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Police blocked traffic on Front Street briefly yesterday after a collision between a car and a motorcycle outside the Emporium Building.
It appears a 29-year-old Pembroke woman was riding the motorcycle west on Front Street when she collided with a c...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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Minister of National Security David Burch said despite media reports of possible job reductions in the Police Service, public safety will not be compromised.
Last night, ZBM News reported that due to budget cuts faced by the service, the Police are l...
DATE: Mar 04, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An act which redefined public debt passed in the House of Assembly yesterday despite opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2011 removes guarantees from public debt until they are due and payable. Premier Paula Cox said the new definition wou...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
BHS student Mariangela Bucci has been named the 2011 Young Philanthropist of the year for her work in the community.
Both her school and her mother nominated the 17-year-old student who has worked heavily with environmental group Greenrock, where she...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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A rollback of Payroll tax was approved yesterday in the House of Assembly, along with an extension of tax exemptions for international business and customs relief for retailers.
The three financial acts were all passed by unanimous decision, and are ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Environmental activist Stuart Hayward said he was disappointed by the passage of the controversial Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO.
However, he said he has not given up, and will now focus on providing the Senate with information to make sure they can ma...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of beating and robbing the manager of Bailey’s Bay Cricket club has had his appeal against sentence quashed in Supreme Court.
Jahkeil Samuels, 25, had been sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty last March of a...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian teenager was airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious head injury on a UK beach.
According to The Bridport News in Lyme Regis, the 15-year-old girl was on a day trip with Millfield School in Somerset when she fell on rocks while tr...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Digicel bermuda has partnered with the Hands of Love Ministry to help the charity spread its message and collect food for hungry families.
As part of the promotion, until March 11, all Digicel customers will be able to make a monetary donation to Han...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Renaissance Aviation has come to an agreement with the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU), ending concerns of a possible strike.
According to a joint statement by Renaissance Aviation and the BIU, the majority of the seven staff members released last wee...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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