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Bermuda’s justice system is due for change in its approach to cases of sexual abuse, according to children’s welfare campaigner Sheelagh Cooper.
In a bid to transform the way Bermuda treats its most dangerous criminal offenders, Ms Cooper has joined ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a decision that Premier Paula Cox admitted was “less than ideal in terms of timing”, the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for St George’s West, John Gibbons, has resigned, citing personal reasons.
St George’s resident and former Parish Council...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After 12 years in business, Victoria Street retailers Computer City was last night termed a casualty of the recession by company director Craig Clark.
The closure, blamed on “unprecedented economic conditions in Bermuda”, will leave nine workers — ei...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For Deputy Pilot Warden Mario Thompson, shepherding young seafarers through Marine and Ports is a chance to reconnect Bermudians with their maritime heritage.
“We’re thinking long-term with these guys,” he said of a set of recently qualified pilots a...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Brought together at Warwick Camp for the often arduous task of confronting inner obstacles, a team of 19 young adults has emerged from the latest Mirrors residential programme.
Eleven women and eight men last week completed the six-day residential, w...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hotel’s off-season bargain drew fresh Opposition scepticism for Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s optimistic assessment of the Island’s rebranded tourism industry.
Shadow Minister Shawn Crockwell said Government’s ‘So Much More’ marketing campaign b...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With election season heating up, the sight of a green minibus calling for votes for the governing Progressive Labour Party drew a chorus of concern.
The green-painted bus proclaims the Party’s slogan ‘Standing Strong’ and urges ‘Vote PLP’.
However, a...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cash-strapped charity the Family Centre are fundraising their way out of a budget shortfall, raising more than $50,000 in little more than a week.
Donor Kirk Kitson said the organisation, “bombarded” with families in need, is dead set on raising $200...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government was accused of electioneering and political manoeuvring over the apparent reversal of policy on mandatory GPS devices for the taxi industry.
Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin voiced scepticism over what she termed an “eleve...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After singing, dancing and back-flipping his way through the Gilbert and Sullivan show ‘The Producers’, teen gymnast and actor Marcus Smith has shown no signs of slowing down.
The 16-year-old went straight from one stage to another, playing Puck in ’...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
