"The land is in their hands, " says elected village chief Dong Qirui.
"It's preparing for marriage, " the wife of the village chief told me.
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Village chief Margaret Thole explains that they have started to tell people in the village of the importance of delivering in a hospital.
If there is a dispute about boundaries, the village chief adjudicates.
Among them is former village chief Tejaram Mungena, a 52-year-old farmer.
The village chief and the local schoolmaster can often influence votes without visibly campaigning: a hint of new buildings or wells can make up wavering minds.
De Vere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts chief executive Robert Cook said the company planned to be on site at Pacific Quay next month, with a view to completion well before next year's Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup.
At Africa's traditional village level, a chief is chosen by the Queen Mother of the royal family to rule for life.
At an open meeting in the village on Monday, the chief executive of the Western Health Trust said they had tried to remove the brothers from the community for their own safety after reports that stones had been thrown at their house - but their options were very limited.
The films were "morally ambiguous", says Scott Foundas, chief film critic for The Village Voice.
Chief John Naleke, a village elder, can testify firsthand to Ntaiya's powers of persuasion.
Sagaponack, the Southampton village where billionaire Ira Rennert, Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankein and musician Billy Joel own homes, ranks fourth on our list, cracking the top five for the second year in a row.
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Local women, often illiterate, have taken a keen interest in bathroom construction, said Roshni Devi, the council chief in Haryana's Kothal Khurd village.
"Every option was explored to preserve the Crusaders and we're grateful for Wrexham Village Ltd for coming in, " said Crusaders chief executive Mike Turner.
In the first incident, Mukarram Shah was killed in an explosion as he entered his car in the village of Banjot, said Abdullah Khan, police chief of the nearby city of Mingora.
By the time Wright and Qasim arrived in the village of Chowray to help Abdul Rehman, the police chief, the Taliban had departed.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has said 3, 000 village heads would be provided with security cover.
Antonio Giraudo, Juve's chief executive, would like the chance to emulate Chelsea Village.
The regeneration of Isle of Man town and village centres can play a vital role in supporting economic growth, the Chief Minister has said.
If the chief and the Council cannot reach unanimous decision on an important issue, a village meeting is called and the issue put before the people, who will debate it until they reach a consensus.
Tribal leader Malik Samad and district chief Muhammad Haqbeen told CNN that Joseph and an Afghan doctor were abducted near the village of Jegdalek in the Sarobi district, just outside Kabul.
As founder and chief architect of Eden Homes, he refurbishes rundown kominka (traditional houses) in Shojiko, a village two hours from Central Tokyo.
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