Society

Gunshot window of local barbers © Christian Bonzon

Geneva road rage incident sparks shooting spree

by Marcus Berry

February 17, 2010 | 11:35

An enraged motorist embarks on a shooting spree in Geneva over an incident involving right of way, say local police. A series of shots are fired, damaging vehicles and buildings but, through sheer luck, no one is injured. Officers arrest the perpetrator who was drunk and did not possess a permit for the weapon.

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Housing
	Geneva burglars net 150,000 francs per day, says official
	February 15, 2010 \| 11:23	by Marcus Berry

Geneva police chief, Monica Bonfanti says the canton suffers an average of 30 burglary attempts every day, ten of which are successful. Cash and items stolen amount to an average of 150,000 francs, or...Full story

Lifestyle
	Pornography or art? Lulu opera divides Geneva
	February 10, 2010 \| 12:24	by Michèle Laird

The Geneva opera was looking for trouble by asking the French director, Olivier Py, whose opera productions have sent Geneva audiences reeling with indignation in the past, to mount Lulu, the story of...Full story

Lifestyle
	Globegarden breaks new ground in bilingual childcare
	February 2, 2010 \| 13:00	by Michèle Laird

Globegarden, a network of bilingual nursery/kindergartens that caters to the needs of working parents is the new concept in early childhood care that a group of young business women have started in Zurich....Full story

Society
	Anglo Amnesty group faces busy agenda
	January 14, 2010 \| 12:00	by Marianne Burkhardt

The Geneva-based Group 40, Switzerland’s only English-speaking chapter of human rights organisation Amnesty International, has several targets on its agenda this year, including human trafficking and...Full story

Business
	Oil traders draw new talent to Switzerland
	January 14, 2010 \| 11:48	by Giles Broom

Gunvor, one of the world's top oil traders, announces increased earnings for 2009 and a turnover of 53 billion dollars. The group, based in Geneva, now trades across commodity markets, adding new energies...Full story

Geneva
	Strike sparks delays at Geneva’s airport
	January 4, 2010 \| 11:13	by Malcolm Curtis

A walkout by a small number of baggage handlers sends Geneva’s airport into chaos over the weekend, leading to long queues at checkout counters, flight delays and thousands of luggage bags going astray....Full story

Historic agreement aims to ease train congestion
An official agreement launches a complete overhaul of the train connections between Lausanne and Geneva Airport. The signed protocol, a first of its kind, will allow the cantons of Vaud and Geneva to advance...

Full storyDecember 22, 2009 | 08:41by Michèle Laird

Ice and snow causes chaos at Geneva airport
Passengers hoping to leave Geneva to join friends and family for the Christmas holidays experience a travel nightmare yesterday as dozens of flights are cancelled due to treacherous weather conditions...

Full storyDecember 21, 2009 | 11:22by Jeremy Allen

Workshops offer child language learning tips
Marriages between partners of different nationalities are common in Switzerland but when it comes to deciding what languages their children should learn, parents need to come up with a strategy and stick...

Full storyNovember 19, 2009 | 10:35by Jeremy Allen

Gates lavishes funding on health partnerships
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides two organizations in the Geneva area with massive funding to fight malaria, the world’s most ‘expensive’ neglected disease. Swisster investigates "product...

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 08:20by Michèle Laird

Pictet named continent’s ‘best private bank’
Geneva-based bank Pictet is “best private bank for Europe and Switzerland", while its managing partner, Rémy Best, is honoured as “private banking personality of the year” at the 2009 Global Private...

Full storyNovember 2, 2009 | 13:00by Giles Broom

Short films fest features Aussie and NZ movies
Five movies in English headline a short film festival organised by film association Swiss Films. From the end of this month every weekend until November 21, a cinema in each of eight towns will host the...

Full storyOctober 22, 2009 | 09:52by Jeremy Allen

Libya names Lockerbie bomber defender to panel
The Libyan government has named a lawyer who declared the Lockerbie bomber innocent as its nominee to an arbitration tribunal to investigate last year’s arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi and his wife at a Geneva...

Full storySeptember 2, 2009 | 17:23by Malcolm Curtis

Index Ventures makes second Skype investment
eBay is selling online communications tool Skype to a group of investors including Geneva-based Index Ventures. The vendor retains a stake in the company, but the added investors plan to inject new technology...

Full storySeptember 2, 2009 | 13:28by Giles Broom

Libyan release of Swiss hostages still on hold
Despite approval of an agreement between the governments of Switzerland and Libya to end a long-festering diplomatic dispute, two Swiss employees held in the North African country for more than a year...

Full storyAugust 27, 2009 | 11:22by Malcolm Curtis

Geneva jeweller bemoans security lapse after robbery
With a 149 years of history behind it, the Chatila family jewellery business has a lot of experience in safeguarding valuable gems and baubles. After robbers stole millions of francs worth of valuables...

Full storyAugust 19, 2009 | 08:31by Malcolm Curtis

Navigation software aims to make expat life easier
A software programme that promises to help Anglophone newcomers settle in the Lake Geneva area is being launched by French expat Bernard Duclos. His unusually named computer tool, Fairy’s Map, identifies...

Full storyJuly 22, 2009 | 08:00by Michèle Laird

Women-only fitness craze continues Swiss expansion
Curves, the 30-minute exercise method that originated in America and invites women of all shapes and ages to work out in a no men, no mirror, no make-up environment, continues its expansion in Switzerland....

Full storyJuly 21, 2009 | 10:37by Marianne Burkhardt

Paleo 'instant community' ready to rock
After four weeks of construction in a Nyon field, the 34th annual Paleo Festival is ready to welcome thousands.

Full storyJuly 20, 2009 | 16:42by Malcolm Curtis