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Young Bermudians are being called by the One Bermuda Alliance to speak their minds before an open mic tonight.
The OBA youth group Future Bermuda Alliance is hosting the discussion, in the back room of Docksider Pub on Front Street, from 7pm to 9pm.
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DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
US voters in Bermuda have been reminded by the US Consulate to file their applications if they wish to vote by absentee ballot in next year’s elections.
With primaries looming for January, February and March 2012, US citizens in Bermuda should submit...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With security concerns on the rise, a local company has unrolled a new quick-response unit to answer calls for help.
“Society has changed,” said Security Associates CEO Carlton Crockwell.
“People are more concerned for their well-being, and we’re fin...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 29-year-old Hamilton Parish man was injured and his motorcycle badly damaged after a collision in Southampton.
His vehicle and a car collided at 7.30am Monday, on Middle Road near Lighthouse Road, police reported. The car driver, a 55-year-old Sout...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s blood supply comes under pressure in December and January, according to Junior Health Minister Vince Ingham, who thanked existing donors and urged more eligible residents to come forward.
“During the busy holiday season, people travel more,...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For Bermudian David Perinchief, who served in Iraq with the US Marine Corps, the official ending of the nine-year conflict in Iraq offered a chance to reflect on a task accomplished.
“There’s no real difference in how I feel,” Sgt Perinchief said fro...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government should “just do it”, and establish a Tourism Authority, MP Kim Swan said.
A recent Tourism Board report lists the creation of an Authority as a “hot button issue”, alongside gaming and the development of new hotels.
Mr Swan called the impl...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 17-year-old Southampton woman was hurt at the junction of Cedar Avenue and Angle Street, when her auxiliary cycle collided with a police van.
Police said she was taken to King Edward VII Memorial for treatment of a minor leg injury.
Both vehicles w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island has developed “a robust framework” to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, Justice Minister Kim Wilson told the Senate.
Bermuda’s regime is keeping abreast of standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A contract for a one-year electronic monitoring pilot project for tracking suspects and criminals went to Bermuda Security Group for $235,000, according to Justice Minister Kim Wilson.
In a Ministerial Statement, Sen Wilson said funding for the progr...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
