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• KAG 3 weeks ago

  All you need is data

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• Kk 3 weeks ago

  CPP, the useless party, is it still there? The most useless party in Ghana is CPP. Dead and gone party. This party will never see any progress.

  CPP, the useless party, is it still there? The most useless party in Ghana is CPP. Dead and gone party. This party will never see any progress.

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• KWABENA KASAPREKO. 3 weeks ago

  IS SEEMS AS IF GHANAIANS ARE ALL THE TIME IMITATING WESTERN COUNTRIES, WITHOUT KNOWING WHY THOSE COUNTRIES IMPLIMENTING SUCH ORDERS. WHY SHOULD GHANA ALLOW ITS CITIZENS TO BE SMOKING WEE IN PUBLIC, BECAUSE SUCH BEHAVIOUR IS ...
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  IS SEEMS AS IF GHANAIANS ARE ALL THE TIME IMITATING WESTERN COUNTRIES, WITHOUT KNOWING WHY THOSE COUNTRIES IMPLIMENTING SUCH ORDERS. WHY SHOULD GHANA ALLOW ITS CITIZENS TO BE SMOKING WEE IN PUBLIC, BECAUSE SUCH BEHAVIOUR IS ALLOWED IN A COUNTRY, SUCH AS THE U.S.A. ? HOW CAN A PERSON BE DRIVING A VEHICLE AND BE SMOKING WEE(MARIJUANA) ? THAT DRIVER IS MENTALLY UNFIT TO BE ON A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ? OUR POLITICIANS AND LEADERS SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE TAKING CERTAIN DECISIONS. ARE THE POLITICIANS THAT STUPID ? OR ARE WE STILL A COLONY OF ANY WESTERN COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE U.S.A. ? HOW DO GHANAIAN LEADERS THINK AT ALL ? ARE THEY THAT STUPID AND FOOLISH ?

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• Ghanas Son 3 weeks ago

  Your reasoning is flawed. Ghana rather blindly followed the West to make weed illegal. The same people you followed to senselessly make it illegal are now making it legal. Check the history of why weed was made illegal before ...
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  Your reasoning is flawed. Ghana rather blindly followed the West to make weed illegal. The same people you followed to senselessly make it illegal are now making it legal. Check the history of why weed was made illegal before spewing out nonsense. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH WEED. TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING IS BAD IN GENERAL! THE ONLY CONCERN ABOUT WEED IS THAT, IT IS A "GATEWAY DRUG" WHICH IS EVEN NONSENSE. WEED IS A PLANT MADE BY GOD JUST LIKE KONTOMIRE. WHO IS MAN TO CALL GODS'S CREATION BAD? DID YOUR DUMB LEADERS WILLINGLY BAN WEED OR IT WAS THE IDEALOGY OF THE WEST? DO YOU KNOW YOUR CURRENT LEADERS AND PROMINENT PEOPLE WHO USE WEED. IGNORANCE WILL KILL US ALL. DO YOUR RESEARCH AND COME BACK.

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• KWABENA KASAPREKO. 3 weeks ago

  YOU SEEM TO BE AN IGNORANT AND AN UNINTELLIGENT BUFOON. WHY SHOULD GHANA ALLOW A DRUG (WEE) INTOXICATED INDIVIDUAL BEHIND A VEHICAL STEERING WHEEL IN ON THE STRRET, WHILE THE POLICE WILL ARREST AN ALCOHOL DRUNK DRIVER ? ...
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  YOU SEEM TO BE AN IGNORANT AND AN UNINTELLIGENT BUFOON. WHY SHOULD GHANA ALLOW A DRUG (WEE) INTOXICATED INDIVIDUAL BEHIND A VEHICAL STEERING WHEEL IN ON THE STRRET, WHILE THE POLICE WILL ARREST AN ALCOHOL DRUNK DRIVER ? ARE YOU NORMAL ? THINK TWICE AND DEEPLY BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH TO TALK ! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN POLICE IN THE U.S.A. ARRESTING DRIVERS WHO ARE INTOXICATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS--TODAY, TODAY ? WHERE DO YOU COME FROM ? DO YOU WANT INNOCENT GHANAIANS TO BE KILLED ON OUR STREETS ?
  WHAT LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE DO YOU HAVE ?

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• Ghanas Son 3 weeks ago

  Did you do the research I asked you to do? Stupid typical Ghanaian who is refusing to learn. Ghana copied the WEST. Now let me educate you and do the Googling for you:
  
  The criminalization of marijuana in the United States ...
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  Did you do the research I asked you to do? Stupid typical Ghanaian who is refusing to learn. Ghana copied the WEST. Now let me educate you and do the Googling for you:
  
  The criminalization of marijuana in the United States was primarily driven by racism and xenophobia, rather than legitimate health or safety concerns. Here's an overview of why weed was made illegal:
  Racial and Xenophobic Motivations
  The primary reason for marijuana's criminalization was racism against Mexican immigrants and African Americans. In the early 20th century, as Mexican immigration increased due to the Mexican Revolution, anti-immigrant sentiment grew.
  Mexican immigrants brought the tradition of smoking "marihuana" with them to the U.S.
  The term "cannabis" was largely replaced by "marijuana" to emphasize its foreign origins and stoke xenophobia.
  Propaganda and Misinformation
  Hysterical claims about marijuana began to circulate, fueling public fear:
  Allegations that it caused a "lust for blood" were spread1.
  The media eagerly promoted anti-marijuana propaganda, such as the film "Reefer Madness" (1936)1.
  Harry J. Anslinger's Campaign
  In the 1930s, Harry J. Anslinger, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, launched a high-profile campaign against marijuana1:
  Anslinger claimed that marijuana had negative effects on "degenerate races," inducing violence and insanity1.
  He promoted racist ideas, such as marijuana making "darkies think they're as good as white men"1.
  Anslinger also suggested that marijuana threatened white women's virtue, potentially leading to interracial relationships1.
  Legislative Action
  The campaign against marijuana culminated in legislative action:
  The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 effectively made the drug illegal across the United States1.
  When this act was declared unconstitutional in 1969, it was replaced by the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, which classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug1.
  Ongoing Racial Disparities
  The racial motivations behind marijuana criminalization have had long-lasting effects:
  Studies in the early 21st century showed that African Americans were nearly four times more likely than whites to be arrested on marijuana-related charges, despite similar usage rates1.
  In conclusion, the illegalization of marijuana in the United States was primarily driven by racial prejudice and xenophobia, rather than by scientific evidence or public health concerns. This history continues to impact drug policy and enforcement to this day.

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• KWABENA KASAPREKO. 2 weeks ago

  YOU SEEM TO BE AN IGNORANT INDIVIDUAL, PROBABLY A WEE SMOKER, HENCE YOUR INTENTION TO DRAG THIS SUBJECT TO YOUR PLEASURE. GHANA, FOR ALL THESE YEARS DENOUNCED THE USE OF "WEE", EVEN BY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, ALL OVER IN ...
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  YOU SEEM TO BE AN IGNORANT INDIVIDUAL, PROBABLY A WEE SMOKER, HENCE YOUR INTENTION TO DRAG THIS SUBJECT TO YOUR PLEASURE. GHANA, FOR ALL THESE YEARS DENOUNCED THE USE OF "WEE", EVEN BY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, ALL OVER IN THE SOCIAL SYSTEM. GHANA'S SOCIAL SYSTEM DID NOT AND HAS NEVER ENCOURAGED THE USE OF "WEE" IN OUR SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO LAW BANNING OR ENCOURAGING THE USE OF WEE IN GHANA FOR ALL THESE YEARS. THE ISSUE OF LEGALIZATION OF "WEE", WAS POLITICIZED IN GHANA, SOON AS THE U.S.A. DECIDED TO DECRIMILIZED ITS USE IN THE COUNTRY. HOW OLD ARE YOU ANYWAY ?

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• Ghanas Son 2 weeks ago

  Kwabena, I appreciate your passion, but it seems you're letting emotions cloud your understanding of this topic. Let's focus on the facts here rather than resorting to insults. I’m fairly certain I’m older than you and ha ...
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  Kwabena, I appreciate your passion, but it seems you're letting emotions cloud your understanding of this topic. Let's focus on the facts here rather than resorting to insults. I’m fairly certain I’m older than you and have likely read more widely on this issue, so perhaps you could benefit from learning a bit of the background instead of clinging to outdated, externally-imposed rules.
  
  First, the criminalization of marijuana in Ghana didn’t originate from our own traditions or values. This was a colonial inheritance, brought over by British rulers who wanted to control local customs that didn’t align with Western views. When we gained independence, Ghana simply carried forward these laws. We also joined international conventions like the UN’s Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which effectively pressured countries to criminalize marijuana—even though the motivations behind these laws were often based on racial prejudice and misconceptions rather than health or safety concerns.
  
  Fast-forward to today, and those same Western countries that pressured us to ban marijuana are now legalizing it, recognizing its medicinal benefits and economic potential. They’re undoing the very laws they imposed on us. Why should Ghana cling to outdated, foreign-influenced laws while these countries move forward?
  
  Weed itself is a natural plant with known medicinal properties. Excessive use of anything can be harmful, but marijuana in moderation isn’t inherently bad. Rather than sticking rigidly to colonial rules that are no longer even upheld by those who created them, we need to examine the potential benefits and make informed decisions for ourselves. Instead of getting defensive, maybe it’s time to dig deeper and reconsider what we’ve been told.

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• Kwame 3 weeks ago

  Will CPP declare cannabis war on Ghana like Britain declared opium war on China. These CPP members must be careful about what they say.

  Will CPP declare cannabis war on Ghana like Britain declared opium war on China. These CPP members must be careful about what they say.

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• DiminishUN 2 weeks ago

  The Quality of Education in Guyana.
  
  I HOPE no one of mature age will take the survey that Ram & McRae did on the question of the renegotiation of the oil contract as a social science-based project that has economic meanin ...
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  The Quality of Education in Guyana.
  
  I HOPE no one of mature age will take the survey that Ram & McRae did on the question of the renegotiation of the oil contract as a social science-based project that has economic meaning. I do not think any company should do a survey of 139 persons, no matter what the issue is that needs the ventilation of people’ preferences.
  
  The lay person would not understand it, but for the trained academic, a survey of 139 persons to determine a nation’s attitude to a national issue is frivolity and not serious academic work. People expose themselves to the accusation of ignorance if they embrace such an arrangement, simply because such a survey is useless in the context of determining national thinking.
  
  I read where Mr GHK Lall was screaming about the value of the survey. That is understandable from the likes of Lall who has absolutely no training in the social sciences and uses anything in the public domain to get publicity. For a survey to be taken seriously, it has to meet strict scientific criteria.
  A survey or a poll to gauge the feelings of a nation is a very complex process. In fact, the only polls that are respected are done by professional organisations led by trained social scientists.
  When you read that a media house has done a survey, do not be misled; it employed a professional polling organisation. Almost monthly you read about a survey done by the New York Times, CBS, etc…. They do not do the survey using their staff. Media houses do not have trained polling experts; they employ such experts for the specific project.
  
  Even using scientific guidelines, polls can get it shockingly wrong as we saw recently in the national election in India. Two components of the survey are basic, and it is in those two dimensions you find the complexities and in those two aspects, the scientific context lies.
  First, demography is an indispensable requirement. Civilisation’s behaviour, thinking and conduct constitute a demographic process. Civilisation has always been driven by demographic textures.
  Different age groups approach philosophical questions differently and that depends on the prevailing zeitgeist in the world. If you are going to capture the needs of a nation, then your survey has to cut across age groups, using the same numerical basis. Young people tend to be more radical, non-conformist and emotional that older folk; the reason being experience and lack of it.
  
  Apart from demography, a survey has to take in the class structure of the society. Wealthy folk tend to be conservative. Employees tend to be liberal and left-wing. Young Hindus in India did not vote along religious lines, thus denying the incumbent a majority even though the incumbent is zealously pro-Hindu. In the USA, Black women’s preference is for the Democratic party. White college women favour the Democratic party. Older White women go for the Republican party.
  The above explains why a survey is a complicated operation. The next hurdle is the questionnaire. A survey can achieve nothing if the questions are not meticulously shaped to be value-free. If they are not value-free, then people will not offer pertinent reflections.
  
  Space will prevent more discussion on the theoretical aspects of polling, so let’s go directly to the 139 persons whom Ram and McRae communicated with. I have been doing the Freddie Kissoon Show for about two and half years and not one business person interviewed has supported renegotiation of the ExxonMobil contract. Many opposition parties do not take the same position, including ANUG. There are more than 300 lawyers in Guyana and more than 139 would not argue for renegotiation.
  No Guyanese scholar whose area of study is international political economy would support the government demanding renegotiation. The business folk, the lawyers and academics are fully aware of the consequences for the future of Guyana, and Guyana’s relation with its traditional allies in the West if ExxonMobil and Guyana fight over renegotiation.
  
  It comes back to the wording of the questions. I believe 100 per cent of Guyanese in and out of the land would not endorse renegotiation if the following question is on the survey: “Do you support Guyana demanding a renegotiation of the contract even though such a position will lead to ExxonMobil and the American Government exerting under [sic] pressure on Guyana?”
  No Guyanese wants their country to be in a fight with the US, especially when that country is the factor in deterring Venezuelan aggression. When the implications of demanding contract changes are explained to people, they will give a more enlightened opinion. Most Guyanese want a better contract, but they will stick with the present arrangement if Guyana gets into a fight and stands to lose its future.

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• EnvironmentalMinistryRequalificationHearing 2 weeks ago

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  Populaire zoekopdrachten:
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  Schoen- en kerstcadeautjes
  Topcadeaus voor de feestdagen
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  Dutch/ Cedi Ratio: Twi , Ga, ( exxtinct Language Shango)
  
  Ontdek cadeaus voor de feestdagen
  
  Populaire zoekopdrachten:
  Fisher-Price Cadeaushop
  Schoen- en kerstcadeautjes
  Topcadeaus voor de feestdagen
  De leukste Barbie cadeaus voor de feestdagen
  De leukste Hot Wheels cadeaus voor de feestdagen

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• SonkoAnalysisFirstinNation 2 weeks ago

  elections in another state.
  If I have any questions as to whether I am entitled to vote in this city/town, I am aware that a supervisor of the checklist is available to address my questions or concerns.
  I acknowledgethat I ...
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  elections in another state.
  If I have any questions as to whether I am entitled to vote in this city/town, I am aware that a supervisor of the checklist is available to address my questions or concerns.
  I acknowledgethat I have read and understand the above qualifications for voting and do hereby swear, under the penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am qualified to vote in the above-stated city/town, and, if registering on election day, that I have not voted and will not vote at any other polling place this election.
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  Date Signature of Applicant
  In accordance with RSA 659:34, the penalty for knowingly or purposely providing false information when registering to vote or voting is a class A misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of imprisonment not to exceed one year and a fine not to exceed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.
  (c) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the voter registration form to be used only for voter registrations, transfers, or updates starting 30 days before each election and at the polling place on election day, which shall be in substantially the following form:
  ___ NEW REGISTRATION I am not registered to vote in New Hampshire
  ___ TRANSFER I am registered to vote in New Hampshire and have moved my voting domicile to a new town or ward in New Hampshire
  ___ NAME CHANGE/ADDRESS UPDATE I am registered to vote in this town/ward and have changed my name/address
  Date registration form is submitted _______________
  Date applicant moved to the address listed below as the voter's domicile __________
  VOTER REGISTRATION FORM
  FOR USE STARTING 30 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION AND AT THE POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY
  (Please print or type)
  1. Name_
  Last (suffix) First Full Middle Name
  2. Domicile Address_
  Street Ward Number
  _
  Town or City Zip Code
  3. Mailing Address if different than in 2_
  Street
  _
  Town or City Zip Code
  4. Place and Date of Birth_
  Town or City State
  Date ____________________
  5. Are you a citizen of the United States? Yes _____ No _____
  If a naturalized citizen, give name of court where and date when naturalized_
  6. Place last registered to vote_
  Street Ward Number
  I am not currently registered to vote elsewhere (initial here __________ ), or I request that my name be removed as a registered voter in ______________________________ (fill in your address where previously registered, street, city/town, state, and zip code)
  7. Name under which previously registered, if different from above
  _
  8. Party Affiliation (if any)_
  9. Driver's License Number _________________________ State_
  If you do not have a valid driver's license, provide the last four digits of your social security number __________
  My name is ____________________ . I am today registering to vote in the city/town of ____________________ , New Hampshire. If a city, ward number __________ .
  I understand that to vote in this ward/town, I must be at least 18 years of age, I must be a United States citizen, and I must be domiciled in this ward/town.
  I understand that a person can claim only one state and one city/town as his or her domicile at a time. A domicile is that place, to which upon temporary absence, a person has the intention of returning. By registering or voting today, I am acknowledging that I am not domiciled or voting in any other state or any other city/town.
  In declaring New Hampshire as my domicile, I realize that I am not qualified to vote in the state or federal elections in another state.
  If I have any questions as to whether I am entitled to vote in this city/town, I am aware that a supervisor of the checklist is available to address my questions or concerns.
  I understand that to make the address I have entered above my domicile for voting I must have an intent to make this the one place from which I participate in democratic self-government and must have acted to carry out that intent.
  I understand that if I have documentary evidence of my intent to be domiciled at this address when registering to vote, I must either present it at the time of registration or I must place my initials next to the following paragraph and mail a copy or present the document at the town or city clerk's office within 10 days following the election (30 days in towns where the clerk's office is open fewer than 20 hours weekly).
  _____ By placing my initials next to this paragraph, I am acknowledging that I have not presented evidence of actions carrying out my intent to be domiciled at this address, that I understand that I must mail or personally present to the clerk's office evidence of actions carrying out my intent within 10 days following the election (or 30 days in towns where the clerk's office is open fewer than 20 hours weekly), and that I have received the document produced by the secretary of state that describes the items that may be used as evidence of a verifiable action that establishes domicile.
  Failing to report and provide evidence of a verifiable action will prompt official mail to be sent to your domicile address by the secretary of state to verify the validity of your claim to a voting domicile at this address.
  I understand that if I do not have any documentary evidence of my intent to be domiciled at this address, I must place my initials next to the following paragraph:
  _____ By placing my initials next to this paragraph, I am acknowledging that I am aware of no documentary evidence of actions carrying out my intent to be domiciled at this address, that I will not be mailing or delivering evidence to the clerk's office, and that I understand that officials will be sending mail to the address on this form or taking other actions to verify my domicile at this address.
  I acknowledgethat I have read and understand the above qualifications for voting and do hereby swear, under the penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am qualified to vote in the above-stated city/town, and, if registering on election day, that I have not voted and will not vote at any other polling place this election.
  _ _
  Date Signature of Applicant
  If this form is used in place of proof of identity, age, or citizenship, I hereby swear that such information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
  This form was executed for purposes of proving (applicant shall circle yes or no and initial each item):
  Identity yes/no _____
  (initials)
  Citizenship yes/no _____
  (initials)
  Age yes/no _____
  (initials)
  _ _
  Applicant Election Official
  _
  Notary Public/Justice of the Peace/Official Authorized by RSA 659:30
  In accordance with RSA 659:34, the penalty for knowingly or purposely providing false information when registering to vote or voting is a class A misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of imprisonment not to exceed one year and a fine not to exceed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. In accordance with RSA 659:34-a voting in more than one state in the same election is a class B felony with a maximum sentence of imprisonment not to exceed 7 years and a fine not to exceed $4,000.
  V. The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute an addendum to the voter registration form used under subparagraph IV(c) to be distributed to those registrants who register within 30 days before the election or on election day and who do not provide proof of domicile or a verifiable action to demonstrate domicile. The "verifiable action of domicile" document shall provide notice of the requirements that registrants must furnish documentary evidence of domicile and shall be in substantially the following form:
  Verifiable Action of Domicile
  As a newly registered voter, you have received this document because you did not provide proof of domicile when you registered to vote. RSA 654:2, IV requires you to provide evidence that you have taken a verifiable act to establish domicile.
  The following checklist shall be used as a guide for what you may use as evidence and shall be submitted to the town or city clerk along with documentation that you are required to provide. Only one item on the list is required to demonstrate a verifiable act.
  To establish that you have engaged in a verifiable act establishing domicile, provide evidence that you have done at least one of the following:
  ___ established residency, as set forth in RSA 654:1, I-a, at an institution of learning at the address on the voter registration form
  ___ rented or leased an abode, for a period of more than 30 days, to include time directly prior to an election day at the address listed on the voter registration form
  ___ purchased an abode at the address listed on the voter registration form
  ___ obtained a New Hampshire resident motor vehicle registration, driver's license, or identification card issued under RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b listing the address on the voter registration form
  ___ enrolled a dependent minor child in a publicly funded elementary or secondary school which serves the town or ward of the address where the registrant resides, as listed on the voter registration form
  Identified the address on the voter registration form as your physical residence address on:
  ___ state or federal tax forms
  ___ other government-issued forms or identification. Describe form of identification: _______________
  ___ provided the address on the voter registration form to the United States Post Office as your permanent address, provided it is not a postal service or commercial post office box, where mail is delivered to your home. This can be by listing the address on the voter registration form as your new address on a Postal Service permanent change of address form and providing a copy of the receipt, or an online emailed receipt
  ___ obtained public utility services (electricity, cable, gas, water, etc.) for an indefinite period at the address on the voter registration form. List services obtained: _________________________
  ___ arranged for a homeless shelter or similar service provider to receive United States mail on your behalf. Enter name of the shelter or provider: _________________________
  ___ describe what other verifiable action or actions you have taken to make the address listed on your voter registration form your one voting domicile: _________________________
  
  If you have no other proof of a verifiable act establishing domicile, and your domicile is at an abode rented, leased, or purchased by another and your name is not listed on the rental agreement, lease, or deed, you are required to provide a written statement, signed under penalty of voting fraud if false information is provided, from a person who is listed on such document, or other reasonable proof of ownership or control of the property, attesting that you reside at that address, signed by that person or his or her agent who manages the property.
  This verifiable action of domicile form, along with your written statement or other documentation proving a verifiable act, shall be delivered to the town or city clerk, by mail or in person, with 10 days, or within 30 days if the clerk's office is open fewer than 20 hours weekly.
  Name_
  Last (suffix) First Full Middle Name
  Domicile Address_
  Street Ward Number
  _
  Town or City Zip Code
  _ _
  Date Signature of Applicant
  This document was received by the clerk, who examined and returned it to the applicant after making a copy of the evidence of verifiable action, said copy to be attached to the verifiable action of domicile form.
  _ _
  Date Signature of Clerk
  The clerk shall forward the completed form and attachment or attachments to the supervisors of the checklist as soon as possible, but not later than their next meeting. The supervisors of the checklist shall attach the form and attachments to the voter registration form.
  Source. 1979, 436:1; 373:1. 1983, 475:1. 1990, 119:1. 1998, 194:2. 2003, 289:25. 2007, 10:1. 2012, 285:2. 2014, 260:1, eff. July 28, 2014. 2016, 185:1, eff. Aug. 2, 2016; 190:1, eff. Aug. 2, 2016. 2017, 205:2, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
  
  Section 654:7-a
  
  
  [RSA 654:7-a effective until November 11, 2024; see also RSA 654:7-a set out below.]
  654:7-a Registering at the Polling Place; Election Day Registration. –
  I. The provisions of this section and those of RSA 654:7-b shall be used as an additional procedure for voter registration. For the purposes of this section and RSA 654:7-b, the term "election day" shall refer to state primary and to state general elections, to all town, city, school district, and village district elections, and to all official ballot meetings where persons may vote by absentee ballot. A person who registers to vote on election day according to the provisions of this section shall also be required to complete the voter registration form provided for in RSA 654:7, IV(c). The provisions of this section and those of RSA 654:7-b shall apply notwithstanding any provision of RSA 654 to the contrary.
  II. Any person whose name is not on the checklist but who is otherwise a qualified voter shall be entitled to vote by requesting to be registered to vote at the polling place on election day. The voter may then vote at that election. The applicant shall be required to produce appropriate proof of qualifications as provided in RSA 654:12.
  III. Any person who is waiting to register to vote at the polling place on election day at the time scheduled for the closing of the polls shall be allowed to vote if determined to be qualified to register.
  Source. 1994, 154:2. 1995, 187:1. 1997, 49:1. 2000, 34:1. 2003, 289:26, 64, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. 2017, 205:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
  
  Section 654:7-b
  
  654:7-b Effect of Registration on Election Day. – Any person who registers to vote on election day according to the provisions of RSA 654:7-a shall be registered to vote at all subsequent town, city, school district, village district, state, and federal elections unless the person's name is removed from the checklist in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
  Source. 1994, 154:2, eff. May 23, 1994. 2017, 205:4, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
  
  Section 654:7-c
  
  654:7-c Observation to Voter Registration. – Any person shall have a right, as safety, welfare, and rights of voters permit, to observe in-person voter registration, wherever it is conducted, provided however, that the person may not be positioned within 5 feet of the voter registration table where the exchange of nonpublic information between the applicant for registration and the election official receiving the application may be heard or seen. When a person registers to vote on election day, the ballot clerk, upon adding the person's name to the checklist at the check-in table, shall publicly announce the person's name 2 times and shall publicly announce the address the person has registered as his or her domicile one time. These announcements shall be made in a manner that allows any person appointed as a challenger to hear the announcement. Where the physical layout of a polling place makes it impractical to position challengers or interested voters who are registered at that polling place where they can hear the announcement at the check-in table, the moderator shall arrange an alternative means for challengers or interested voters who are registered to vote at that polling place to be informed of the new voter's name and domicile address and be afforded an opportunity to challenge the voter at the check-in table.
  Source. 2009, 127:1, eff. Aug. 21, 2009.
  
  Section 654:8
  
  654:8 Application to Town or City Clerk. –
  The provisions of this section shall apply in all cities and in all towns. Any person who has his domicile in any town or city in this state and whose name does not appear on the checklist of said town or city may apply to the town or city clerk, or to the supervisors of the checklist as provided in RSA 654:11, for the purpose of having his name added thereto by filling out the form provided for in RSA 654:7. The office of the town or city clerk shall be required to accept applications from such persons under the following conditions:
  I. The supervisors of the checklist may issue guidelines to the town clerk for the taking of evidence of qualifications presented by applicants.
  II. No application hereunder shall be accepted after the last meeting of the supervisors of the checklist before an election.
  III. Such application shall be made during the regular office hours of the town or city clerk.
  Source. 1979, 436:1. 1991, 79:1. 1992, 287:1, eff. July 17, 1992.
  
  Section 654:8-a
  
  654:8-a Voter Registration in Cities. –
  I. Any person qualified as a voter in a city whose name does not appear on the checklist where registration is required because the voter's voting domicile has changed from one ward in the city to another ward in the same city, and who is otherwise registered to vote in the election, may change voter registration at the office of the city clerk. A change in voter registration under this section shall be made no later than the final date set for correcting the checklist in the city. The city clerk shall require the voter to provide acceptable proof of identification and acceptable proof of domicile.
  II. Upon compliance with the procedures in paragraph I, the city clerk shall notify the supervisors of the checklist of the proper polling place, directing that the voter be added to the checklist and be permitted to cast a ballot.
  Source. 1993, 36:1. 2003, 289:27, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
  
  Section 654:9
  
  654:9 Forms to be Forwarded. – The provisions of this section shall apply in all cities and in all towns. The town or city clerk shall present to the next meeting of the supervisors of the checklist the voter registration forms of all persons making application to the clerk since the previous meeting of said supervisors.
  Source. 1979, 436:1. 1992, 287:2. 2003, 289:50, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
  
  Section 654:10
  
  654:10 Repealed by 1992, 287:3, eff. July 17, 1992. –
  Section 654:11

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• HBCUGhana 2 weeks ago

  National holidays in Senegal
  From sources across the web
  New Year
  Easter Monday
  Independence Day
  Korité (End Of Ramadan)
  Labour Day
  Ascension Day
  Whit Monday
  Feast of the Sacrifice
  Tabaski
  Ashura
  Assumption Day
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  National holidays in Senegal
  From sources across the web
  New Year
  Easter Monday
  Independence Day
  Korité (End Of Ramadan)
  Labour Day
  Ascension Day
  Whit Monday
  Feast of the Sacrifice
  Tabaski
  Ashura
  Assumption Day
  Grand Magal of Touba
  Mawlid
  All Saints' Day
  Christmas

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• HBCUGhana 2 weeks ago

  The damage caused by Harvard’s entanglements with slavery and its legacies warrant action—efforts to remedy the persistent educational and social harms that human bondage caused to descendants, to the campus community, an ...
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  The damage caused by Harvard’s entanglements with slavery and its legacies warrant action—efforts to remedy the persistent educational and social harms that human bondage caused to descendants, to the campus community, and to surrounding cities, the Commonwealth, and the nation. Such action cannot possibly address the many complex and damaging legacies of slavery in and beyond the United States, but nonetheless, action is vital. Harvard should take responsibility for its past, and it should leverage its strengths in the pursuit of meaningful repair.
  If undertaken, the actions that the Committee recommends would be voluntary, rather than the result of legal obligation.⁠Go to footnote 722 detail But the absence of a legal requirement does not negate the importance of undertaking these efforts, nor does it diminish the moral case for action. Institutions often take steps that uphold their values absent any formal requirement to do so. Harvard, for example, routinely donates services and provides other benefits to communities and organizations in Greater Boston in pursuit of “a vibrant and shared future.”⁠Go to footnote 723 detail And in recent years, dozens of other universities, along with corporations, churches, and municipalities, have instituted remedies for complicity with slavery, all on a voluntary basis.⁠Go to footnote 724 detail
  It is particularly appropriate for universities to take such steps: American society depends on universities to reflect and promote its highest ideals. The gap between the missions and values of universities—the pursuit of knowledge, truth seeking, integrity, and opportunity—and the reality of involvement with slavery is stark. And while a university’s participation in human bondage through direct ownership or buying and selling of people might be deemed the highest level of culpability, financial entanglements and intellectual leadership that lent universities’ prestige to theories of racial hierarchy have also resulted in lasting harm.⁠Go to footnote 725 detail That universities continued to exclude or discriminate against descendants of enslaved people into the middle of the 20th century deepens their complicity with this history of oppression.
  Each of these forms of culpability—direct participation, financial ties, intellectual leadership, and discrimination—applies to Harvard, where the routine admission of descendants of slavery is a relatively recent phenomenon in a 385-year history. And the responsibility for involvement with slavery is shared across the institution—by presidents, fellows of the Corporation, overseers, faculty, staff, donors, students, and namesakes memorialized all over campus.
  Several principles underpin the committee’s recommendations:
  To be meaningful, remedies must be visible, lasting, grounded in a sustained process of engagement, and linked to the nature of the damage done. Harvard’s efforts should also be commensurate with this University’s place in the American educational landscape. We must lead in this realm, no less than in others.
  Harvard must set a powerful example as it reckons with its own past. We must pursue not only truth, vital though that is, but also reconciliation. Doing so requires a range of actions—visible and continuing—that address the harms of slavery and its legacies, many of which still reverberate today, affecting descendants of slavery in the community and indeed the nation.
  These actions must include monetary and nonmonetary efforts.⁠Go to footnote 726 detail Slavery was a system that, through violence, deprived the enslaved of the value of their own labor, creating a persistent multigenerational racial wealth gap that continues to disadvantage descendants of the enslaved. And the legacies of slavery—exclusion, segregation, marginalization, criminalization, disenfranchisement, and more—compounded its damage. The economic and social costs of categorical exclusion from and discrimination in education—not only but perhaps especially at Harvard—are profound.
  Harvard is not alone in this work, nor is it first. The actions and experiences of other universities establish informative precedent. Brown University, the first among the Ivy League to formally acknowledge its ties to slavery, under the leadership of President Ruth J. Simmons, led the way. Years ago, Brown made significant investments in support of local educational institutions, including a $10 million endowment to promote academic excellence for K–12 students in Providence, of which approximately $2 million was raised from donors, with the remaining $8 million authorized by the Brown Corporation. Brown’s actions also included loan forgiveness for graduate students who serve urban schools and students in the local area, fellowships in support of slavery studies, faculty fellowships for youth outreach, and more. More recently, the Princeton Theological Seminary pledged to create a $27.6 million reparative endowment, established scholarship funds, and hired new staff. The University of Glasgow pledged £20 million to research slavery and its legacies around the world. The University of Virginia erected a $7 million memorial, built a new dormitory named for enslaved people who labored on campus, and established scholarships and fellowships for descendants of slavery. And in 2019, Georgetown University announced a fund that would raise $400,000 annually to benefit the descendants of enslaved people that the college sold in 1838, following a nonbinding referendum passed by Georgetown students.⁠

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• FormersportsOwner 2 weeks ago

  EARMS ACT
  • Act • Subsidiary Legislation •
  ACT
  Act No. 42 of 1968
  Amended by
  Act No. 17 of 1969
  Act No. 13 of 1973
  Act No. 3 of 1976
  Act No. 29 of 1990
  SRO 17 of 2011
  ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
  PART I
  Interpret ...
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  EARMS ACT
  • Act • Subsidiary Legislation •
  ACT
  Act No. 42 of 1968
  Amended by
  Act No. 17 of 1969
  Act No. 13 of 1973
  Act No. 3 of 1976
  Act No. 29 of 1990
  SRO 17 of 2011
  ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
  PART I
  Interpretation
  1. Short title.
  2. Interpretation.
  3. Declaration of restricted person.
  PART II
  4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Importation, Exportation and Transhipment
  Restriction on importation, exportation and transhipment of firearms and
  ammunition.
  Travellers to make declaration of firearms and ammunition.
  Further provisions relating to declaration of firearms or ammunition by
  travellers.
  Custody of firearms and ammunition by officer of customs.
  Firearms and ammunition not regarded as imported in certain circumstances.
  PART III
  Manufacture, Sale, Purchase and Repair of Firearms and Ammunition
  9. General restrictions upon manufacture and dealing in firearms and
  ammunition.
  10. 11. 12. Restrictions upon acquisition and disposal of firearms and ammunition.
  Restriction on delivery of firearm and ammunition.
  Special restrictions upon holders of Firearm Manufacturers’ or Firearm
  Dealers’ Licences.
  13. 15. 16. General restriction on repair and transfer of firearms and ammunition.
  14. Restriction relating to gunsmiths.
  Special restrictions on shortening and converting firearms.
  Notice to be displayed by licensees.
  17. Records and returns.
  18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Revocation of licences in case of certain offences.
  Penalty for taking in pawn firearms or ammunition.
  PART IV
  Possession and Use of Firearms and Ammunition
  Possession of firearms and ammunition.
  General restriction upon carrying firearms and ammunition in public place.
  Special restriction upon carrying firearms and ammunition in public place.
  Restriction relating to the discharge of firearms and ammunition.
  Penalty for possessing firearms or ammunition with intent to injure.
  Penalty for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain
  circumstances.
  Penalty for use of firearms or ammunition in contravention of terms or
  conditions of licences, etc.
  PART V
  Licences, Certificates and Permits
  27. Types of licences, certificates and permits.
  28. Application for licences, certificates and permits.
  29. General provisions as to grant and issue of licences, certificates and permits.
  30. Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate.
  31. Special provisions relating to Firearm User’s (Special) Permit.
  32. Special provisions relating to Firearm Disposal Permit.
  33. General provisions as to licences, certificates and permits.
  34. Duration of licence or permit.
  35. Amendment of licences, certificates and permits.
  36. Revocation of licences, certificates and permits.
  37. Appeals.
  38. Appropriate authority.
  PART VI
  Power of Search and to Obtain Information
  39. 40. 41. 42. Power of police officer to require production of licence, certificate or permit.
  Further provisions relating to production of licence, certificate or permit.
  Report of loss or theft of firearm or ammunition.
  Power to stop and search vehicles.
  43. Search warrants.
  PART VII
  Financial and Miscellaneous
  44. Appropriate duty.
  45. Custody of firearms and ammunition.
  46. Forfeiture of firearms and ammunition.
  47. Carrying firearm or ammunition in parts.
  48. Occupier of premises presumed in possession.
  49. Burden of proof.
  50. Service of notices.
  51. Power of Minister to order collection of firearms, etc.
  52. Regulations.
  53. General penalty.
  54. Cases where Act does not apply.
  Schedule List of Police Stations
  CHAPTER 105
  FIREARMS ACT
  An Act to regulate and control the circulation and use of firearms and ammunition,
  and for incidental and connected purposes.
  [Act No. 42 of 1968 amended by Act No. 17 of 1969, Act No. 13 of 1973, Act No. 3 of 1976, Act
  No. 29 of 1990.]
  [28th September, 1968.]
  PART I
  Interpretation
  1. Short title
  This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act.
  2. Interpretation
  (1) In this Act—
  “acquire” means hire, accept as a gift or borrow;
  “ammunition” means ammunition for a firearm and includes restricted ammunition;
  “appropriate authority” means, in relation to the grant, amendment or revocation of
  a licence, certificate or permit, the appropriate authority specified in section 38;
  “artillery” means any cannon, howitzer, mortar or flame-thrower except of a type
  commonly in use before the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty;
  “automatic firearm” means a firearm so designed or adapted that if pressure is
  applied to the trigger missiles continue to be discharged until pressure is removed
  from the trigger or the magazine containing the missiles is empty;
  “certificate” means a certificate under this Act;
  “chief officer of police” means in respect of each police division the officer
  designated by the Chief of Police to be the chief officer of police in that police
  division for the purposes of this Act;
  “Comptroller” means the person for the time being performing the duties of
  Comptroller of Customs and Excise;
  “firearm” means any lethal barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other
  missile can be discharged, or any restricted weapon or, unless the context otherwise
  requires, any prohibited weapon, and includes any component part of any such
  weapon and any accessory to any such weapon designed or adapted to diminish the
  noise or flash caused by firing the weapon, but does not include an air rifle, air gun, or
  air pistol of a type prescribed by the Minister and of a calibre so prescribed;
  “Firearm Dealer’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder thereof to buy
  or sell, or buy and sell, at such place as may be specified in the licence, firearms or
  ammunition of such type as may be so specified;
  “Firearm Disposal Permit” means a permit authorising the holder thereof to dispose
  of the firearm or ammunition specified therein;
  “Firearm Export Permit” means a permit authorising the holder thereof during such
  period as may be specified therein to export to such destination and in such manner
  such firearms or ammunition of such type as may be so specified;
  “Firearm Import Permit” means a permit authorising the holder thereof during such
  period as may be specified therein to import from such source as may be specified
  therein such firearms or ammunition as may be so specified;
  “Firearm Manufacturer’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder thereof
  to manufacture in Grenada at such place as may be specified in the licence firearms or
  ammunition of such type as may be so specified and to buy and sell in Grenada at such
  place as may be so specified firearms or ammunition of such type as may be so
  specified (whether manufactured by the holder or not);
  “Firearm Transhipment Permit” means a permit authorising the holder thereof
  during such period as may be specified therein to tranship from some vessel or aircraft
  so specified to some other vessel or aircraft so specified such firearms or ammunition
  of such type as may be so specified;
  “Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate” means a certificate issued pursuant to
  section 30;
  “Firearm User’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder thereof, subject to
  section 22 and to the terms and conditions specified in the licence, to be in possession
  of the firearm or ammunition so specified;
  “Firearm User’s (Special) Permit” means a permit authorising the holder thereof to
  be in possession of a specified firearm or ammunition in a specified place (to which
  section 22 applies) upon such occasions as may be specified;
  “Gunsmith’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder thereof to carry on
  the business of repairing, testing or proving firearms or ammunition at such premises
  as may be specified in the licence;
  “licence” means a licence under this Act;
  “Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for home affairs;
  “officer of customs” means an officer within the meaning of section 2 of the
  Customs (Control and Management) Act, Chapter 75B;
  “permit” means a permit under this Act;
  “prohibited weapon” means—
  (a) any artillery or automatic firearm; or
  (b) any grenade, bomb or other like missile;
  “restricted ammunition” means ammunition containing or designed to contain any
  noxious liquid, gas or other thing;
  “restricted person” means a person who has at any time within five years next
  before the event in relation to which the term is used—
  (a) (b) been declared by a court pursuant to section 3 to be a restricted person; or
  been convicted of an offence involving violence and sentenced to a term of
  imprisonment exceeding three months;
  “restricted weapon” means any weapon of whatever description or design which is
  adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing;
  “slaughtering instrument” means a firearm which is specially designed or adapted
  for the instantaneous slaughter of animals or for the instantaneous stunning of animals
  with a view to slaughtering them;
  “transfer” includes let on hire, give, lend and part with possession;
  “traveller” means any person who arrives in Grenada as an officer or member of
  the crew of, or as a passenger or stowaway upon, a vessel or aircraft.
  (2) For the purposes of this Act, any firearm or ammunition shall be deemed to be of
  an obsolete type if of a type commonly in use before the year one thousand eight hundred
  and fifty or of such other type as the Chief of Police may certify as being obsolete.
  3. Declaration of restricted person
  A court before which a person is convicted of an offence under this Act (other than an
  offence against section 41) may declare that person to be a restricted person for the
  purposes of this Act.
  PART II
  Importation, Exportation and Transhipment
  4. Restriction on importation, exportation and transhipment of firearms and
  ammunition
  (1) A person shall not import into, export from or tranship in Grenada any firearm or
  ammunition except under and in accordance with the terms of a Firearm Import Permit,
  Firearm Export Permit or Firearm Transhipment Permit, as the case may be.
  (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
  shall be liable—
  (a) (b) in the case of an offence relating to a prohibited weapon—
  (i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for six months,
  (ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for five years;
  in the case of an offence relating to a restricted weapon or to restricted
  ammunition—
  (i) on summary conviction, to a fine of three thousand dollars and to
  imprisonment for six months,
  (ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine and to imprisonment for five
  years;
  (c) in any other case—
  (i) on summary conviction, to a fine of one thousand dollars and to
  imprisonment for three months,
  (ii) on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for two
  years.
  5. Travellers to make declaration of firearms and ammunition
  (1) Every traveller who disembarks in Grenada shall, on being required so to do by an
  officer of customs, make a declaration in the prescribed form stating whether he or she
  has any, and, if so, what firearms or ammunition in his or her possession or under this
  control.
  (2) Every traveller who—
  (a) contravenes subsection (1); or
  (b) in any declaration required by subsection (1) makes a statement which he or
  she knows to be false or does not believe to be true,
  shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of one thousand
  dollars and to imprisonment for three months.
  6. Further provisions relating to declaration of firearms or ammunition by
  travellers
  (1) Every traveller who declares under section 5 that he or she has any firearm or
  ammunition in his or her possession, unless he or she is the holder of a Firearm Import
  Permit, shall either—
  (a) cause such firearm or ammunition to be retained upon the vessel or aircraft
  upon which he or she arrived in Grenada until after such vessel or aircraft
  departs from Grenada; or
  (b) deliver such firearm or ammunition to an officer of customs in a sealed
  packet to be dealt with in accordance with section 7.
  (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
  7. Custody of firearms and ammunition by officer of customs
  Every firearm or ammunition received by an officer of customs pursuant to section 6
  shall be retained in the sealed packet in which it is received until either—
  (a) the traveller from whom it was received produces to an officer of customs a
  Firearm Import Permit in respect of such firearm or ammunition and a licence
  or certificate authorising him or her to be in possession of such firearm or
  ammunition and pays the appropriate customs duty and tax on such firearm or
  ammunition, in which event it shall be delivered to the traveller; or
  (b) (c) (d) such traveller gives reasonable notice in writing to t

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• Winning11 2 weeks ago

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  THE CENTRAL AMERICAN PARLIAMENT - PARLACEN
  The PARLACEN exists since 1991 and consists of elected representatives from Guatemala, El Salvador,
  Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
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  www.parlacen.int
  THE CENTRAL AMERICAN PARLIAMENT - PARLACEN
  The PARLACEN exists since 1991 and consists of elected representatives from Guatemala, El Salvador,
  Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
  This regional parliamentary entity has its head office in Guatemala City and runs subsidiary organs in the
  capital of each member state.
  The PARLACEN is the regional and permanent organ of political and democratic representation of the
  System of Central American Integration (SICA) with the fundamental objective of realizing the integration of
  the Central American countries.
  HISTORY
  The historic "Declaration of Esquipulas I", which was adopted by the presidents of the Central American
  states in the city of Esquipulas (Guatemala) on May 25th of 1986, included the following declaration: "It is
  necessary to establish and complement activities that support understanding and cooperation through
  institutional structures. These shall strengthen the dialogue, the common development, democracy and
  pluralism as fundamental elements for peace in the area and for the integration of Central America. Therefore,
  the creation of the PARLACEN is necessary. Its members will be elected freely by universal and direct
  elections with special regard to the principle of participatory political pluralism."
  Hence, the Constitutive Treaty of the PARLACEN and other political entities was signed in October (8th
  ,
  15th and 16th) of 1987 by Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. It initially came into
  force in three countries only (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras) on May 1st of 1990. PARLACEN was
  officially established on October 28th of 1991 and has its head office in Guatemala City, Republic of
  Guatemala.
  The PARLACEN as the political organ of this region is part of the Central American Integration System
  (SICA). It was incorporated through the Protocol of Tegucigalpa, which was signed on December 13th of
  1999, into the Charter of the Organisation of the Central American States (ODECA). The main objective of
  SICA is to achieve the integration of Central America so as to form a region of peace, freedom, democracy
  and development.
  MISSION
  The PARLACEN is the organ for democratic and political representation of the people of Central America
  and the Dominican Republic. It exercises the parliamentary functions of the common system of regional
  integration in order to achieve solidarity between our people.
  OBJECTIVES
  The PARLACEN’s objective is to be an effective and democratic leader among the different regional actors
  that in the course of sustainable development shall contribute to the successive construction of the Central
  American – Dominican Union. At the same time it shall shape a modern and just society that stands in
  solidarity and warrants peace and respect for Human Rights.
  LEGAL STATUS
  With regard to its legal nature the PARLACEN acts as the regional and permanent organ of political and
  democratic representation of the SICA with the aim of realizing the Central American integration. It wants
  to achieve a peaceful coexistence within the framework of security and social welfare, not only based on a
  representative and participative democracy, but also in pluralism, in respect for national legislation and
  International Law.
  PARLACEN has been granted the status of a legal entity according to International Law.
  FORMATION
  The PARLACEN is composed of 20 representatives of each member state. In case of absence, every Member
  of Parliament has an elected representative. Furthermore, former presidents and vice-presidents of the Central
  American states remain members the PARLACEN, even after their term of office, for a duration laid down in
  the constitutions of each individual country.
  Each member state elects its representatives and deputies in accordance with its national electoral law, which
  shall allow for a broad, political and ideological representation, in a democratic and pluralistic system that
  guarantees free and participative elections and grants all political parties with equal chances.
  COMPETENCES
  The PARLACEN conducts the following tasks:
  • It is the regional and permanent organ of political and democratic representation with the fundamental
  aim to realize the integration.
  • Proposing legislation in matters of integration and initiatives aimed at consolidating integration
  e.g. to practice parliamentary control of the integration and to further and steer the process of
  integration and the possibly broadest cooperation between the Central American states.
  • Proposing drafts of treaties and agreements, which are to be negotiated between the Central American
  states and which shall contribute to the satisfaction of needs in the region, as well as forming an
  opinion of what the SICA proposes.
  • Participating in conventions of the presidents and the ministerial counsellors of the SICA.
  • It takes notice of the election of the executive authorities of SICA and inaugurates the elected. It is
  informed about the budgets of the integration entities and creates special committees to analyze the
  disagreements between the states which could affect further integration.
  • It stands up for peaceful coexistence and security in Central America and the respect for Human
  Rights.
  • Supporting the consolidation of a democratic, pluralistic and participative system in all states of
  Central America with strict respect for International Law.
  • It contributes to the strengthening of full validity of International Law.
  BODIES OF PARLACEN
  The PARLACEN's organizational structure is as follows:
  1. PLENUM
  The plenum is the highest body of the PARLACEN and is formed by all
  representatives. Furthermore, the committees and parliamentary parties are involved in
  fulfilling its tasks.
  The responsibilities of the Plenum are the following:
   It gives advice to the presidents' assembly concerning affairs of peace and security of Central
  America and the development of the region.
   Annual election of the Board of Parliament.
   Approval of the budget of the PARLACEN.
   Considering and deciding on the reports of the Board of Parliament.
   Elaborating and approving the internal decrees of the Central American Parliament and on other
  necessary regulations.
   Formation of working committees that are regarded as necessary by the Plenum.
   Proposing drafts of contracts and agreements, which are to be negotiated between the Central
  American states and which shall contribute to the satisfaction of needs in the region.
   Annual ratification of the directives of the parliament’s standing committees.
   Other tasks conferred upon the plenum by this contract or its ancillary instruments.
  The Commissions
  The commissions are parliamentary institutions that are supposed to conduct studies and research within
  their sphere of competence or on matters assigned to them by the Board or the Plenum, in order to contribute
  expertise and release reports.
  The working committees of PARLACEN can be classified in the following manner:
  Permanent commissions are laid down in the Internal Order for an unlimited period of time, designed to
  work on their respective commission affairs.
  The permanent commissions are composed of at most two representatives of each member state and should
  not exceed a total of twelve members.
  Up to date there are thirteen permanent commissions:
   Commission of Agriculture, Fishing, Environment and Natural Resources
   Commission of Urban Development, Public Participation
   Commission of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
   Commission of Women, Children, Youth and Family
   Commission of Monetary Affairs and Finance
   Commission of Tourism
   Commission of International Relations and Migration Affairs
   Commission of Health, Social Security, Population, Labor and Corporation Affairs
   Commission of Peace, Public Security and Human Rights
   Commission of Integration, Trade and Economic Development
   Commission of Legal Affairs, Integration Law and Regional Institutions
   Commission of Politics and Party Affairs
   Commission of Indigenous Peoples and Afro Descendants
  Extraordinary commissions are set up by the Plenum for matters of special importance and institutional
  significance for the PARLACEN as well as for the process of integration.
  Special commissions are set up to handle special affairs by the Board of Parliament.
  Parliamentary Groups
  They reflect the ideological lines of the Central American representatives and are organized according to the
  political orientation of their parties.
  The parliamentary groups are launched with the adoption of an internal statute, which is presented at the
  plenary meeting and registered by the Board of Parliament. The statute is published and contains the
  ideological principles, the political objectives, the management bodies and the internal rules of procedure of
  the group.
  2. BOARD OF PARLIAMENT
  It is the executive body implementing the decisions that emanate from the Plenum. It is the administrative
  body of the PARLACEN and is expendable according to its internal rules.
  The Board of Parliament is elected by the Plenum. It acts for the period of one year as a permanent organ
  and is composed of:
   One President
   Five Vice-presidents
   Six Secretaries.
  The board takes its decisions with the approval by seven of its members. In the event of a tie of votes, the
  president’s vote counts twice. The presidency is assigned in rotation according to the alphabetical order of
  the member states, starting with the state that holds the head office.
  All resolutions can be appealed in the Plenum. Owing to the special observer's status of the Dominican
  Republic, one vice-president and one secretary act on their behalf at the Board of Parliament.
  The tasks of the board are the following:
   Consideration and handling of all requests that fall within the remit of the PARLACEN.
   Forwarding the invitations for the ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the Plenum of the
  PARLACEN
   Drafting of the budget, which is stated in Central American Pesos, for the work routine of the
  PARLACEN.
   Providing information about relevant affairs for each member state respectively.
   Executing the resolutions of the PARLACEN.
   Rendering the annual report about the execution of its duties and the results of its administration to the
  Plenum, as well as an account on the budget.
   Management and supervision of the Secretary Office and appointment of necessary personnel. Here,
  the equal treatment of all Central American states has to be taken into consideration.
   Handling of the economic and organisational affairs that affect the PARLACEN.
   Submission of proposals to the Plenum about regulating instruments required for the internal order.
   Creation of special committees to carry out a mission or to realize a special function.
   Proper filling of a vacancy that can occur in the event of absence of a representative.
   Calling for the deputy representatives in case of vacancies.
   Proposing to the Plenum a list of candidates for the appointment of the internal and external auditor
  of the PARLACEN.
   Forming delegations for official missions in respect to the regulating norms for the integration of
  special missions of the PARLACEN.
   Elaborating and approving its own internal rules and division of functions among its members.
   Other tasks conferred upon the board by the Constitutive Treaty or by ancillary instruments.
  3. SECRETARY OFFICE
  The Secretary Office is the technical-administrative organ of the PARLACEN and splits into three
  secretariats, which have the following functions and responsibilities:
  The Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs undertakes and obeys the decisions of the PARLACEN. It
  reports to the Plenum on a regular basis and technically assists the Plenum as well as the committees in all
  their activities. At the same time it coordinates advices to the committees and if necessary it has to assist the
  extended Board with the set up of the agenda for the plenary meetings.
  The Secretariat for Administration and Finance administers all branches, manager's offices, departments
  and administrative units as well as the personnel of the PARLACEN and controls the proper administration of
  its resources.
  The Secretariat of the Board offers technical help to the board in questions relating to the responsibilities of
  and the topics worked out by the Board.
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  THE OBSERVERS
  The PARLACEN can confer an observer's status to states, national and regional parliaments whose objectives
  and principles are in accordance with the PARLACEN, as well as to International Organisations that apply
  for this status.
  The observers take part in these activities, in compliance with the laws and the obligations laid down in the
  internal rules. Furthermore, participation underlies certain conditions defined in detail in a special
  agreement.
  The observers can be classified as follows:
  Special observers are those states in the region that have not yet been able to elect their representatives into
  the PARLACEN in a direct and democratic way. Special observers are entitled to participate in the meetings
  of the PARLACEN and its committees. They are allowed to contribute on equal terms as the representatives
  elected by popular vote in their fields of activity unless otherwise prohibited by the internal rules.
  Permanent observers are parliaments of other extra regional states as well as other International
  Organisations whose objectives and principles comply with those of the PARLACEN. Currently this status is
  held by Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Republic of China in Taiwan.
  Original observers are parliaments that hold this status due to their contributions and assistance for the
  establishment and consolidation of the PARLACEN. These parliaments are the following: The European
  Parliament, the Parliament of Latin America and the Parlia

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• Ivory Mensah 1 week ago

  Great idea

  Great idea

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