Post when: Jun 17 2016 13:48:21 on: Watch our latest features 18,817 Views PHUKET XTRA - June 17 Godzilla knocks on your door, Phuket to BUILD two islands? Temple and DSI standoff, Thai “War on Drugs” to change, and no charges in fatal Phuket crane collapse. PHUKET XTRA - December 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 2nd Tham Luang hero dies |:| Should Thailand castrate rapists? |:| Day 3 of 7 Days of Danger |:| Phuket hits high note for drug cases |:| Over 39Mn tourist arrivals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country 2- UPDATE: 7 Days of Danger Phuket 3- Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists 4- Tourist arrivals hit record 39mn 5- Another Tham Luang hero dies PHUKET XTRA - December 27 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 15 years since Asia Tsunami |:| Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter |:| B1.5bn Phuket cable car coming |:| Jail time in Shin case |:| Missing couple NOT hiding, search continues Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Hundreds turn out for 'Light Up Phuket' Patong tsunami memorial service 2- B1.5 bn Phuket cable car project given the go-ahead 3- Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm 4- Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter 5- Supreme Court jails all defendants in Shin shares case PHUKET XTRA - December 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Wife-killing tourist gets life |:| Locals: Missing couple alive, hiding out |:| Senior cop faces attempted murder |:| Hacked CCTV of Thai prison leaked |:| Abbot charged with sexually abusing minors Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Chinese tourist sentenced to life for killing wife at Phuket resort 2- Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket 3- Senior cop faces attempted murder charge 4- Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on Youtube 5- Abbot charged with sexual abuse of young novices PHUKET XTRA - December 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mayor sentenced to death! |:| Songkran considered by UNESCO |:| Go'vt readies street-food festivals! |:| Phuket readies for 5-day New Year holiday |:| Plastic microbeads banned Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday 2- Public Health Ministry bans plastic microbeads in cosmetics 3- Mayor sentenced to death for murder of municipal director 4- Gov't readies street-food fiestas 5- Songkran set to make splash PHUKET XTRA - December 24 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Elephant Santa's deliver gifts to students |:| Army talks dual nationals on border |:| Partial solar eclipse coming |:| Body of foreigners found in separate locations |:| Hero stops suicidal bid Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of British man and French tourist, found on Phuket west coast MORE: Body of French tourist found 2- Partial solar eclipse across Thailand on Boxing Day 3- Army tots up dual nationals on border 4- Rescue worker's quick-thinking stops suicidal bid 5- Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school PHUKET XTRA - December 23 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Missing tour boat crewman found |:| Ex-park chief charged with premeditated murder |:| Families of slain men paid out |:| Jailbroken phones slapped with ban |:|15th anniversary tsunami memorial events this Thursday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of missing tour boat crewman found 2- Jailbroken phones slapped with ban 3- Former park chief charged on 6 counts in 'Billy' murder case 4- Relatives of slain men get payouts 5- Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Mar 19 2013 13:08:23 on: Phuket Xtra 0 Views Phuket News TV PHUKET XTRA - April 22 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Test & Go to end MORE: Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 2- Restaurant drinking allowed until midnight 3- Prab Keesin defends Patong hotel late trading 4- Old Phuket Prison to provide ‘Twilight Zone’ ecotourism experience PHUKET XTRA - April 21 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Further easing of entry requirements likely 2- Ukrainians arrested in Phuket, face extradition for offences in US 3- State of Phuket’s public surveillance CCTV camera network reviewed 4- Trash continues to blight Nai Harn beach area PHUKET XTRA - April 20 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Two men dead after motorbike collision in Pa Khlok 2- Herd immunity against virus at 50% 3- Another arrest warrant out for Yingluck 4- Hoteliers, tourism operators, seek travel subsidy extensions 5- Rival rescue workers in fatal clash PHUKET XTRA - April 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Phuket fake goods raids net B50mn in merchandise 2- Prinn faces mounting abuse cases MORE: Dems face pressure over Prinn stance 3- Phuket ends Seven Days campaign for Songkran with four deaths, 28 injured MORE: National Songkran travel claims 278 lives on roads 4- Mango sticky rice to be proposed to Unesco MORE: Milli’s sticky rice and mango stunt grabs world’s attention PHUKET XTRA - April 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Patong Bay Hill Resort in the centre of controversy as Big Five at Patong Police are transferred amid probe MORE: Governor responds 2- What ban? Songkran water splashing draws the ire of authorities 3- Phuket scoops B3bn in Songkran tourist cash 4- Phuket British expat arrested for sex assault on boys 5- Rebels sidelined from talks admit to Pattani blast Fighters from across the globe test their mettle in southern Phuket’s Muay Thai home at Rawai Boxing Stadium. If you’re not in Phuket, check out all the action through a live stream, with commentary, on Full Metal TV https://bit.ly/3EdMphr! PHUKET THAILAND, YOU SHOULD GO THERE! Follow Jon Nutt as he tours Phuket, Thailand for the best deals & steals. From dinner plates to real estate. There is always something going on in the Pearl. We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Mar 20 2013 13:06:47 on: Phuket Xtra 0 Views Phuket News TV PHUKET XTRA - April 22 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Test & Go to end MORE: Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 2- Restaurant drinking allowed until midnight 3- Prab Keesin defends Patong hotel late trading 4- Old Phuket Prison to provide ‘Twilight Zone’ ecotourism experience PHUKET XTRA - April 21 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Further easing of entry requirements likely 2- Ukrainians arrested in Phuket, face extradition for offences in US 3- State of Phuket’s public surveillance CCTV camera network reviewed 4- Trash continues to blight Nai Harn beach area PHUKET XTRA - April 20 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Two men dead after motorbike collision in Pa Khlok 2- Herd immunity against virus at 50% 3- Another arrest warrant out for Yingluck 4- Hoteliers, tourism operators, seek travel subsidy extensions 5- Rival rescue workers in fatal clash PHUKET XTRA - April 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Phuket fake goods raids net B50mn in merchandise 2- Prinn faces mounting abuse cases MORE: Dems face pressure over Prinn stance 3- Phuket ends Seven Days campaign for Songkran with four deaths, 28 injured MORE: National Songkran travel claims 278 lives on roads 4- Mango sticky rice to be proposed to Unesco MORE: Milli’s sticky rice and mango stunt grabs world’s attention PHUKET XTRA - April 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Patong Bay Hill Resort in the centre of controversy as Big Five at Patong Police are transferred amid probe MORE: Governor responds 2- What ban? Songkran water splashing draws the ire of authorities 3- Phuket scoops B3bn in Songkran tourist cash 4- Phuket British expat arrested for sex assault on boys 5- Rebels sidelined from talks admit to Pattani blast Fighters from across the globe test their mettle in southern Phuket’s Muay Thai home at Rawai Boxing Stadium. If you’re not in Phuket, check out all the action through a live stream, with commentary, on Full Metal TV https://bit.ly/3EdMphr! PHUKET THAILAND, YOU SHOULD GO THERE! Follow Jon Nutt as he tours Phuket, Thailand for the best deals & steals. From dinner plates to real estate. There is always something going on in the Pearl. We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Mar 24 2022 19:03:00 on: Watch our latest features 0 Views PHUKET XTRA - March 24 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket King cobra delivery |:| Roi Rim Lay head to Nai Yang Beach |:| Quarantine to remain for high-risk contacts |:| Clarity over domestic tourists to Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand PHUKET XTRA - April 22 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Test & Go to end MORE: Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 2- Restaurant drinking allowed until midnight 3- Prab Keesin defends Patong hotel late trading 4- Old Phuket Prison to provide ‘Twilight Zone’ ecotourism experience PHUKET XTRA - April 21 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Further easing of entry requirements likely 2- Ukrainians arrested in Phuket, face extradition for offences in US 3- State of Phuket’s public surveillance CCTV camera network reviewed 4- Trash continues to blight Nai Harn beach area PHUKET XTRA - April 20 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Two men dead after motorbike collision in Pa Khlok 2- Herd immunity against virus at 50% 3- Another arrest warrant out for Yingluck 4- Hoteliers, tourism operators, seek travel subsidy extensions 5- Rival rescue workers in fatal clash PHUKET XTRA - April 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Phuket fake goods raids net B50mn in merchandise 2- Prinn faces mounting abuse cases MORE: Dems face pressure over Prinn stance 3- Phuket ends Seven Days campaign for Songkran with four deaths, 28 injured MORE: National Songkran travel claims 278 lives on roads 4- Mango sticky rice to be proposed to Unesco MORE: Milli’s sticky rice and mango stunt grabs world’s attention PHUKET XTRA - April 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand 1- Patong Bay Hill Resort in the centre of controversy as Big Five at Patong Police are transferred amid probe MORE: Governor responds 2- What ban? Songkran water splashing draws the ire of authorities 3- Phuket scoops B3bn in Songkran tourist cash 4- Phuket British expat arrested for sex assault on boys 5- Rebels sidelined from talks admit to Pattani blast Fighters from across the globe test their mettle in southern Phuket’s Muay Thai home at Rawai Boxing Stadium. If you’re not in Phuket, check out all the action through a live stream, with commentary, on Full Metal TV https://bit.ly/3EdMphr! PHUKET THAILAND, YOU SHOULD GO THERE! Follow Jon Nutt as he tours Phuket, Thailand for the best deals & steals. From dinner plates to real estate. There is always something going on in the Pearl. We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Nov 09 2013 15:29:44 on: Watch our latest features 20,386 Views Another bus crash, this time careering off the side of the road into a ditch. There had been rain in the hour before. Many Chinese tourists injured. Tim Newton reporting from the scene. PHUKET XTRA - December 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 2nd Tham Luang hero dies |:| Should Thailand castrate rapists? |:| Day 3 of 7 Days of Danger |:| Phuket hits high note for drug cases |:| Over 39Mn tourist arrivals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country 2- UPDATE: 7 Days of Danger Phuket 3- Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists 4- Tourist arrivals hit record 39mn 5- Another Tham Luang hero dies PHUKET XTRA - December 27 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 15 years since Asia Tsunami |:| Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter |:| B1.5bn Phuket cable car coming |:| Jail time in Shin case |:| Missing couple NOT hiding, search continues Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Hundreds turn out for 'Light Up Phuket' Patong tsunami memorial service 2- B1.5 bn Phuket cable car project given the go-ahead 3- Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm 4- Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter 5- Supreme Court jails all defendants in Shin shares case PHUKET XTRA - December 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Wife-killing tourist gets life |:| Locals: Missing couple alive, hiding out |:| Senior cop faces attempted murder |:| Hacked CCTV of Thai prison leaked |:| Abbot charged with sexually abusing minors Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Chinese tourist sentenced to life for killing wife at Phuket resort 2- Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket 3- Senior cop faces attempted murder charge 4- Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on Youtube 5- Abbot charged with sexual abuse of young novices PHUKET XTRA - December 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mayor sentenced to death! |:| Songkran considered by UNESCO |:| Go'vt readies street-food festivals! |:| Phuket readies for 5-day New Year holiday |:| Plastic microbeads banned Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday 2- Public Health Ministry bans plastic microbeads in cosmetics 3- Mayor sentenced to death for murder of municipal director 4- Gov't readies street-food fiestas 5- Songkran set to make splash PHUKET XTRA - December 24 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Elephant Santa's deliver gifts to students |:| Army talks dual nationals on border |:| Partial solar eclipse coming |:| Body of foreigners found in separate locations |:| Hero stops suicidal bid Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of British man and French tourist, found on Phuket west coast MORE: Body of French tourist found 2- Partial solar eclipse across Thailand on Boxing Day 3- Army tots up dual nationals on border 4- Rescue worker's quick-thinking stops suicidal bid 5- Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school PHUKET XTRA - December 23 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Missing tour boat crewman found |:| Ex-park chief charged with premeditated murder |:| Families of slain men paid out |:| Jailbroken phones slapped with ban |:|15th anniversary tsunami memorial events this Thursday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of missing tour boat crewman found 2- Jailbroken phones slapped with ban 3- Former park chief charged on 6 counts in 'Billy' murder case 4- Relatives of slain men get payouts 5- Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Oct 22 2019 18:43:22 on: Phuket Xtra 1,225 Views PHUKET XTRA - October 22 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 'Flight from hell' sees 3 arrests |:| Murder of hotel security guard |:| Convention centre, sports complex in Phuket? |:| Supreme Court chief to relax bail |:| German man arrested after dumping body Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket PHUKET XTRA - December 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 2nd Tham Luang hero dies |:| Should Thailand castrate rapists? |:| Day 3 of 7 Days of Danger |:| Phuket hits high note for drug cases |:| Over 39Mn tourist arrivals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country 2- UPDATE: 7 Days of Danger Phuket 3- Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists 4- Tourist arrivals hit record 39mn 5- Another Tham Luang hero dies PHUKET XTRA - December 27 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 15 years since Asia Tsunami |:| Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter |:| B1.5bn Phuket cable car coming |:| Jail time in Shin case |:| Missing couple NOT hiding, search continues Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Hundreds turn out for 'Light Up Phuket' Patong tsunami memorial service 2- B1.5 bn Phuket cable car project given the go-ahead 3- Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm 4- Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter 5- Supreme Court jails all defendants in Shin shares case PHUKET XTRA - December 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Wife-killing tourist gets life |:| Locals: Missing couple alive, hiding out |:| Senior cop faces attempted murder |:| Hacked CCTV of Thai prison leaked |:| Abbot charged with sexually abusing minors Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Chinese tourist sentenced to life for killing wife at Phuket resort 2- Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket 3- Senior cop faces attempted murder charge 4- Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on Youtube 5- Abbot charged with sexual abuse of young novices PHUKET XTRA - December 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mayor sentenced to death! |:| Songkran considered by UNESCO |:| Go'vt readies street-food festivals! |:| Phuket readies for 5-day New Year holiday |:| Plastic microbeads banned Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday 2- Public Health Ministry bans plastic microbeads in cosmetics 3- Mayor sentenced to death for murder of municipal director 4- Gov't readies street-food fiestas 5- Songkran set to make splash PHUKET XTRA - December 24 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Elephant Santa's deliver gifts to students |:| Army talks dual nationals on border |:| Partial solar eclipse coming |:| Body of foreigners found in separate locations |:| Hero stops suicidal bid Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of British man and French tourist, found on Phuket west coast MORE: Body of French tourist found 2- Partial solar eclipse across Thailand on Boxing Day 3- Army tots up dual nationals on border 4- Rescue worker's quick-thinking stops suicidal bid 5- Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school PHUKET XTRA - December 23 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Missing tour boat crewman found |:| Ex-park chief charged with premeditated murder |:| Families of slain men paid out |:| Jailbroken phones slapped with ban |:|15th anniversary tsunami memorial events this Thursday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of missing tour boat crewman found 2- Jailbroken phones slapped with ban 3- Former park chief charged on 6 counts in 'Billy' murder case 4- Relatives of slain men get payouts 5- Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Oct 25 2019 18:48:49 on: Watch our latest features 988 Views PHUKET XTRA - October 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Campus crash sees 5 students hurt |:| Wasteful fisherman cause mass of dead fish |:| Slow loris found with paw missing |:| Chalong Mayor gives away 1.3 tons of fresh fish |:| New road in Pa Klok for Light-Rail traffic Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket PHUKET XTRA - December 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 2nd Tham Luang hero dies |:| Should Thailand castrate rapists? |:| Day 3 of 7 Days of Danger |:| Phuket hits high note for drug cases |:| Over 39Mn tourist arrivals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country 2- UPDATE: 7 Days of Danger Phuket 3- Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists 4- Tourist arrivals hit record 39mn 5- Another Tham Luang hero dies PHUKET XTRA - December 27 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 15 years since Asia Tsunami |:| Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter |:| B1.5bn Phuket cable car coming |:| Jail time in Shin case |:| Missing couple NOT hiding, search continues Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Hundreds turn out for 'Light Up Phuket' Patong tsunami memorial service 2- B1.5 bn Phuket cable car project given the go-ahead 3- Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm 4- Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter 5- Supreme Court jails all defendants in Shin shares case PHUKET XTRA - December 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Wife-killing tourist gets life |:| Locals: Missing couple alive, hiding out |:| Senior cop faces attempted murder |:| Hacked CCTV of Thai prison leaked |:| Abbot charged with sexually abusing minors Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Chinese tourist sentenced to life for killing wife at Phuket resort 2- Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket 3- Senior cop faces attempted murder charge 4- Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on Youtube 5- Abbot charged with sexual abuse of young novices PHUKET XTRA - December 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mayor sentenced to death! |:| Songkran considered by UNESCO |:| Go'vt readies street-food festivals! |:| Phuket readies for 5-day New Year holiday |:| Plastic microbeads banned Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday 2- Public Health Ministry bans plastic microbeads in cosmetics 3- Mayor sentenced to death for murder of municipal director 4- Gov't readies street-food fiestas 5- Songkran set to make splash PHUKET XTRA - December 24 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Elephant Santa's deliver gifts to students |:| Army talks dual nationals on border |:| Partial solar eclipse coming |:| Body of foreigners found in separate locations |:| Hero stops suicidal bid Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of British man and French tourist, found on Phuket west coast MORE: Body of French tourist found 2- Partial solar eclipse across Thailand on Boxing Day 3- Army tots up dual nationals on border 4- Rescue worker's quick-thinking stops suicidal bid 5- Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school PHUKET XTRA - December 23 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Missing tour boat crewman found |:| Ex-park chief charged with premeditated murder |:| Families of slain men paid out |:| Jailbroken phones slapped with ban |:|15th anniversary tsunami memorial events this Thursday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of missing tour boat crewman found 2- Jailbroken phones slapped with ban 3- Former park chief charged on 6 counts in 'Billy' murder case 4- Relatives of slain men get payouts 5- Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Post when: Sep 23 2016 13:53:26 on: Watch our latest features 105,394 Views PHUKET XTRA - SEPTEMBER 23 Hells Angels Pattaya beating, serial cat killer caught, trial to begin in 45-metre fall case, Thailand’s top universities, no insurance for fatal ferry, and nepotism in the military? PHUKET XTRA - December 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 2nd Tham Luang hero dies |:| Should Thailand castrate rapists? |:| Day 3 of 7 Days of Danger |:| Phuket hits high note for drug cases |:| Over 39Mn tourist arrivals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country 2- UPDATE: 7 Days of Danger Phuket 3- Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists 4- Tourist arrivals hit record 39mn 5- Another Tham Luang hero dies PHUKET XTRA - December 27 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 15 years since Asia Tsunami |:| Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter |:| B1.5bn Phuket cable car coming |:| Jail time in Shin case |:| Missing couple NOT hiding, search continues Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Hundreds turn out for 'Light Up Phuket' Patong tsunami memorial service 2- B1.5 bn Phuket cable car project given the go-ahead 3- Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm 4- Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter 5- Supreme Court jails all defendants in Shin shares case PHUKET XTRA - December 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Wife-killing tourist gets life |:| Locals: Missing couple alive, hiding out |:| Senior cop faces attempted murder |:| Hacked CCTV of Thai prison leaked |:| Abbot charged with sexually abusing minors Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Chinese tourist sentenced to life for killing wife at Phuket resort 2- Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket 3- Senior cop faces attempted murder charge 4- Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on Youtube 5- Abbot charged with sexual abuse of young novices PHUKET XTRA - December 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mayor sentenced to death! |:| Songkran considered by UNESCO |:| Go'vt readies street-food festivals! |:| Phuket readies for 5-day New Year holiday |:| Plastic microbeads banned Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday 2- Public Health Ministry bans plastic microbeads in cosmetics 3- Mayor sentenced to death for murder of municipal director 4- Gov't readies street-food fiestas 5- Songkran set to make splash PHUKET XTRA - December 24 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Elephant Santa's deliver gifts to students |:| Army talks dual nationals on border |:| Partial solar eclipse coming |:| Body of foreigners found in separate locations |:| Hero stops suicidal bid Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of British man and French tourist, found on Phuket west coast MORE: Body of French tourist found 2- Partial solar eclipse across Thailand on Boxing Day 3- Army tots up dual nationals on border 4- Rescue worker's quick-thinking stops suicidal bid 5- Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school PHUKET XTRA - December 23 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Missing tour boat crewman found |:| Ex-park chief charged with premeditated murder |:| Families of slain men paid out |:| Jailbroken phones slapped with ban |:|15th anniversary tsunami memorial events this Thursday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Body of missing tour boat crewman found 2- Jailbroken phones slapped with ban 3- Former park chief charged on 6 counts in 'Billy' murder case 4- Relatives of slain men get payouts 5- Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events We have a new story every day on the front page of thephuketnews.com. Also like us on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thephuketnews) and be the first to watch all the new stories. Finally you can watch any segment, any time by going to thephuketnews.com/tv where all the stories are listed for you to enjoy. All our programs can be enjoyed in High Definition when watching on the internet. In-Room VDO

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been doing some fancy skating on thin ice. His lapses in ethical rigour and lame explanations are providing ammunition for the opposition, inviting the scrutiny of parliamentary watchdogs and disappointing the public. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Revelations have been mounting about cabinet ministers and the prime minister himself headlining $1,500-a-head fundraisers in the private homes of wealthy Canadians , attended by influential businesspeople. Events that offer face time with politicians in exchange for donations to party coffers are an ethical minefield. Government business is not supposed to be discussed, except who’s going to prevent it? These events sell exclusive access to officeholders at a price only the rich can afford. And they send an unfortunate message that the ears of decision-makers can be bent in chats in informal settings outside of regular business hours — no matter how much the prime minister doth protest he can’t be bought for a mere $1,500. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Canada’s lobbying commissioner and ethics czar are both investigating whether any rules have been broken. At the very least, Trudeau seems to have blatantly violated the stringent guidelines he set out for his own MPs and ministers when he was elected a year ago. Most damaging, however, is that the prime minister has tried to defend the indefensible. He initially claimed the fundraisers were open to any Canadian, even though most would consider the cost prohibitive. Then he contradicted assurances by Liberal Party officials that no government business is discussed at these cocktails by admitting he gets lobbied (but not swayed) all the time. Now he’ll have the public believe that when he rubs shoulders with tycoons, he uses it as an opportunity to champion the plight of the middle class . This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And if Trudeau weren’t already standing on the edge of such an ethical slippery slope, there probably wouldn’t be so many questions raised about a surge over the past few years of donations to the Trudeau Foundation, a charitable trus t set up to honour his father. While the prime minister has distanced himself from its governance, he must do more to ensure that prospective donors are disabused of any notion that their generosity will be in any way reciprocated. Even if Trudeau’s arm can’t be twisted for the price of a political donation, some may well get the impression that you have to pay to play. And when it comes to maintaining public trust, impressions matter. Trudeau should start living up to the lofty standards he touted when he took office, and enshrine them in law. Canadians expect no less.

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Probes into deputy-involved shootings sees major change Father’s Day 2016 started out as a beautiful sunny day. But, at 11:15 a.m., the serenity of that June morning was ripped by gunfire on a lonely stretch of highway in western Palm Bay. On the pavement, Clarence Mahogany Howard, a 25-year-old father of three, lay dying. An off-duty Brevard County deputy who later admitted firing the shots peeled away in his car, phoning 911 dispatchers a minute later to say he felt threatened. Within hours, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey stepped up to a microphone and suggested to reporters that his deputy may have had no choice in the shooting, saying "self-defense mechanisms" appeared to be involved. Days later, Ivey was back before the news media, this time to announce that Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators — whom he brought in to lead the probe — had charged the deputy with second-degree murder with a firearm. The FDLE investigators found inconsistencies with the deputy’s story of self-defense, and concluded thatDeputy Yousef Hafza got out of his vehicle and fired on Howard and the driver of the other vehicle — from at least 50 feet away. Hafza is awaiting trial. [Ivey addresses deputy-involved shooting; dash cam footage released] [Filming underway for possible A&E series featuring Ivey's 'Wheel of Fugitive'] "Cases involving a member of your own agency are best facilitated with complete transparency that ensures public trust, while also protecting the integrity of the investigation," Ivey said in a news release at the time. "As such, from the very beginning of the incident, I asked FDLE to conduct an independent investigation and present their findings to the state attorney's office for a full review of the facts." Fast-forward to Jan. 21, 2018. A sheriff's deputy spots a driver acting erratically near Parkway Drive and U.S. 1 in Melbourne, and decides to conduct a traffic stop. A chase ensues. According to Ivey, deputies deployed "Stop Stick" tire-deflation devices to end the chase and then used a patrol car to push the driver's vehicle to a full stop. A deputy, Cpl. David Turbeville, then approached the driver, identified as 46-year-old Ronald Lawson, still inside the vehicle. Ivey said Lawson — seen on a recently released short dashboard camera recorded video making a gun motion with his clasped hands — displayed what Ivey called an "overt action," prompting Turbeville to fire into the vehicle, killing the man. In this case — as in two other deputy-involved shootings since the Hafza incident — Ivey did not ask for outside investigators. The sheriff last year decided he would no longer routinely bring in third parties to investigate shootings involving his deputies. Instead, he said, his agents would conduct their own internal reviews before handing their findings over to the state attorney's office. Turbeville has been placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the findings of the current ongoing probe. "We police our own," Ivey said the night of the latest shooting. "We're very transparent." Ivey insists that the findings in the Hafza investigation by FDLE had "absolutely nothing" to do with his decision to stop routinely using FDLE to investigate deputy-involved shootings and, he said, he twice used FDLE after that case. He said that since Hafza was off-duty at the time of the incident, he did not consider it a deputy-involved shooting, although he asked FDLE to investigate. In a statement first issued last year and then re-released to FLORIDA TODAYlast week, Ivey — who was himself an FDLE agent for 18 years — explained why he no longer is currently using agents from the state agency to assist him in police-related shootings. Ivey said that, as the FDLE often has to rely on local agencies for manpower and expertise, it is just more efficient to use his own agents to investigate the potential for policy violations in deadly force cases. However, he doesn't rule out the possibility that he might use the FDLE in the future on a specific case. Ivey said both local State Attorney Phil Archer and FDLE Regional Director Danny Banks support his decision. "They have absolute confidence in our agency's ability to conduct thorough, professional and transparent investigations, as we do with all cases," Ivey said. Indeed, on Aug. 17, Archer thanked Ivey's office for the thorough job reviewing the shooting to death last March of Trevor Allen Brice Gingras by Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lt. Michael Green. "I have determined that the use of force by Lt. Green was lawful and proper. ... Your agents [who investigated the case] did an outstanding job," Archer wrote in a letter to Ivey. Notwithstanding, that Ivey once thought it was important to have a third party work on deputy-involved shootings and now does not concerns some law enforcement experts and community activists. They wonder if his go-it-alone approach represents good public policy and makes sense in the current polarized political environment. Combating 'internal favoritism?' There is no state or statutory requirement in Florida that agencies like BCSO must use FDLE or other outside agencies to investigate police shootings. Police departments and sheriffs’ offices around the state are free to use their own investigative resources. Ivey points to FDLE data that almost half of the 67 sheriffs’ offices in Florida — those in 33 counties — have chosen to forgo agreements with the FDLE to assist them in deputy-involved shootings. But in the FDLE's Central Florida region, which includes nine counties stretching from Orlando to Stuart, all but two sheriffs’ offices — Brevard and Martin — have standing agreements with the FDLE. In fact, of the total 85 law enforcement agencies, including municipal police departments, in the FDLE's Orlando Regional Operations Center, Brevard and Martin are joined only by the tiny Orchid Police Department in Indian River County in not having a formal arrangement with the FDLE's "Public Integrity Squad" to help assist in cases of police shootings. Jeremy Burns, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, acknowledged that while some Florida law enforcement agencies prefer to conduct their own investigations of officer-involved shootings, most agencies use FDLE. According to FDLE statistics, 54 percent of Florida's 387 state and local law enforcement agencies have agreements to help them investigate police shootings; this includes all of Brevard's major municipalities. Moreover, in 2017, FDLE agents assisted an additional 11 agencies that did not have an MOU in place with officer-involved shooting investigations. The issue is not just a Florida concern. In 2017, there were 964 people shot and killed in confrontations with police across the country, according to a database compiled by The Washington Post. How those cases get investigated are important to ensuring public confidence in the police, experts say. Jeff Noble, a California-based police practices consultant who is the co-author of a textbook on police accountability, said while there is no one-size-fits-all approach, "as a general rule, you want somebody on the outside to do an investigation. A big reason why you go outside is related to public perception." In discussing the advantages of bringing in the FDLE, spokesman Burns said: "For one thing, it's obviously a third party," so the local police agency involved "is less open to allegations of internal favoritism. ... It's not somebody investigating their buddy." Ivey explains policy Ivey says he does not believe his agency's policy of performing internal investigations of officer-involved shootings has any impact on BCSO's efforts to maintain the trust of the public. “Trust of a community is not earned in one incident or type of investigation," Ivey said in a statement to FLORIDA TODAY. "It is earned through consistent and constant examples of doing the right thing, and by demonstrating that your agency is a professional agency who follows policy and procedures. Our citizens trust us every day to protect them and to conduct ourselves with integrity and professionalism." Ivey said the BCSO has consistently investigated and arrested its own deputies in cases of wrongdoing. "We are a transparent agency" that is "not afraid to police their own, and quite frankly, take great pride in weeding out bad apples," Ivey said. Ivey also expressed he has concerns about what he characterized as the "extremely limited resources" of the FDLE. “While FDLE is an incredible organization, their resources are critically limited since state budget cuts eliminated their crime scene units and extended agent coverage in most field offices," Ivey said. "Our decision to conduct our own deputy-involved shooting investigations was based upon the expertise of our investigative agents who work violent crimes and death investigations every day and our abilities to have a fully operational crime scene team with the tools and resources necessary to document, collect and process evidence." Ivey said the true independent review of each officer-involved shooting is conducted by the state attorney’s office, which is presented with investigative findings, including videos, audio recordings and other evidence so it can conduct a thorough review of the officer’s actions. "Keep in mind that neither our agency nor FDLE presents a conclusion or opinion to the state attorney, as only the facts and evidence of the case are pertinent and presented, so that the state attorney can reach his conclusion of the deputy’s actions." Reassuring the community Other police agencies see things differently, as far as using FDLE. The Orange County Sheriff's office has had a standing agreement to use the FDLE for investigations of officer-involved shootings since 2004. "It reassures the community that an independent source is looking at the facts of the incident," said Capt. Carlos Torres, unit commander of the media relations office at the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Torres said his agency considers this a "best practices" approach for law enforcement. It is important that there is "a fresh set of eyes looking at the incident," Torres said. "The community understands that we're acting in an atmosphere of transparency. We've always believed in transparency." Torres said such an approach helps his agency "build trust" in the community. For an FDLE investigation involving an Orange County deputy, the FDLE's findings are forwarded to the state attorney's office to determine whether the deputy might be subject to criminal charges for shooting the suspect. In a parallel procedure, the Orange County Sheriff's Office examines the FDLE's findings to determine whether the deputy might be subject to disciplinary action or might need additional training, for example. But not having an agreement with FDLE does not mean that an agency can't look elsewhere for help. [Document:FDLE's officer-involved shooting responsibilities] [Document:Memorandum of understanding between FDLE and agencies] Martin County Sheriff William Snyder cited several reasons for his department not entering into a memorandum of understanding with the FDLE. “The No. 1 reason is I have full confidence in my criminal investigations division, which has a shooting team,” Snyder said. “They are extremely well-trained. They have been to every class possible.” Still, Snyder said the Martin County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t do it alone. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office's protocol in deputy-involved shootings involves immediately contacting the state attorney’s office, which has sworn investigators to go to the scene and conduct a separate, but parallel, investigation. In addition, Snyder said, he calls the FBI to come to the scene. “That gives us a complete outsider, outside of this county, a federal agency, and their job is to look for civil-rights violations,” Snyder said. With the state attorney’s office, FBI and the sheriff’s team, Snyder said he thinks such cases can be investigated properly. Snyder also said he has no intention of abrogating his responsibility as sheriff. “If my personnel shoots somebody, we take full responsibility for the investigation,” Snyder said. That may be an important factor as the nation continues to struggle through the aftermath of several high-profile deadly force cases involving the police. Demand for oversight Nationally, there have been protests in some cities and efforts on the part of police departments to reassess everything from use of force procedures to working more closely with community relations boards. Randall Berg Jr., executive director of the Florida Justice Institute in Miami, said that, with a local agency investigating a shooting by one of its officers, there's the perception that "it's kind of like giving the fox the keys to the henhouse." While Berg said he can't say whether it's better for the FDLE or the local police agency to do such an investigation, in his opinion, the FDLE option lends an air of “no bias'”to the investigation. “I just think that the public's perception would be better if it's done by an independent agency,” Berg said. In Brevard, there are community leaders who question whether a law enforcement agency can ever truly police its own. The Rev. Johnnie Dennis of Cocoa, president of the local chapter of the National Action Network, said he would like to see the FDLE investigate all shootings involving Brevard County sheriff's deputies. "Any time a sheriff or police chief doesn't want someone coming in from the outside investigating a case, that is a sign that there is something to hide. They don't want any accountability," Dennis said. "We feel very confident when the FDLE comes in to do an investigation of officer-involved shootings." [Animal ordinance overhaul in Brevard sparks controversy] [Like or dislike? Brevard Sheriff Ivey bets big on social media to fight crime] Melbourne resident Robert Johnson, a former president of the South Brevard Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said law enforcement officials should "want to have the FDLE step in." Johnson said he believes this helps the public's perception that deputies or police officers are held accountable for their actions. He said he has seen this firsthand, as he helped assist the family of Clarence Mahogany Howard following the 2016 shooting by Hafza, the off-duty sheriff's deputy. Last March, Dennis and three other Brevard County residents asked the Brevard County Commission to consider establishing a police review board for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. But county commissioners took no action on that proposal. Dennis also made similar suggestions to the Cocoa and Titusville city councils about establishing police review boards in those communities. Those city councils have not taken action on his requests. The National Action Network — a New York-based civil rights organization founded in 1991 by civil rights advocate Rev. Al Sharpton — is in the midst of a nationwide effort to end what they see as police misconduct. It is one of the groups that raised questions in Sanford Police Department's investigation into the deadly shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012. A neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted in the case which brought thousands of protesters to neighboring Seminole County, and was the starting point for the Black Lives Matter movement which highlights police abuses and the deaths left behind. Independent set of eyes In some cases, the advantage of using the FDLE is not only the appearance of having an independent set of eyes to review a case, but also having more staff with greater expertise to do such an investigation, FDLE spokesman Burns said. FDLE investigations can take several weeks to a number of months, Burns said. From there, law enforcement agencies often conduct parallel investigations. "It is very much dependent on the case and where the facts take them," as well as how complex the crime scene was and how many officers were involved, Burns said. "Every case is unique." In the Space Coast’s largest city, Palm Bay police officers perform preliminary tasks after officer-related shootings, like administering medical treatment to victims and securing the scene to preserve evidence. Then, the agency turns over the investigation to the FDLE and has no influence on the outcome, Police Chief Jim Rogers said. “Because we want to avoid any possibility where we’d be scrutinized investigating one of our own officer’s involvement, we would want that third-party investigating body to be doing it so that we maintain the public trust,” Rogers said. “And that we’re not going to be scrutinized for favoritism, scrutinized for watching out for our own department — those kinds of things that could come up if we were to conduct our own investigation,” Rogers added. “So we just found it a best practice for us to have the Florida Department of Law Enforcement come in. We trust that organization. We trust their investigators. We trust that they’re going to do a thorough, complete, fair investigation,” he said. “We are not involved at any stage of the investigation, up to and including its determination. They inform us of the results,” he said. On the other hand, Satellite Beach Police Chief Jeff Pearson said he would handle officer-related shooting investigations in-house, instead of turning them over to FDLE — if his relatively small department had sufficient resources. Pearson said he has no problem with how the Brevard County Sheriff's Office handles such cases. “I think, ethically, we could do it, no problem," Pearson said. "But we just don’t have the staff of the sheriff’s office to do it. If I was the sheriff, I would probably do the same thing.” Pearson said Satellite Beach residents want information on high-profile crimes as quickly as possible. And bringing in an outside agency that’s based in an Orlando regional office slows down the process. “If I was running my own investigation, I control the information. I control how quickly I can get it out to the community. And I want to get it out as quick as I can the minute I’ve got it,” Pearson said. “When I go to Publix, and I see people, and they say, ‘Hey, what happened with that investigation that’s going on? I haven’t heard anything for weeks and weeks and weeks.’ An outside agency isn’t in my Publix hearing comments like that. They’re not in the grocery store, they’re not in a restaurant, they’re not being approached on the street like I am,” said Pearson. Issues of accountability Pearson sees Sheriff Ivey's investigating his own shootings as part of a trend sweeping police departments. But Angela Starke, an FDLE spokeswoman, disagrees such a trend exists – at least concerning agencies in FDLE's Orlando Regional Operations Center. "We do not see a trend in Central Florida among law enforcement agencies to move away from having FDLE investigate officer-involved shootings," Starke said. In citing the advantages of using the FDLE, Starke said: "We offer additional resources and experience to some smaller agencies. Our primary responsibility in each investigation is to be thorough, unbiased, factually accurate and transparent." In cases in which the FDLE leads the investigation — tapping into the findings of the medical examiner's office, forensics, toxicology tests, eyewitnesses and the officers themselves — it presents findings to the local state attorney's office in the geographic area where the shooting occurred. Prosecutors then look into whether such uses of deadly force are justified or not. Starke said the FDLE's Orlando Regional Operations Center has nine agents dedicated to work on officer-involved shooting investigations. Within the Orlando region, there have been 119 police-involved shooting cases since 2014, she said. Starke also noted that, even if an agency does not have a memorandum of understanding with the FDLE, it still can request that the FDLE investigate a particular case. "Any agency can call us to investigate, and the MOU is not binding," Starke said. "The agency must request our assistance." Until last year, Ivey was one of those sheriffs who didn't allow his lack of an MOU with the FDLE to stop him from asking it to assist investigations of his deputies involved in shootings. "The Sheriff’s Office has in the past asked FDLE to conduct independent and parallel investigations to coincide with our own investigations, and would not hesitate to do so again if deemed necessary by the circumstances presented," Ivey said in a statement last March. The first case involving a police shooting that the BSCO investigated on its own involved Lt. Michael Green and Trevor Allen Brice Gingras. Green, a department veteran, shot and killed Gingras during an attempted robbery at a Cape Canaveral apartment complex. The state attorney's office ruled the case a justifiable use of force. It was for this case that Archer praised Ivey's investigation. Still, doubts remain among outside experts about the long-term wisdom of such a decision. Jeff Noble, the police practices consultant from California, still believes that it is better for the police for third parties to get involved. "The generally accepted practice nationally is to do it externally," said Noble, a former Brevard County resident who retired in 2012 as the deputy chief of police in Irvine, California, after 28 years in law enforcement. "It's generally better having someone from the outside. But, even if you go outside, it's not foolproof." Will Greenlee and Robert Block contributed to this report. Dave Berman is government editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact him at 321-242-3649 or dberman@floridatoday.com. 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Probes into welfare fraud in Galway yield an average saving of close to €1,000 per investigation. Figures from the Department of Social Protection show that savings made in the West as a result of such investigations are among the highest nationwide. Since 2012, the Department of Social Protection has carried out over 92,00 reviews in Galway and Mayo. The average saving per review in the two counties, which form the West Division, is €856. It’s one of the highest figures nationwide – behind the Midlands North Division which recorded savings of €912 per investigation, and Dublin Central at €1,291. The figures refer to investigations into jobseekers allowance, one-parent family payment, the back-to-education scheme, the back-to-work scheme and the farm assist payment. The lowest figures for fraud are found in the Midlands South division, where the average savings are just €368. According to the Irish Mail on Sunday, more than €2.6 billion has been saved as a result of a fraud clampdown over the past five years. Galway welfare fraud probes pay off Probes into welfare fraud in Galway yield an average saving of close to €1,000 per investigation.

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Public Art If you have time for more: Downtown: Public art highlights include "Vertebrae" by Henry Moore at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street; "Adjacent, Against, Upon" by Michael Heizer in Myrtle Edwards Park on the ... Art Notes: Woodside/Braseth broadens its scope in new location Besides the historical, the gallery has added a number of compelling artists of more recent vintage, including painters Gloria DeArcangelis and Gene Gentry McMahon, and glass artist Ginny Ruffner. Local art shines in 'Seattle Perspective' Consider "Eating Out," (1983), Gene Gentry McMahon's vibrant play on social artifice. ... Well before McMahon, longtime Eastern Washington painter Gaylen Hansen eschewed the region's subtlety, opting for tall tales and sardonic wit. It's the smaller exhibitions that yield the biggest rewards Gene Gentry McMahon's "Poll Family Portrait" is among the works of 30 artists in "The Portrait Project" exhibition at the Olympic Room. Words play on art in 'Read All About It' at Kucera Other pieces well-worth examining include Gene Gentry McMahon's vestal virgins, Marcel Dzama's rickety subtitles, James Castle's cutouts, Chris Burden's performance fallout, Peregrine Honig's waifs, William ... Art against AIDS More than 200 top Seattle artists, including Gene Gentry McMahon, Steve Jensen, Betsy Eby, Sean Vale, Weldon Butler and Rachel Maxi, have donated works.

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Public health oversight change suggested for Lambton County Some members of Lambton County council would like to change how it oversees local public health services. Some members of Lambton County council would like to change how it oversees local public health services. For two decades or more, Lambton County council has acted as the board of health to supervise local public health spending and programs for immunizations, inspections, control of communicable disease and health promotion. Some other Ontario communities, however, use a model of separate boards of health made up of elected officials and members of the public. Sarnia Coun. Mike Stark raised the issue this week at Lambton County council, seeking to adjust the way public health issues are dealt with. Currently, those issues go first to one of county council’s two committees before coming to its council for a final decision. Stark moved to have those issues come directly to council and Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley suggested going further and considering moving to a separate board that includes community representatives. “I think after going through 19 months” of the pandemic, “we need to establish a public health board that is truly a public health board,” Bradley said. Stark offered to change his motion to accommodate that direction and gave Chatham-Kent’s board of health as an example. That board is made up of four municipal councillors, two citizen appointees and one provincial appointee. Chatham-Kent is also exploring adding an Indigenous representative to the board. “They have exactly what Coun. Bradley is referring to, and we can use their model as a more effective model than what we’re currently using,” Stark said. “I certainly would strongly support Mayor Bradley’s recommendation,” said Petrolia Mayor Brad Loosley. “Let’s take the politicians kind of out of this.” At Bradley’s suggestion, council tabled the issue to October so an earlier report staff prepared on Lambton’s system of public health oversight could be recirculated to county councillors to review. “Next meeting, we can have a fuller discussion,” Bradley said. Bradley said he originally planned to raise the issue with county council in 2022 and ask that it consider “diluting the political representation and bring in – like other public health bodies – a wide cross-section of people.” He said they could include representatives from local health care, business and labour. “I really think we need to do that because there are voices we’re not hearing that should be at the table to advise the county councillors on public-health issues,” Bradley said. A separate board could also spend more time on issues than may happen when public-health matters are part of a larger agenda for county committee and council meetings, Bradley said. “There might be 10 minutes on public health and then we jump to the next one – it might be roads, libraries or something,” he said. “I don’t think the issues got the discussion, sometimes, they merited. “We can look at the different models . . . and then see what would work for Lambton County. I think times have changed and people realize how important the public health guidance is.” Lambton’s 2021 budget included $13 million for public health, and the county department has been on the front lines of the community’s response to the pandemic and efforts to immunize local residents.

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Published: 2002-02-08 10:45:00 Updated: 2002-02-08 10:45:00 As State Sorts Out Budget Woes, Cumberland County Faces Money Crisis Posted February 8, 2002 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. — The state could use extra money right now, but it turns out the budget woes are not just at the top. Cumberland County is in the middle of a money crunch. Jeffrey Light has lived in the Ashton Forest section of Cumberland County for 11 years, but soon his neighborhood could be annexed into Fayetteville. "When I moved here, I didn't want to move in the city. I had my choice," he said. During the last seven years, the city has annexed 20-square miles. Now, some county leaders say that is coming back to haunt them. "Because the city of Fayetteville has been annexing at a very aggresive schedule and taking portions of the county into the city, the county has lost quite a bit of revenue over the last few years," County Commissioner Tal Baggett said. The county is considering a new way to distribute sales tax revenues, which would give the county an extra $1.7 million next fiscal year and take more than $5 million from the eight cities in the county. "Every county has the right to determine how their sales tax is going to be divided, we're just trying to do the best for citizens in the county," Baggett said. "The county has to take care of the recreation, parks and fire departments. They still need that money," homeowner Andy Anderson said. But Fayetteville Mayor Marshall Pitts says the city needs that money too. Fayetteville stands to lose the most sales tax revenue, close to $4 million. "We would have to make some major adjustments and so I'm hoping it doesn't come to that," Pitts said. Pitts said some of those adjustments may be in the area of hiring or putting upcoming projects on hold, but he said it is way too soon to know what will exactly be impacted. Pitts, as well as mayors from the other seven municipalities, will meet with commissioners on Tuesday to discuss the issue.

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Published: 2002-02-08 11:09:00 Updated: 2002-02-08 11:09:00 Residents Debate Moving Mason Inlet Away From Shell Island Posted February 8, 2002 WILMINGTON, N.C. — It will cost $6.5 million to move Mason Inlet away from Shell Island, while residents debate the age-old struggle of whether to preserve what man made by remaking what nature made. "When they dredge it and fill it in, you're just going to destroy an ecosystem. They call that progress," said Wilmington resident David Williams. "I think the project is actually a waste of money." "[We're] talking millions and millions of dollars here. Somebody's got to pay for it," Wilmington resident Richard Barber said. "It's just politics as usual. In the end, they're going to get what they want." The money will come from 1,044 property owners who stand to benefit from the project, some paying as much as $100,000 each. "You know if people's got the money to pay for their view and everything, so be it," Barber said. For years, massive sandbags have been the only thing keeping the water at bay. Without them, the Shell Island resort would have fallen into the ocean a long time ago. Engineers say once the inlet is closed, there will not be any need for sandbags. "Eventually, once we complete the project, it will be 3,500 feet up the beach here," said Frank Pinkston of the Mason Inlet Preservation Group. From the roof of the Shell Island Resort, you can get a bird's-eye view of the project. It can be a tedious task -- dredging a new inlet near Figure 8 Island, filling in the old inlet near Shell Island with sand. "It's an engineering feat, unbelievable to some, but it's possible to do it," Pinkston said. Pinkston, a north Wrightsville Beach property owner, is helping to pay for the move. "We had to solve the problem somewhere or just walk away and let these properties go in the ocean," he said. Wilmington resident Diane Hastell has been coming to the beach at Mason Inlet for 12 years. "They call it Doggie Beach. You don't have to have your dogs on a leash," she said. Hastell said the move is necessary. "I think it's great for the residents of Shell Island and the north Wrightsville Beach area. You get a strong northeaster in the wintertime and the water was way up to the condos there," she said. The changes that would be made may not be a permanent fix. Engineers said the inlet could move back toward Shell Island at a rate of up to 1 foot per day. "We've learned from the history of the waterway out there that it won't stay there. It will try to migrate back again," Pinkston said. To prevent migration, the county has a 30-year permit to dredge as needed to keep the new inlet where it is, but many people still are not convinced that man can make nature do anything. "You know we're in a hurricane alley here, so it ain't going to take but one good hurricane or major storm and I think all that will be gone again," Barber said. The project is expected to be finished by the end of March, but it may take longer if winter storms set work crews back. Organizers said visitors to Shell Island this summer will see a much larger beach.

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Published: 2002-02-08 11:51:00 Updated: 2002-02-08 11:51:00 Man Arrested In Attack On Durham Woman; Duke Raises Reward In Campus Attack Posted February 8, 2002 DURHAM, N.C. — Durham police are trying to determine if a man arrested Thursday in an attack on a Durham woman is connected to a string of violent attacks on the campus of Duke University. Police said Sankie Allen Lennon, 53, broke into a woman's apartment Wednesday night. They said Lennon forced the 22-year-old woman to drive him to several ATMs where he withdrew money from her account. Police said that Lennon tried to rape her, but the woman was able to ward off his attempt. Lennon was arrested after a scuffle with police and was charged with attempted rape and burglary. Meanwhile, the search continues for suspects in three recent attacks at Duke. The reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a Duke freshman last week in an East Campus dorm bathroom has been raised to $5,000. As a result of the incident and two subsequent crimes which Duke police believe are unrelated, campus police have expanded safety patrols across campus and students, faculty and employees have discussed ways they can help enhance university security. University officials responded immediately to student requests for self-defense training classes. Class instructors said students will learn how to get away from an attacker. "The students approached us, they said they would like to have self-defense classes, and we thought that was a reasonable request. We had our first one last Friday, and there are two more that are scheduled," said Keith Lawrence of Duke University. Anyone with information about the assault or the two other crimes -- a robbery attempt in Duke Gardens Feb. 2 and an attempted assault in Perkins Library on Feb. 4 -- should call Duke Oolice at (919) 684-4713.

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