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Traffic will be disrupted in the City of Hamilton for about two days for road resurfacing work.
The junction of Court and Angle Streets will be closed from today at 6am until the work is completed, which is expected to be by 4pm tomorrow.
Traffic hea...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
Sexism exists in every walk of life and must be tackled across the whole of society, not just the political arena, it was claimed yesterday.
Davida Morris, a former Progressive Labour Party senator, said it was important to tackle the problem as earl...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Police vehicles were involved in a crash every two weeks on average in the first eight months of this year, the service has revealed.
Since the start of 2018, at least 17 collisions have been linked to the Bermuda Police Service fleet — an average of...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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An “arrogance” shown by some Members of Parliament has led to disrespectful comments about women, the Opposition leader has claimed.
Jeanne Atherden said an “overwhelming number of seats” won by the Progressive Labour Party meant some politicians fel...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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New rules to protect consumers from unfair debt collection practices have been welcomed, but could meet “resistance” from the industry.
Henry Tucker, a litigation attorney, applauded the objective behind the proposed Debt Collection Act 2018 and desc...
DATE: Sep 10, 2018
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A pioneering scheme that would put church volunteers on the streets to help tackle gang culture could be operational by the end of the year.
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, explained that a plan to introduce Street Pastors to Bermuda ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2018
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A farm scheme will be the next tool to steer young people away from a life of violence in Bermuda.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the initiative was a “phenomenal opportunity” that would provide therapy and support as well as e...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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It was another dark day on a sunshine paradise, as Bermuda woke again to the news of a young life lost.
The death of 25-year-old Danshun Swann moved the island’s national security minister to work harder for harmony — and he has now called on the pub...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
The island’s gang violence reduction co-ordinator is in line to get his one-year contract extended, the national security minister said.
Leroy Bean, a pastor, was appointed to the $92,000-a-year job last October. Wayne Caines said at the time that Mr...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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The Minister of National Security said yesterday he was “satisfied” that a sports club was properly policed in the hours before a fatal stabbing in the road outside.
Wayne Caines added he planned to have a review carried out to determine if anything ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter