Update 24 November 07:50 Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Police continue to investigate the accident that put a 70-year-old man in hospital in serious condition Thursday 19 November after his Golf was hit by a Lamborghini Murcielago in Genthod, on the lake road. The driver was a 22-year-old Russian with an alcohol level of 1.11 per 1,000 (legal limit in Switzerland is 0.5), with a drivers license that is not valid in Switzerland. The car had Geneva plates. The Tribune de Geneve carries a front page story about the accident, suggesting that it was the result of a race or chase by four flash cars whose owners were trying to see which car is the fastest, a suggestion that other media have carried.
Geneva police spokesperson Patrick Pulh told GenevaLunch that police have not, in fact, been able to establish if there was any kind of race. “These cars make a lot of noise even when they are just idling.” he notes. “We haven’t been able to establish the speed at which they were going.” The ongoing investigation is seeking to clarify the roles of all the drivers involved, he says, and it’s difficult at this stage to say how long it will take.
Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva police are asking witnesses of an accident that took place Tuesday morning 10 November on the Route de Lausanne in Bellevue to contact them. A motorcyclist, a Genevan, age 76, was heading from Versoix towards Geneva when a woman, Cuban, age 52, pulled out of a side road at numbers 317-319 on the main road. The man, surprised by the car, braked suddenly and skidded on the wet pavement, into a minibus heading in the direction of Lausanne, driven by a Portuguese, age 47. The motorcyclist was airlifted by Rega to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Police contact: +41 22 307 91 11.
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A retired sales manager at Boeing in Seattle, Washington, USA, is the eighth person to admit he held accounts at Swiss bank UBS to evade the US tax system. The US Justice Department announced Monday 5 October that Roberto Cittadini of Bellevue, Washington has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns and to hiding $1.8 million from the IRS, the US tax authority. The department’s detailed press release notes that Cittadini was helped by a Swiss banker and Swiss accountant, both of whom were indicted for fraud in the US in August 2009.
Liam Bates will present a clip of his film "Motorbikes, Mao and a Yak" at Webster University
Title: China’s Next Generation: a 7,000km adventure on motorbikes
Location: Webster University, Bellevue, Geneva
Description: In June 2009 four young men from Switzerland, Brazil, Tibet and Eastern China completed a 7,000 km journey across China on motorcycles – through the Himalayas, Mongolian grasslands and into the densely populated Eastern coast, talking to young people about their changing lives, hopes and dreams.
The presentation: Liam Bates will present a short film clip from the countless hours of high definition footage shot throughout the trip and discuss some of the views expressed by youth across China.
Bates will show the changing face of China by retelling adventures from their trip, screening interviews and photos. From the stories of farmers, gangsters, nomads, musicians and business students across the country, he offers an entertaining and informative look at China’s next generation.
The event will help raise funds to cover production costs of their film, “Motorbikes, Mao and a Yak”, expected to be released in late 2010. The documentary will eventually be available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Q&A session after the presentation in English, French and Chinese.
Sponsored by GenevaLunch
Interview with Liam Bates in GenevaLunch
Please RSVP by 30 August.
Venue: Webster University, Bellevue/GE
Entry fee CHF5 (soft drinks, tea and snacks will follow).
Tel: +41 21 806 3800
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 01 Sep 2009
Title: Workshop: Weight loss club, Bellevue, Geneva
Location: Bellevue, Geneva
Link out: Click here
Description: Meetings from 14 January 2009 every Wednesday evening from 18:15-19:45 at Webster University, Bellevue, Geneva.
Start Date: 14 Jan 2009
End Date: 28 Jan 2009
