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their country.
In a poll underwritten by 3Com, and operated by the Planet Project, 52 percent of Bermudian respondents approved of their country. Ninety two percent of Canadians were proud of their country, the highest rating.
Respondents in 49 count...
DATE: Nov 18, 2000
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The Court of Appeal has freed a man jailed for nine years for serious sexual assault on the grounds that the judge's directions to the jury were a "substantial miscarriage of justice''.
Within an hour of Justice Sir Derek Cons telling Allen Rudolph T...
DATE: Nov 18, 2000
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With more than half of Island households having Internet access, Government has taken steps to ensure that the remainder can log on to the World Wide Web for free.
The result of an anonymous donation, since early October, two computers at the Bermuda...
DATE: Nov 16, 2000
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Government plans to build a purpose-built juvenile home next year as part of plans to modernise how it handles problem children.
The Health Ministry hopes to build a 32,000 square foot home at the site of two current facilities, which it will replace...
DATE: Nov 15, 2000
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further sigh of relief today as a new rate cut was announced last night.
And TeleBermuda General Manager James Fitzgerald hinted that more changes are afoot -- promising "many new initiatives and undertakings that we will be sharing in the next 30 to...
DATE: Nov 15, 2000
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Fisherman Henry Corea died in a freak road accident last year after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and skidded across St. John's Road.
In a statement after the accident, the truck driver, Albert Suragh told Police he was traveling between...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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Defence lawyer Mark Pettingill yesterday told the Court of Appeal Chief Justice Austin Ward misdirected the jury in the Randy Burgess murder trial setting a "negative tone'' throughout.
While Mr. Pettingill did not read aloud the offending comment, t...
DATE: Nov 09, 2000
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The Rebecca Middleton murder trial judge has criticised the Commission set up to investigate serious crime for being misleading.
In an unusual move for a judge, Puisne Judge Vincent Meerabux has gone public and responded to criticisms of his ruling c...
DATE: Nov 06, 2000
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Rebecca Middleton's parents have given cautious support for the Serious Crimes Commission's report with both saying it was a "step in the right direction''.
But David and Cindy Middleton, who are divorced and spoke independently, said they would keep...
DATE: Nov 06, 2000
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Bermuda will have to overhaul how it investigates, arrests, processes and prosecutes accused people to be a modern country with confidence in its Police service, the Serious Crimes Commission has reported.
In its report the Commission expressed horro...
DATE: Nov 04, 2000
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