Brac pirates week splash a success
If a Pirates Week celebration can be judged by its kickoff, one can plan on another successful, fun-filled time in the Brac for the Pirates Week Finale during the last weekend of November. The combined efforts of Captain’s Table, Moses…
As water recedes, cleanup begins across Northeast USA
WALLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — Weary residents across the Northeast of America pulled soggy furniture and ruined possessions onto their front lawns as they cleaned up and surveyed the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene. The mess of destroyed furniture on Paul…
Maples and Calder Recruited Record Number of Summer Students
Maples and Calder welcomed nineteen summer student interns in June, marking a record number for the firm, which invites applications each year from young adults who are in the last years of their secondary education or beginning their tertiary education….
Gibson to pay ex-girlfriend $750,000 in settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter legal fight that followed sexist, racist rants attributed to the actor. The…
No cash for Minn. boy who made ‘miracle’ shot
MINNEAPOLS (AP) — It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity…
What is the best tablet?
The tablets I am talking about here are not the medicinal ones. I am talking about technology’s newest best-selling ‘gadget’ – the tablet computer and read iPad. Apple sold 15 million of them in 2010 and many experts predict that…
Libyan rebels catch Gadhafi foreign minister
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rebels hunting the top officials in Moammar’s Gadhafi’s ousted regime have captured his foreign minister and are closing in on Gadhafi himself, rebel officials said Thursday. The announcement, made on the 42nd anniversary of the coup…
Public Entities Meet Financial Deadline
For the first time since the Public Management and Finance Law was introduced, public sector entities across the board have kept to the deadline to submit financial statements to the Auditor General’s Office. Wednesday 31st August, is the date by…
Hurricane Katia poses no threat to land for the next few days but keep an eye on Invest 93L
The unsettled weather that brought us thunderstorms and heavy rain over the last few days has finally moved away from us. Rob Lightbown on his Crown Weather website says: “My thinking is that 93L will meander around just off of…
JUST AND FAIR DECISION: Devon’s mom says acquittal was correct
In an emotional post-verdict interview yesterday, the mother of Devon Anglin, acquitted of murder in the Grand Court, detailed her private anguish at the trial and public vilification of her son. “The last 18 months have been the most intense…
