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Students and others who are overseas during the next general election will be disenfranchised by not being able to vote, Senators argued yesterday.
The issue came up during a debate on the Parliamentary Election Amendment Act 2012, which will allow t...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A children’s book series created by a Bermudian environmentalist can now be enjoyed by visually impaired youngsters.
A Braille version of the “Daddy and I Explore...” series by David Chapman was unveiled on Tuesday by Education Minister Dame Jennifer...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A charity has raised concerns about how an elderly woman who was financially exploited by her granddaughters will be protected from abuse in the future.
Age Concern said yesterday the Supreme Court convictions of sisters Lorraine Smith and Audra-Ann ...
DATE: May 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda Regiment recruits on an overseas training exercise are facing the opposite problem to their loved ones at home — the rain in Jamaica just won’t stop.
As Island residents here pray for tank rain, more than a hundred Regiment soldiers taking pa...
DATE: May 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Health Minister Zane DeSilva and Opposition MP Louise Jackson have praised the officials who helped secure senior abuse convictions for Lorraine Smith and Audra-Ann Bean after they stole almost half a million dollars from their grandmother.
But Mrs J...
DATE: May 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
It has been a year since 22-year-old Jason Smith was fatally shot in Pembroke — but his friends say they miss him just as much as ever.
A group of them will hold a memorial for the Saltus graduate and Regiment lance corporal at his graveside at St Jo...
DATE: May 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
MPs yesterday agreed to a minor increase in fees for certain kinds of driving licences.
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox described the Government Fees Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2012 as “almost like an elephant giving birth to a flea” as the ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A prank involving a man tied up in a sheet and dumped on the street by his friends provoked a “frenzy” in the community but proved how police have stepped up their patrols, according to Cabinet Minister Wayne Perinchief.
The National Security Ministe...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Tough new legislation to combat dangerous driving was approved by MPs in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Road Traffic Amendment Act 2012 creates new traffic offences including:
n causing death or grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving;
n caus...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Sisters Lorraine Smith and Audra-Ann Bean yesterday became the first defendants in Bermuda to be convicted of senior abuse after a jury found them guilty of fleecing their grieving elderly grandmother.
The pair stole almost half a million dollars fro...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
