| West Africa: Trade - FG Urged to Spearhead Ecowas Negotiations
The Federal Government has been called upon to take the lead in driving the Economic Community of West African States- Economic Partnership Agreement (ECOWAS-EPA) negotiations in order to guide the developing region towards effective regional integration and improved trade practices. Also the government of Nigeria was enjoined to cause a review of the Common External Tariff (CET) to ensure the adoption of common tariff structure that protects local industries and agricultural producers, allegedly because neither 20% nor 50% can give the kind of protection required for the achievement of Nigeria's industrialisation policy embedded in the development strategy. .
More Rider problems arise
Harris and Martha Pink aren't the only parents who say they have been frustrated by the Wichita Falls Independent School District and its treatment of special needs children. And they're not the only parents who singled out Rider High School's administrators as especially unfriendly to their plight. Several parents who talked anonymously Wednesday to the Times Record News said their experiences in Wichita Falls schools - especially at Rider - have been fraught with insensitivity and impatience, and that WFISD administrators were often cavalier in breaking documented agreements about their child's care. Like battle-weary soldiers, each parent who contacted the TRN with their own stories gushed with gratefulness that a spotlight had finally illuminated what they see as a festering problem in the education community as a result of the newspaper's recent coverage of the Pink family.
Sudan, Chad seek to ease border tensions
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir yesterday signalled he was looking for a diplomatic way out of a crisis with Chad that has seen the two neighbours threatening military action against each other.
Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno also pledged to improve relations with Sudan, a Libyan mediator said.
The Sudanese government has accused the Chadian army of launching an attack on Monday that killed 17 of its soldiers.
Chad denied any such deliberate assault, but said its forces had clashed with Sudanese troops after crossing the border to pursue Sudanese-backed rebels it accused of launching raids.
While some Sudanese officials spoke of tough responses to any new Chadian “aggression", Bashir sounded a conciliatory note.
“We are hopeful that ...
Breaking News as California Overtime Attorney Is Gaining Momentum ...
Fresno, CA: United Employees Law Group, PC has obtained sanctions in an overtime case involving an employer who allegedly failed to award overtime pay to construction workers doing electrical work in Fresno, California yesterday Case No. 06 CE CG 02236 . In this case, the construction company failed to appear for court ordered mediation. United Employees Law Group requested sanctions be awarded against the employer. The court responded strongly and awarded sanctions in the amount of $4637.50 to send a clear message to the employer to take court ordered mediation and dispute resolution seriously. This verdict helps shift the momentum to the employee's side as the overtime pay attorney is attempting to close in on a winning verdict. In this case, the construction worker claimed he was not paid his minimum wage plus overtime for the substantial overtime he worked in excess of 40 hours per week over the last four years.
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