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Yesterday’s march on the Cabinet Office came after a year-and-a-half of talks aimed at reducing government spending while preserving jobs and wages.
In July 2013 public sector workers and Government agreed to a two-year package consisting of a 4.6 pe...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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The Bermuda Regiment’s “golden generation” finished a tough two weeks in Recruit Camp at the weekend.
Friends and families applauded as the 50th anniversary recruits showed off some of the skills they have learned during their basic training.
Regimen...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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On the eve of a union meeting this morning to discuss the future of furlough days, the Bermuda Government has said that further savings are needed to meet its debt reduction plan.
In a statement released yesterday afternoon, the Bermuda Government sa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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A man fired for repeated lateness has won a wrongful dismissal suit, but the Supreme Court rejected allegations that he was discriminated against for being Bermudian.
Curtis Richardson launched legal action against Air Care Limited last year for both...
DATE: Jan 23, 2015
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The developer of a proposed hotel and the Corporation of Hamilton are facing legal action over an $18 million loan.
According to two writs filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Mexico Infrastructure Finance LLC is suing Par-la-Ville Hotel and Reside...
DATE: Jan 22, 2015
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Police invited the media to join them yesterday morning as they work to crack down on traffic offences.
At about 7.20am, officers from the Roads Policing Unit set up a speed trap on Canal Road in Pembroke below the overpass. Within five minutes, the ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2015
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The remains of a peregrine falcon have been found in Paget after possibly being struck by a car.
Luke Fountain said he discovered the body of the bird of prey on top of a dead chicken near Coral Beach last Friday.
“It was evident that the hawk had be...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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The City of Hamilton today marked 200 years as Bermuda’s capital with a ceremony at City Hall.
Hamilton, which was first incorporated in 1793, took over from St George’s as the capital on January 16, 1815.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Graeme Outer...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015
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A quarter-century after opening its doors for the first time, Family Centre is still working hard to support the Island’s young people and to address social concerns.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club about the charity’s 25th anniversary, Family C...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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The trial of a man accused of shooting a 23-year-old began yesterday, with prosecutors making their opening remarks.
Blaine Simmons, 20, has denied attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant on March 19, 2013, and using a firearm to commit an indictable ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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