Road closures National Heroes Day
The following road junctions will be closed from 6.00pm on Friday, 20 January 2012, until 9.00pm Monday, 23 January 2012, to facilitate the National Heroes Day event / parade; · Harbour Drive / Fort Street · Edward Street /…
Japan police nab inmate
TOKYO (AP) — A manhunt that riveted Japan ended Friday when police captured a Chinese convict who bolted from a Hiroshima penitentiary clad only in his underwear in the country’s first prison break in more than two decades. Police found…
FBI seeks help finding Montana teacher’s body
Authorities investigating the reported death of a Montana school teacher asked land owners in parts of Montana and North Dakota to check vacant farmsteads for signs of disturbed soil or matted grass, saying her body might be buried at such…
Chosen for a purpose
GLORIA A DIOS EN LAS ALTURASPAZ EN LA TIERRA ENTRE LOS HOMBRES QUE GOZAN DE SU FAVOR (GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE GOODWILL TO ALL MEN) Any one for Cuba? – “Oh yes,” I said,…
OFCs ‘not to blame’ for global financial woes, says ex-regulator
“Irresponsible” governments, regulators and banks are mainly responsible for the global recession, not Offshore Financial Centers, said Tim Ridley, former Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. “It is a myth that OFCs are primarily responsible for the recent financial meltdowns,”…
Beyonce gets fly with golden booty named after her
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so “bootylicious” with its golden-haired bum, there was only one name worthy of its beauty: Beyonce. Previously published results from Bryan Lessard, a 24-year-old researcher at Australia’s Commonwealth…
Letter to the Editor
For the past few years I have kept silent and my fingers away from my keyboard when thinking about road safety issues. I reached a firm decision on this as I was banging my head against a solid wall and…
Arsene says “strange decisions” led to loss
Manager Arsene Wenger felt a series of “strange decisions” had proved vital in Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat at Swansea, particularly referee Michael Oliver’s decision to award a penalty he described as “a complete imagination. The penalty in question came in the…
