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Trooper Johnston from the Queens Own Yeomanry looks on as Kurtis Hannah and Jack emery both 18, from south eastern regional College in Newtownards try a spartan tank out for size during the armed Forces Careers exhibition at Kinnegar Barracks. The event showcased the wide variety of jobs and trades available throughout the armed Forces, with approximately 2,500 attendees across four days. For more information on a career in the army, visit www.army.mod.uk/join or call 0845 600 8080

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DETI silent on creationist claim

BY sam mcBride Political Correspondent
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Queens University, Business Editor Belfast the Belfast Streets Ahead by Tracey Bros, highlight of the a.mcgill@newsletter.co.uk construction calendar. and Culturlann McAdam project by Farrans The audience, which included OFiaich by Glasguests from across given Contracts. the political, public and Congratulating the addressed by Mr Bell. private sectors, was DESPITE the decline in Armstrong, Managing overall winners John Addressing guests the industry, local companies the construction Minister struction Employers Director of the Con- have their skill and expertise are still proving Federation said: What recognised that improving said: We these awards show more in projects across our infrastructure pays significant the province. is the unique role that than anything else hances Northern Irelands dividends. It enThis was evidenced improving our society. construction plays in as appeal to major business investors Construction Excellence the winners of the ings Investment in buildand it ensures that equals jobs and, pound Awards 2012 were the brightest and best in announced at a Gala for pound, it boosts our Evening ceremony in other the wider economy more than any Belfast. Guest of Honour, struction industry have all-important contype of investment. a role to OFMDFM Junior Minister Jonathan bating the present downturn. play in comefits do not stop there. However, the benBell revealed Mascott These high quality Construction as the The quality work of projects leave an enduring winner of a number of smaller legacy of good Award for the new Metropolitan the Overall whether companies shone through it is the new Arts Centre in Belfast, known as petition as well. Glenview in this years comeducational outcomes,school that improves the MAC. Contracts secured the road that shortThe impressive arts the Private Housing ens journey times Award for developwon the Commercial facility, which also vides a cultural or the arts centre that proments of 1-5 units for Construction Award, hub for tourists and their emerged as the ultimate locals Development in Glenariff, Wheeler Connon alike. whilst JFM Conagainst stiff competition winner for 2012 tracts won the Health In excess of 400 people from the other 14 Infrastructure Award attended the Culcategory winners including loden for Rose Martha Care Riddel Hall at mony Hotel, Cultra for the prestigious cereHome. which is now firmly n Full list of award winners can be found established as the on www.cefni.co.uk

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Construction firms shine despite gloom

Fox, Construction Employers Federation with the shimmering reflection of the new Metropolitan Arts Centre, the MAC, in the background. Mascott won the Overall Award at the Construction Excellence Awards 2012 for building the MAC, described by the judges as a real success

Paul Hanna, Director, and Stephen Lee, Site Manager at Mascott Construction are joined by Ciarn

Call for PMs support on tax powers

DAVID Cameron must step up and support Northern Ireland in over corporation tax its bid to achieve control as negotiations is reached the latest stage in the Grow NI said yesterday. this week lobby group As last minute preparations get underway for the final meeting of the ing Group, established Joint Ministerial Workto examine devolving control of the tax to Thursday, the group Stormont, in London on PM urging him to said it had written to the make reaching decision which an historic and far will benefit Northern Ireland. The case has been made of power to vary corporation for the devolution tax, said Eamonn Donaghy, spokesman for the group which prises a wide variety comof organisations committed to reducing corporation tax in a bid to boost investment and jobs in the The political parties province. locally support this measure, we have overcome the EU issues, the costs can be agreed when the decision in principle has been made and munity is in support, the entire business comhe More important than added. clear economic reality; all of those factors is the without a game changing intervention the future of the Northern Ireland economy will be stagnation The NI unemployment and decline. cent which is now greater rate is now 8.2 per than the UK average and which has grown part of the UK over quicker than any other the ability for Invest Northern last three years. The jobs will be made much Ireland to attract new harder as a result of significant reduction the in selective financial ance grants that will assisttake Two separate economicplace from next year. studies, he said, had highlighted that a corporation tax rate in 12.5 per cent could lead to the creation NI of of over 50,000 jobs over a 15 year period. That is the opportunity available to us and our own political leaders must do all they can force the issue home with the Treasury and to the Prime Minister. with At GROW NI we believe the issue is now litical one and that is why we have made a a poappeal to the Prime direct Minister. potential to be as important This issue has the in economic terms as the political agreement was in 1998. We are not asking ing for a chance to for a hand out we are asksort out our economy. meeting this week The is crucial in determining whether we move ahead with this measure or not. The message he said was clear, unified and focussed. Our region needs our economy for the assistance in rebalancing longer term. Take this now and let us get on step with that job.

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ARLENE Fosters Stormont department has refused to comment after the discovery of an email from one of her officials which referred to the possibility of the Giants Causeway visitor

centre only receiving millions of pounds in public money if it included a creationist exhibit. The email states that the National Trust which opened the new visitor centre in July after receiving 9.25 million from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) had expressed unwillingness to accept

creationism to be included in the exhibition, as a grant condition. The News Letter approached the department four days ago, asking whether it had ever suggested to the National Trust that including creationism at the centre would be a condition of receiving public funds. The department did not respond.

Last night the man who uncovered the email, Alliance councillor Andrew Muir, called on DETI to clarify its role in securing a creationist exhibit at the centre. The National Trust said that it had never been put under political pressure about the issue. see pages 8&9

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