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GOVERNMENT is remaining tight-lipped over reports that the planned reopening of the St. George's Police Station has been delayed.
In mid-April, Works & Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess declared that the East End facility would be operational "wit...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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THE Opposition United Bermuda Party has reiterated its call for the island to "move with the collective effort" to eradicate violence on the island.
And it has also urged Government to give police the tools to tackle crime and to also address social ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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AN ARMY veteran who spent more than ten months battling bureaucracy in a bid to receive financial compensation for his military service has finally had his war record recognised - days after surrendering to a terminal illness.
This week Government fi...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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THE Corporation of Hamilton is being urged to carry out repairs to damaged sidewalks after one senior suffered broken bones in a Reid Street fall.
And the 67 year old, who asked not to be named, is also seeking compensation from the authority, which ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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A TOP lawyer is backing allegations that the island's legal system is riddled with racism.
But the organisation that regulates the conduct of lawyers has hit back, saying that the claims are "without merit".
Last week the Mid-Ocean News reported conc...
DATE: Aug 15, 2008
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BERMUDA could be hit by an environmental disaster unless authorities develop a contingency plan to handle Hamilton's sewage, it is claimed.
A team of engineers carried out an inspection of the pipe that pumps the capital's raw sewage to the Seabright...
DATE: Aug 15, 2008
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A TOURISM activist is urging Government to get out of the industry and let it be run by an independent authority made up of key stakeholders.
And campaigner Tony Brannon believes that, unless politics is kicked out of the second pillar of the island'...
DATE: Aug 15, 2008
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BLACK litigants and their lawyers are being discriminated against by a legal system riddled with institutionalised racism, it is alleged.
And according to one lawyer, real justice will always be denied "Mr. and Mrs. Poor Bermuda" because the same bia...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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WHEN one black businessman was suddenly faced with losing his home after arranging a renegotiation package with the Bank of Bermuda, he felt he had only one option ¿ to defend his property in the courts.
But if the litigant thought that the wheels of...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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HOPES that a freshly revamped police station in St. George's could be operational within weeks have been dashed by sources close to the development.
Last month Works & Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess (pictured) reiterated his earlier prediction ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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