Yes, Monday is a bank holiday. Why not work this in with your celebrations:
December 1st Last Chance To See Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary For Free
Turks & Caicos-based Co. Settles with Needhams Point Holdings Ltd.
Dr. David Estwick has called the previous Barbados Government “project bunglers”, according to the Nation News. Turks & Caicos-based Johnston International Ltd has sued Needhams Point Holdings Ltd., (Barbados Hilton hotel). Here is a Barbados Supreme Court ruling on the matter. Note that the judge is the Hon. Sir David Simmons K.A., B.C.H. Simmons is viewed by many as a consumnate politician with a history of strong support for the former regime, the Barbados Labour Party.
Johnston International Ltd was originally asking for $166 million from Needhams Point Holdings Ltd.
TAMPA — Florida Highway Patrol officials have identified the man hit and killed crossing Interstate 4 as Kenneth Marvin Kellum, 56, of Lakeland.
Just before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, troopers said Marvin was hit by a vehicle while crossing the eastbound lanes on foot.
The accident, which occured just east of Interstate 75, caused I-4 to shut down for three hours while FHP and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue investigated.
Kellum died at the scene.
FHP spokesman Sgt. Steve Gaskins said Kellum had been driving a Ford F150 pickup truck southbound on I-75 near the I-4 interchange and ran out of gas.
Kellum left the truck to search for fuel and walked to I-4.
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Click to enlarge photo a lot but not quite lifesize. [SHERMAN ZENT | Times] On Thanksgiving day, Times photo editor Sherman Zent was camping with his family at Fort DeSoto Park. Shortly before 6 p.m. they were treated to one of Florida’s glorious sunsets out over the Gulf of Mexico. The popular campground has 85 tent sites and 151 RV / trailer sites. Fort DeSoto Park is on a spit of land in the mouth of Tampa Bay. Its beaches are frequently ranked among the best in the nation, and even the world, by various travel and tourism rating services. For Zent, whose extended family gathered for the holiday at the park, it was a favorite way to spend the day. Indeed, it was the Zents second year for a Fort DeSoto Thanksgiving. (Read the full post about ‘Being thankful for sunsets like this’…)
TAMPA — An elderly woman was found unconscious inside a burning house just after 4 p.m. Thursday, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
Frances Andrews Baker, 85, was found lying on the bathroom floor in her home at 1915 E. 18th Ave. by Fire Rescue officials after both a neighbor and a patrolling police officer were unable to find her in the smoky house, said Lt. C. A. Sawicki of the Tampa Police Department.
Officer Kenneth Fender, of Tampa Police, was the first person at her home at 1915 E. 18th Ave. He came in through a back door, and the smoke in the kitchen was so heavy he had to crawl into the living room, Sawicki said.
He explained that when Fender didn’t find her in the living room he left the house because the smoke became too much.
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The Greater St. Petersburg Area Awesome Original Second Time Arounder Marching Band performs in this year’s Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. More than 500 ‘Rounders’ musicians and auxilliary will participate. Watch this post throughout the day on Thursday for updates about their experience. Leaving for New York Flights left at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 from the St Pete/CLW airport Tuesday morning, the atmosphere was festive as the 18 months of work, practice and preparation were about to become a reality. New York here we come! The Rounder’s are staying at the Newark Airport Marriott so the trip from the plane to hotel was short. (Read the full post about ‘“Rounders” experience marching in Macys Parade’…)
The Greater St. Petersburg Area Awesome Original Second Time Arounders marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City this morning. [AP Photo] The Second Time Arounders march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. [Groupphotos.com] Video stills from NBC parade broadcast. (Read the full post about ‘Photos: Local band marches in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’…)
CNN.com/Asia “(CNN) — Several people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks targeting Mumbai sites popular with tourists and business people, according to police and CNN’s sister network in India.” UPDATE: Carnage in India; hotels under siege - Photo from Fox News: Night of Terror - Fox News: FBI Warns of Possible Terror Plot Against New York City Subway During Holidays “Federal authorities are warning of a possible Al Qaeda-orchestrated terror plot against New York City subway and other transit systems during the holidays, FOX News has confirmed.” (Read the full post about ‘Gunmen attack targets in Indian city’…)
TAMPA — A car ran into a 7-Eleven this afternoon.
The crash happened at 4901 W Linebaugh Ave., shortly before 2 p.m.
No one was injured, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley.
Hillsborough sheriff’s deputies are investigating.
Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writer
A late night fire in Dunedin caused $170,000 worth of damage to this home on Falcon Drive. The fire is under investigation. [Photo: Dunedin Fire Department]
Update: Charley the cat had a little help from Griffin’s other pet, a Bullmastiff/bloodhound mix named Blondie. Blondie was nudging Griffin from one side of the bed, while Charley pawed and meowed from the other side, Griffin said Tuesday afternoon. "If it wasn’t for them, I probably would have slept through it," he said. | Click cat image to enlarge [Courtesy of Bay News 9 from video]
Update: The fire has been ruled accidental.
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