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Concerns on Bermuda’s youth, as well as the Island’s gang problem, can be aired at a public forum in St Paul AME Centennial Hall.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has called the meeting, Community Action in Gang Prevention, for 7pm tomorro...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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St Peter’s Church in St George’s is preparing to celebrate a new jewel in its crown: the gift of an old royal title restored.
The church is launching its 400th anniversary with a service next month, to commemorate a little-known but historically sign...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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They frequently lock horns in Parliament, most recently over the FutureCare insurance scheme for seniors.
But Health Minister Zane DeSilva and Opposition spokeswoman for seniors Louise Jackson enjoy a good relationship ... good enough for chocolates ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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A YouTube video, part teenage high jinks and part nostalgia, has garnered a sensational near-130,000 hits online with sunny scenes of the Island’s shores.
Encouraged by Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert to keep up the work, 15-year-old Giles Lorimer Tur...
DATE: Feb 11, 2012
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A job-seeker told he wasn’t suited for a Government work programme because he was “learning challenged” got a pleasant surprise after his story appeared in The Royal Gazette.
Assistant director of Labour and Training George Outerbridge apologised to ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2012
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A Southampton man was left stunned after being told he was “learning challenged” and could not join a job programme aimed at recruiting local workers.
“It wreaks havoc on your self-confidence,” said applicant Eugene DeRosa, who is questioning why he ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2012
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Police are investigating a crash in which two men were hurt after a van flipped on its side on Berry Hill Road, Paget.
The 9.20am incident on Monday happened after the van struck a wall, police said.
The driver, a 33-year-old Pembroke man, and his 27...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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Government pensions cannot withstand a freeze in contributions proposed to workers as part of a Government deal for pay cuts.
That is the assertion of Chamber of Commerce economics committee head Peter Everson, who called the pension fund “hopelessly...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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A former police officer who claims he was discriminated against because of his perceived obesity, may see his case go before a Human Rights tribunal.
Ian DeAlie took the Commissioner of Police to court following his transfer from the Bermuda Police S...
DATE: Feb 07, 2012
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A 50-year-old mother desperate for work is now gambling on Government’s waiter-server programme to secure her any kind of a job that can help with her debts.
Entrepreneur Colleen Bean-Jones drew fanfare in 2007, including a visit from then-Premier Ew...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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