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New public prosecutors debut in Ampatuan case
Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III, the new prosecutor tapped by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to take over the case, said personal issues, and not performance, were to blame for the removal of the original team of public prosecutors.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:02A
Schools retain more students
"It did not happen by accident," said Bill Harrison, chairman of the State Board of Education. It was the third straight year of declines in the dropout rate, according to a report presented Thursday to the state board. At the same time, the number of
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:02A
The path forward
The enforcement measures will require that our law enforcement officials be carefully trained to know when they are required or permitted to request verification of immigration status, and how to implement consistent with federal civil rights and
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:02A
UBS reports SEC investigation on interest rates
The bank, based in Zurich, said it has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Justice Department in connection with an investigation into whether the bank had tried improperly to
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:01A
ECJ considers information secrecy in organisations
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will make it easier for organisations to keep environmental information secret if it follows the opinion of one of its advisers. Any ruling could also affect freedom of information laws, one expert said.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:01A
Liberal Democrats call for legal aid impact assessments
A Law Gazette report notes that at their annual spring conference, the coalition partners backed plans to protect access to justice for the most vulnerable by ensuring appropriate impact assessments have been carried out before any of the government's
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:01A
One killed, 8 hurt in road mishap
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: One person died and eight injured in an accident involving three cars at Chackai bypass here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Martin, 47, a native of Kanyakumari. The accident occurred when a Tata Indica car on its way
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:59A
Tenders were not called-Narara
The current Manager Logistics for Post Fiji and former Procurement Officer, Luke Narara has revealed while giving evidence in the Mahendra Patel and Peni Mau High Court trial that tenders were not called to purchase the external clock for the Post Fiji
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:58A
China mine accident kills 9
The accident took place around 1 am in a pit of the Jiala Coal Mine in Huangnihe town of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Xinhua reported quoting the local government. It said 85 workers were in the pit at the time of the accident.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:56A
4 arrested after police chase ends in crash
Details of the arrest were not readily available, but the chase reportedly began when Mission police attempted to pull over a black vehicle near the intersection of Expressway 83 and South Conway Avenue. When the vehicle refused to stop, a chase ensued
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:55A
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