| Pelosi to Carry Message From Olmert to Al-Assad: Stop Supporting ...
It was announced in Jerusalem that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will carry a message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The message calls on Syria to stop supporting terrorism as a condition for negotiation with Israel about the future of the Golan Heights. Pelosi was in Israel on Sunday and will be in Damascus today. Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, April 2, 2007
Posted at: 2007-04-02 .
State, Counties Reach Tenative Agreement with HGEA
The terms of the settlement, which are subject to a ratification vote by the HGEA membership, proposes a 4 percent annual pay increase with step movements. The total cost for the contract, which is effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, is approximately $183.2 million. “This agreement is fair to our employees and recognizes the important role they play in achieving good results for the public," said Governor Lingle. “It also assures no disruption in public services and fits within our six-year financial plan," she added. “I want to thank the negotiating teams for their hard work in carrying out the negotiations in a professional, respectful and good-faith manner," the Governor continued. “The settlement meets our primary goals of across-the-board pay increases and continuation of the step movement plans," HGEA Executive Director Russell K.
ZCI, Vedanta proceedings mid-June
Zambia Copper Investments Limited (ZCI) said on Friday that preparations for the arbitration proceedings between ZCI and Vedanta Resources plc relating to the interpretation of the Vedanta Call Option Deed are continuing. It said it had now been confirmed that the arbitration will be heard in mid-June 2007. "Once the ruling is received, the independent investment bank’s terms of engagement will be finalised and it will be able to undertake its valuation of the 28.4% of Konkola Copper Mines plc shares held by ZCI through its wholly owned subsidiary, ZCI Holdings S.A," the company said. It advised ZCI shareholders to continue exercising caution when dealing in ZCI’s shares until a further announcement is made.
KeySpan/National Grid: Settlement Agreement May Be Imminent
The M & A Researcher submits: The New Hampshire PUC has generated its May 2007 hearing docket to include the KeySpan (KSE) - National Grid (NGG) merger case on May 29-31. These were the originally scheduled dates for this transaction's hearings, so it does not appear that there will be any postponements at this time. The PUC has also not made any recent revisions to the post-hearing procedural schedule, which concludes in July 2007. The PUC is currently expected to issue its decision at some point in August 2007. As anticipated, the New York PSC did revise its procedural schedule yesterday (4/16), to allow additional time for ongoing negotiations. The PSC states the following regarding the negotiation process: Negotiations are currently scheduled to continue for four days in the week ending April 20, 2007.
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