Archive for August, 2008

McCain Picks Sarah Palin for VP

Posted in August 29th, 2008

by admin in US News, Kingsland Estates Ltd., Government, Politics and Development, Canada, Barbados

John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his Vice-Presidential candidate. Sarah Palin is from Alaska. Mrs Palin’s husband is a blue collar union worker for BP. She is tough on corruption and has taken a hard line against VECO. Here is a Reuters article on Forbes about Sarah Palin.
Barbados will be impacted whoever […]

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Sex, Money and Sandy Lane - The Money Manager and the Maid

Posted in August 29th, 2008

by admin in World News, Government, Politics and Development, Barbados

This is an old story involving an owner of Sandy Lane, but I don’t recall ever seeing it in the local papers. According to reports, wealthy money manager David Morrison was charged with assaulting a maid at Sandy Lane by the Royal Barbados Police Force. Mr Morrison subsequently settled with the maid. I noted that […]

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Search Reveals World Famous Barbados Deane!

Posted in August 23rd, 2008

by admin in World News, Barbados

Estwick Ebenezer Deane had many descendants. Here are some notables:

a former Barbados Senator
a medical doctor
a lawyer
a Barbados Scholar and Engineer
some prominent business persons

While they are known in Barbados, none of the above are world famous. Who is the one and only world famous […]

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St. Kitts - National Assembly to make money laundering an extraditable offence

Posted in August 22nd, 2008

by admin in Government, Politics and Development, West Indies News

Source: Caribbean today

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – Lawmakers in St. Kitts and Nevis are expected to approve […]

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Jamaicans keep winning on track as U.S. woes continue

Posted in August 21st, 2008

by admin in West Indies News

Jamaica’s recent performance in the Olympics is historic. Both the fastest man and the fastest women are Jamaican, making it the “World’s Fastest Nation“. Usain Bolt’s performance was spectacular! He won both the 100m and 200m. Shelly-Ann Fraser and Veronica Campbell-Brown won the 100m and the 200m respectively.

Congratulations Jamaica!
Update: Bolt helps Jamaica win 4×100 relay […]

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Olint faces another lawsuit (Hands Across Jamaica for Righteousness)

Posted in August 21st, 2008

by admin in Religion, Government, Politics and Development, West Indies News

Here is the latest on Olint - a quote from PAUL HENRY in today’s Jamaica Observer, Thursday, August 21, 2008

DAVID Smith and his troubled foreign exchange outfit, Olint Investment Limited and Olint TCI, have […]

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Auditors PwC replaced after fraud

Posted in August 21st, 2008

by admin in World News, Health and Welfare

Read entire story: Irish Times Wednesday, August 20, 2008

GREENCORE HAS dispensed with the services of its external auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) following […]

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“Tyrannical Homosexual Societies” in Prison and the World Bank US $35 million AIDS loan

Posted in August 16th, 2008

by admin in US News, Freedom of Press, Health and Welfare, Government, Politics and Development, West Indies News, Barbados

World Bank loans Barbados US$35 million for a “National Strategic Plan”

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2008 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$35 million loan to Barbados to support the implementation of the 2008-2013 National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. […]

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Rat Brain Controls Robot!

Posted in August 15th, 2008

by admin in Humor, Entertainment & Travel, World News

The Fox video below covers four miscellaneous topics:

Scientist claim that they have made a robotic control mechanism from the brain cells of a rat!
Peking Duck is the favourite food at the Olympics.
Pakistan marks independence.
Walking on water - sort of …

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