Geneva’s primary schools will soon have an Active Shooter plan - a protocol for attacks involving armed individuals.
Parents have been calling for such measures since last year.
Staff will be briefed by the end of October, with secondary schools to follow in November.
Details remain under wraps for security reasons. One element is certain: alarm buttons are planned only for new buildings. Since 2016, Geneva police have answered six shooter alerts – all of them false alarms.
Married tax penalty set to end
Voters will head to the polls on March 9th to decide on a major overhaul of the tax system.
US sends large delegation to Davos
The delegation from the United States at this year’s World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos will be one of the largest ever.
The US needs to clear debts before leaving WHO
The United States’ planned withdrawal from the World Health Organization at the end of the month remains uncertain.
Bern police use pepper spray on Iranian protestors
Bern police used pepper spray on a group of protestors outside the Iranian Embassy yesterday.
Teen killed at train yard
A 14-year-old boy has been killed at a train freight yard in canton Bern.
UBS head planning to leave next year - report
UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti is expected to step down in April next year, according to the Financial Times. UBS is refusing to comment.
