Fani and her crew Over the years, we have encountered various situations, from mislaying our dinghy to running out of fuel, but I did wonder what kind of weather Francis might be expecting as he inspected the flares. Continue reading
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William and Kate to visit Pacific Islands: palace
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine will visit the Pacific Islands of Solomon and Tuvalu in September as part of a tour marking the queen's Diamond Jubilee, the palace said. Continue reading
Fijai Senior High School celebrates Diamond Jubilee
Regional News of Sunday, 15 July 2012 Source: GNA The Dean of the Medical School of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Yaw Edu Sarkodie, has advocated the need for educational institutions in the country to establish partnership with small scale industries to train students in vocational and technical skills. This, according to him, would enable students who are not academically inclined to learn meaningful skills that would make them useful and productive in order to contribute their quota towards national development. Continue reading
More astronomy events happening in 2012
Check out all your favorite female celebrities. Take a look at pictures of people, places and events taken on this day from all over the globe. A look at how England’s capital and the world is preparing for the event that begins on July 27th Continue reading
An app that lets you text like the Queen
TORONTO (Reuters) – In celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, a mobile app is adding a royal touch to emails, texts and tweets by suggesting words that the British monarch would be most likely to use. SwiftKey is an Android app that uses artificial intelligence to correct and predict words as they are typed. To mark the Queen's 60-year reign, the company released the Queen's English … Continue reading
Queen heads to the races as Jubilee kicks off
The Queen spent the first official day of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations indulging in one of her favorite passions – horses. Continue reading
Illuminated | My Sinchew
A new eco-friendly lighting system on the Tower Bridge of London illuminates the structure with colours ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. Photo courtesy: AFP A new eco-friendly lighting system on the Tower Bridge of London illuminates the structure with colours ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. Photo courtesy: AFP A new eco-friendly lighting system on the Tower Bridge of London illuminates the structure with colours ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics Continue reading
Medicine honoured with Jubilee medal
By Duane Hicks, Staff writer Being presented with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was the last thing Rainy River First Nations elder Dorothy Medicine expected while attending the 42nd-annual Manitou Fish Fry on Friday. I was very surprised, said Medicine after being given the medal by local MP John Rafferty at the Rainy River First Nations pow-wow grounds Continue reading