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Public transportation for the physically handicapped is on its way, according to Government.
The news comes as the Bermuda Handicapped Association (BHA) prepares a public protest at the opening of Parliament next month to bring attention to the cause...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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The Bermuda Tattoo started and ended with a bang as fireworks and cannons practically shook the walls of the Maritime Museum.
Hundreds gathered in attendance to watch the show, which featured marching bands from countries that included Canada, Barbad...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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A fight between two students at the Berkeley Institute this week saw both treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital one for multiple stab wounds; the other an injured hand.
In the aftermath of the incident, which resulted in the arrest of the two ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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A single mother from Connecticut was fined after pleading guilty to importing cocaine and ecstasy into Bermuda.
Lindsay Marcus, 34, a marketing assistant from Norwalk, Connecticut, was caught by Bermuda Customs after trace amounts of cocaine were fou...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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The Police don't have the manpower to watch over every football game and serve the rest of the community at the same time, said Commissioner of Police George Jackson.
The statement came after violence erupted on Saturday following a game at Southampt...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Burglers stole cash and assorted items from a home, a business and a boat in separate incidents across the Island.
Between 11.30 p.m. on Saturday and just before noon on Sunday, someone took cash and a Canon digital camera from a business on Front St...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Police don’t have the manpower to stand guard over all of the Island’s weekend football games, said Commissioner George Jackson today.
The Commissioner held a press conference this afternoon in response to public criticism after violence broke out at...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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Bermuda's handicapped are planning to protest to highlight the lack of public transportation accessible to them at the opening of Parliament next month.
The Bermuda Handicapped Association (BHA) hopes to bring attention to the issue, which it believe...
DATE: Oct 19, 2009
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The winners of a Government housing lottery four years ago are optimistic that they will be in their new homes in a matter of months.
In 2005, 98 families were given the opportunity to buy a home in Harbourview Village in Southside, St. David's.
Afte...
DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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A 66-year-old man was found guilty yesterday of interrupting a Senate session by shouting obscenities.
Burnell Cross, of no fixed abode, called Attorney General Kim Wilson a "b***h" and accused her of stealing money from his mother.
Cross had entered...
DATE: Oct 15, 2009
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