Tribune de Genève. According to the newspaper the number of fines has increased by 8.4% to 773,000. The increase in the number of small fines is particularly marked. In 2014 the state raked in CHF 70 million of traffic fines, the highest in seven years and a 21% increase on 2013. In 2013 the margin […]
The fashion trend banned in some Swiss swimming pools
24 Heures. A trend that started in the US in the 90s is now invading Swiss swimming pools, threatening to turn them into washing machines, requiring the addition of increased water treatment chemicals. Culprits are not easy to catch either according to those running public pools. The fashion called “sagging” involves wearing your pants below […]
Do you struggle to pronounce the names of Swiss towns?
Do you struggle to pronounce the names of Swiss towns? Does Montreux come out sounding like Montrow or does the zzz sound in Lausanne come out as an sss? Well it appears you are not alone. The English model and actress Cara Delevingne seems to have the same difficulty. The video clip below shows her […]
Geneva pensioners asked to prove they are still alive
Tribune de Genève. According to Tribune de Genève 20,000 pensioners were contacted and asked to prove they are still alive. 16,700 in Switzerland and 3,300 abroad. Some of those who received the letters are furious. One recipient said that many of her retired friends found the letters humiliating. The requests were sent to former employees […]
THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN COACHING (4): Dealing with a poor individual performer
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this fourth interview of a seven part series on The Secrets of Success in Coaching: “Dealing with a poor individual performer”. In this example of exceptionally powerful coaching, Janine explores the case of dealing with poor individual performance and where it stems from. […]
Strict Swiss drink drive laws to be loosened
20 Minutes. Since 1 January 2014, driving a heavy vehicle after drinking any amount of alcohol is prohibited. Heavy vehicles include fire engines and many farm vehicles. In particular this strict rule has made life difficult for farmers and volunteer fire brigades, which form a large part of Swiss fire services. Sometimes these people need […]
CERN experiment proves 1960s particle theory
Geneva. On 14 July 2015 CERN’s Large Hadron Collider discovered a class of particles known as pentaquarks. “The pentaquark is not just any new particle,” said LHCb spokesperson Guy Wilkinson. “It represents a way to aggregate quarks, namely the fundamental constituents of ordinary protons and neutrons, in a pattern that has never been observed before […]
Man arrested for charging phone on train
According to wired.co.uk a 45-year old man was recently arrested for charging his phone on a London train. The offence described as “abstracting electricity” in section 13 of the 1968 Theft Act1 carries a maximum sentence of 5 years. Furthermore, text next to the train plug states that it is to be used only by […]
Geneva’s new currency sparks hot debate
Tribune de Genève. An article in Tribune de Genève describes the high emotion surrounding the coming September launch of Geneva’s new currency called the “Léman”. More than 100 comments were submitted on tdg.ch and as many on the newspaper’s Facebook page. Comments such as “why not the drachma, it’s very trendy at the moment” were […]
Athens proposes tax amnesty on Swiss assets
24 Heures. According to Panagiotis Nikoloudis, the Greek minister in charge of fighting corruption, Greece is proposing a tax amnesty on assets in Switzerland and other countries outside Greece. Mr Panagiotis Nikoloudis was interviewed by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps. The move is designed to encourage the repatriation of money to Greece and will tax […]
