Sentences with phrase «of local government units»

The article pasted below - Listen To The Protest And Just Go Local - essentially says that the party is opposed to a national programme of road - pricing but in the spirit of the party's new emphasis on localism, it supports the freedom of local government units to choose their own models - like Ken Livingstone's congestion charge.

Not exact matches

Vietnam is deploying a 10,000 - member military cyber warfare unit to combat what the government sees as a growing threat of «wrongful views» proliferating on the internet, according to local media.

«If we substitute a tax on marijuana cigarettes equal to the difference between the local production cost and the street price people currently pay — that is, transfer the revenue from the current producers and marketers (many of whom work with organized crime) to the government, leaving all other marketing and transportation issues aside we would have revenue of (say) $ 7 per [unit].

Sri Lanka's government is trading dedicated spectrum for a 25 % holding in the local unit of Google's Project Loon.

(For public defenders) Be either full - time employees of a state or unit of local government (including tribal government) or full - time employees of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with a state or unit of local government, who «provide legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases»

(For eligible prosecutor) Be full - time employees of a state or unit of local government (including tribal government), who «prosecute criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level»

It not only implies, for the several national «governments», the prospect of having to waive a substantial portion of the pomp, prerogative and privilege which they now enjoy as the traditional concomitants of the possession of national military power, and having to content themselves with the considerably smaller amount of glory which is reserved for mere units of local administration.

Representatives from the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards of the Department of Agriculture, local government units and agencies, non-government organization, farmers and PGS advocates likewise participated in the conference.

For example, two years ago, when we first began identifying potential sites around the Philippines for our multi-location field trials of Golden Rice varieties, one of our considerations was that the local government units and other community leaders should be well - informed and interested in the project and willing to support the conduct of the trials.

Attended by representatives of the National Nutrition Council, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, and local government units from Los Baños, the event also marked the launch of IRRI Nutrition.

General obligation bonds issued by local units of government are secured by a pledge of the issuer's property taxing power and must be authorized by the electorate.

In addition, the Executive Director's Office acts as a liaison to other agencies and units of local government as well as representing the Park District on state and national matters pertaining to parks and recreation.

What isn't in dispute is who will foot the bill for the expected legal battle between the two units of local government, both funded by Vernon Hills taxpayers.

But his greatest professional achievement was bringing the village together with various units of local government to create world - class community facilities, said a close friend, Cory Atwell, executive director of the Glen Ellyn Park District.

DUNDEE TOWNSHIP — Pulte Home Corp. has offered the Dundee Township Park District a park donation of 56 acres, an offer that apparently seeks to head off a push by local residents and Dundee Township, a separate unit of government, to stop a Pulte project.

According to the report, electoral officials were present at different polling units across the local governments before 8: am, which strengthened the confidence of voters in the process the more.

The organisation, in a report signed by its Director General, Dr Nwambu Gabriel and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Friday commended INEC for being proactive in the distribution of sensitive and nonsensitive election materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria in Osogbo to all the units in the 10 Local Governments Areas that constitute the senatorial district.

The PDP agent at the results collation queries the cancellation of the results in some units in Ergon Local Government on the basis of non use of card reader.

That would translate to a Conservative - to - Labour swing of 14 %, according to Andy Sawford of the Local Government Information Unit.

Making the disclosure on Wednesday at a press conference in office in Amawbia, near Awka, the state capital, the Commissioner stated that three policemen would man each of the 1,448 polling units in the seven local government area involved in the poll.

INEC said that the verification would hold from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 552 of 560 polling units in the seven local governments that make up Kogi West Senatorial District.

(NYS has 3,453 units of local government according to the Census.)

He said this at the Young Managers Quiz Competition organised by the Muslim Students» Society of Nigeria Lagos State Area Unit for primary and secondary school students across the 44 Local Governments / Local Council Development Areas in Lagos.

Andy Sawford of the Local Government Information Unit thinktank said the number of additional councils being gained by Labour was significant.

Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.

Astorino credited the extraordinary cooperation between the county Veterans Service Agency, local governments, non-profit housing and service providers, and private sector partners including local landlords who agree to give veterans priority in the renting of available units.

He said: «For instance, in the last Governorship election in Anambra State, Card Readers were deployed to each of the 5,339 Polling Units and Voting Points spread across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.

«The party at the state and local government levels had resolved that results must be announced at each polling unit and anything short of this would be tantamount to chaos which we do not want in our local government and state at large,» he said.

Towards that end, they put their coordinators in the 52 wards of Kwara Central on notice to immediately commence the process of recalling Senator Saraki by assigning representatives to all polling units within their wards in the 4 Local Governments Areas of Kwara Central, namely Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Asa.

She said that the training was organised for local governments Unit Heads of Nutrition, Environmental Sanitation, Health Educators, and Education Secretaries of the 34 Local Education Authorities in the slocal governments Unit Heads of Nutrition, Environmental Sanitation, Health Educators, and Education Secretaries of the 34 Local Education Authorities in the sLocal Education Authorities in the state.

The highlight of the launch was the presentation of a cheque for the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Six Million, Three Hundred and Fifty thousand Naira (N176, 350,000) to Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel, the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Jigawa State on behalf of the 27 Chairmen in the state for the operation of the social security scheme where a grant of between N50, 000 and N100, 000 would be given to each polling unit across the state for minor infrastructure repair and social assistance.

Therefore, we recommend that there should be merging of ministries such as Railways Development Ministry, Aviation Ministry, Ports and Harbour Ministry to Transport Ministry; the Local Government Ministry can take care of Regional Reorganization whiles Evaluation and Monitoring can be taken care of by a unit under the Chief of Staff.

It is a return to the old days for Sawford who worked at Connect from 2004 to 2008, before going on to head up the Local Government Information Unit for a number of years.

Our correspondent who monitored the election in Makurdi, Guma and Gwer local government areas of the state report low turnout and the late arrival of voting materials in some polling units.

This legislation would: create a uniform policy for all branches of state and local government and establish a dedicated unit to receive and investigate sexual harassment claims, ensure individual liability to promote greater accountability, prohibit confidentiality agreements unless the victim requests that his or her identity be kept private, and put in place necessary safeguards to allow government to recoup monies to rightly protect hardworking taxpayers from being on the hook for individual acts of sexual harassment.

«Numbers usually mean everything,» Andy Sawford of the Local Government Information Unit thinktank explains.

Lamido declared that the commissioning of the new PDP office in Ringim is an reply to some critics that claimed that the party is dead in the state while urging other local government units to replicate the feat in their areas.

It was reported that the Chieeftancy Unit and DSS office unit of the local government were immediately affected by the fUnit and DSS office unit of the local government were immediately affected by the funit of the local government were immediately affected by the fire.

The process of taking delivery of the materials from the Central Bank and distribution to the local governments, Registration Areas (wards) down to the Polling Units (PUs) will be done openly and transparently, involving the oversight of all stakeholders.

He called on the federal, state and local governments to ensure the availability of PWD friendly walkways, ramps and handrails in public structures, including where polling units are located.

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He said the Centre currently has 18 units spread across the State, assuring that the present administration will ensure expansion of the Centre in each Local Government Area and Local Council Development Area in the State in order to bring mediation services closer to the people.

Akeredolu, who expressed concern about the shortage of police personnel to man the marine police unit in Ilaje and Ese - Odo Local Government Areas of the state, assured the police of more assistance in the area of logistics.

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The initiative requires counties outside of New York City to prepare «a plan for shared, coordinated and efficient services among the units of local governments contained within the county, excluding school districts,» according to the governor's office.

Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who voted around 11.55 am at polling unit 20 Ward 9, Ibadan South West Local Government Area within the premises of Community Grammar (Jnr) High School, Oluyole Estate.

Also, schools want flexibility with finding ways to improve their cost effectiveness, and that might include using alternate energy, or greater freedom to share services and administration between schools and units of local government.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Saturday, conducted a verification exercise in 552 out of the 560 polling units in the seven local government areas that make up Kogi West.

Since 1995, we have worked since that time with the NFARS, local governments, the State of New York, our Congressional Delegation and the Department of Defense to enhance the units and infrastructure at the NFARS.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a press conference in Abuja on Friday said the voter register it produced for the conduct of the Kano local government election was not used in most of the polling units in the state.