Bahamas National Trust gets support for ‘conchservation’ program
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) hosted the first ever Bahamas National Natural History Conference last week. The four-day event ended on Friday with research presentations on the queen conch and a round table discussion on conservation of…
Maples and Calder responds to Trikona Advisers’ Press Release
A recent press release by Trikona Advisers contains inaccurate and misleading statements about Maples and Calder. The firm is not advising any clients in respect of the litigation mentioned in the press release, which appears to relate to a dispute…
UK: Snow causes travel and power disruption
BBC Weekend March 23/24 Snow, sleet and rain have disrupted transport and power supplies as wintry weather continues in much of the UK. A number of roads and airports have closed, with many of the weekend’s sporting fixtures affected too….
Charles Clifford to run in BT as an independent
“I WILL RUN” Attorney at Law Charles “Chuckie” Clifford who is the former Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment and Commerce and former 2nd Elected Member for the Electoral District of Bodden Town has announced that he will again be contesting…
Man seriously hurt as crash leaves car embedded in home
BBC A man is seriously ill in hospital after a car crashed and ended up embedded in a house in Suffolk. The red Audi TT left the road and crashed into the home in Long Meadow Walk, Lowestoft, at about…
House damaged by gunfire – West Bay
West Bay detectives are appealing for witnesses after a house was damaged by gunfire on Thursday night. About 9.45 pm on Thursday (21 March) police received a report that gunshots had been fired at a house in Miss Daisy Lane….
Double helicopter crash in Berlin
BBC Two helicopters have crashed near Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, leaving several people dead or injured. The helicopters hit each other in mid-air during a police exercise. The Bild newspaper said one of the pilots was killed and four people were…
The silliness of demographic panic
A Commentary By Froma Harrop If you drove to work today, did you worry about too few cars on the road? Do you wish more people were waiting in line at the public tennis courts? Are you eager to see…
Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices
From The New York Time/CNBC WASHINGTON — A glut of ethanol in the gasoline supply is threatening to push up prices at the pump and may have exacerbated the growing cost gap between regular gasoline and premium, some oil experts…
Satellite maps oldest light in the universe
From Australian Network News A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our universe to be about 80 million years older than thought. The 50-million pixel, all-sky snapshot of radiation left over from the…
