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	Journalists in prison, 2004
		CPJ was unable to confirm the reasons for his arrest, but Eritrean sources believe that his detention was part of the government's general crackdown on the press, which began in September 2001.
		The reasons for their arrests are unclear, but CPJ sources in Eritrea believe that their continued detention is related to the government's general crackdown on the press, which began in September 2001.
		Burma's ruling military junta announced a general amnesty for almost 4,000 prisoners in late November 2003, and U Win Tin was rumored to be on the list for release, but according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma, he remained in prison at the end of 2004.
	www.cpj.org /Briefings/2005/imprisoned_04/imprisoned_04.html

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		The governor, for his part, said he was speaking out against a "politically correct movement against assimilation." Richard E. Vatz, the professor who invited Ehrlich to address his class yesterday, said use of the word "crap" had left the governor's position open to misunderstanding and mischaracterization.
		A second reform should be to expand the auditor general's mandate to include native bands.
		While registration and turnout is still low compared to the national average, Native communities saw increases of 50 to 150 percent in their turnout, according to the report.
	www.nanews.org /current/text (19908 words)

	General Assembly Confirms Taft's Reappointment to State Board
		North Carolina General Assembly members this afternoon confirmed the reappointment of Kathy A. Taft to the N.C. State Board of Education for a second eight-year term.
		The State Board of Education is the chief education policy-making body in North Carolina and consists of the Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer and 11 members appointed by the Governor to serve eight-year terms.
		She is a founding member of the Pitt County Communities in Schools program and the member of a number of civic, service and political organizations including having served on the Executive Board of Pitt County Boys and Girls Club.
	www.dpi.state.nc.us /newsroom/news/2002-03/20030604.2 (383 words)

	Taiwan (12/05)
		Taiwan's armed forces were reduced as part of a reform initiative from 1997 to 2001, going from about 450,000 to 385,000, with further reductions since then bringing the total force level down to just under 300,000.
		Taiwan is the United States' eighth-largest trading partner; Taiwan's two-way trade with the United States amounted to $49 billion in 2003 and rose 15% to $56 billion in 2004.
		Taiwan authorities have committed to base their decision to reopen the market on science, and AIT expects Taiwan to make a decision in late December 2005 or early 2006.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35855.htm (6717 words)

	Government (from Grenada) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Grenada is governed as a constitutional monarchy, with the British monarch represented by a governor-general as the nominal head of state.
		Grenada was as active as any other Caribbean state against undesirable offshore banks in 2001, closing down 17 in one day in March.
		During the American Civil War, General John C. Pemberton of...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-54639?tocId=54639 (833 words)

	1Up Travel : Belize - Administration info on Belize.
		Of the Senate's eight members, five are elected by the prime minister, two by the leader of the opposition, and one by the governor general on the advice of the Belize Advisory Council.
		Queen Elizabeth II is head of state and is represented in the country by Governor General Dr. Colville N. Young, Sr., a Belizean and Belize's second governor general.
		However, in 2001, Belize joined with most members of CARICOM to campaign for the establishment of a "Caribbean Court of Justice." The country is divided into six districts: Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/centralamerica/belize/administration.html (833 words)

	EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT OVERSHADOWED BY DEFENCE BUILD-UP, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD
		The General Assembly met this afternoon to continue the general debate of its fifty-seventh session.
		He said his country was making every effort towards the successful implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), in spite of limited human and financial resources. Legislative measures that had been put in place included the Exchange of Information Act, which addressed some of the international community’s concerns as expressed in resolution 1373.
		Greater faith must be placed in the United Nations to meaningfully address poverty, instability and the effects of environmental degradation, he said. In that “common house of humanity”, all countries should put down their arms, listen to each other and resolve their differences together.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2002/GA10050.doc.htm (690 words)

	Paraguay - Amnesty International
		In August judicial authorities were asked to approach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seek clarification as to whether an extradition request against General Stroessner, ordered by a judge in 2001 for his alleged role in the torture and killing of two brothers in 1974, had been submitted.
		Supporters of exiled former General Lino Oviedo continued to campaign for the 10-year prison sentence against him for his part in a 1996 coup attempt to be revoked on the grounds that legal proceedings against him were flawed.
		In April a judge ordered the arrest of General Stroessner (in exile in Brazil) and his former Interior Minister, Sabino Montanaro (in exile in Honduras), for their alleged part in the killing of Celestina Pérez in 1974.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/Pry-summary-eng (964 words)

	What's Happening at QC
		The teachers and staff of the School, the Guyana Association of Modern Languages Teachers (GAMLAT), the Board of Governors and the school's Parent Teachers Association were among those who honoured and paid tribute to her at a special assembly held at the Police Officers Mess, Eve Leary on July 3rd, 2001.
		Blake is also referred to, as Â“a colleague, a sister in Christ, and someone who stood for the values, goals and traditions of QCÂ”.Â“She learnt very early what stood for excellence in work, general deportment, and a commitment to carry on the prestige of the school,Â” Mrs.
		She was honoured in tributes and presented with a number of gifts by the staff, the Board of Governors, Parent-Teacher Association, Queen's College Old Students Association, students and ancillary staff.
	www.queenscollege.org /happennings.htm (964 words)

	International Commission of Jurists
		The Court of Appeal in its landmark decision on 1 March 2001 ruled that the 1997 Constitution guaranteeing equality between ethnic Fijians and Fijians of Indian descent was still in force and that the pre-coup government should be re-called.
		Fiji judges were involved in drafting military decrees immediately after the military take-over, including a decree to fundamentally alter Fiji's judicial structure.
		Following the uprising, on 29 May 2000 the Fiji military attempted to abolish the 1997 Constitution and began ruling by decree and through a hand-picked "interim civilian government".
	www.icj.org /world_pays.php3?id_mot=53%E2%8C%A9=en (277 words)

	Regent News
		Ashcroft served two terms as Missouri’s attorney general and was twice elected governor of the state.
		As attorney general, he is credited with overseeing an historic era of safety and security in the United States following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
		While serving as governor of Missouri, Ashcroft was chairman of the Education Commission of the States, an interstate compact created to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders.
	www.regent.edu /news/ashcroft.html (277 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » IRIN-WA Weekly Roundup 86 covering the period 18 - 24 Aug 2001
		The deputy commander of US European Command, General C.W. Fulford, visited Nigerian peacekeepers at their headquarters in the northern town of Makeni on Monday and reiterated his country's commitment to the peace process in Sierra Leone.
		Meanwhile, Muslim leaders in the north have started talks with governors of Nigeria's Sharia states on ways to implement Islamic law without infringing on the rights of non-Muslims.
		The Gambia has 98 officially recognised non-governmental organisations, the deputy director of the country's NGO Affairs Agency, Jerreh Sanyang, told IRIN on Wednesday.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/07e2533eee328c5285256ab50065366a (3142 words)

	Guinea (10/03)
		Under the French, the country formed the Territory of Guinea within French West Africa, administered by a governor general resident in Dakar.
		Guinea was recently elected to the UN Security Council for the 2-year term beginning with the 56th General Assembly, which began October 2001.
		Terrain: Generally flat along the coast and mountainous in the interior.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/31274.htm (3569 words)

	The Gambia and the IMF --
		Linah K. Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Botswana, at the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Ottawa, November 17, 2001
		Tantely Andrianarivo, Governor of the IMF for Madagascar, on behalf of the African Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion
		Tito Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
	www.imf.org /external/country/gmb?type=9998 (2021 words)

	AfricaFiles AT ISSUE EZINE
		In the Auditor General’s report for the year 2001, for example, most of the ministries and parastatals together with the three arms of government were found to be corrupt.
		Although several governors, ministers and special assistants were convicted of corruption under his administration (1979-1983), his “revolution” generally failed.
		Although General Babangida had put in place transitional programmes that led to the election of civilian governors in each state, the annulment of the presidential election precluded any significant anti-corruption initiatives.
	www.africafiles.org /atissueezine.asp (11556 words)

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		General elections in Trinidad and Tobago on December 10, 2001 ended in a tie.
		Trinidad and Tobago is locked in a political stalemate caused by the tie in the general elections.
		The Munro Board of Governors were incensed charging the boys had tarnished the reputation of Munro and promptly threatened to resign.
	www.hotcalaloo.com /jan2002.htm (3157 words)

	MSM Awards
		The Medal shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a ribbon, 32 millimetres in width, of such design as the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the Prime Minister, may determine by regulation.
		The Governor-General of New Zealand, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the Prime Minister, may from time to time issue regulations relating to
		New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are in the Solomon Islands to monitor a peace agreement signed in Townsville, Australia, in 2001 between the Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM) and the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF).
	honours.homestead.com /nzsolo.html (2175 words)

	Malta and the IMF -- Page 1 of 2
		Giulio Tremonti, Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy, Governor of the IMF for Italy at the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Ottawa, November 17, 2001
		John Dalli, Governor of the World Bank for Malta, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
		Giuliano Amato, Governor of the Fund for Italy, at the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting on April 16, 2000
	www.imf.org /external/country/MLT (724 words)

	Sierra Leone News Archives - November 2001 - Sierra Leone Web
		Sierra Leone's ambassador to Liberia has returned to Monrovia for the first time since he and his Guinean counterpart were expelled in March for unspecified acts "incompatible with their status," the Associated Press reported on Thursday.
		Leone's civilian government, it was Eldred Collins who broadcast an apology to the nation for atrocities committed by the Revolutionary United Front against the country's civilian population.
		Four Sierra Leoneans are reported to be among 13 would-be immigrants who died Wednesday when their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting Turkish officials.
	www.sierra-leone.org /slnews1101.html (724 words)

	Sierra Leone and the IMF -- Page 2 of 3
		Linah K. Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Botswana, at the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Ottawa, November 17, 2001
		April 11, 2003 -- Transcript of a Press Conference of African Finance Ministers and Governors of Central Banks
		Charles Konan Banny, Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Mr.
	www.imf.org /external/country/SLE?pn=2 (724 words)

	Sierra Leone Live News
		The Government of Sierra Leone has issued a statement 24 hours after the death of Anniemod Cole, the winner of the Miss Sierra Leone Beauty Contest 2001 expressing concern that there is likelihood that the organizers of the contest treated her unjustly.
		Sierra Leone Police in a press release said Tuesday night’s bombings which scared the capital city were caused by explosions of nine gas cylinders at Pepel Island, about 25miles from Port Loko town in the Northern district.
		Sierra Leone’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Dennis Bright, has called for more attention to be given to the welfare and training of the home-based squad to meet the challenges of future international competition...
	www.salonelive.com /news/PPL.search.asp (724 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Governor-General ripped off - Sunday February 25, 2001
		Jamaica Gleaner - Governor-General ripped off - Sunday
		Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, warmly greets Lady Bustamante after a floral tribute yesterday at the National Heroes Park in honour of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante.
		Meanwhile, the forgery has caused consternation among members of the Police Force, who are still unsure as to how the thieves could have obtained Sir Howard's bank account number, plus other confidential details about his account.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20010225/lead/lead2.html (416 words)

	International Year of Volunteers 2001
		27 April, 2001: Press Launch of South Eastern Region which included four parishes, endorsed by the Deputy Governor General, Rev. Custos Weevil Gordon at King’s House spoke of the opportunities that the IYV has released for the parishes to honor volunteers and enhance the growth of volunteerism in the communities.
		Press releases included "Service is the reward" by Sir Howard Cooke, Governor General of Jamaica and "Timely Observance" by the Hon.
		17 March 2000: Media announcement of endorsement by Sir Howard Cooke, Governor General of Jamaica at King’s House, as he pledged his support and the support of all 14 custodies to the year.
	www.worldvolunteerweb.org /dynamic/infobase/html/2001/01_06_01JAM_calendario.htm (518 words)

	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan :: Delhi Kendra
		Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Honourable Prime Minister of India has released the 1 Millionth copy of "Ramayana" by late Shri C. Rajagopalachari (the first Indian and last governor General of India) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, India on December 19, 2001 at 1800Hrs IST.
		As an ardent freedom-fighter, as Chief Minister of Madras, as Governor of West Bengal, as Home Minister of India and as the first Indian Governor-General of India, he rendered yeoman service to the nation and left an indelible impress on our contemporary life.
		Rajaji was closely associated with Kulapati Munshiji and he was among the distinguished founder- members of the Bhavan.
	www.bvbdelhi.org /upcom_events/upcom_events.html (268 words)

	Sources of Information
		Commanders, Directors-General, Lieutenant-Governors, Governors, Governors-General, Chief Minister, Premiers, Prime Ministers, and Presidents for the 1600-2001 Period
		As a result of those years which impacted him, he developed a profound interest in GuyanaÂ’s Amerindians in particular and their South American counterparts in general, accumulating a wealth of rare material relating to these indigenous peoples over the years.
		This book provides easy information for anyone who wants to learn about the Amerindians of Guyana, and furnishes enough background data for the serious researcher who may want to indulge in more in-depth research into the history and culture of these proud people.
	www.cosbert.com /shops/brochure.html (268 words)

	Fiji Ministers
		She is daughter of Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau, Governor General of Fiji 1973-83.
		From 1989-91 Leader of Fiji Labour Party, 1995 Leader of Fiji Labour National Federation, 1995-98 Vice-President of Fijian Association Party, 1998-2001 Party Leader.
		In 2000 she and the rest of the government was deposed in a coup d’etat.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Fiji.htm (853 words)

	Jamaica. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The official heads of government are the governor-general, appointed by the British sovereign, and the prime minister.
		In the 1989 elections the PNP ousted the JLP, and Manley returned as prime minister; he chose to continue the policy directions taken by Seaga.
		The British ruthlessly quelled the uprising and also forced the frightened legislature to surrender its powers; Jamaica became a crown colony.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ja/Jamaica.html (1418 words)

	North Carolina History
		Between 1663 and 1729, North Carolina was under the control of the Lords Proprietors and their descendants, who commissioned colonial officials and authorized the governor and his council to grant lands in the name of the Lords Proprietors.
		North Carolina was readmitted to the Union in 1868.
		In 1788, North Carolina rejected the United States Constitution because of the lack of necessary amendments to ensure freedom of the people; however, on November 21, 1789, the state adopted the constitution, becoming the twelfth state to enter the federal union.
	statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/history/history.htm (3577 words)

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