Today's entry reports on the first annual conference of the National Infrastructure Planning Association, NIPA. NIPA, which was founded 18 months ago with an initial shove from Bircham Dyson Bell, held its first annual conference yesterday at the offices ...

In the first big race of the old bird season from Rosscarbery in County Cork, the NIPA delayed the race marking until Saturday and ended up with a fantastic race on Sunday following liberation at 10.00am in an Easterly wind with sunshine right through to Fermoy.

The sudden shift in weather from a hot summer day to galeforce winds and hail stones caught residents by surprise, uprooting big trees and flippping nipa houses upside down. Juliet Dimol, 23, said she was washing clothes at home past noon in barangay Lamac ...

A study by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the National Policing Improvement Agency (NIPA) revealed the force kept 26 samples of organs and tissue following post-mortem examinations. The report also highlights how the force’s ...

A MAN was killed while four others were wounded when a lightning hit a nipa hut the other day in Sariaya, Quezon. The fatality was identified as Primo Austria de Castro, 48, of Bgy. Manggalang 1, Sariaya, Quezon. Taken to the nearest hospital for treatment ...

The presentation was choreographed by Warda Rehab. Planned and choreographed by Shamim Ara Nipa, artistes of Nrityanchal presented a dance-drama “Mahua†on the second day (May 19) of the programme. Photo: STAR

These findings help explain why bats can carry and transmit pathogens that cause severe disease and even death in humans, such as SARS, Ebola and Nipa viruses, without becoming ill themselves, researchers said.

At the court sitting on Tuesday, a Communications Engineer, Mr. George Sasraku Nipa from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) was cross examined by Lawyer Bright Akwetey. According to Mr. Sasraku who was then with VRA, eight out of the 18 fibre optic cables ...

Tropical bats have been recently identified as a major reservoir for many dangerous pathogens, such as SARS, Ebola or Nipa viruses. Yet, quite often tropical bats seem to remain unaffected by these viruses, even though humans and non-bat wildlife species ...

ECO-SUSTAINABLE design elements that showcase both original concept and creative local craftsmanship made Primer Group of Companies’ nipa hut-inspired booth won the Best Decorated Booth Award at the recent Session Road in Bloom Festival in Baguio City.