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Egyptian government gives details for new construction permits The Egyptian government announced details of its trial period for the reintroduction of construction permits in an official statement published on Sunday May 9, sources have told Fastmarkets. According to the statement, construction permits will be issued in 27 cities for a period of two months, and will then be available in all cities across Egypt from July 1, 2021. The country’s Ministry of Local Develop...

Back in mid-2020 I wrote to this paper concerned by the lack of infrastructure and other improvements that will be required regarding the substantial increase in housing planned for this area. Now luckily for us, there never was anything to worry about because Maldon District Council no doubt with other interested authorities had devised something called the Local Development Plan. This is a far-sighted document which takes a lot of time to read but does seem to cover everything to help r...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 78 homes on greenbelt land in Kilmacolm have been approved by the planning board - but still have to clear a final…

(Business in Cameroon) - On April 29, 2021, in Yaoundé, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Minpostel), Minette Libom Li Likeng signed a partnership agreement with the German development agency (GIZ) to boost the "Multipurpose Community Telecenters" (TCP) program being implemented in Cameroon since 2018. According to the official, this agreement was called for because of the numerous problems faced by the 231 TCPs built in the country since 2018. Indeed, the problems affecting the operat...

Centre Regional Council : Officials At Training Phase Effective field work is still to begin as stakeholders sharpen their skills to meet the aspirations of the population. Regional Councils as defined by the Constitution of Cameroon are institutions that have control of cultural, economic, educational, social, health and sports-related issues in the regions. The election of regional councillors on December 6, 2020 through indirect universal suffrage, the election of Regional Presidents and the...

North West Regional Council : Stakeholders Update Skills On Decentralisation Visiting MINDDEVEL team clarifies actors, prescribes best practices in management of finances and assets. Executive Bureau members of the pioneer North West Regional Council were on April 30, 2021 trained to excel in delivering on the development aspirations of the region. They took home lessons on the nations decentralisation architecture, financial and assets management of the region. The training event in Bamenda de...

More than 1,100 people object to housing plans at UWS Thornly Park campus The approval for the 179-house development has been recommended for approval, but more than 1,100 have objected. Robertson Sports Complex will be demolished if the proposal is given the green light (Image: Andrew Neil) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the informa...

Nearly 200 small companies granted aid for Covid-19 losses in expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca Between 2,000 and 6,500 euros will be paid out over the next few weeks. Share \n);document.write(\n \n\n);} ROJALES City Council is to pay €673,538 euros to 193 local companies via the Resistir Plan, designed to compensate for losses during the Coronavirus pandemic. Councillor for Local Development, Miriam Trives, confirmed the amount of grants that are meant to help the self-employed an...

Major National Dialogue : SDF Appreciates Organisation This is contained in a press statement signed by the National Chairman of the party on October 6, 2019, two days after the major national dialogue ended. The Social Democratic Front (SDF) party has expressed appreciation for the organisation of the just-ended major national dialogue held within the framework of finding lasting solutions to the ongoing sociopolitical tension in the North West and South West Regions of the country. The party...

Shaun Loney says he will run to replace outgoing Mayor Brian Bowman in the 2022 civic election. Social Sharing 18 months ahead of election, Loney becomes 1st to declare intention to replace outgoing Mayor Brian Bowman Posted: Apr 23, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 23 Shaun Loney has spent decades in the social enterprise field, including establishing and growing organizations such as BUILD (Building Urban Industries for Local Development). He says he intends to run for mayor in the 2022 ...