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Former Premier Ewart Brown will be the guest speaker at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s annual Labour Day banquet later this month.
Dr Brown became Premier in 2006, leading the Progressive Labour Party to a third successive general election victory in...
DATE: Aug 07, 2014
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Marine scientist and teacher David Chapman will be the guest speaker at a Progressive Labour Party event tomorrow night.
Dr Chapman, who recently completed his doctorate on energy sustainability and security, will be the guest of Opposition leader Ma...
DATE: Aug 07, 2014
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Bermuda is facing a shortage of a crucial vaccine that protects infants from diseases such as meningitis, septicaemia and diphtheria, after the manufacturer withdrew the product over quality control concerns.
A Health Department spokeswoman last nigh...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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Government have been issued an ultimatum to reconsider its position on PRC holder legislation within seven days or face an escalation in public unrest.
The demand was delivered to Premier Michael Dunkley yesterday afternoon after more than 500 protes...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Government has come under renewed pressure to take action to shut down a legal loophole that allows Permanent Resident Certificate holders to be granted Bermudian Status.
And the One Bermuda Alliance administration has also been accused of adopting “...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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The majority of Bermudians to believe that PRC holders should be granted Status, according to a recent poll.
Just one third of Bermudians — 33 percent — said they opposed PRC holders getting status, while 57 percent approved. A further nine percent s...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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Beachfest will take place next week, albeit on a somewhat smaller scale.
Organisers have been denied a liquor licence, or the right to charge an entry fee, both of which may impact on which live music acts now perform, at what is normally one of the ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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A lecture on reparations and psychological rehabilitation scheduled to take place tomorrow has been cancelled.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs has been forced to postpone the annual Dr Kenneth E. Robinson/Cyril Outerbridge Packwood M...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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Whether you’re a cricket fan or Crown and Anchor enthusiast, residents and visitors should have no excuse for not attending next week’s Cup Match celebrations in the west end.
For the Bermuda Tourism Authority has organised a free Cup Match shuttle s...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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Visiting yachtsmen have been blamed for turning various Hamilton recreational spots into unsightly garbage tips.
Mountains of trash were dumped at a number of waterfront parks in the city over the weekend, prompting complaints from park users.
One me...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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