“God bless Bim on Independence day!” I hope that you enjoy your celebrations today and tomorrow.

Yes, Monday is a bank holiday. Why not work this in with your celebrations:
December 1st Last Chance To See Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary For Free

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Turks & Caicos-based Co. Settles with Needhams Point Holdings Ltd.
Dr. David Estwick has called the previous Barbados Government “project bunglers”, according to the Nation News. Turks & Caicos-based Johnston International Ltd has sued Needhams Point Holdings Ltd., (Barbados Hilton hotel). Here is a Barbados Supreme Court ruling on the matter. Note that the judge […]

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CNN.com/Asia
“(CNN) — Several people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks targeting Mumbai sites popular with tourists and business people, according to police and CNN’s sister network in India.”
UPDATE: Carnage in India; hotels under siege
- Photo from Fox News: Night of Terror
- Fox News: FBI Warns of Possible Terror Plot Against […]

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CNN - Article Nov. 25, 2008

(CNN) — A Florida circuit judge declared unconstitutional Tuesday a 31-year-old state law that prevents gays and lesbians from adopting children, saying “the blanket exclusion” of gay applicants “defeated Florida’s goal […]

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Answer: A pile of hundred dollar ($100) bills worth one million, four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) would stand over five feet tall.
US currency is 0.0043 inch thick. Bajan should be similar. There are $1,400,000/$100 or 14,000 bills required. Multiply 0.0043 inches by 14,000, and you get 60.2 inches. Divide by 12, and you […]

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The Funeral
I heard that Anna had a big turn out for her funeral. The priest and congregation alike were very sad. The release of white balloons was very impressive. Update: Here is the page at Lyndhurst Funeral Home.

Memorial
Yesterday, I received a comment regarding a Facebook memorial for Anna Druzhinina, and I thought that I would […]

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The Weekly Standard Blog - Meet Greg Craig, Obama’s White House Counsel
Greg Craig who represented Bill Clinton in his impeachment defence, has been appointed White House counsel. Some reports say that he worked with the Cuban government while representing a citizen of that country. (Photo Wikipedia)

Mike Allen reported […]

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These little creatures are primates. They are often referred to as monkeys, but this is not strictly correct.
Source: Yahoo: Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists […]

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Left: Eric Holder was born to Barbadian parents in the US.
(Photo from Wikipedia Commons)
The list of famous Bajans grows!
Source: Telegraph UK
Barack Obama picks Eric Holder as first black attorney general
Quote:

“Obama offered Holder the job and he accepted,” Newsweek magazine said on its website, adding that “the […]

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Source: Barbados Advocate - Monday November 17, 2008
Two St. Philip men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Anna Druzhinina which occurred at Palmers Plantation House in St. John, Barbados.
The two men are Teerath Persaud, 41, of Blades Hill, and Christopher Omar McCollin, 26, of Vineyard. The two men were also charged […]

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