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GOLF star Tiger Woods has pledged he will pull out all the stops to qualify for next year's Grand Slam of Golf tournament in Bermuda.
On Wednesday the world number one confirmed that he will not be attending this year's event ¿ to be held at the Mid ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2007
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GOVERNMENT'S latest attempt to cure addicts of drug abuse is certain to fail because it is far too expensive for most sufferers, it has been claimed.
And former alcoholic Bruce Gibbons hopes to set up a long-term residential care unit on the island t...
DATE: Sep 16, 2007
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POLICE officers have been barred from attending overseas training programmes, according to unconfirmed reports.
And the rumour has prompted an angry response from the Opposition United Bermuda Party, which has accused Public Safety Minister David Bur...
DATE: Sep 07, 2007
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OPPOSITION Leader Michael Dunkley (pictured) is backing calls by Government for witnesses to last week's fatal shooting to come forward.
But the United Bermuda Party chief also claimed that Government should lead by example ¿ and was failing to do so...
DATE: Aug 31, 2007
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AN organisation set up by the Premier's wife to raise cash for last year's Bermuda Music Festival is involved in the event again this year.
The Tourism Helps Everyone Foundation is listed as one of 11 corporate sponsors of this year's concert series,...
DATE: Aug 24, 2007
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POOR staffing, pay and conditions are causing morale within the Bermuda Police Service to plummet ¿ and Government must shoulder responsibility, according to the Opposition United Bermuda Party.
Party leader Michael Dunkley spoke out in response to r...
DATE: Aug 24, 2007
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FINANCE Minister Paula Cox has moved to quash claims the island's reputation as a stable jurisdiction is being rocked by allegations of sleaze and corruption.
Ms Cox spoke out following the publication of an article in Wednesday's Financial Times new...
DATE: Aug 10, 2007
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A RUNDOWN area of North Hamilton could be transformed into a five-star hotel with a world-class restaurant and upmarket apartments if developers get their way.
Stonehaven Development Ltd. has submitted a proposal to turn the former Canadian Hotel sit...
DATE: Aug 10, 2007
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FORMER Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert (pictured)is calling for a full inquiry into how Harvest Investments is spending Government funds. And he is also warning religious groups and businesses to steer clear of the company until a full probe has been...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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THE private company given $400,000 a year by Government to organise faith-based concerts for tourists spent more than $100,000 on unrelated expenses in a single month, the Mid-Ocean News can reveal.
According to bank records shown to this newspaper, ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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