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Bonnie Pointer, the veteran American singer, died on Monday. She was 69. The musician was best known for being an early member of the Pointer Sisters — the R&B vocal quartet that once consisted of the four Pointer family sisters: June, Bonnie, Ruth and Anita. |
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David Crockett and his daughter Rebecca on their farm at Coshquin, which straddles the Border between Derry and Donegal.
Tributes have been paid to David Crockett , who died in an accident on his farm straddling the border between Derry and on Monday evening. |
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PSKOV, Russia -- A court in Russia's northwestern city of Pskov has sentenced a Jehovah's Witness, Gennady Shpakovsky, to 6 1/2 years in prison. Judge Galina Belik on June 9 found Shpakovsky guilty of being a leading member of a banned extremist religious group and sentenced him the same day. |
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HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY ON THIS DATE. 1190 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa drowns trying to cross the Saleph River in Cilicia (now in Turkey) while on the Third Crusade to free Jerusalem. 1793 - First public zoo, the Jardin des Plantes, opens in Paris. 1794 - Power of French revolutionary tribunals is increased, leading to mass executions. |
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Legendary Irish tenor Colm Wilkinson told David Hennessy about how returning home to Ireland after decades in Canada inspired his new song Harcourt Street, how greed and the fast buck has taken over in the city he grew up in and about creating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. |
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The outpouring of Americans demanding an end to police brutality and racism after the death of George Floyd recalls the turbulent 1960s fight for civil rights. Charlamagne tha God, host of The Breakfast Club radio show, said he hopes more change will come from the 2020 demonstrations. |
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A framework document for dioceses and parishes to reopen churches for the celebration of mass and the sacraments has been published. The guidelines have been developed following extensive consultation across the dioceses of Ireland, according to the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. |
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To reopen or not reopen: That’s the question facing faith leaders across the area as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline. Here’s a sampling of how local houses of worship are handling a delicate decision, courtesy Editor JEFF D’ALESSIO. ALLERTON. Any decisions on when and how to reopen Allerton UMC will come from on high. |
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NNA - Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch for the Archdiocese of Beirut, Elias Audi, met Tuesday with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, over the current general situation on the local scene. ============R.A.H.
Follow the latest National News Agency (NNA) news on Radio Lebanon 98. |
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9 June 2020. Addition of 'S&A Fabrications Ltd', 'Seaspeed Marine Consulting Ltd', 'SecureArm Technology Ltd', 'Sheriff Estate.com', 'Simply Hire Ltd', 'Sirius Constellation Limited' and 'Solstice Construction Limited' armed forces covenant pledges; 21 May 2020. Addition of 'Safeguard Engineering Limited', 'Securi Serve Ltd', 'StaffVetting. |
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However, the document states that “in all circumstances" the safety and health of people, ministers, and priests must be paramount. "No church should be opened for public prayer or worship until satisfactory arrangements, as indicated in this Framework, have been put in place,” say the Bishops. |
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