Sentences with phrase «access to the president at»

Officials of the Ministry of Trade and Industry will later today [Friday], take their turn before Parliament's Committee probing allegations that some expatriates were made to pay huge sums to have access to the President at the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards held in 2017.

According to Mubarak, the Trade Minister sold access to the president at US$ 100,000 during the awards held on December 8 at the Movenpick Hotel in Accra.

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This is at the root of the president's policies to improve access to high quality childcare, preschool for all, and free community college.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he would heed President Obama's call to preserve net neutrality — that is, treat broadband internet service providers as utilities (subject to more rigorous regulation than previously) to maintain equal access for all to the internet.

On his first visit to Facebook - crazy Indonesia, Mark Zuckerberg met the president - elect, spread the word about his company's global Internet - access initiative and posted a photo of himself at an ancient Buddhist temple.

Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Lafayette Park next to the White House in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2017.

«Our biggest concerns are reduced access to advice for the lower end of the investor spectrum and higher costs for individuals,» said Andy Blocker, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Speaking at an anti-sexual assault rally at the University of Miami, Biden ramped up his criticism of the President, taking particular exception to comments Trump made in the leaked 2005 Access Hollywood video during the campaign.

«Our mission is to provide multiple access points for customers to save money,» said company president and CEO Dirk Van den Berghe, in a rather benign assessment of Walmart's mission to squeeze suppliers and discourage unionization at all costs.

«The tax shield alone that the ESOP provides enables an ESOP to give a small business more debt, more senior credit, than they could get with other access to capital,» explains Mary Josephs, senior vice president of the Leveraged Finance Department at Chicago's LaSalle Bank Corp., an ESOP lender.

Beijing is opening the economy «at its own pace, in its own direction, which is already fixed,» the Commerce Ministry said after President Xi Jinping offered to increase foreign access to China's markets.

The Bank's research on small businesses» use of and access to credit is intended to inform a variety of community stakeholders,» said Kausar Hamdani, senior vice president and Community Affairs Officer at the New York Fed.

«Our Value Whole Life product is one of the most competitive products on the market and provides access to all the benefits of whole life insurance, including the guarantees * it provides, at a more affordable cost,» said Alex Cook, senior vice president, New York Life.

President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen shouldn't receive any special access to evidence against him that was confiscated in a raid at the Loews Regency Hotel, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District argued Friday.

Dear and esteemed Atlantan Unitedians: since my team has just sold our 21 year old prodigy Arthur to Barcelona for the small sum of 30 milion Euros — and are therefore loaded — , ans since I happen to have access to our vice president for football at Gremio, and since some of you are not so sure about Josef Martinez's qualities, no problem.

Nestlé's CEO, Peter Brabeck, chairs the European Round Table which has special access to the European Union; Nestlé's Chair, Helmut Maucher, is president of the International Chamber of Commerce, which is attempting to push forward a free trade agenda at the World Trade Organisation.

WBFO»S Eileen Buckley spoke with Higgins about why President Obama is using the University at Buffalo for a back drop to discuss the importance of higher education and access to it.

Speaking at the maiden congregation of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Sokode near Ho, President Mahama reiterated government's commitment to ensure access to cost effective healthcare.

«We are pleased to once again host an IDNYC Pop - Up Enrollment Center here at Queens Borough Hall because an IDNYC card provides access to so many of the services that require recognized identification,» said Borough President KATZ.

At one point in a mayoral candidates» forum last night at Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, Anthony Weiner, the former congressman known for his pugilistic rhetorical style, had to follow City Comptroller John Liu, former Councilman Sal Albanese and former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. on the subject of better broadband Internet access in the citAt one point in a mayoral candidates» forum last night at Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, Anthony Weiner, the former congressman known for his pugilistic rhetorical style, had to follow City Comptroller John Liu, former Councilman Sal Albanese and former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. on the subject of better broadband Internet access in the citat Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, Anthony Weiner, the former congressman known for his pugilistic rhetorical style, had to follow City Comptroller John Liu, former Councilman Sal Albanese and former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. on the subject of better broadband Internet access in the city.

Security operatives at the Presidential Villa were said to have denied Sylva access to the President who is said to be unhappy over the security failures and loss of lives during the Bayelsa Governorship election.

Speaking at the launch of the British Council Skills Hub in Accra, Vice President Amissah Arthur commended the British Council for the initiative adding that the hub will create the opportunity for the youth to gain access to innovate products and the space to share expertise and knowledge.

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Primary Health Care Centre for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria at Kuchigoro with a promise to ensure access to quality basic healthcare.

«Government mandates and interventions that do nothing to help patients access their medicines are not the solution,» said Priscilla VanderVeer, deputy vice president for public affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America.

Question topics included the recent rollout of the City's municipal ID program, an internal PBA meeting reported to have degenerated into yelling and shoving over PBA President Pat Lynch's demands for an apology from the mayor and whether that provided «consolation» to the mayor, whether he takes comfort from the low number of PBA members reported to have signed «stay away from my funeral» statements, Bratton's comment that the «well was poisoned» by de Blasio's bring of former Sharpton aide Rachel Noerdlinger, a potential Teamsters strike at Hunts Point market, Governor Cuomo's consideration of legislation allowing public access to grand jury minutes, the mayor's objections to a City Council proposed bill outlawing police use of chokeholds, a reported Cuomo / Lynch meeting and what role the governor should fill in the Lynch / de Blasio dispute, whether the mayor is willing to acknowledge «missteps», the reports of Legionnaire's Disease in Co-op City, de Blasio's reaction to a possible 2016 Mitt Romney candidacy and when he last spoke with the Rev. Al Sharpton.

His unfettered access to private residence of the President at Nima, has also been restricted.

First Lady Melania Trump's office fired back at the president's ex-wife Ivana after she boasted of her access to the White House and even referred to herself as the real «first lady.»

In a statement on November 2, 2015, Borough President first outlined her concerns, stating: «While public events of any scale that enhance our borough are encouraged, I take issue when it is at the expense of cutting off public access to our treasured parks like Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, which is enjoyed by thousands of families and residents every week in the summer months.

The commission, aimed at making it easier for businesses to access city services, will be led Jessica Lappin, a former councilwoman and president of the Downtown Alliance, and Michael Lambert, with the New York City and Bed - Stuy Business Improvement Districts.

The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told an audience at AAAS recently.

The GRE scores» correlation with students» background doesn't mean that the exam is biased against certain groups, but that it reflects differences in environment and access to opportunities, says David Payne, vice president and chief operating officer of global education at ETS.

Unfortunately, at the urging of radical special interest groups that oppose increased production of American - made energy, President Obama has delayed, blocked, and restricted access to America's energy resources, resulting in a 14 percent drop in federal energy production since 2010.

«[These are] basic data about animal use and compliance that taxpayers have a right to access, particularly when it comes to taxpayer - funded labs,» says Justin Goodman, vice president of advocacy and public policy at the White Coat Waste Project, a Washington, D.C. — based group that opposes taxpayer - funded animal experiments.

«We should get better at explaining science to laypeople, not just what we know and why it matters, but how we know it... and the imprudence of ignoring science,» said Holdren, who served as an assistant to the president for science and technology, a title that afforded him direct access to the president, during both terms of the Obama administration and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the same period.

«Our unique combination of great universities and first - class research hospitals, dovetailed with access to a critical mass of entrepreneurial talent and a diverse population, puts the capital at the heart of medical discovery and its application,» said Dermot Kelleher, vice president of health at Imperial College, in a press release.

He had long had access to classified materials while holding a number of sensitive positions, including work at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and service during 1989 and 1990 on the White House National Space Council that was led by Vice President Dan Quayle.

«By simplifying the procedure and dramatically reducing the cost, we believe we can evaluate more children who are at significant risk, especially in areas where there is limited access to a pediatric sleep laboratory facility,» said the study's senior author, David Gozal, MD, MBA, professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and immediate past president of the American Thoracic Society (ATS).

At Guangzhou's Sun Yat - sen University, President Luo Jun is using an assortment of talent schemes, along with perks like access to one of the world's fastest supercomputers, to attract scientists worldwide to the university's School of Advanced Computing, School of Engineering, and School of Life Sciences.

«High school students with disabilities are often unprepared for the challenges of gaining access to college or the workforce,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation.

«Each of these priority states share common concerns for balancing the needs of rural communities, where access to job coaching and behavioral supports is challenging, with urban centers, where caseloads are extremely large,» explained Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

MS - related brain fog «commonly affects the speed at which people can process information and also their ability to recall things,» says certified registered nurse practitioner Kathleen Costello, associate vice president of healthcare access at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York City.

«At last we have access to the numbers we need to determine the risk of consuming raw milk on a per - person basis,» says Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation that provides information on the health benefits of raw, whole milk from pastured cows.

Executive produced by Colbert and «Late Show» showrunner Chris Licht, «Our Cartoon President» will «follow the tru - ish misadventures of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and his merry band of advisors and family members» and offer an «all - access look at a typical day in the life of the President of the United States,» according to Showtime.

The following press release was sent by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Chairperson of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, in response to the report in The New York Times about a possible deal that would allow Google and Verizon greater access to the Internet, which they would then sell to customers at a premium.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

Australian Education Union Federal President Correna Haythorpe said it's important for teachers to have access to broad curriculum expertise, which is very important for a child's development as a whole, but you can't implement provisions around having specialist teachers in place without looking at the resources that will need to be in place to support that.

Veronica also worked as Vice President for the Access to Opportunity campaign at The College Board.

She's taking on that responsibility at a time when education policy is even more intensely politicized than usual, as President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have sought to promote parents» access to charter schools, private - school vouchers and other alternatives to public schools.

For example, Bob Wise, a former governor of West Virginia who is now president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, said at a national leadership summit in February 2012 that online learning is an «imperative for meeting those challenges such as providing sufficient opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiences.

Her visit to Detroit came a day after the president announced a plan to spend at least $ 200 million annually on competitive grants so schools can broaden access to computer science education.