A “Fairy Tale Wedding”
On Saturday 21st January 2012 I was among the many guests to witness the marriage of Sheila Jennifer Leigh and Jose Rafael Alvarez Perez. It was what I would call a ‘fairy tale’ of a wedding. Sheila’s parents are J….
Love is in the (h)air for Ann Marie
Two cute teddy-bears holding paws should tell you all you need to know about taxi driver Ann Marie Tomlinson’s new hairdo. That’s right, the big to-do about the new hairdo is because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Her…
iThought for February 3, 2012
And let the thought of God be in your mind, and let all your discourse be on the precepts of the Most High. Ecclesiasticus 9:23
Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead
CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off…
$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement
After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million two-storey, two-building purpose-built,…
Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with up to 350 aboard
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. An airplane from…
