Bat’s not the way to do it
A large cave in North Side is being excavated and surveyed as a preliminary part of a future development as a tourist attraction site. Bat experts fear that any disturbance will cause the bats to fly away. The developer and…
Amanda Knox has deal with HarperCollins for memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Knox has a book deal. The young exchange student whose conviction in Italy and eventual acquittal on murder charges made headlines worldwide has an agreement with HarperCollins to tell her story. The 24-year-old Seattle resident,…
New support for dump protestors
The coalition opposing relocation of the George Town Landfill to Midland Acres has gained the support of Bodden Town’s 200-resident Belford Housing Estates, swelling local dissent. At the same time, the 75-member Coalition to Keep Bodden Town Dump Free has…
Passport2Success helps gain skills
Seventeen men between the ages of 21 and 40 began their passport2success programme, aimed at helping people gain the skills they need to find jobs. Each of the men has to be unemployed in order to qualify for the programme….
The Editor Speaks: Shouldn’t completing our schools be the highest priority?
The Clifton Hunter High School that was scheduled to open for Easter with all the accompanying hoopla has now been delayed until September. Wow. We are not talking about a few weeks but SIX months! The reason given by Hon….
Most Honduras fire inmates awaited trial
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted, according…
Celtic hits back at Alex Salmond over Rangers comments
Celtic FC has attacked Alex Salmond for saying the club needs bitter rivals Rangers to prosper. Mr Salmond (pictured) reportedly told the broadcaster Al Jazeera: “Celtic can’t prosper unless Rangers are there”. He was responding to questions after Rangers was…
China’s vice president shows personal side in Iowa
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — China’s vice president remembered the popcorn he’d received as a parting gift — and the strong Chinese liquor he left behind. He recalled one young girl asking whether he’d seen American movies, and being shocked when…