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HARTFORD — Voters on Tuesday elected two newcomers to the Hartford Selectboard in a special election that saw candidates tout their commitment to civility and ability to bring people together. A two-way race for a three-year term on the board ended...
Kidnapping/killing of San Juan businesswoman: DPP not bound to disclose reason for accused’s guilty plea– court by Samdaye Rampersad The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is not required to disclose its reasons for allowing a former murder accused, who implicated five others in the kidnapping and murder of a San Juan businesswoman, to plead guilty to the lesser offence of felony murder. Delivering a preliminary ruling at the start of a virtual hearing of the appeal of the five men, who were co...
Victor Davis Hanson: Is the wisdom of Homer immune to cancel culture? Tribune Content Agency 15 hrs ago Victor Davis Hanson, Tribune Content Agency © Dreamstime A statue of Homer stands in front of the entrance of Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany. Amid the current hysteria of toppling statues and renaming things, we keep mindlessly expanding the cancel culture. We are now seeing efforts to ban classics of Western and American literature. These hallowed texts are suddenly being declared racist or sexist by preening moralists. Or, as one Massachusetts high school t...
$10 million bail as Pastor Dayal charged with money laundering by Pastor Vinworth Dayal A pastor from south Trinidad, who allegedly attempted to change almost $28 million in old $100 notes into new polymer replacements on the deadline for doing so almost two years ago, has been granted $10 million bail after appearing in court charged with money laundering. Pastor Vinworth Dayal, of Gulf View, La Romaine, was granted bail, a short while ago,after he appeared before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gaffor on two charges under th...
Registration open for International Latex Conference Registration open for International Latex Conference Rubber & Plastics News Staff Print CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Latex innovations, sustainability issues and supply chain disruptions will be among the topics discussed at the 2021 International Latex Conference, which will be held virtually July 20-22. The event, which is presented by Rubber & Plastics News, will feature nine hour-long presentations: "Innovations and Sustainability in Natural Rubber Latex—The New Paradigm" with William Doyle, Product Development Consultant, Vystar Corp.; Jo...