss, named as Ales Zy- President Milos Zeman also in the southern city of Punta 15 were from its ranks, three for countries in the Arab region, Arabia, life expectancy at birth Arab states at 0.856 and almost saying in a statement. The adolescent birth rate is 13.4 births “I was told the dead victims “We identified the gunman gula, told the radio station that expressed his condolences. Arenas and contact was lost were from the army, there but below the average of 0.892 rose by 8.54pc or 5.9 years to on par with that of nations hav- “Inequality is about the une- per• 1,000 women of ages 15-19. were people sitting in the wait- using hospital cameras. We de- the attacker had “decided he “I’m with you in my heart, I’m at 6:13 pm. were two people from a pri- for countries in the very high 75.0 years. ing very high human develop- qual distribution of wealth and ing room of the trauma ward, ployed two helicopters, iden- was seriously ill and that no one thinking of you in these tragic Those on board were to vate construction compa- human development group. ment at 0.979. The world average power which is bringing people GNI Female participation in the labour market fortunately there were not as tified his car... and when one wanted to treat him”. hours,” he said in a tweet posted carry out logistical support ny, and a Chile university is 0.941. onto the streets today, and will • many as usual,” Prime Minister helicopter descended over the Prior to his death, police had by his spokesman. tasks at Chile’s Eduardo Frei official. Life expectancy Gross national income (GNI) do so in the future unless some- is 44.5pc compared to 87.3 for men This means that in the last (2011 PPP$) per capita increased Internet Users thing changes,” he added. three decades, life expectancy at 35.34pc to 40399 in 2018 from According to the UN data, the birth in the Kingdom increased 29850 in 1990. Bahrain’s current total number of internet users in by 4.8 years to 77.2 from 72.4 health expenditure as a per- the king- dom as a World’s youngest leader takes office in Finland

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Tender Title Tender No. Initial Bond Tender (Refundable) Document Fee Day Date Time Procurement, Installation and Support of the 1 Network Access Protection Solution 19-12-2073-ITC BD 500 BD 15 Monday 30/12/2019 13:30 • Interested vendors, who are able to provide the services specified above should deposit a non-refundable Tender Document Fee to one Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Minister of Education Li Anderson, of the following banks accounts: Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni and Minister of Interior Maria Ohisalo The 2019 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 pose after the first government meeting in Helsinki, Finland Bank Name Gulf Air ‘s Account Number Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BH68 BBKU 0010 0000 012235 Reuters | Helsinki human being can live and grow • Vendors should submit the Bank Deposit slip to the Cash Office located at Gulf Air Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Wing D, (Tel: 17338726) to old with dignity,” Marin wrote collect their payment receipt. on Twitter. hirty-four-year-old Social Twelve ministers in the new • A copy of the payment receipt along with the vendor’s contact details should be submitted to the Procurement and Logistics department Two Bahraini and a UAE startup enter Pitch@Palace finale TDemocrat Sanna Marin cabinet are women and just located in Gulf Air Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Wing A. (Tel: 17338545/17338790) between 08:00 and 15:00 hours. TDT | Manama took office in Finland on Tues- seven are men. The head of • The vendor is requested to enclose with his offer the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the contract value day as the world’s youngest the Center Party, Katri Kul- whichever amount is lower, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD. 100/-. The initial bond should be in the form of nnovations of Bahraini entre- serving prime minister, head- muni, 32, becomes finance Cash, a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee or Insurance Policy valid for the duration specified in the tender documents. Ipreneurs will be put through ing a coalition with four other minister, Green Party leader • Sealed offers should be addressed to the attention of Gulf Air Tender Office, 2nd Floor, Wing A, Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain not later their paces today as they com- parties led by women, all but Maria Ohisalo, 34, continues than the closing date mentioned above, before 14:30 hours. pete against 19 others from all one of them under 35. as interior minister and the around the globe in the final Marin won the confidence Left Alliance’s chairwoman Li • Ensure that the provisions of the general tender regulation No. (36) for the year 2002, and its executive regulation No. (37) for the year round of the fourth edition of parliament with 99 votes in Andersson, 32, remains educa- 2002, in addition to any other condition specified in the tender document are completed. Incomplete submittals will be rejected. 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