The Editor Speaks: Wily Bush’s ‘One Man, One Vote’ statement. Ezzard and Arden reply
You have to hand it to our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush – he is one wily politician. With signatures on the petition for a people initiated referendum on ‘One Man, One Vote’ steadily mounting, the premier cleverly announced on Friday…
10 Most Popular Dog Breeds
The results are in! In the American Kennel Club’s annual survey of most popular purebred dogs in the U.S., the Labrador Retriever has won again. This is the 20th year in a row that the loveable Lab has topped the…
Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan home is no more
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have reduced the house where Osama bin Laden lived for years before he was killed by U.S. commandos to rubble, destroying a concrete symbol of the country’s association with one of the world’s most…
Dog that killed baby may have been trying to care for him
AIRDRIE, ALTA (AP) — A friend of an Alberta couple whose two-day-old baby was killed by the family’s pet husky says the dog was probably trying to comfort the crying boy when it delivered one fatal bite to the child’s…
Manchester clubs both win at weekend. Arsenal thrash Spurs
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points after claiming a comfortable home victory over struggling Blackburn. City dominated from start to finish and took the lead when Mario Balotelli swept in Aleksandar…
Detroit automakers race to keep up with sales
DETROIT (AP) — Auto sales are growing so fast that Detroit can barely keep up. Three years after the U.S. auto industry nearly collapsed, sales of cars and trucks are surging. Sales could exceed 14 million this year, above last…
‘One Man, One Vote’ referendum in 2013 election
Rejecting as cynical UDP efforts to undercut their ‘One Man, One Vote’ petition’, opposition politicians yesterday vowed to press forward with their signature drive to gain a November referendum on a new electoral system. North Side Independent MLA Ezzard Miller…