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I assumed the job I was offered as the second full time Secretary General (SG) of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) in December 1982 after the first SG, Jones Madeira, had left office after less than a year. Ken Corsbie had acted in the post of Secretary General to the CBU from time to time prior to the appointment of Mr Madeira. |
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Today's Highlight in History: On July 10, 1991, Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. President George H.W. Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa. On this date: In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France. |
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If you’ve turned on a television in Buffalo lately, you’ve probably formed an opinion of George Costello. He’s the man who seems to find time in every commercial break to tell you, in his own very distinct style, that he sells mattresses for less — a lot less. |
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1925: Scopes Monkey Trial In 1925, jury selection took place in Dayton, Tennessee, in the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with violating the law by teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution. (Scopes was convicted and fined, but the verdict was overturned on a technicality.) AP. |
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After 18 months at sea, Melville was getting sick of the whole business. In Typee , his first novel—a mix of autobiography, fabulist chicanery, and unattributed borrowings from many earlier works, in which he dramatized the time he spent among Polynesian cannibals until, fearing for his life, he.... |
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Popular TV presenter Alexander Armstrong has been announced as the patron of Rothbury Traditional Music Festival. Rothbury-born Alexander, who is also an actor and classical singer, takes on the role as final preparations are being made for the 43rd event, which takes place in various venues in
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A Colombian bishop is planning to exorcise an entire city this weekend, sprinkling holy water from a helicopter. Monsignor Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, the bishop of Buenaventura, will say a prayer intended to purge the area of demonic infestation. The city is beset by violence, drug smuggling and poverty. |
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“Guð er tíl?” Translated, the question becomes, “Does God exist?” It’s a thought many face at one point or another, but not one you’d expect to find hanging on the walls of a church. But stop by Hellnakirkja church in the tiny Snæfellsnes hamlet of Hellnar , and you’ll find that sentence carved in.... |
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A young man has emerged Samoa's new golden boy in the XVI Pacific Games. At 21-years-of-age, Brandon Schuster, the son of Toeolesulusulu Cedric and Suzie Schuster, is already doing his country proud, raking in his second gold medal for Samoa. On Wednesday night, Schuster claimed first spot during.... |
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In a wide-ranging interview, Russia’s Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov speaks about nuclear arms control, the EU elections and top jobs, the situation in Ukraine, including the MH17, and America’s bid to challenge Russian gas. Vladimir Chizhov is a career diplomat. |
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Musician and political activist Billy Bragg has lent his considerable heft to the cause of "saving" Thebarton Theatre from the wrecking ball. But is he wasting his time? The fear that the iconic Adelaide live music venue could be demolished as part of the South Road upgrade appears to have taken hold. |
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