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For 36-year-old Farhan Pauzi, who spent time in prison for drug charges, securing a job was tough when he was released. SINGAPORE – More employers are giving former offenders a chance in the workplace, but social stigma remains a hindrance for some in their reintegration journey. The number of employers that have hired former offenders in partnership with Yellow Ribbon Singapore (YRSG) rose from 5,603 in 2019 to 6,516 in 2023. Close to 700 employers also benefited from a government scheme that was rolled out in April 2023, to offer firms that hire former offenders wage offsets for their first nine months on the job. Between April and December 2023, about $2 million was disbursed to these employers for hiring more than 1,500 former offenders as part of the Uplifting Employment Credit scheme, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in response to queries from The Straits Times. While there seem to be more opportunities now for former offenders to gain employment after their release, other issues such as social stigma and personal challenges can affect how long they stay on. The career retention rate among former offenders who got a job with the help of YRSG has dropped over the years. The percentage of former offenders who remained employed for three months dropped from 87 per cent in 2020 to 79 per cent in 2023. Those who remained employed for six months also dipped from 70 per cent in 2020 to 60 per cent in 2023. YRSG told ST it does not have sufficient data to accurately identify the specific reasons behind the lower retention rates among employed former offenders. Challenges in gaining and retaining employment YRSG career coach Ashish Ben said former offenders may need more time to relearn old skills, which have become rusty, or learn new skills when returning to work after a long time in prison. Some employers may not have the capacity to give them time to gain proficiency due to operational and industry demands. Ingeus Singapore, an agency that offers career retention support to former offenders, said they may need a longer learning curve than a typical three-month adjustment period. The agency has eight career coaches dedicated to supporting former offenders, each managing an average caseload of 65 people. Mr Ashish said some former offenders may also have difficulty expressing themselves, and employers may mistake that for a lack of commitment or suitability for a role. They are also subject to more scrutiny, which may lead to quick assumptions. In one incident, a former offender was seen taking a white tablet when he arrived at work. During the day, he overheard a senior colleague commenting that he looked “stoned”. The company’s management, which heard about the incident, jumped to the conclusion that he might be using drugs. It was later discovered that the white pill was Panadol, recounted Mr Ashish. The former offender had taken it as he had been dealing with family issues that disrupted his sleep, and he wanted to alleviate a headache when he arrived at work. “A released ex-offender will leave the first physical prison and find himself entering a second social prison,” Mr Ashish said. “The stigma of incarceration might mean they are looked upon with suspicion.” For 36-year-old Farhan Pauzi, who spent time in prison for drug offences, securing a job was tough when he was released, as employers would turn him away when they learnt he was still under a supervision order, which requires former drug abusers to report for regular urine tests. One pest control company also rejected him as it was afraid his criminal record would affect his access to government offices that may hire its services. He managed to land a job months later with a carpark management company. “It gave me its trust and we had mutual respect. I finally felt like I met people who didn’t just judge me for my mistakes,” he said. “Having a stable job helped me to stay on the right track and not go back to prison.” The Industrial and Services Co-operative Society, a group that helps former offenders, said they may feel inherently “flawed” or “unworthy”, which creates a mental barrier when applying for jobs or prevents them from interacting with colleagues. For 35-year-old Hirzi (not his real name), being very careful about what he shares with colleagues is important to him. He was previously jailed for 10 months on drug-related charges, and considered lying about his past to secure a job. He decided to be honest with his managers about his history, but refrained from telling his colleagues. “One day, I asked some of them about what they thought of ex-offenders generally and got a negative response. I immediately knew I couldn’t tell them about my past as I felt some of them were not ready to work with an ex-offender.” Singapore After-Care Association director Prem Kumar said that despite the significant progress made in terms of societal acceptance, many former offenders will always be worried about how they are viewed by colleagues. “The desire to keep as low a profile as possible and hope that no one at work finds out about their past continues to hold true to this day,” he said. Overcoming negative perceptions For John (not his real name), his view of former offenders changed only after he himself was jailed for criminal breach of trust. “Before I went to prison, I was also someone who had a negative opinion of ex-offenders. I doubted that they could really be trusted,” said the 54-year-old. “But when I was inside (prison), you get to see how life is there, what their stories are, and that changed my perception a lot.” For John (not his real name), his view of ex-offenders shifted only after he himself was jailed for criminal breach of trust. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Chia & Thai Food Supplies director Samuel Koh said his company started employing former offenders in 2006 owing to a tight labour market. Hiring from traditional sources had been challenging, so it decided to tap the pool of candidates among former offenders, he said. “We were concerned about theft, violence, poor attitude and performance at work, but we recognised that these issues are not specific to ex-offenders,” he said. The company made efforts to ensure harmony between the former offenders and other employees, which included not mentioning the former offenders’ background at work. After 18 years, the company went from hiring two to three former offenders a year to hiring 12 to 15 now. Sociologist Julia Wong from the Singapore Institute of Technology said it can be challenging for the public to accept that society needs to help former offenders, and this includes taking personal action. “It is common to hear people saying, ‘Yes, we should help ex-offenders’, but when asked whether they would be willing to work or live with an ex-offender, the answer may be less encouraging,” she said. Among the small gestures one can make are treating former offenders like any other new colleague instead of prying into their past, and getting back in touch with them after their incarceration, she noted. “Society needs to recognise that ex-offenders have already paid their dues and served their punishment,” she said. “You’ll be surprised how such small acts can make a difference to another person’s life.” Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads. 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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle. The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight countries and one territory, storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise warm the planet. It has about 20% of the world’s fresh water and astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species. But governments have historically viewed it as an area to be exploited, with little regard for sustainability or the rights of its Indigenous peoples, and experts say exploitation by individuals and organized crime is rising at alarming rates. “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller, advocacy director at Amazon Watch, an organization that works to protect the rainforest. “Humanity’s window of opportunity to reverse this trend is shrinking, but still open.” There were some bright spots. The level of Amazonian forest loss fell in both Brazil and Colombia. And nations gathered for the annual United Nations conference on biodiversity agreed to give Indigenous peoples more say in nature conservation decisions. “If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point, Indigenous people will have been a determinant factor,” Miller said. Wildfires and extreme drought Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. The improvement under leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula’s predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness expansion over forest protection and weakened environmental agencies. In July, Colombia in deforestation in 2023, driven by a drop in environmental destruction. The country’s environment minister Susana Muhamad warned that 2024’s figures may not be as promising as a significant rise in deforestation had already been recorded by July due to dry weather caused by El Nino, a weather phenomenon that warms the central Pacific. Illegal economies continue to drive deforestation in the Andean nation. “It’s impossible to overlook the threat posed by organized crime and the economies they control to Amazon conservation,” said Bram Ebus, a consultant for Crisis Group in Latin America. “Illegal gold mining is expanding rapidly, driven by soaring global prices, and the revenues of illicit economies often surpass state budgets allocated to combat them.” In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Fires are traditionally used for deforestation and for managing pastures, and those man-made blazes were largely responsible for igniting the wildfires. For a second year, the , leading some countries to declare a state of emergency and distribute food and water to struggling residents. The situation was most critical in Brazil, where one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries Cesar Ipenza, an environmental lawyer who lives in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, said he believes people are becoming increasingly aware of the Amazon’s fundamental role “for the survival of society as a whole.” But, like Miller, he worries about a “point of no return of Amazon destruction.” It was the worst year for Amazon fires since 2005, according to nonprofit Rainforest Foundation US. Between January and October, an area larger than the state of Iowa — 37.42 million acres, or about 15.1 million hectares of Brazil’s Amazon — burned. Bolivia had a record number of fires in the first ten months of the year. “Forest fires have become a constant, especially in the summer months and require particular attention from the authorities who don’t how to deal with or respond to them,” Ipenza said. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guyana also saw a surge in fires this year. Indigenous voices and rights made headway in 2024 The United Nations conference on biodiversity — this year known as COP16 — was hosted by Colombia. The meetings put the Amazon in the spotlight and a historic agreement was made to give Indigenous groups more of , a development that builds on a growing movement to recognize Indigenous people’s role in protecting land and combating climate change. Both Ebus and Miller saw promise in the appointment of Martin von Hildebrand as the new secretary general for the Amazon Treaty Cooperation Organization, announced during COP16. “As an expert on Amazon communities, he will need to align governments for joint conservation efforts. If the political will is there, international backers will step forward to finance new strategies to protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest,” Ebus said. Ebus said Amazon countries need to cooperate more, whether in law enforcement, deploying joint emergency teams to combat forest fires, or providing health care in remote Amazon borderlands. But they need help from the wider world, he said. “The well-being of the Amazon is a shared global responsibility, as consumer demand worldwide fuels the trade in commodities that finance violence and environmental destruction,” he said. Next year marks a critical moment for the Amazon, as Belém do Pará in northern Brazil hosts the first United Nations COP in the region that will focus on climate. “Leaders from Amazon countries have a chance to showcase strategies and demand tangible support,” Ebus said. ___ The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at . 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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S. The material adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, passed in a 8-7 final vote over criticism that the lessons would proselytize to young learners and alienate students of faiths other than Christianity. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich lessons. The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using the material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year. Republican lawmakers celebrated the vote, including Texas' powerful lieutenant governor, who has pledged to pass legislation next year that would follow Louisiana in trying to require schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Texas' approval “is an important step to boosting student outcomes statewide,” Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted on social media. What the material says Schools are not required to use the material, but those that do would receive extra funding from the state. In the newly approved kindergarten materials, one lesson on helping one’s neighbor instructs teachers to talk about the Golden Rule using lessons from the Bible. It also instructs the teachers to explain that the Bible is “a collection of ancient texts” and that its different parts are “the core books of the Jewish and Christian religions.” In a third-grade lesson about the first Thanksgiving, the material directs teachers to discuss how the governor of Plymouth said a prayer and gave a speech that included references to “several passages from the Christian Bible in the book of Psalms.” Teachers are then instructed to tell students the book of Psalms is a collection of songs, poems and hymns “that are used in both Jewish and Christian worship.” With the new curriculum, Texas would be the first state to introduce Bible lessons in schools in this manner, according to Matthew Patrick Shaw, an assistant professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University. Whether the lesson plans will be considered constitutional is up in the air, he said. Creating Bible-infused lessons The Texas Education Agency, which oversees public education for more than 5 million students statewide, created its own instruction materials after a law passed in 2023 by the GOP-controlled Legislature required the agency to do so. The lesson plans were publicly released this spring. “This curriculum is not age-appropriate or subject matter appropriate in the way that it presents these Bible stories,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Children who would read the material, she said, “are simply too young to tell the difference between what is a faith claim and what is a matter of fact.” Mary Castle, director of government relations for Texas Values, a right-leaning advocacy group, said there are “close to 300 common-day phrases that actually come from the Bible” and that students “will benefit from being able to understand a lot of these references.” A narrow vote More than 100 people testified at a board meeting this week that rung with emotion from parents, teachers and advocates. One Democrat on the board, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, said the inclusion of religions in addition to Christianity in the materials was not an “adequate attempt to change that bias.” “It seems to me like it is trying to place a Band-Aid on a gaping wound,” she said. One of the board members, Leslie Recine, is a Republican who was appointed to the board just weeks ago by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to temporarily fill a vacant seat. She voted in favor of the curriculum. Days after her appointment, a Democrat who ran unopposed was elected to fill that same board seat starting next year. Bringing religion into schools Texas' plans to implement Biblical teachings in public school lesson plans is the latest effort by Republican-controlled states to bring religion into the classroom. In Louisiana, a law to place the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms was blocked by a federal judge earlier this month. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law in June, prompting a group of Louisiana public school parents of different faiths to sue. In Oklahoma, the state's top education official has tried to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for children in fifth through 12th grades. A group of teachers and parents recently filed a lawsuit to stop the Republican state superintendent's plan and his efforts to spend $3 million to purchase Bibles for public schools. ___ Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. ___ LaFleur reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Jamie Stengle in Dallas contributed to this report. Nadia Lathan And Kendria Lafleur, The Associated PressNvidia And Bitcoin Leader Steer 5 Stocks Near Buy Points

Real Madrid are interested in signing Micky van de Ven from Tottenham amid an injury crisis in defence, while Barcelona could see both Dani Olmo and Frenkie de Jong leave in January as the La Liga giants face having to cut costs. Tottenham and Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven, 23, is a January target for Real Madrid following a series of injuries to the Spanish club's defensive players. (Relevo - in Spanish) , external But free agent and former captain Sergio Ramos, 38, wants a dream return to Real Madrid following the injuries to fellow Spaniard, 32-year-old Dani Carvajal, Austrian David Alaba, 32, Brazilian Eder Militao, 26. (AS - in Spanish) , external Barcelona forward Dani Olmo, 26, is open to a Premier League loan move in January if his club cannot register the Spain international for the second half of the season. (TBR Football) , external The La Liga side, meanwhile, are trying to free up funds so they can register Olmo - including slashing their asking price for Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 27. (Mundo Deportivo) , external England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, has not told Liverpool that he has chosen to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer, despite reports in Spain. (Liverpool Echo) , external England forward Raheem Sterling, 30, will not consider cutting short his Arsenal loan deal from Chelsea in January, despite not starting a league game since 19 October. ( (Athletic - subscription required) , external Everton are yet to open contract talks with England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, who is a target for Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City. (Daily Mail) , external Liverpool are monitoring the situation of Fulham left-back Antonee Robinson, with a January move for the United States defender, 27, a possibility. (Football Insider) , external Colombia striker Jhon Duran, 21, could leave Aston Villa in the transfer window, with Atalanta's 25-year-old Italian forward Mateo Retegui eyed as a replacement. (Caught Offside) , external Real Madrid are planning to open talks with Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 24, over a new deal. (AS - in Spanish) , external Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 33, prefers a move to the United States and Major League Soccer, if the Belgian leaves when his contract expires this summer. (Teamtalk) , external Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is wanted by Mexican club Cruz Azul - who would be the 13th club of the Italian's career. ( (Gazzeta dello Sport - in Italian) , external

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A group of local tech entrepreneurs came forward to help, setting into motion a stretch of fundraising efforts that not only saved the club from imminent demise, but also helped make it more viable than ever. “I’m very happy,” Sivyer said of how things worked out. “For the first time in years, I can sleep at night. I don’t stress about bills. We were always just above or just below the line for 37 years, and I’d have to throw money in and get it back the next year. Now we’re running with a balance in the bank and making a bit of profit.” Kevin Ford, CEO of Calian Group Ltd., was the first tech exec to reach out to Sivyer after the Citizen’s 2021 article. A musician who’s also the father of musicians, Ford had fond memories of taking his sons to the Rainbow’s Sunday jam session and didn’t want it to close. Ford recruited some music-loving Ottawa business colleagues, including MDS Aero CEO John Jastremski, Kingsford Consulting President Andrew Penny and Kinaxis CEO John Sicard, forming an advisory group they called the Rainbow Bistro Business Amplifers . They met regularly over Zoom. Evening Update The Ottawa Citizen’s best journalism, delivered directly to your inbox by 7 p.m. on weekdays. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Evening Update will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content For starters, each executive contributed $5,000 in the name of corporate sponsorship and saw their company names emblazoned on a banner over the stage. That raised $55,000 and got the club through the winter of 2021-22, Sivyer said. Then they encouraged him to apply for a FACTOR grant, available at the time to help live-music businesses. That added $60,000 to the business account. A provincial grant bumped it up by $30,000, while a crowd-funding campaign raised another $41,000 that went to support the booking of bands. During one pandemic closure, the advisors recommended investing in long-delayed renovations, an expense that cost about $80,000, and struck a deal with music equipment supplier Long and McQuade to provide top-notch sound and light gear on a no-charge, multi-year lease. “We survived through the generosity of Ottawa, basically,” Sivyer said. “We were able to do the renovations, get the sound equipment, pay the bands and reopen in March of 2022 with money in the bank.” Today, the Rainbow Amplifiers’ meetings have dwindled to quarterly sessions, but Sivyer says the club is doing well partly because they’re no longer trying to book shows every night of the week. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “The business is viable now,” he said. “We’re making a small profit every year, mainly because we don’t do 12 shows a week anymore. After COVID, we were smarter and said we can’t do that again. Now we’re booking a lot less, about two to five shows a week, so that cuts down all of our costs.” He’s also proud of his daughter Stacy’s work in programming. The Rainbow had long been known as Ottawa’s home of the blues, but Danny wanted to reach a younger clientele and asked Stacy to take over the bookings a decade ago. She also manages (and often tends) the bar. “Stacy is doing a really good job with the young local music scene,” he said. “The young bands all support each other. If she books three of them, then three of the others come out and support. They follow each other around the city. It’s always a pretty good crowd and quite often a sold-out crowd.” For proof they’re on the right track, Sivyer pointed to the two Ottawa Music Industry Coalition awards at the bar. The Rainbow was named best music venue in 2023, while Stacy earned the live-music curator-of-the-year award this year. “That means, even though we’re 40 years old, the granddaddy of bars, we’re still relevant with the young kids,” he said. lsaxberg@postmedia.com Our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark our homepage and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Recommended from Editorial Man charged in Bobs Lake boat crash released on bail How the Canada Post strike impacts Canadians Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : How the Rainbow Bistro survived the pandemic and made it to its 40th anniversary Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Comments You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments. Create an Account Sign in Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. 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