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A young father who claimed he was kicked in the face by a policeman has been found not guilty of assaulting the same officer.
Troy Smith denied assault causing bodily harm to Pc Richard Geraghty, resisting arrest and wielding an offensive weapon on P...
DATE: Jan 17, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
Television viewers who have been without two major channels can watch them again thanks to a deal struck between the BBC and cable provider WOW.
The agreement between the two companies means WOW is offering ZBM channel nine and ZFB channel seven free...
DATE: Jan 17, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
A multi-million dollar Department of Tourism contract awarded without tender to US advertising firm GlobalHue in 2009 will run out at the end of March.
And Shadow Tourism Minister Cole Simons has called on Government to stick to its Throne Speech ple...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The latest open meeting of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place on Monday.
The cross-party committee chaired by Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards will meet at 2.30pm at the Senate Chamber in the Cabinet Building on Fro...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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Lawyer Charles Richardson has launched a constitutional challenge after being accused of libelling a policeman on Facebook.
The 39-year-old claims the charge he faces of criminal defamation breaches his constitutional right to freedom of expression.
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DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A Queenslander who lived in Bermuda for almost a decade is appealing to people here to help flood victims in her devastated home state.
Rosemary Featherstone told The Royal Gazette she was lucky her home was not hit by the deadly waters which have su...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Unionised Belco workers have rejected a wage freeze proposed by the company to help cut its costs in 2011.
Electricity Supply Trade Union (ESTU) representatives met with management on Monday and turned it down, after members voted against it at a mee...
DATE: Jan 14, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
The Department of Public Transportation and union officials were last night at loggerheads over a new bus rota with each side accusing the other of issuing “misinformation”.
As reported in The Royal Gazette yesterday, the schedule was due to come int...
DATE: Jan 14, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Defence lawyer Charles Richardson's trial for defamation has been delayed — so the Supreme Court can decide if the offence he has been charged with is unconstitutional.
Mr Richardson, 39, was accused in court last week of unlawfully publishing defama...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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The “undesirable build-up” of uncollected trash across the Island should be cleared by Saturday, Government insisted last night.
The Ministry of Public Works issued a statement explaining that high volumes of waste after Christmas, a lack of working ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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