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A Government crackdown on employees using public vehicles for private use resulted in an unofficial walkout by staff at the Government quarry yesterday.
According to a source at the Bailey’s Bay site, more than 100 workers began the industrial action...
DATE: Jun 13, 2013
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Men are often reluctant to go to the doctor for fear of hearing bad news or looking weak but they need to “know their numbers” when it comes to health, a meeting heard yesterday.
Rhonda Smith-Simmons, education officer for Bermuda Cancer and Health C...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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Health
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Sam Strangeways
He is used to being recognised in Bermuda but former Premier David Saul recently got a brief taste of fame in New York.
A huge image of the 73-year-old businessman lit up a building in Times Square on May 23, when Dr Saul and colleagues from his mari...
DATE: Jun 11, 2013
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Cruise ship passengers who visited Bermuda last week were keen to shout about the Island’s immense beauty from the rooftops — but their handwritten postcards almost never made it to their family and friends.
A batch of 68 stamped cards, addressed to ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2013
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Tourism
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Sam Strangeways
Two speeding motorists were disqualified from driving in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after racking up too many demerit points.
The first defendant, Keaton Tannock, 23, of Somerset Road, Sandys, admitted two counts of speeding — one at 68kph and one ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A British tourist who rode his rental cycle up a one-way street while drunk was fined $1,000 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
George Stephen Bell, 39, of Langthorne Street, London, admitted driving while impaired in the early hours of Sunday morning....
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
Two New Yorkers denied conspiring to import cocaine to Bermuda when they appeared at Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Tasha Plummer and Collin Moodie, both 34 and of the Bronx, were jointly accused of committing the offence between a date unknown and Ma...
DATE: Jun 04, 2013
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
The new chairman of the Human Rights Commission says the impact of having independent commissioners will be “huge” for Bermuda and should eliminate the “constant fear” of bias felt by those complaining about discrimination.
Michael Hanson, who was a...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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Sam Strangeways
The outgoing commander of the Bermuda Regiment has called on Government to move forward with changes to the law to both modernise the part-time army and allow soldiers to carry out maritime patrols.
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Gonsalves, who steps down ...
DATE: May 23, 2013
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He has spent the last 33 years in uniform so it should come as no surprise that Lieutenant Colonel Brian Gonsalves will feel “actually sad” when he exits Warwick Camp on June 8.
The outgoing Bermuda Regiment commanding officer (CO) signed up for duty...
DATE: May 23, 2013
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