Ostend (Belgium)

Type: City
Name: Ostend (Belgium)
Country: Belgium
Latitude: 51.220001
Longitude: 2.92
population: 69,011
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

A mark of respect for forgotten First World War hero

Ninety-five years ago, as the First World War was well underway, and Lieut.-Cmdr. Rowland Bourke made a valiant effort to lead his Motor Launch into enemy fire, determined to find survivors of the sunk Vindictive in Ostend harbour, Belgium.“He could hear ... [Published Victoria News - May 09 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Marvin Gaye's Belgium: a tram ride to Sexual Healing

traces the singer's tracks in Ostend where the singer wrote his biggest hit. ... [Published Telegraph - May 08 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

?Stop the dumping of Plastics? resolution signed by Belgian Association of Manufacturers of Plastic and Rubber Articles

On April 24th the resolution Stop the dumping of Plastics has been signed at the town hall of Ostend by the Belgian Association of Manufacturers of Plastic and Rubber Articles Federplast.be, KIMO Netherlands and Belgium, the city of Ostend and the resort ... [Published Plastemart.com - May 04 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Mystery surrounds sunken Ramsgate to Ostend operator TransEuropa...

FALLEN ferry operator Trans Europa was sunk by crippling debts.The Slovenian-registered firm filed for bankruptcy in Belgium last Friday.Its debts, according to employees, totalled millions of euro.Belgian courts appointed Paul Daems and Jean Lammens ... [Published This is Kent - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

UP Manila Chorale sings in Belgium for CamSur school, mission house

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said the University of the Philippines Manila Chorale (UPMC) performed in Belgium in April to help raise funds for a soon-to-be built Mission House Virgin of the Poor and the Irayang Solong Elementary ... [Published GMA News.tv - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Maldon man grounded after metal joints set off airport scanners

A PENSIONER has decided to give up flights abroad after the metal inside him kept setting off airport scanners.Roger Hickford, 71, has been flying on holiday with wife Rosemary for almost 50 years. But the hassle caused by his metal joint replacements ... [Published This is Total Essex - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Anzac message one of hope

ON GUARD: Members of the Royal Navy keep silent vigil throughout the Anzac Day service.RSA Waiheke patron Major John Barclay is recommending three bits of advice from a veteran soldier for a healthy community."Place the interests of the community before ... [Published Waiheke Marketplace - May 01 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

The week in business (01/05/2013)

Air carrier Brussels Airlines launches its five-flights-a-week service to Washington on 18 June.Leuven-based AB InBev has received the green light from US competition authorities to acquire Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, producer of Corona, for $20 billion (€15.4 ... [Published Flanders Today - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Company selling free sunlight receives award

The Ghent-based starter company EcoNation, which sells hi-tech energy-saving LightCatcher bulbs, was named New Energy Pioneer during an annual event organized by Bloomberg New Energy Finance last night. EcoNation develops light domes which are fitted ... [Published Expatica Belgium - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 2 reports

Belgium's four key ports to sign partnership

Antwep, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Ostend yesterday signed a 30-point collaborative agreement to strengthen their competitive edge. I suggest that I sign last: just to check if everyone signed properly, minister of mobility and public works Hilde Crevits (CD&V) ... [Published Flanders Today - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

TRAVEL: Transeuropa ferries cancel services from Ramsgate to Belgium

TRANSEUROPA ferries,which operate out of the Port of Ramsgate has cancelled services this weekend, due to technical problems.The 18.30 service from Ramsgate to Ostend has been cancelled.Sunday's crossing at 13.30 has also been cancelled.Services on Monday ... [Published This is Kent - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 1 reports

Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye!

It's Marvin's bornday, no foolin'! Celebrate the holy spirit of endless fucking love, and loving endless fucking, as he sings two of his best cuts solo, on a piano in Ostend, Belgium, back in 1981. Get to this shit. [ Comment on this story ] ... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Apr 02 2013]

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"[t]his right protects not only information or ideas that are favorably"
"Despite this sad news, the Port of Ramsgate will continue to operate and the council is already dealing with the impact of this decision. We have a huge amount of sympathy for the people whose livelihood depended on TransEuropa Ferries and are already actively working on a replacement at the Port of Ramsgate."
"I remember our first flight was in 1966 flying from Southend to Ostend, Belgium. We had been celebrating England's progression in the World Cup and I remember feeling a little worse for wear as we travelled" said the 71-year-old
"Place the interests of the community before the interests of self. Follow in the footsteps of the early pioneers. Make New Zealand a safer place for the little children."

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Magic of black films [Published Oman Tribune - May 16 2013]
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A mark of respect for forgotten First World War... [Published Victoria News - May 09 2013]
Marvin Gaye's Belgium: a tram ride to Sexual He... [Published Telegraph - May 08 2013]
Thrown in Prison for Shredding the Koran [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 05 2013]
?Stop the dumping of Plastics? resolution signe... [Published Plastemart.com - May 04 2013]
Mystery surrounds sunken Ramsgate to Ostend ope... [Published This is Kent - May 03 2013]
UP Manila Chorale sings in Belgium for CamSur s... [Published GMA News.tv - May 03 2013]
Maldon man grounded after metal joints set off ... [Published This is Total Essex - May 03 2013]
UP Manila Chorale sings for Camarines Sur in Be... [Published Gov.ph - May 03 2013]
Anzac message one of hope [Published Waiheke Marketplace - May 01 2013]
The week in business (01/05/2013) [Published Flanders Today - May 01 2013]
Company selling free sunlight receives award [Published Expatica Belgium - Apr 23 2013]
Belgium: FlanSea WAVE PIONEER Launched [Published Offshore Wind - Apr 23 2013]
Belgium's four key ports to sign partnership [Published Flanders Today - Apr 19 2013]
Belgium's four key ports to sign partnership [Published Expatica Belgium - Apr 19 2013]
TRAVEL: Transeuropa ferries cancel services fro... [Published This is Kent - Apr 19 2013]
Top 10 European sleeper cities [Published FOXNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye! [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Apr 02 2013]
Sharia in action in Belgium: Man gets four mont... [Published Jihad Watch - Mar 18 2013]
Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collisio... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 06 2012]
Only Way is Essex stars and the gold raid gang [Published Telegraph - Sep 13 2012]
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Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye! [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Apr 02 2013]
It's Marvin's bornday, no foolin'! Celebrate the holy spirit of endless fucking love, and loving endless fucking, as he sings two of his best cuts solo, on a piano in Ostend, Belgium, back in 1981. Get to this shit. [ Comment on this story ] ...
Sharia in action in Belgium: Man gets four mont... [Published Jihad Watch - Mar 18 2013]
The Muslims were not prosecuted. Is it a crime to tear up a Bible in Belgium? Or does this only apply to the Qur'an? An update on this story . "Belgium jails man for tearing up Koran," by Katerina Nikolas for the Digital Journal , March 14: Bruges ...
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