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While they were fewer in number than in previous years, the 100 or so students involved in the 2001 Summer Employment Programme have been praised for their work ethic, pride and integrity by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson.
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DATE: Aug 13, 2011
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A 22-year-old woman was caught with more than $250,000 of cannabis at LF Wade Airport by Customs officers, a court was told yesterday.
Isarell Janice Wolffe, of Cedar Park, Devonshire, has denied charges of importing cannabis to Bermuda on February 2...
DATE: Aug 13, 2011
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A Warwick man was imprisoned for three years for breaking into a Hamilton gas station - hours after he was released from prison.
Clinton Smith, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and one count of attempted burglary in connection to a series...
DATE: Aug 11, 2011
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Healthcare students today praised a Ministry of Health programme that offered them hands-on experience in their field this summer.
A total of 43 students were employed this summer in various Government departments and quangos, such as Environmental H...
DATE: Aug 10, 2011
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The Ministry of Health yesterday said the situation was “ideal” to prevent the spread of asbestos following the HWP fire.
However, members of the public are being warned that they may need to clean out their water tanks if their homes were affected b...
DATE: Aug 10, 2011
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More than 24 hours after the HWP fire began, smoke was still in the air on St John’s Road yesterday.
Area residents who spoke with The Royal Gazette expressed concern that chemicals released in the fire could have washed into their water tanks.
One S...
DATE: Aug 10, 2011
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The Ministry of Health said the situation was “ideal” to prevent the spread of asbestos following the HWP fire yesterday.
However members of the public are warned they may need to clean out their water tanks if their homes were affected by the plume ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2011
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The Department of Health yesterday warned residents who live near the HWP fire to protect their water supply as thick smoke poured over the area.
“Ideally all downpipes that connect the catchments and tanks should be blocked on houses immediately adj...
DATE: Aug 09, 2011
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As others gathered to watch the HWP building burn, Lionel Cann a member of the Salvation Army’s Emergency Response Team, rushed to help.
Mr Cann circled the cordoned off area, giving police officers on duty water and masks to help them breathe more e...
DATE: Aug 09, 2011
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More than 100 onlookers watched as the HWP building burned to the ground, belching black smoke as it collapsed.
For some, it was merely a spectacle. For others, it marked what could be the end of their employment for now.
“It doesn’t look like I’m co...
DATE: Aug 09, 2011
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