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When Sir David Adjaye was awarded the Gold Medal in 2021 by the Royal Institute of British Architects, the guest of honour at the virtual ceremony was Barack Obama. The former president had inaugurated the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington in 2016 — one of the crowning achievements of Adjaye’s […]
BY MATTHEW VARI For close to 50 years, the legacy and impact to Papua New Guinea’s economic growth has been a hallmark of Sir Kostas Constantinou. Those were the words of tribute from former BSP CEO, Robin Fleming, of his former chairman Sir Kostas who passed away over the weekend in Australia. “The late Sir […]
It wasn’t enough to keep Arthur around, however. He signed up for World War Two, leaving Lancelot alone on Porgy Key, which is how it would remain for the next 50 years. Of this, Lancelot once reporters: “I am alone, but I am not lonely. When you have plenty of interests like the water and […]
28 March 2023: Today, Diageo announces that Sir Ivan Menezes has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer and depart from the Diageo Board on 30 June 2023, following ten successful years leading the Company. Debra Crew, currently Chief Operating Officer, will be appointed Chief Executive Officer and join the Diageo Board, effective 1 July […]
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, is one of 4 senior figures to become part of a new advisory panel, Active Travel England, today (22 October 2022). Working alongside West Midlands’ Mayor, Andy Street, Chair of the Office of Rail and Road, Declan Collier and Arup’s Global Transport Leader, Isabel Dedring, Whitty will support […]
In celebration of Black History Month 2022, Amazon has collaborated with some of the UK’s bestselling black authors to bring a selection of powerful black British stories to Alexa, narrated by broadcasting legend, Sir Trevor McDonald. The unique short stories, penned by authors Frances Mensah Williams (creator of the From Pasta to Pigfoot series and […]
Sir Christopher Meyer, UK’s former ambassador to the US, dies at 78 BBC Source link
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