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Collier elections chief won't implement Gov. Scott's new voter registration
Collier Supervisor of Elections Jennifer Edwards has written to Secretary of State Kurt Browning saying she will not put the law into effect in Collier until it gets cleared by the US Department of Justice. Under the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
Updated: 06/01/2011 11:00A
Judge Bans Prayer at Texas Graduation
Biery's order, released Tuesday, was in response to a lawsuit filed by Christa and Danny Schultz on behalf of their son, Corwin, to block use of prayer. The judge says speakers cannot call on audience members to bow their heads, join in prayer or say
Updated: 06/01/2011 11:00A
Sheriff honored with national award
During the event an awards ceremony was held at the US Department of Justice following a luncheon sponsored by Fox Valley Technical College. At the ceremony, Deputy US Attorney General James Cole presented Barber with the 2011 Missing Children's Law
Updated: 06/01/2011 11:00A
Mitchell: The PLP Puts Bahamians First
I wish again to urge more sensitivity in dealing with the issues of re-routing the traffic from the Prince Charles Drive. Bahamians must come first, not short-term political interests. Bahamians are being inconvenienced and Bahamian businesses are
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:59A
Today's work space
The managerial employees affected filed a court application for, among other things, an order that they were entitled to payment of the allowance. The trial court (a foreign High Court) established that despite the managers previously raising this
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:59A
Murder accused must decide on attorney
Holland appeared before Justice Terrence Rannowane but Tshekiso said the file on the matter remained at Kgalemang and Associates. "The file on this matter remains with Kgalemang and Associates and at the moment the law firm is under the curatorship of
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:59A
26/11 case in US: Government still undecided on joining lawsuit
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Government today said no decision has been taken on its joining a lawsuit in New York filed by victims of 26/11 terror attack suing Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:59A
Children's Ombudsman criticises civil servant's jail-fears comments
Emily Logan claims the secretary general of the Department of Justice misrepresented a scathing report she carried out on 16 and 17-year-olds in St Patrick's Institution. Ms Logan said she was dismayed Sean Aylward told a United Nations committee on
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:59A
Tiger Asia Seeks End To Hong Kong Regulator's Lawsuit
Tiger Asia Management has asked a Hong Kong court to dismiss a regulatory effort to bar it from trading in the city. Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission last year moved to ban the hedge fund from trading after accusing it of insider-trading
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:58A
Governor greases the wheels for DMV in Westerly
In April, DMV administrators toured the former police station on Union Street, now the Westerly Adult Day Center, but were concerned about excess traffic and inadequate parking. DMV officials have shown interest in setting up an office at the Tower
Updated: 06/01/2011 10:57A
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