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The Citizen
4 days ago
- The Citizen
Westville cops caution elderly about fraud on Nelson Mandela Day
ON Friday, Nelson Mandela Day, members of the Westville SAPS dedicated 67 minutes to visiting the elderly at a retirement home in Dawncliffe, where residents were given tips on some topics, including fraud. The station's communications officer, Captain Elizabeth Squires, said the elderly are an 'important vulnerable' group, who on the day were advised not to give out their personal information, such as bank details, email addresses, and physical addresses. 'Daily, we open cases of fraud. Scammers are very convincing, so people should be cautious when buying anything on marketplace. They must verify everything before making an EFT because if it is too good to be true, then it is possibly a scam,' advised Squires. Also read: Watch: Pinetown SAPS makes sandwiches for Mandela Day The station's Nelson Mandela Day outreach programme was also attended by Vispol Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Adele Roos, along with Westville SAPS members Constable Rose Mshengu, Sergeant Zwelethu Khathi and Sergeant Thabani Dlamini, who also advised about general safety at the retirement home; how to safeguard personal belongings when out shopping; what to look out for to report to the police; and tips on how to prevent being a victim of a fraud scam. 'Emergency numbers were shared. The residents appreciated and welcomed the SAPS visit,' said Squires. For more from the Highway Mail, follow us on Facebook , X and Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter here At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
UK's Senior Plc to sell Aerostructures business, shares soar
July 18 (Reuters) - British engineer Senior Plc (SNR.L), opens new tab will sell its Aerostructures business to private equity investor Sullivan Street Partners for up to 200 million pounds ($269 million), it said on Friday, sending shares 19% higher. Senior, which supplies to Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab and Airbus ( opens new tab, said it would use part of the sale proceeds to cut debt and fund a share buyback worth about 40 million pounds. "You're likely to see our progressive dividend continue to increase," CEO David Squires told Reuters, adding that the company may explore more accretive M&A opportunities in the future. Shares rose to their highest level since 2019. Loss-making Aerostructures, part of the Senior's mainstay aerospace business, manufactures airframe and aero engine components for commercial aerospace and the defence sectors. Senior expects the division to turn profitable this year. Following the sale, Senior will focus on its business that provides fluid conveyance and thermal management solutions to the aerospace and land vehicle and power industries. "The group's equity story will now also be able to evolve/progress, with the market able to focus on 'remainco' and the upside potential that exists and the scope for considerable shareholder returns," Jefferies analysts said in a note. After a tough 2024, which saw profits fall roughly 14%, Senior has seen demand grow from civil aerospace customers and expects the group to grow this year. Squires said that the company is well positioned to benefit from increased global defence spending and continues to see opportunities under military aircraft procurement programs. As part of the deal, Senior will receive an initial consideration of 150 million pounds and may receive up to an additional 50 million pounds in the first half of 2026, depending on Aerostructures' performance in 2025. ($1 = 0.7447 pounds)
The Citizen
15-07-2025
- The Citizen
Cellphone thief who attempted to extort R5000 arrested
AN 18-year-old man was arrested by the Westville SAPS crime prevention team after being found in possession of a cellphone which had been reported as stolen. Westville SAPS spokesperson, Captain Elizabeth Squires, said the suspect was arrested on Saturday, July 12, in the South Beach, Point area, after he was searched and found in possession of the cellphone, a S24 Samsung, and the personal belongings of a complainant who had reported these as stolen from the Pavilion Shopping Centre. Also read: Court to address accused rapist's alleged bail condition violation 'A woman was robbed of her cellphone which contained her driver's licence, identity card and bank card at the back of the cellphone pouch. Members then set out to the last GPS co-ordinates that were last updated at 16:00 when the phone had been switched off after the suspect demanded R5000 when the victim called her cellphone. 'Members tactically kept observation on the set location in the South Beach, Point area for two hours which resulted in swiftly apprehending one male who tried to run,' said Squires, who added that another cellphone, 'which was not accounted for', was found in the suspect's possession. Squires said the suspect was charged with robbery and detained at the Westville SAPS 'for further investigation'. The victim, who asked not to be named, said she was overwhelmed with the service she received from the Westville SAPS members. 'It was through their commitment, tireless effort that led to the recovery of all my goods,' she said. She added that her faith in the police has been restored thanks to their 'professionalism' and 'humanity'. 'This served as a reminder of the honour and integrity the SAPS stand for and I will forever be grateful to the members for their outstanding service,' she said and went on to applaud the shopping centre's management and security staff for the way they handled the situation and assisted with providing the description of the suspect. For more from the Highway Mail, follow us on Facebook , X and Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter here At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Irish Independent
14-07-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
‘If you find this please call us' – Canadian couple plan to visit Kerry beach where their message in a bottle washed up after 13 years
The story of the bottle's Atlantic crossing has attracted global attention, with CBS News and the Washington Post picking it up. The note, written by Brad Squires and Anita Moran (now Squires) during a romantic picnic on Bell Island in Newfoundland, was discovered by Kate and John Gay while walking along a beach on Scraggane Bay near Castlegregory. Thinking it was litter, the couple picked up the wine bottle tangled in seaweed, only to find the note tucked inside. It read: 'Anita and Brad's day trip to Bell Island. Today, we enjoyed dinner, this bottle of wine and each other at the edge of the island. If you find this note call us.' Kate Gay, who found the bottle, said she is amazed the story has generated such attention across the Atlantic. 'I think it's this idea of the bottle being so resilient,' she said. It barely leaked – there was no damage to it, no chips, cracks, nothing 'First, it had to survive the cliff it was thrown over. Then since 2012, there have been a series of really violent storms, there were big vessels on its route, but it survived it all. 'It barely leaked – there was no damage to it, no chips, cracks, nothing.' Over the past week, Ms Gay had the chance to speak to the Canadian couple during appearances on Canadian TV and radio. When they wrote the message, they had been dating for a year and were in a long-distance relationship, as Mr Squires was a police officer in British Columbia and Ms Moran was training to be a nurse in Newfoundland. They had taken a ferry to Bell Island from St John's, and had decided to get a piece of paper from their car and push a note inside the bottle at the end of a picnic. ADVERTISEMENT Ms Gay said the couple now plan to visit the Maharees in Kerry next year for their 10th wedding anniversary. 'I'm sure they will be going and seeing where it washed up,' she said. The day she found the bottle, Ms Gay was hosting a meeting of the Maharees Heritage and Conservation, an environmental group that had organised the beach clean-up that led to the discovery. 'I thought it would be a really fun thing to open the bottle when other members of the team were there,' she said. After a few failed attempts to tease out the note with tweezers, they had to break the bottle. 'A little tap of a hammer and it came out,' she said. When they called the number, there was no reply, but once the group posted the story on Facebook, it went viral within hours. Friends alerted the Canadian couple that their note had been found. 'I've spoken to them via a radio show and a TV show,' Ms Gay said. 'It was really nice to hear their voices, fill some gaps, and they sound absolutely lovely, and just can't believe the reaction themselves. 'But also can't believe that the bottle even made it beyond Bell Island, because there are steep cliffs there, so the bottle first had to negotiate getting over the cliffs and away from the rocks, which it did, and spent 13 years finding its way through storms and currents to the shores of the Maharees.' Ms Gay said the couple married in 2016 and now have three children. 'When it was all coming to light, their phones were just pinging. They were just putting the kids to bed, and just wondering why their phones were so active,' she said. While the bottle took more than a decade to drift to Ireland, the internet tracked down the couple within hours. The Maharees, where the bottle was found, is a 5km sand tombolo separating Brandon Bay and Tralee Bay, one of Ireland's most vulnerable coastal communities in the face of storms. We just thought it was a gorgeous story Parts of Newfoundland face similar challenges. 'We just thought it was a gorgeous story,' said Martha Farrell, chair of the Maharees Conservation Association, who was at the meeting when the bottle was opened. 'Kate is on our Coastal Resilience Project, and she finds it and opens it during one of our coastal resilience meetings. And guess what, Anita, who sent the bottle, is from Prince Edward Island, which is basically the equivalent of the Maharees in Canada.' At the meeting where the message was read, Ms Farrell said they mooted getting in touch with other coastal communities around the world, unaware that the story of the message in the bottle would go viral. She said the series of events have been full of serendipity. 'The bottle got here in one piece, the couple are still together and got married,' she said.
GMA Network
04-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Andrew Estrella is new Letran Squires head coach
NCAA Andrew Estrella is the new head coach of the Colegio de San Juan Letran Squires. Estrella will replace Willie Miller who steered the Squires to a Final Four run in NCAA Season 100. Estrella handled the UE Junior Warriors U16 team in the past two seasons and delivered the title in UAAP U16 boys basketball last December. "I'm incredibly thankful to Letran and Strong Group Athletics for this chance to lead the Squires," Estrella said in a statement. "Thank you to Fr. Raymond [Jose, OP], Fr. Vic, Boss Frank, and Boss Jacob for believing in me. I'll give my best and make sure not to let anyone down." Despite his new responsibility as a head coach, Estrella will still be serving in the University of the East. "I may have a new home with Letran, but there are no goodbyes," he said. "I'll still be consulting for UE. UE helped shape who I am as a coach, and I'll always be grateful for that." Joining Estrella in UE are Anton Escolin, JC Docto, and Kris Reyes, with Bryan Cay as strength and conditioning and Julianne Valencia as physical therapist. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
