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Auditor General Larry Dennis' special report, tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday, contains many areas of concern, but he views them so seriously that he has qualified his audit for the first time in eight years.
In effect, a qualified audit me...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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(Bloomberg) — Lord Conrad Black, in prison for fraud and obstruction of justice, still has his peerage, as does Jeffrey Archer, who served two years for perjury.
Until last June, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe could claim his honorary knighthood...
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BOSTON — I was going to give this a good leaving alone. But there I was flying home from a mellow family visit when El Rushbo filled — and I do mean filled — the screen before me, delivering what he called "my first ever address to the nation." Who k...
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Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, I have called this press conference to address growing concerns in the community and the media at the levels of violence and gun crime on our streets. Among a significant group of predominantly young men we are se...
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On March 10, 1965, the first traffic wardens began patrolling Hamilton's streets.
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Knowing the way around
February 10, 2009
Dear Sir,
When one hears that the ambulance driver called to an emergency, as in the case of the Palmer fiasco "had no idea where Leafy Way was", it becomes obvious that all ambulance drivers should have a mon...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When billionaire investor Warren Buffett says President Barack Obama's economic message is muddled and undermining public confidence, it's worth listening. Halfway through his first 100 days in office, ace communicator Obama ha...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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In 1973, a state of emergency was declared, one day after the assassination of Governor Sir Richard Sharples and his aide-de-camp (ADC), Captain Hugh Sayers.
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I took some stick from a prominent lawyer last week for criticising Senator David Burch's statement that Police should start taking "appropriately violent action" against criminals.
My criticism was described as a "knee jerk" reaction to score politi...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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What's the alternative?
March 9, 2009
Dear Sir,
May I share this memorable quotation from Sir Alex Fraser Tytler (1742-1813) with you and your readers?
A Scottish jurist and historian, Sir Alex Fraser Tytler, was widely known in his time and was pro...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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