ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) recently launched its third program to support creative innovators. The program aims to discover and nurture creative individuals, create a stimulating and encouraging environment for developing creative capabilities and foster those with outstanding creative skills.

In his address during the Creative Thinking and Innovation Skills Course graduation ceremony at the headquarters of the General Directorate of e-Services and Telecommunications at the MoI, Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General at the MoI, stressed the Ministry's eagerness to focus on innovation and implement modern ideas and knowledge. “The Ministry has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research to enhance future cooperation in terms of exchanging knowledge and expert ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Civil Defense General Directorate at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) honored the students’ team from Al Ittihad Private School – Jumeira at the school premises for inventing ‘inflammable wood foam’.

Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui, Civil Defense General Commander-in-Chief at the MoI, valued the efforts of the school administration for supporting the innovative femal students. He explained that this innovation represents an added value to Civil Defense as it contributes to saving lives and property. He also stressed on the leadership’s commitment to encouraging new ideas, supporting them, and providing suitable environment the helps developing these ideas in order to make the UAE a hub for innovation and innovators.

The honorees expressed their gratitude for the recognition, noting that it strongly encourages and incites them propose further innova ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Community Protection and Crime Prevention at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior has undertaken the distribution of Iftar meals to Abu Dhabi City road users shortly before the maghrib (sunset). This initiative is taking place in cooperation with the Emirates Youth Council.

Colonel Mubarak Awad Bin Muhairom, Director General of the Community Protection and Crime Prevention, pointed up the importance of spreading the solidarity and bestowal spirits between society members during this holy month. He also highlighted other supreme intentions and higher values that ought to be implanted in the spirits of our children, especially the young among them. He assured that the Iftar meals’ distribution over drivers enshrines the solid humanitarian values of our citizens who are always keen to adopt the methodology esta ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 14th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The General Directorate of Punitive and Correctional Establishments of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) organized a group Iftar for employees, inmates and their families in the Correctional and Punitive Establishments. This meal was held under the umbrella of social and humanitarian communication with inmates and their families, to spread happiness among everyone.

The initiative embodies the values of social responsibility, as well as supporting the General Directorate of Correctional and Punitive Establishments’ charitable and humanitarian initiatives. It brings joy to the inmates and their families during the Holy Month.

Brigadier Hamad Khamis Al Dhaheri, Deputy Head of the Punitive and Correctional Establishments Department, highlighted that the group Iftar is a chance to communicate with workers and translates the Police Leadership recommendations of enhancing cooperation and comm ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

A number of police departments at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) organized religious lectures as part of the Holy Month of Ramadan program, in which a number of Their Graces, the guests of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, provided lessons and sermons  for the Holy Month. The Ministry, represented by the Public Relations Department and in cooperation with the Emirates Women Police Association (EWPA), also organized the ‘Iftar Meals’ initiative throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan for Asian communities, as well as the ‘Ramadan Basket’ initiative for the needy.

These activities fall within the framework of social communication and the revival of generosity and solidarity values during Ramadan, in addition to providing religious teachings and counseling by specialists and scholars in the Islamic religion.

The Public Relation ... Read more »

SAN ANTONIO - Saturday, June 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acelity L.P. Inc. (“Acelity”), a global advanced wound care and regenerative medicine company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (“KCI”) and KCI USA, Inc. (“KCI USA” and, together with KCI, the “Issuers”), intend, subject to market and other customary conditions, to offer $190 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% first lien senior secured notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) in a private offering. The Notes will be treated as a single series with the $400 million of 7.875% first lien senior secured notes due 2021 that were issued on February 9, 2016 by the Issuers.

The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds of the Notes offering, together with cash on hand, to repay the remaining portion of the non-extended term loan borrowings under the Issuers’ Senior Dollar Term E-1 Credit Facility due ... Read more »