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Introducing a National Service scheme in which every young person would have to sign up has been condemned as a backward step towards slavery by one pressure group.
And Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) is urging those who may be enrolled in any fut...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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The Opposition has renewed its call for Government to confirm if it plans to pass legislation allowing tourists to rent cars after an OBA backbencher imported new model electric cars claiming they would be “the ideal tourist rental vehicle”.
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DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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A US expert in youth counselling will be in Bermuda this week to help professionals who work with troubled teenagers.
David Rotenberg of Caron — a US-based charity that provides treatment for addicts — will offer an “intensive” training programme for...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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Businesses owned by non-Bermudians will be able to buy up residential and commercial properties under new Government proposals.
But Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons cautioned that, because land is a scarce commodity, restrictions limiting ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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The Corporation of Hamilton has been given back control of its own financial affairs after Government lifted a temporary stewardship notice.
But the municipality will have comply with a list of financial instructions, while any big-money items costin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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The Progressive Labour Party has accused Governor George Fergusson of acting “in an irresponsible manner” after police launched an investigation into a betting shop owned by PLP leader Marc Bean.
And it has suggested that the probe into illegal gambl...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Hundreds of Colonial War enthusiasts from the US are planning to visit Bermuda next year to celebrate the Island’s historic links with America.
The General Society of Colonial Wars, which was established in 1893, will bring around 300 of its members ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Police have dismissed Opposition claims that an investigation into alleged illegal gaming at a betting shop owned by PLP leader Marc Bean was politically motivated.
And Acting Police Commissioner Mike Jackman has also rubbished suggestions by the par...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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A group of former Bermuda Regiment commanders is calling for the introduction of a National Service programme in which every young person would have to take part and give back to the community.
The group argues that if the current policy of conscript...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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A charge of using a cell phone while riding a bike was dropped against a Pembroke man because police failed to provide sufficient evidence.
Kenneth Dill Wade, 28, was stopped by police on Crow Lane on June 5 last year after officers noticed that he w...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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