Sentences with phrase «local government minister said»

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DUBAI, April 28 - Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

Speaking at the first Prime Minister's Questions since the general election earlier this month, Corbyn said years of Conservative government cuts to local authority budgets had put public safety at jeopardy and had played a part in the fire that destroyed a tower block in Kensington, west London earlier this month, killing at least 79 people.

China is confident of fending off systemic debt risks as it strengthens control over local government debt, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said.

DUBAI (Reuters)- Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

Seoul To Regulate After «Sufficient Consultation» After the South Korean justice minister caused «confusion and anger» last week by saying the government would ban cryptocurrency exchanges, local news media report, the latest statements from Seoul indicate a significant U-turn.

Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

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Mr Akufo - Addo said in reference to Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuye and Local Government Minister Collins Dauda, who, the NPP has accused of instigating their followers to visit violence on NPP members in Odododiodoo and Asutifi South constituencies, respectively, where the two ministers are MPs.

Bob Neill, shadow local government minister, said: «Council tax has gone through the roof under Gordon Brown, thanks to a combination of unfunded burdens imposed from Whitehall and fiddling of the local finance settlement.

Peace ambassador Irbad Ibrahim says apart from comments made by the local government minister, at the NDC campaign launch in Cape Coast, all other comments were peaceful in nature.

«The rule of 85 discriminates not only on the grounds of age, but also against women, who are likely to start work for their local government employer later and on a part - time basis,» said local government minister Phil Woolas.

However, post office minister Pat McFadden said it was possible for MPs to have concerns with local closures while still accepting the government policy.

«Labour ministers failed to ensure proper transparency and local accountability to keep it in check,» local government minister Grant Shapps said.

The Local Government and Rural Development Minister says President John Mahama deserves a second term because he has delivered on all front of the Ghanaian economy.

Local government minister John Healey said: «It is right that councils do all they can to help people through these tough economic times - including keeping any council tax down.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local lLocal Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local llocal level.

Bina, who declared his loyalty to the PDP and Dickson, said his presence during the last week's inspection tour by the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, to Brass Local Government Area, had nothing to do with romancing with the APC.

Bina, who is the Chairman of the local government, said his presence at the tour of the minister was purely to point out the breach of protocol of her visit by neither informing the Governor nor the council.

This morning's Telegraph reports that local government minister John Healey MP is to encourage councils to give local people a say in the naming of public places:

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Local government minister John Healey said it was right council tax - paying households should pay again to use council - run facilities.

Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat shadow local government minister, said: «This survey shows the devastating effect failing to pay council tax can have on families, especially those already struggling to cope with mortgage repayments and rising bills.

A spokesman for the prime minister said: «The government's position is we believe these matters are best addressed locally, by local members of the community as well as by professional healthcare advisers.»

But the Jamaican government rejected the deal, with local media quoting ministers as saying the offer was not beneficial to Jamaica and did not cover the prison's full cost.

A statement signed by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Alhaji Collins Dauda, said the President has also re-nominated Kwaku Afrifa Yamoah Ponko for appointment as the Municipal Chief Executive Officer for the Ejisu — Juabeng Municipal Assembly.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, says President Akufo - Addo deserves commendation for initiating the process that...

«Modern slavery is on the increase but under Theresa May's watch, the police and Border Force have been cut and her government cut local authorities by over 40 %,» Sarah Champion, the shadow minister for preventing abuse, said.

Mr Miliband, who was local government minister in 2005 - 06, said the sector «did not have the prominence it should have had during our time in office [as] neither Tony nor Gordon took strengthening local government seriously enough... We devolved to Scotland and Wales but stopped there.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government will establish one agricultural extension office in each Local Government Area within the next three years.

Majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on his part said the argument by the minority defeats same action undertaken by former President Mahama's government in respect of the appointment of a Deputy Local Government Minister, government in respect of the appointment of a Deputy Local Government Minister, Government Minister, Oti Bless.

A statement signed by the Minister of Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah said the team would also include the Head of the Civil Service, Head of the Local Government Service, Secretary to the Cabinet and the National Security Coordinator in accordance with the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845).

Responding to the Williams Commission's report, Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Local Government, said:

«This is not a problem that has a direct link to the Ministry,» said the Deputy Local Government Minister, Baba Jamal...

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) says Minister of Finance Ken Ofori - Atta had...

Janet Finch - Saunders, the Welsh Conservatives» shadow minister for local government, said: «These reports are further evidence of the need for a Wales - wide review of senior pay in Welsh local authorities, which is out of control and failing to deliver value for money for hardworking families.»

In his petition, the minister said he ran into trouble with Ajimobi because he frustrated the governor's attempt to remove unjustly the APC Chairman in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, who he simply identified as Pastor Akintokun.

In a 2009 article on MPs» expenses, we said «senior Labour sources» had predicted that Shahid Malik MP, who had stepped down as justice minister pending an investigation into his renting a flat in his Dewsbury constituency from a local businessman, would not return to government and that the prime minister, Gordon Brown, had «lost confidence in Malik».

In the area of security, the minister said that when Buhari came on board, 14 of the 20 Local Government Areas of Borno, four in Adamawa and three in Yobe were under the sovereign authority of Boko Haram.

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Paul Bampoe - Addo says Minister of Finance Ken Ofori - Atta had no «authority» to appoint new directors at his ministry.

Business News of Saturday, 19 May 2018 Source: 3news.com Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Isaac Paul Bampoe - Addo The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Paul Bampoe - Addo says Minister of Finance Ken Ofori - Atta had no «authority» to appoint new directors at his ministry.

On extension services, the minister said they wanted to see at least five extension workers well - trained in every local government across Nigeria in the next four years.

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) says Minister of Finance Ken Ofori - Atta had no «authority» to appoint new directors at his ministry.

Blunkett was one of the ministers responsible for drawing up initial plans for academies under the Labour government in the 2000s but, writing for The Observer, he said that it is «mystifying» that the government wants to convert already high performing local authority run schools.

Responding to AMs» questions on the report in January, First Minister Carwyn Jones said the Welsh government was now offering education a «clear way forward», but conceded that there had been a «blurring of the lines of accountability, in terms of leadership in schools [and] in terms of leadership in local education authorities» previously.

The SNP minister Mr Russell said: «Today's figures show that, in line with our agreement with our partners in teaching unions and local government, they have delivered our commitment to maintain teacher numbers.

«Our government is making strategic infrastructure investments to build stronger communities, support local economies and create jobs for Ontario families,» said the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation.

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal also stated that the government would establish a National Tiger Conservation Authority as well as a Wildlife Crime Control Committee saying, «The solutions will be area specific, but the future of conservation will depend upon how we act now and how we make tiger conservation and overall biodiversity much more valuable to the livelihoods of local communities.»

In Costa Rica, where local environmental groups and even some members of government are loudly calling for Watson's release, the Environment Minister René Castro is distancing himself from the proceedings saying «we can not interfere with the work of other government branches.»

Pointing to an April 2017 report from The Guardian that said Cambridge Analytica met with representatives of the Liberal Party, government staff, and parliamentarians, including former Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security Dan Tehan, to discuss the company opening a local presence, Farrell asked Fifield to confirm that no «improperly obtained private information about Australian Facebook users» would be exploited by Australian political parties.

Seoul To Regulate After «Sufficient Consultation» After the South Korean justice minister caused «confusion and anger» last week by saying the government would ban cryptocurrency exchanges, local news media report, the latest statements from Seoul indicate a significant U-turn.