Train travel halts in France as railway workers go on strike Travel to and from train stations around Paris, including the bustling Gare du Nord, came to a halt on Apr. 3, 2018 when railway workers began their three-month strike. As a result of workers showcasing their disapproval for President Emmanuel Macron's proposed labor laws, Tuesday's commute was dubbed "Black Tuesday", with stations quickly overcrowding with waiting commuters and no trains available. … [Read more...] about Train travel halts in France as railway workers go on strike
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VN international travel mart opens
Photo: VGP He attributed aforementioned achievements to the efforts made by the business community and local governments in removing difficulties for businesses and creating a safe and friendly tourism environment. Mentioning the theme “Online travel” of the VITM 2018, Deputy PM Dam urged the effective utilization of advantages of information technology, aiming to create linkages between all strata, the Government, organizations, businesses and people, thus creating a foundation for sustainable tourism development. Addressing the event, Alejandro Montalban Carrasco, head of the cooperation and development department of the EU delegation in Viet Nam, stated that the EU is supporting the Viet Nam Tourism Association to enhance capabilities for Vietnamese tour guides in implementing the Tourism Law on tour guides, aiming to promote sustainable and responsible tourism in Viet Nam. Photo: VGP He highlighted the power of tourism in … [Read more...] about VN international travel mart opens
Travellers removed from Dagenham’s Central Park
PUBLISHED: 11:55 05 April 2018 | UPDATED: 13:46 05 April 2018 Tom Horton The traveller site in Dagenham. Picture: LBBD LBBD An illegal traveller site was removed from Central Park in Dagenham last week. Three caravans and four vehicles, including a small lorry, were issued with an enforcement notice to leave the site within two hours or risk being arrested. The individuals were “aggressive and threatening” towards police and council officers but left the park within an hour, according to a council spokesman. This is the third time in three weeks that Barking and Dagenham Council has had to move on travellers who have set up camp in the borough. The council was granted addition powers by the High Court last year to enforce an illegal encampment injunction. Jonathon Toy, operating director for enforcement services at Barking and Dagenham Council, said: “This is exactly why we were so determined to secure the injucnction. The council and poliec will continue to … [Read more...] about Travellers removed from Dagenham’s Central Park
Courts have power to review travel ban, enforce limits on executive power, ABA SCOTUS brief says
Home Daily News Courts have power to review travel ban, enforce… U.S. Supreme Court By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 2, 2018, 11:10 am CDT The ABA argues in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief that courts have the power to determine whether President Donald Trump’s latest travel bans violates the establishment clause and a statutory ban on national origin discrimination in immigration. The Supreme Court should “exercise its full power of judicial review to preserve and enforce fundamental constitutional and statutory limits on executive power,” the ABA brief says. The ABA filed the brief late Friday, according to an ABA press release. Arguments in the case, Trump v. Hawaii, are scheduled for April 25, according to an ABA Journal analysis of the case by University of California at law dean Erwin Chemerinsky. The latest and third travel ban, issued in September 2017, restricts travel to the United States from eight countries, including six predominantly Muslim … [Read more...] about Courts have power to review travel ban, enforce limits on executive power, ABA SCOTUS brief says
Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme Court
Home Daily News Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme… U.S. Supreme Court By Erwin Chemerinsky Posted April 2, 2018, 8:30 am CDT Erwin Chemerinsky No case on the docket this year is likely to be more important than Trump v. Hawaii, which involves the legality of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The case will be heard on the last day of arguments for the term, Wednesday, April 25. Before the U.S. Supreme Court is the third effort by President Trump to prevent immigration from several designated countries. Virtually every federal court, trial and appellate, to consider any of these versions has found them to be invalid. The initial travel ban was created by an executive order on Jan. 27, 2017. It barred all immigration from seven designated countries—Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Iraq—for a period of 90 days. It also suspended the refugee program for 120 days. It applied even to those who had the right to be in the United States … [Read more...] about Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme Court