PIXSCAPE WEEK 6

LOCAL NEWS

KFC Employees outraged

KFC Nassau outlets were closed on Monday 20th February 2012

 until further notice as outraged employees staged a sit-down 
protest over the cancellation of its voluntary union recognition.

Source: The Tribune

February 21st 2012

RBC Commits $50,000.00 to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation’s

 RBC announced a $50,000.00 donation to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in support of its “Caring for Breasts Campaign”.  The goal of the campaign is to raise $500,000.00 for the purchase of a much needed mammography machine for the Princess Margaret Hospital that will provide state of the art screening for breast cancer.   

Source: The Bahamas Weekly

February 21st 2012

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Afghan Koran 'burning'

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has apologised to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned.

Source: BBC News (Asia)

February 21st 2012

Poll in Arizona

According to a CNN/Time/ORC International poll released Tuesday, 36% of people likely to vote in Arizona's February 28th GOP presidential primary say they're backing Romney as their party's nominee, with 32% supporting Santorum.

Source: CNN Politics

February 21st 2012

                          Massive whale shark in Pakistan

In a Pakistani seaport fishermen hauled the 15,000-pound fish from the water on they used cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbor in Karachi. The 40-foot fish, weighing 6 to 7 tons, was reportedly found dead in shallow water in the Arabian Sea.

Source: Los Angeles Times

February 7th 2012