BEIJING (AP) – Eight youths were killed and 26 injured when students descending a crowded staircase after evening classes at a school in central China lost their footing amid a crush of bodies, state media and the local government reported yesterday....
Bermuda Democratic Alliance today unveiled its platform on crime — including the creation of anti-gang legislation, greater use of technology including CCTV, and tougher drunk driving laws.
The Alliance says it would deter gang involvement by increas...
DATE: Dec 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
LONDON (Reuters) – The opinion poll lead of Britain's opposition Conservatives over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party has narrowed to eight percentage points, according to a poll published yesterday.
The Populus poll for the Times newspaper ...
A public schoolteacher is suing the Ministry of Education for a seven-figure sum for personal injury and defamation.
Karen Clemons names CedarBridge Academy principal Kalmar Richards in two writs filed against the Minister of Education on December 1....
DATE: Dec 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
PATI concerns
This was sent to Government and copied to The Royal Gazette.
November 30, 2009
Dear Sir,
I am a very concerned taxpayer who would like to know where my money has been spent, just as would every other taxpayer in Bermuda.
We, the people,...
Sixteen of Bermuda's most promising teenagers will be striving to catch the eye of overseas college scouts at the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend.
Bermuda Football Association (BFA) in conjunction ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Stephen Wright
The recent Royal visit was not only a major success, but it also provided the country with an opportunity to show appreciation for its British heritage.
It was nothing short of incredible to the see the outpouring of affection from all sections of th...
Dear Annie: Four years ago, my mother moved to Florida to be closer to my two sisters and their families. Now they are planning a party for her 90th birthday, and my sister has set the date for Christmas Eve.
The relatives who still live here have sa...
ROME (AP) – The murder conviction of US student Amanda Knox has not damaged US-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment, a top Italian diplomat said yesterday.
After a tense weekend, the diplomat sough...
Four men who grew up near St. Monica's Road are urging people to put aside regional differences and rally as one community.
Brothers Wayne, Dwayne and Travis Caines and Dr. Lou Matthews yesterday launched a grassroots movement to bring an end to gang...
