Sentences with phrase «raised by the minority»

The approval of the minister nominee for Gender, Women and Social protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, was however put on hold over challenges raised by the minority side of the vetting committee.

Aside the issues of her temperament and attitude raised by the minority, they are also rejecting her nomination on grounds that she did not undertake the mandatory national service, something she confessed to during her vetting.

The contentious bill was last laid before Parliament on March 23 this year before the House went on recess amidst some procedural concerns raised by the minority leader Haruna Iddrisu.

An article in the Sunday Review highlights some of the concerns about standardized tests raised by minority parents, students, and educators.

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project, which was not a part of the Advisory Committee process, issued a White Paper addressing the proposals from the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions report and the objections raised by minority dissenters.

This summary is a brief review of the evidence rather than a comprehensive review because its purpose is to provide a timely response to questions being raised by a minority of service providers who have not yet embraced the NQF.

Not exact matches

«Start Here Little Rock provides a starting point for minority and women entrepreneurs by raising awareness and providing access to the resources and support already available in the thriving startup community right here in Little Rock.»

«The first step is to raise awareness among women and minority entrepreneurs — or would - be entrepreneurs — about what tools exist and work together to increase engagement by providing access to key resources, education and support.

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

He did not make a similar trip to help Randy Altschuler in NY - 1, although House Minority Whip Eric Cantor did swing by to help the Republican businessman raise campaign cash.

The refund directive followed a review of the contract by the Attorney General, on the orders of Mr Debrah, after the Minority in Parliament, led by Mr Kyei - Mensah - Bonsu, raised red flags about the cost for the embossment of the portraits of three former presidents of the fourth republic, as well as that of the current President, on 116 intra-city Metro Mass Transit buses which are meant for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) purposes.

The idea of issuing subpoenas was raised publicly by Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat and the ranking minority member on the chamber's Environmental Conservation Committee, earlier this month.

Government is returning to the financial market to raise GH cents 2billion to clear debts owed by collapsed UT and Capital banks, the Minority in Parliament has alleged.

The decision to write the CJN arose from a point of order which was raised by the Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who called the attention of the chamber to newspaper reports indicating the decision of the Abuja to stop the process of amendments.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb on Tuesday became the latest elected official to raise issues with the spending proposal, which was due to be voted on last week by the board, but the meeting was rescheduled to today after «scheduling» issues arose, according to the Division of Budget.

The Minority challenged a number of the statements made by Ken Ofori - Atta in Parliament, even raising cards with «419» budget printed on them.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in an interview on Capital Tonight on Monday suggested some changes may be supported in order to accommodate concerns raised by local governments as well as the expected infusion of infrastructure projects due to be proposed next year.

«We in the minority raised questions about it because we said that the common fund is supposed to go to the districts for development in the districts... The government can not turn round and depend on the same common fund it cut by 25 % and wants to use the same common fund to finance these initiatives in the districts.

The Minority have suggested that the domestic bonds might have been marred by issues of conflict of interest while concerns have been raised about the prospect of leveraging the countries mineral deposit in the deal with China.

The matter was first raised in Parliament by the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, who wanted the Trades Ministry to account for the monies.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Kentucky, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R - Virginia, both told Sunday talk shows that all issues are on the table in deficit reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden intended to reach a deal on raising the federal debt limit.

That fallback proposal is known as McConnell / Reid, a procedurally complicated measure - worked out by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - to raise the debt ceiling in stages between now and the end of next year.

The DCCC also pointed out that they out - raised the NRCC for the year by nearly $ 4.5 million — all of this despite being the minority party in Congress.

The Comptroller emphasized three important needs for advancing New York City's economy: raising the hourly minimum wage to $ 15, investing in small businesses, particularly those owned by women or minorities, and improving corporate diversity.

An attempt by Parliament in December 2016 to finally pass the bill, hit a snag as the minority members in the House raised red flag over aspects of the bill.

The resolution, sponsored by Minority Leader Joe Lorigo, recognizes the severity of Lyme disease and aims to raise awareness of its symptoms as well as preventative measures individuals can take to protect themselves.

The minority leader of the Monroe County Legislature, Cindy Kaleh issued a statement saying that, «for years, Monroe County has been plugging budget deficits by raising fees, selling off assets, and deferring pension costs.

Despite attempts to raise concerns about the Committee's terms of reference, both the Majority and Minority were rebuffed by the Speaker who refused to let either side make any further submissions on the Committee.

The Minority raised issues of possible conflict of interest following the purchase of 95 % of the bonds by Mr. Trefgarne who is a Director of Franklin Templeton and a Board Chairman of Enterprise Group.

But the plan would be contingent on the state Senate Democratic minority — which is upset about having been frozen out of the negotiations — providing the bulk of the votes to pass legislation pertaining to the pay raise and other issues sought by the governor, something they have been refusing to do, the source say.

Concerns had been raised especially by the Minority about the transparency of the $ 2.25 billion domestic bond with some noting that the apparent secrecy over the deal fueled the allegations of conflict of interest against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta.

Raising the overall share of the young adult population with STEM degrees to 10 %, a target embraced by previous National Academies reports and national policymakers, would require a tripling of current degree production rates for underrepresented minorities.

He flew to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to consult with faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and learned of Tony Alvarado, the former New York City schools chancellor and head of District 4 on the East Side of Manhattan, where he had had remarkable success in raising achievement in a district dominated by minority students.

The results of this new research demonstrate that the potential benefits of increased teacher diversity extend well beyond standardized test scores, raising important questions about lost opportunities caused by the underrepresentation of minority teachers in America today.

BAMEed has been created to raise the status of teaching among communities from ethnic minority backgrounds by encouraging career progression.

Though they differ in their interpretation of the «success» (or not) of desegregation, they agree on the fundamentals: Integration helps to raise minority student achievement, but it's not nearly a strong enough intervention by itself to close achievement gaps.

I'm not sure how to square that with the fact that California passed Proposition 30 by a 55/45 margin in November, increasing both income and sales taxes to raise nearly $ 7 billion per year for schools, minority children and all.

By raising expectations, opening doors, and using high quality curriculum models such as the International Baccalaureate, Southside saw 99 percent of all its students, including 95 percent of minority students, graduate with a Regents diploma last year.

Independent charter schools, while funded by state taxpayers, operate outside most traditional public school rules in a way that supporters say make them more effective and perhaps better able to address long - standing challenges, such as raising test scores for low - income and minority students.

By adopting voluntary standards throughout the industry, we will protect the animals entrusted in our care, challenge the small minority of substandard breeding facilities to raise their standards of care, and ensure consumers have reliable choices.

North Carolina based minority - owned developer of renewable energy products and technologies, 510Nano, successfully raised capital investments to build the largest solar farm developed, owned and operated by a minority owned - firm in the U.S. 510Nano's achievements and ability to solidify strategic partnerships have propelled it to not only manage challenges and overcome barriers in the energy industry, but has fueled a pipeline of solar projects and innovative systems that will aid in energy system transformation.

Notable mandates: Acted for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United States.

Towards the end of the CCF talk I raise concerns about baiting and misleading information about minority groups being used to influence public policy in the area, and arguments raised by Beverly Baines and Susan Drummond over the constitutionality of the Criminal Code provisions.

More fundamentally, however, the concern raised by this is that cases where removal might prejudice a claimant's family life in a manner sufficiently serious to amount to an Art 8 breach, having taken all relevant considerations into account, might still be dismissed on the basis that the case did not form part of a very small minority.

It also recommends further specific investigation of the experiences of minority and marginalised groups, with isolation raised by participants as particularly negative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with mental health issues:

Children who are raised in traditional two - parent, nondivorced families are quickly becoming the minority, outnumbered by children... Read More