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Strengthening Health Service Provision Capacity Dutch action is unwarranted and unacceptable

On Tuesday last week, the Dutch Foreign Ministry expelled Eritrea’s Charge d’Affaires to the country, Mr. Tekheste Ghebremedhin, invoking untenable explanations for its unacceptable act.

The letter that the Minister of Foreign Affairs sent to the Dutch Parliament on the case indeed illustrates the banality of the whole affair.

On the one hand, the Minister states: “the Cabinet recognizes that no judge has yet recorded proof of wrongful or punishable offenses by the Eritrean embassy office in The Hague”. And yet, the Minister alludes to “the broadcast of Argo (Dutch radio station)” and to the “... Motion of two parliamentarians requesting the government to close At an assessment meeting held in significant investment is being as well as raising the awareness of the Eritrean embassy” to explain and justify this unwarranted and Barentu, Ms. Amina Nur-Husein, made to equip health facilities with the public on health issues. unfriendly act. Minister of Health, said that efforts modern medical materials. are being made to strengthen Dr. Leul Banteyirga, Head of the Eritrea’s levying of 2% Rehabilitation and Recovery tax in the the capacity of health service Minister Amina reiterated that Ministry’s branch in Gash Barka Diaspora, enacted in accordance with the laws of the country in 1994, provision. emphasis have been given towards region, called for sustainability is a legitimate and sovereign act that cannot be misconstrued, by any the development of the capacity of the coordination that is being stretch of imagination, as a contravention of the Vienna Protocol on Noting that the effort to provide of Barentu, Aqordet and Tesenei demonstrated both by the public Diplomatic Relations. (There are indeed some countries that levy comprehensive health service to the Hospitals. and stakeholders. full income tax from their citizens abroad). Tax collection is carried public is registering commendable out through normative and appropriate transactional modalities. The result, Minister Amina said that According to reports, Dr. Josephine Namboze, Consulate naturally provides ordinary consular services, including the Medical Doctors and other health praiseworthy activities have been WHO Representative in Eritrea, provision of relevant information to its citizens in the country. professionals have been assigned in undertaken in ensuring maternity appreciated the successful health all regions with a view to provide and child health, vaccination provision activities and expressed Needless to emphasize, the Rehabilitation and Recovery Tax Law the necessary health service to the coverage, controlling the prevalence readiness to cooperate with the contains explicit clauses on the penalties that apply for tax evasion. public. She also pointed out that of malaria, environmental sanitation ministry in all its endeavors. These measures are not onerous by any standards. A citizen who fails or opts not to pay the 2% Rehabilitation Tax is entitled to all his/her rights and consular services. But he/she will forfeit business license and land entitlement rights in the home country.

Worthy Effort in Empowering Women In the event, the designation of Eritrea’s Charge d’Affaires as persona non grata constitutes an arbitrary and provocative act that At an assessment meeting the National Union of Eritrean Women branch in Southern Red Sea region conducted on has no consonance with the Vienna Protocol of Diplomatic Relations. 25 January in the port city of Assab, it was reported that commendable effort was made in empowering women. We must also recall previous unfriendly incidents taken by the Dutch authorities against Eritrea in the past few years. Ms. Sa’adia Ibrahim, Chairperson of the branch, seminars focusing on the role and contribution of women in the nation building process were organized to women in the civil service and in the EDF. She also said that support The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea rejects was extended to disadvantaged and outstanding female students. the hollow accusations leveled against its Consular Office in the Netherlands. The Dutch nonresident Ambassador to Eritrea has Noting that strong awareness-raising programs were organized with a view to eradicate FGM and under age been summoned to explain the unfriendly acts of her government. marriages, Ms. Sa’adia said that as part of the effort to ensure maternity and child health waiting room for pregnant The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is naturally considering appropriate women worth over 8 million Nakfa was constructed. reciprocal measures that it will have to take to partially redress the wrong. Ms. Sa’adia stated that organizing vocational training programs to improve the lives of women, supporting needy female student as well as strengthening participation of women in all sectors are among the priority programs for Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2018. Asmara 25 January 2018

More Public Diplomacy Activities Eritrean nationals in Qatar significance of integrated effort During the congress, a new and Germany respectively have for the effective implementation of executive committee was elected conducted a number of activities development programs and called and the participants adopted with a view to strengthening for continued assessment of the a number of resolutions and organizational capacity and implementation of nation building recommendations. enhancing contribution to the programs. national development drive. Meanwhile, at a meeting that The Head of Organizational the National Union of the Eritrean The PFDJ branch in Qatar held Affairs of the YPFDJ, Mr. Hashim Women branch in Cologne city, its 5th congress, reports indicate. Mahmoud, on his part, noted that Germany, conducted a total of Speaking on the occasion, the enhanced awareness and higher 1, 480 Euro was contributed in Eritrean Ambassador to Qatar, organizational capacity are among support of the National Association Mr. Ali Ibrahim, highlighted the the major instruments for the successful implementation of the Front’s programs. of Eritrean War-disabled Veterans. Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 2 Interview with President Isaias Afwerki : Domestic Issues

sustainable supply of energy has aforementioned ongoing projects. Editor’s Note: President to be secured for meeting our We are in better position in terms Isaias Afwerki was interviewed household, industrial and other of the water resources that have by local media on domestic consumption needs. Housing already been harvested and the issues on Saturday, 20 January and infrastructural services such coverage of such projects in the this month. Excerpts of the as road networks, ports and economic development zones of interview follow; (Penultimate airports, as well as the provision our economy. 200-300 million Part). of essential social services, such cubic meters has been already as educational and health care preserved and it is estimated that services are also very critical around 400-500 million cubic factors that determine the degree meters of water is expected to Mr. President, over the past of our achievements in other be preserved in 2018. Therefore, 26 years there have been major sectors. The central point is our while it requires huge capital achievements associated with achievements in the economy and technology, we have a plan projects aiming to ensure the cannot be assessed without to transform our agricultural availability and accessibility looking at these fundamentals of practices by scaling-up irrigation of essential social services to development projects. practices. Additionally, other citizens, particularly those agricultural inputs need to be targeting the health and While it is a very important in place for this objective to be educational sectors, as well as sector, for reasons associated resources, there is a potential to improving our capacity to make finally materialized. water supply and food security. with laying the foundation with produce 80-120 tons of fish per use of the resources available in A lot has also been done in regard to the aforementioned year. In the last 25 years, even the sector. In 2018, we will move forward relation to establishing essential development projects, the 10% of this potential has not been in scaling-up the degree of infrastructural foundations. progress in our industrial efforts reached. One major challenge Concerning our experiences utilization of the water resources Given the aspirations associated is not commendable. Supplying is that our traditional practices in tourism, there have been that have been preserved in our with and what could have been unprocessed materials for have not been yet transformed distortions in this sector. This dams in order to enhance the potentially achieved in such domestic and export markets is and modernized. This sector also sector is considered to be highly return of our water resources sectors as industry, marine not effective. If cotton, leather requires huge capital, technology prospective offering shortcuts to investments. In relation to this resources, tourism and the like, products, dairy and meat products and human resources investments. increased profits and revenue. issue, the supply of electricity and the achievement or progress or any other item is sold in its raw We also have to think of adding Consequently, hotels and the provision of transportation attributed to these sectors, material form, it is not profitable. value in this sector, too. This restaurants have mushroomed, and facilities are necessary however, is not as commendable A considerable value is added sector needs to be mainly export- many of them happen to be idle. conditions for ensuring effective as it is expected. if the items are processed and oriented; it should not be limited Without addressing the challenges utilization of water resources competitively supplied. Consider to domestic markets. In this mentioned previously (supply of and establishing an effective Such development projects the difference in terms of the sector, export practices have not water, electricity, transportation water distribution system. Since as water supply service, supply value added in the process and been successful, including those facilities and the like), it is hardly road networks are also critical of energy (mainly electricity), the improvements in the quality attempts that were made by foreign possible to develop this sector. for transporting agricultural housing and infrastructural of products when vegetables are investors. Foreign investment in The services associated with produce to the markets, there are services are critical determinants supplied in sacks and when they this sector has not contributed to tourism need to be improved in a number of preparations in the of success in almost all sectors of are packed. Hence, we need to enhancing the infrastructure of terms of their quality, as quality process for upgrading the quality the economy. This is to mean that think in terms of the employment the sector; it is oriented towards matters in attracting investors. of road networks connecting the adequate water that meets our opportunities and the subsequent exporting raw products. What The tourism advantages (such as economic development zones in agricultural, industrial and other contribution of strengthening was tried in Gelalo, Tio and Edi, topography, climate and the like) the country and the places within demands has to be preserved and our value added capacity in our aiming to improve the harbors we are endowed with are there. the zones. Hence, these issues are there should be an effective water GNP. Of course, strengthening and the cooling system and fish There needs to be a clear strategy going to be addressed in our 2018 distribution system to ensure our value added or manufacturing preserving mechanisms, was also for reactivating this industry and plan. an effective utilization of the capacity in our economy takes not effective. In this sector, we we need to assess what we have water resources we have already time and requires huge capital need to develop and encourage been doing and what we need Adequate supply or provision preserved. In a similar way, a and technological investments. partnerships with foreign to do in order to move forward of all the resources such as There are no shortcuts in relation investors as foreign investment in this sector and improve its machinery, electricity, water, to strengthening our value added alone is hardly productive. The contribution to our overall GNP. transport facilities and the like capacity. We need to be “long- achievements and investment that are required for transforming termists”. What is important requirements regarding other In sum, what has been achieved our economy are useless unless is that we need to be concerned marine resources, such as salt, in relation to fundamental we secure the required expertise about how we can incrementally are similar. This year, while they development projects such as that is necessary for operating Published Every address such challenges. In are yet in a process of maturation, water supply services, electricity, the apparatus of the economy. SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every strengthening our value adding there are foreign investment infrastructure, transportation Therefore, a critical assessment Published Every Wednesday & Saturday processes, we need to consider of our investment in education Saturday & Wednesday ventures in collaboration with facilities, as well as in the provision Acting Editor that the markets for our exports Egypt and other neighboring of educational and health care is going to be part of our major Acting Editor are very competitive. Hence, our countries. services is commendable. We priorities for 2018 and the next Amanuel Mesfun AmanuelActing EditorMesfun products need to be competitive can assess the experience gleaned two years. [email protected] Mesfun in terms of quantity and quality However, the best option is and critical mass accumulated [email protected] and we need to reduce cost to strengthen our own capacity so far to catalyse progress in the Mr. President, last year you P.O.Box: 247 P.O.Box: 247 of production in order to be (in terms of various facilities, sectors where performance has indicated that more emphasis Tel:P.O.Box: 11-41-14 247 competitive. Therefore, we need expertize, technology, and others) been lagging. should be placed on salary Fax:Tel: 11-41-1412-77-49 Fax:E-mail: 12-77-49 to fight the culture of supplying in order to properly exploit our and housing as part of our top [email protected]@zena.gov.erE-mail: unprocessed and unfinished resources in this area. While the Mr. President, in relation to national priorities. What are the profile@ zena.gov.er Advertisement: 12-50-13 products in domestic and export subsequent achievements need the issues discussed above, what measures that will be considered Advertisement: 12-50-13 markets. In a nutshell, we need to to be assessed critically, we have are the top priorities planned for for their implementation in Layout assess our performance from this 2018? Layout established a college and various 2018? Azmera Berhane perspective. training services have been AzmeraAidaSara JoharAlemBerhane provided as part of strengthening 2018 priorities, in general, Sara Alem In regard to our marine the expertise required for are part and parcel of the continued on page 3 Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 3 Interview with President . . . continued from page 2 was introduced in the last few Hence, a salary increment cannot for some categories. With the development of the country; years has not has not been as not be decided at one point in completion of the requisite this would only incur avoidable For our citizens to be productive, effective due to some problems time with one decision. The documentation and other relevant wastage. With the introduction we need to solve the housing associated with management, market situation is a determining factors, the salary increment of technology, it is possible problem facing us first. So far the manpower, machinery, materials factor, not only at national level will be implemented fully this to conduct activities with a projects aiming to solve housing and other facilities. To solve this but also at international level, year retroactivity for 2017. With minimal workforce. Inculcating problems in the country have problem, as indicated above, we when talking about a salary that, however, the culture of the culture of work coupled with not been successful. There were need to strengthen our capacity increment. It has also to be saving should be developed. For the introduction of technology houses, for example, that were of producing construction inputs. seen vis-à-vis the speculations that, a conducive atmosphere will ultimately contribute to built by a Korean company in With regard to introducing an that are negatively affecting the should be created, coupled with realizing the desired outcomes. Asmara and Massawa. However, appropriate technology, the stability of markets. Hence the increased awareness of the That was the secret behind our such projects solved only a very precast project in Massawa has program must be accompanied by salary recipient. Meaningful success in the armed struggle small fraction of the problems. been expanded and a new one has appropriate fiscal and monetary and effective monetary policies for independence. With few While all the housing problems been established in Asmara. The policies for controlling inflation, should also be put in place, combatants and with minimal we have cannot be solved in one that is in Alebu will also be stabilizing the exchange rate, as coupled with balancing income resources we were able to defeat the short term, there should be strengthened further. All these well as regulating the balance and expenditures. a very large and strong enemy incremental annual progress or are associated with our new 2018 of payments. Ultimately, the army to realize our independence. improvements that cumulatively residential housing plan. Nakfa has to increase its value Mr. President, your perspective The level of commitment and solve the problem in the long compared to other currencies in building clean, lean and sacrifice summoned during the term. Mr. President, could you and its purchasing power. All effective government institutions liberation was cannot, naturally, elaborate about the program these factors have to be seriously vis-à-vis the external hostilities be replicated in its totality in There have also been recent of salary increment in the civil considered. For the salary in its implementation? this new setting. But we have to attempts to build houses through service? increment to become effective we be inspired by these values and foreign companies. However, should ensure the supply of basic We should not take external norms, which had a multiplying such projects are also not that The salary increment in the items with a fair price, otherwise hostilities as a point of reference. effect, as we strive to build a lean, successful. It is important to civil service should have been that will have a negative effect on With the existence of external clean, efficient and effective civil strengthen our own capacity in the implemented in 2017. This issue the livelihood of the people. hostilities or not, we should service. sector. To this end, strengthening is of course innately correlated work for building clean, lean and the cement factory is part of our to GDP growth or with wealth The introduction of the new effective government institutions. Furthermore, we should not priorities as securing construction of the country. The improved Nakfa currency coupled with the The contribution of the compare ourselves with others; inputs is very crucial. However, lifestyle of citizens goes parallel controlling mechanism introduced government and its institutions rather we should make a critical the factory experienced in the past with the gross domestic product. has given us a good picture as to in national development should assessment of our experience in shortage of electric supply and At the same time, what is of where we are heading. Promising not be taken lightly. It is vital the past and try to develop in a more importantly, its production paramount importance is not result are being observed in for a government that works for way that fits with the order of capacity is limited. For this increment of nominal salary to controlling inflation and the the development of the country the day. In order to develop the reason, we import cement to people in the civil service, but supply of basic consumer goods. and for the improvement of the economy and improve the lives complement what is produced by the purchasing power of the Parallel to that, job opportunities quality of life of its citizens to of citizens, there needs to be a the cement factory. There are also currency. People have to buy should be created in all sectors. become clean, lean, and effective. recurrent evaluation in order to challenges associated with other their daily necessities with the The civil service should not maintain and consolidate the construction inputs. Appropriate salary they receive. That is one The salary increment that be saturated with unnecessary positive aspects while addressing technology has to be employed aspect that has to be seen when was supposed to begin in 2017 human resources that have no the shortcomings for better in this sector. The precast that talking about a salary increment. has been implemented partially contribution in the economic outcome. Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 4

Joss Stone’s Soul Affair in Eritrea Asmait Futsumbrhan has sold over 12 million to include different types of beats worldwide. She’s also had the from around the world to her . “Love me….love me….take privilege of being nominated for This album is the outcome of all her me...” she made the whole cinema many awards including the Brit travels. Joss’s collaboration with sing along. She also made every Awards and Grammy Awards. At 17, the Eritrean Boba Band and Elham single person in the audience stand Joss was voted Best British Female Mohammed is now going to be up and dance along with her. It was Solo Artist and British Urban Artist. added on her album list. the famous ; she was in Eritrea. Water for Your Soul is her seventh Most of the Eritrean audience album was written and demoed might have heard several broadcasts For those of you who don’t know before her total world tour. However, of Joss’s songs on local radios but her, Joscelyn Eve Stoker is one of the she had to rethink about the record never knew much about her. This trip biggest names in the music world. as she started to travel the world. has now changed literally everything She rose to fame at just thirteen after She says she found a different kind as her contagious presence captivated submitting an audition tape for the of energy to add to it. Joss plans the hearts of many Eritreans. BBC talent show called You make me a legendary song by a legendary about, her ability to connect and feel like a natural woman. She was musician in the history of Eritrea, create a fun time. She even took the told that she was too young to sing the late Yemane Gebremichael, aka time to learn how to say ‘thank you’ the song. “Now I know why”, Joss Barya, ‘Kemey’leki’ which was and ‘I love you’ in Tigrigna, even explained just before performing the wonderfully staged and left everyone though it took a little while for her song after many years at Cinema in awe. Elham sang her heart out to understand it. She just thought it Asmara on January 23, 2018. alongside the mostly traditional is important to be prepared, “You instruments and beats of Boba. never know what could happen”, she Jocelyn changed her stage name explained when she finally learned to Joss Stone to keep her family Following the amazing to say ‘I love you’. away from the media attention, and performance came Joss’s crew also because her mother thought she preparing the guitars and mic, and The famous singer is also known needed a more catching stage name. surprisingly her guitarist started for the love she has for Performing in Durfo with Eleham and Boba Band Joss’s dream of becoming a superstar taking off his shoes and socks on the music. Hanging around the reggae happened without her having to put stage which made everyone wonder royalty such as Damien Marely has much effort; she was a natural. After what he was doing. Shortly after, influenced her in an enormous way. leaving the audience speechless in Joss came to the stage barefoot as She has recorded for a Marley solo the competition at the age of 13, she well. Another thing that the audience project. Even though she didn’t continued to work on her first album didn’t know about Joss Stone was speak the patois, Damien and his Soul Session which blew up the UK that she is famous for performing crew gave her the confidence to get and US billboards in September shoeless, as many call her “the white in to reggae. It is amazing to listen 2003. The famous singer and actress Aretha Franklin”. This free spirited to Joss sing in many styles and do it has enjoyed many nominations and singer seemed rather shy at first but exceedingly well. awards for her first album which was not for long. She started talking to also certified Gold in the US. The the audience even in the middle of Joss’s visit to Eritrea has kept Soul Session sold over two million her songs. It was like she was talking the social media busy during the th copies worldwide which made the to every individual personally as the 48 hours of her stay. On the 24 of Blowing up the cinema superstar recognized all over the audience started answering back January, Joss also went to Durfo world. even though she didn’t get to hear and performed with a local band of them. She started by making them youngsters called Boba and a shining With a mission to explore and hum for her song and then they all Eritrean singer, Elham Mohammed. understand the universal language started to sing along. They all sang Joss Stone, Boba band and Elham of music in every country on the with her making every moment of went to the amazingly green Durfo planet, this superstar started her the concert worthwhile. town for a joint collaboration song total world tour in 2014. Despite her for Joss Stone’s worldwide tour busy schedule, Joss has visited and Mind, Body, Soul is Joss’s yet project where they both performed performed a collaboration songs in another album which has gained her ‘Kemey’leki’ song in the local local languages with local musicians much success and respect. Joss calls language Tigrigna. in over 100 countries, including this second album her real debut. Morocco, Australia, Swaziland, The album was once again certified Another special appointment at the A performance by the Abraha Bahta students for Joss and, now, for the 136th round Joss is Gold in the US where it was the No.1 school of the blind, Abraha Bahta, Eritrea. hit in the UK billboards in 2004. Her sure did put Stone in the hearts of beautiful voice went around the Eritreans. It trended as ‘the not-for- The concert and Joss’s coming to world and was heard on many big show side of Joss Stone’. Surely, not Eritrea was organized in collaboration shows and stages. She was not to only a talented artist but also one of Eritrea’s commission of Culture stop at any point. with a big heart. and Sport with the Eritrean Sports and Culture Commission and the Dancing freely on the stage at Joss also visited the Eritrean Music British Embassy in Eritrea. In the Teatro Asmara, she connected and Association to meet some of Eritrean evening hours of Tuesday January bonded with her audience. And yes artists. At the music association she 23, Boba band and Elham took the she did make the whole audience was introduced to Eritrea’s traditional stage at Cinema Asmara next to stand up, applaud and dance around music heritage. Joss. A collaboration that blew off to one of her songs. That is one of the audience. Elham, performed the many things her fans are crazy The young success, Joss Stone, Enjoying a goal ball with the Abraha Bahta students Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 5 local news

NRS: Animal Diseases on the Decline Youth Receive Training in Bee Farming

Thanks to the vigorous activities conducted in controlling animal health and vaccination In line with the efforts that the National Union of Eritrean Youths and Students (NUEYS) is conducted in the Northern Red Sea region animal diseases have decreased to a marked level. exerting, 50 youths in Ginda sub-zone received training in bee farming.

In the wake of the effort made by the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with The Head of the Union’s branch in the sub-zone, Mr. Idris Osman, said that in the course administrations and farmers, common livestock diseases have declined to the lowest level, of the training the participants received 400 Nakfa each that would also be extended to the according to the Head of animal health control in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Mahmoud handing of 20,000 Nakfa interest-free loan each. Hussein. He explained that the objective of the training is to enable them improve their livelihood Stating that over 670 livestock were vaccinated in Gelalo, Foro, Massawa, Ginda, Sheib, through engaging in income-generating schemes. He also called on the NUEYS AND THE Afabet and Qirora in 2017, he said that due to the nomadic lifestyle of the inhabitants, only Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare to exert regular follow up and encourage them in all 57% of the livestock in the region were vaccinated and that efforts are being made to vaccinate their endeavors. the remaining ones. It is to be recalled that the Ginda branch of the NUEYS organized a 7-month training last The Ministry of Agriculture has set up 8 fully equipped animal health control centers with year for 40 youths in wood and steel works, basic computer application and graphics. over 20 experts across the region. NRS: Animal Diseases on the Decline Commendable Bee Farming Activities Thanks to the vigorous activities conducted in controlling animal health and vaccination Mr. Zaid Tekle from the Livestock Resources branch in Southern region indicated that conducted in the Northern Red Sea region animal diseases have decreased to a marked level. commendable activities are being conducted to boost bee farming in the region. In the wake of the effort made by the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with Pointing out that the region has favorable climate for bee farming and untapped resources, administrations and farmers, common livestock diseases have declined to the lowest level, Mr. Zaid said that owing to the effort made to encourage farmers, commendable result has been according to the Head of animal health control in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Mahmoud registered. Hussein.

Mr. Zaid also stated that compared to the year 2016, the number of bee farmers has increased Stating that over 670 livestock were vaccinated in Gelalo, Foro, Massawa, Ginda, Sheib, by 39% and the number of bee hives by 11% and with the sustainable training programs honey Afabet and Qirora in 2017, he said that due to the nomadic lifestyle of the inhabitants, only production has increased. 57% of the livestock in the region were vaccinated and that efforts are being made to vaccinate the remaining ones. In the Southern region there are 6,621 bee farmers owning 15,864 bee hives. The Ministry of Agriculture has set up 8 fully equipped animal health control centers with over 20 experts across the region.

Invitation for Bids Date: 23/01/2018 ofIFB Loan/Financing No: 2100150032395,200155028969 IFB No: 06.2/02/NCB/ADF/DRSLP-II/YT/L4/2018

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business online (UNDB online)No. AfDB510-07/15 of30 July. 2015, and on the African Development Bank’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org).

2. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GoSE) received a financingfrom the African Development Bank (ADF)in various currencies towards the cost of Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme-II Eritrea Programme. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan/financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Lot 4: Stationary Materials

3. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply of the above mentioned goods(hereinafter called “the Goods”). National Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for Procurement of Goods and Works.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of PSMU–MoA,Sawa Street, P.O.Box 1048 Tel. 189266/180699,[email protected].

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the said Executing Agency, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ERN Four Hundred Fifty (ERN450.00).

6. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions are those of the Bank’s Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Goods.

7. Bids must be delivered to the above office1 on or before 14:30 pm local time on March 01 , 2018 and must be accompanied by a security of Lot 4: Stationary Materials USD 1,500

8. Bids shall remain valid for 90 daysafter the deadline for bid submission prescribed above.

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 15:00 pm hours local time on March 01 , 2018,at the offices of Ministry of Agriculture of the State of Eritrea,Procurement and Supplies Management Unit ,Sawa Street, P.O.Box 1048 Tel. 189266/180699, [email protected]. 6 Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95

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JVERINAS P.O.BOX 11915 – Asmara ERITREA -Provide full information on flight schedule, N.B.Pleasenote that incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. reservation, fares and possible connection, and baggage allowance of each sector. -Give detailed requirements during transit, and documents required in the last JVERINAS is inviting interested applicants for the following posts. Candidates for the destination, check all travel documents as following post: required by the local immigration and other foreign countries. 1. Post Title and No Administration and Legal Affairs Head -Process seat reservation and ticket and provide the requirement information of 1.1 Duty Station Asmara minors. Vacancy Announcement -Provide assistance to disable/handicapped 1.2 Remuneration As per company scale passengers and give full information on 1.3 Required Number 1 medical case requirement. -Answer questions about Airlines schedule, 2.Type of Employment Permanent reporting time (check-in time) arrival time at destination. 3.Duties and -To conduct all managerial coordination, -Handle all special needs, like seat Responsibilities direct and formulate strategic plan of the assignment, and special meal. department’s activities in all qualitative and quantitative aspects. 4.Knowledge -Excellent computer skills including excel - To administer and analyze the line and and word staff personnel needs of the organization -Excellent written and verbal English in accordance with Labor Law and arrange communication skills. Arab language is an training schemes. advantage. - Maintain the personnel Dept’s activities -Familiarity and extended exposure with to best company results, to motivate and Airline reservation and ticketing system. represent the company staff. - To Coordinate relevant resources and 5.Education 12+2 materials optimally. 6.Experience Required Minimum of 3 years in Airlines, travel - To organize all general service activities and agent business. schedules in accordance with Government regulations. 7.National Service Candidates should provide certificate of -To represent the company in all legal completion or exemption from national issues and business or admin cases in service program consultation with company management, legal professionals and institutions. 8.Dead line for application 10 days from the day 0f publication on the news paper 4.knowledge Excellent computer skills including excel, access and word, Excellent written and verbal communication Applicants are required to submit all their relevant documents and testimonials to our skills office, JVERINAS warsay Str. P.B.Box 222 only short listed candidates will be contacted Excellent leadership, interpersonal for further screening. relationship and Coordination skills Familiarity and extended exposure with local and international laws of business& Labor law. Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 7

Vacancy Announcement

JVERINAS is inviting applicants for suitable candidates for the following post.

Vacancy Announcement Position Airlines ground staff at station Number Required 6 JVERINAS is inviting applicants for suitable candidates for the following post. Duty station Asmara

Position Flight Dispatcher Remuneration As per company scale Number Required 6 Type of employment Permanent Duty station Asmara Duties and Responsibilities -Ensure the safety and comfort of airlines passengers and crew members. Remuneration As per company scale -Make sure passengers and their luggage Type of Employment permanent safely boarded the right aircraft at the right time. Duties and Responsibilities -To coordinate with the captain in -Follow up the cleaning process of the command for safety and operational plane and between flights control of flights under his/her guidance -Check-in passengers, verify air ticket and -To regulate and control commercial inspect all travel documents of passengers airlines flights according to government before boarding. and company regulations to expedite and -Responsible for baggage inspection ensure safety of the flights. storing and transporting. -Responsible for economics passenger -Responsible to give information for service and operational control of day to general queries the customer has before day flight operation. boarding. -Analyze and evaluate meteorological -Control the baggage allowance depending information to determine potential on the rules of the carrier. hazards to safety of flights and to select -Collect excess baggage charges as per the the most desirable and economic route of Airlines price policy. flights. -Supervise loading and unloading and -To compute the amount of fuel required baggage load building process of Aircraft. for safe completion of flight according -Follow-up baggage segregation. to the type of Aircraft, distance of flight, -Send detailed and full information with weather condition …….etc regards the load and position to final -Prepare flight plan containing destination. information such as maximum -Follow up lost baggage cases and keep allowable take off and landing weight, record of PIR (Passenger Irregularity weather reports, NOTAMs and other Reports). informational components required for -Follow up the compensation procedure for safe flight. lost bags and cargo shipment. -Monitor weather condition, aircraft -Follow up acceptance of cargo shipments, position and Aeronautical navigation loading and unloading of cargo of the charts to evaluate the progress of flight. Airlines. -Update the pilot in command with significant changes of weather of Knowledge flight plan and recommend flight plan -Excellent computer skill alternates. -Excellent customer service skill -Strong written and spoken communication skill Arab language is an advantage. Knowledge -Excellent computer skill including excel, -A polite and professional approach. access and word -Ability to solve problems -Excellent written and verbal -Ability to deal tactfully with up seat or communication skill in English and angry passengers. Arabic language skill is an advantage. -Ready to work on at shift system which -Familiarity and extended exposure with may include evening, night weekends and aviation regulation and flight dispatching bank holidays. is a credit. Education 12+2 Education 12+3 Experience Minimum of 2 years in passenger handling Experience Minimum of 3 years experience National Service Candidates should provide certificate of National Service Candidates should provide certificate of completion or exemption from national completion or exemption from national service program service program Dead line for applicants 10 days from the day of publication on the Dead line for applicants 10 days from the day of publication on news paper the news paper Applicants are required to submit all their relevant documents and testimonials to our office, JVERINAS, Warsay Str. P. B. Box 222 only short listed candidates will be contacted Applicants are required to submit all their relevant documents and testimonials to for further screening. our office, JVERINAS, warsay Str. P. O. Box 222 only short listed candidates will be contacted for further screenin Eritrea Profile, Saturday, January 27, 2018 Vol. 24 No. 95 8

Asmait Futsumbrhan

It has been an amazing week for Asmara as it has been visited by two famous artists from the entertainment world, Tiffanny Haddish and Joss Stone. Today, I give you one of the most talented and respected musicians of our Thecountry, Millen Hailu. BesidesEritrean her looks, she is also famous for her Sweetvideo clips most of which have beenHeart directed and choreographed by herself. After watching her perform on stage and on videos, I sure was a surprised to find out that the stage diva really is a shy sweet girl.

In her journey as a musician, Millen Hailu, besides her creative skills of making great video clips, has managed to come up with beautiful songs that take over her fans’ hearts.

Q&A introduces this bright singer, choreographer, director and actress. Millen still aims to get even bigger and shines across the entertainment industry of Eritrea.

Hello and welcome to our page the greatest artists of our country, most of my clips, I try to link my good communication skills Millen, would you please tell us Ghirmai Andom. That was when music and story together. And I do with people. about yourself? I was still in Wari musical group. work very hard to create my own I also came up with another solo style which can satisfy my fans. Showing up in movies. How I think I got my dancing hobby single Asli which has gained me did that happen? from my aunties. I used to see my first fans. And soon after that I Do you get criticized for your them all dance around the house decided to work to alone. choice of clips? I have never given it a and I definitely can say that I have thought; it all sort of happened been heavily influenced by their Weren’t you a bit scared to get in Well yes, since my video can to me. So, as I said I used to enthusiasm. We all used to dance in to the music industry solo for the have a taste of the modern world, get in to preforming in plays front of a mirror in our house. With first time? some people think it is too much. on the stage while I was in that it wasn’t a surprise that I’ve I accept criticisms and advice from Wari band which made me have a developed a hobby of dancing with I was but I wanted to show my every one positively. hit about acting. However, one of your videos…. my friends at our break times. That skills at the same time. So, the only the famous actors and directors, is when our teacher, Efrem Fiqadu, way to do it and get bigger at what Back to your time in Wari Nahom Abraham, invited me to I try my best to get in to saw my interest in music and dance. you do is to take the risk even though musical group, tell us something be part of a movie, a comedy, everything. I choreographed and Then I joined the Aser musical it really is scary. Nevertheless, you about how the musical group has Debengere. That was the first movie directed most of my clips except group where I have participated as get the hold of everything once you shaped you as an artist? I did, which surprisingly went well. for a few. I know it seems hard but a dancer and performed in different get in to the field, you learn on the It was scary at first. I wasn’t sure anyone can do anything they put plays at various events. Also, way. We were like a family. I don’t think that I was going to be good enough their minds to. Again, I get ideas during an event we went to perform I would have been in the stage that to be in a movie with big actors of from my co-workers and friends. I for the Sawa festival, I sang a song You follow a style of your own… I am today without Wari. A musical the country. But I guess I did well. try to think about the story line that for my crew during the break, and group has a great significance for an So far I have been in four movies I have to put after listening to the that is when they knew that I could I grew up watching foreign video artist to grow and be disciplined as and three television series and a song for a while. I try to think about sing. After we came back from the clips, which have had an effect on an artist. Especially if your manager fourth one is yet to come. what people want to see. I also do trip I was given a Tigrigna and my works. I want to introduce a style is good, you get helped in so many the makeups for the clips which I Hidareb song after I joined Wari that would make our video clips ways. Our manager did so much for Do you study your characters? definitely enjoy. musical group. After that, in 2006, competitive in the entertainment every member of the musical group I had the opportunity to sing a love industry. I believe that we have the starting from taking our academic I read and study my characters. I You have a shy personality, song brhan ayneye with one of potential and we can be creative. In studies seriously to developing actually don’t do it if I don’t like the where as in stage, you are a total character that I am going to play. I diva. just don’t like to make movies for the money. I want to understand the I don’t know why, but once I am story and concept, and I only do it if on the stage or in front of a camera, I am satisfied with it. I forget everything that is standing around me. And I guess that works Do you request your lyrics for out for the best. However, an artist your songs? should have a different personality off the stage. It is hard to be an I sometimes try to add ideas artist. There are things you have to on the lyrics that are given to me. do as an artist which should only Also, I try to fix words that I don’t be done to bring out the best work. like. I mostly do my works with So, all I have to say is that as artists specific people. If I find people who we should be polite and handle our understand the things I want and say ways better as we are in the eye of I just don’t want to let go of them ; the public almost all the time. the camera men, editing, studio, and lyrics. I have done eleven singles so Thank you, it was nice to talk to far, and I am also in the process of you Millen. making new ones. Thank you for having me. It is a In one of her TV series, Jossy Choreographing and directing pleasure.