Per Gessle

NATHAN REES has failed to gain any bounce from sacking Joe Tripodi and deciding to ban donations from developers, a Herald /Nielsen poll shows, in what are probably terminal signs for the Premier's leadership. Read More

ELECTRONIC signs were yesterday deployed in high profile locations in a bid to remind residents about the urgent need to slash water consumption. Read More

Prospects of that Dubai may default on its debt sent shares sharply lower in the biggest drop since June. Banks and miners posted among the largest drops. Read More

The Delta United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas cookie sale on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, corner of Hawkins Corners Road and Route 26N. Read More

SHARES have plunged in the wake of the government of Dubai asking for a six-month debt moratorium for its investment vehicle, Dubai World. Read More

B.C. continues to be the worst province for child poverty, according to the 2009 Child Poverty Report Card released today. Read More

The Australian stock market opened in the red after large falls in world markets prompted by fears over Dubai's massive debt. Read More

THE global number of new HIV infections has gone down by 17 per cent in the past eight years, the report Outlook 2010 , published by UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation, revealed this week. Read More

According to the latest report by forecasting expert Rice Warner Actuaries, investors are also set to swing away from self-managed super funds in favour of not-for-profit funds and the commercial sector. Read More