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A price-controlled shopping basket of groceries should be introduced, according to Independent MP Terry Lister.
He envisages a list of between 50 and 60 grocery basics should be created, with prices fixed across the country for three-month periods by...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a major seizure of drugs, police said yesterday.
A police spokesman said the woman had been detained “in connection with a significant drug seizure that was made last week in conjunction with a...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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A “wholesale rewrite” of labour relations is on the cards, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy signalled last night.
Speaking after meeting BIU leader Chris Furbert in the wake of the ferry strike on Thursday that crippled services for part of the day...
DATE: Jun 21, 2014
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A grassroots campaign to get Bermuda football legend Clyde Best recognised with a knighthood has been backed by Speaker of the House of Assembly Randy Horton.
And Mr Horton, a former Bermuda international and New York Cosmos player, said Bermuda resi...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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A campaign group has weighed in on a loophole in the law that allows permanent residents to apply for Bermuda status — and asked Government to suspend applications.
And the People’s Campaign said Parliament should take steps to close the loophole as ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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A ten percent grocery discount scheme is to end because retailers can’t afford it.
But Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said he hoped to “narrow the scope” of the discount deal to target those in most need.
Sen Fahy told Senate yesterday that the c...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Two men were rescued around 15 miles off Bermuda after their small boat broke down yesterday.
The 22-foot boat used a cellphone to contact shore, although they did not know their exact position, and signalled their position with a smoke flare.
A fish...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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A construction worker led a small demonstration to the House of Assembly on Friday to protect Bermudian jobs.
Shawn Dill, formerly employed at the new hospital building project, called for tighter immigration laws to increase opportunities for Bermud...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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The developer dumped from the massive $1.7 billion Hamilton waterfront redevelopment wants $156 million in compensation.
Michael MacLean’s Allied Development Partners was stripped of the 262-year Corporation of Hamilton-awarded lease by Government.
A...
DATE: Jun 14, 2014
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A charm offensive in Europe is to be launched by Finance Minster Bob Richards.
He is to make a whistle-stop tour of Brussels, the home of the EU, Paris and London to reinforce the Island’s status as a reputable jurisdiction.
Mr Richards said he would...
DATE: Jun 12, 2014
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