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Government is considering its options regarding the recent reappointment of a non-Bermudian as the Director of Public Prosecutions despite a panel ruling a Bermudian candidate was qualified.
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, Premier Craig ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2013
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A petition urging Government to reconsider dangerous dog legislation and return a pit bull puppy to its owners has continued to garner support.
As of yesterday afternoon, the change.org petition had more than 1,600 signatures.
The issue was highlight...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Premier Craig Cannonier has called for open public dialogue on recommendations in the recently released SAGE Commission report as Government considers its next steps.
Mr Cannonier said this afternoon that Government will be reaching out to the Island...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Laws granting police the power to detain gun suspects without charge for up to 28 days — which were due to expire at the end of this month — could be extended for another three years under new Government proposals.
And police could also be granted an...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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A petition has been launched to save a pit bull puppy scheduled to be destroyed because it’s an “illegal dog”.
Reyel Bowen told The Royal Gazette earlier this week that Hershey was taken from his property in October. On Tuesday, he received word that...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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The Grotto Bay Resort is seeking to upgrade its spa facilities to offer floating massages in the heart of Prospero’s Cave.
While the resort has been using the cave to host treatments at its Natura Spa for several years, a planning application submitt...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Bermuda Public Service Union president Kevin Grant praised the appointment of Derrick Binns as the new Cabinet Secretary, calling on him to champion civil service and civil servants.
Dr Binns, who previously held the post of Permanent Secretary for t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Joy turned to heartbreak for one family after they discovered that the puppy stolen from their house had been recovered. But Government have now ordered it be put down.
Reyel Bowen said his pit bull puppy Hershey was found by police yesterday, but wa...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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The trial of two men accused of conspiring to import cocaine ended abruptly yesterday after the Crown announced it did not intend to proceed.
Dennis Zuill 35, from Pembroke, and Dennis Thomas, 39, from Warwick, had both denied conspiring to import 50...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Minister of Community and Culture Wayne Scott has unveiled a new short-term employment programme which is set launch this month.
The 18-week programme will employ a total of 60 people to carry out landscaping and general maintenance around the Island...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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