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Bermuda's forensic nurses say they could be utilised to help tackle escalating violence in the community.
The four nurses who form part of the Island's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) believe their skills could be used more widely for preventive ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Independent MP Wayne Furbert is calling for a law which would force political parties to disclose financial donations above a certain amount — and reveal where they came from.
The former United Bermuda Party leader has tabled a motion in the House of...
DATE: Nov 19, 2009
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Government chief whip Lovitta Foggo has denounced the "cowardly" double shooting in her constituency which has left a man and a woman in intensive care.
The attack against a 26-year-old man from Pembroke and a 24-year-old woman from Warwick happened ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2009
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The Human Rights Act will definitely be changed to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, according to the Premier's press secretary. Arnold Minors told The Royal Gazette that the only issue still to be decided was the exact word...
DATE: Nov 12, 2009
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The veil of secrecy covering City Hall was partially lifted yesterday — but only six people bothered to take a peek at what was underneath.
The Corporation of Hamilton held what is believed to be the first open board meeting in its 214-year history, ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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The Corporation of Hamilton has revised its plans for a waterfront development — slashing the budget from a quarter of billion dollars to less than $200 million.
Mayor Charles Gosling told the first open board meeting at City Hall yesterday that the ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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It has become a much-loved tradition over the last decade and a half — but this New Year's Eve it looks unlikely that a giant Bermuda onion will be dropped in St. George's town square.
Instead, a huge free celebration featuring live music, family ent...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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A construction boss claims a leaky Works and Engineering pipe has caused a landslide on his building site.
Gladstone Headlam, of Sunrise Construction, said the pipe was overflowing onto his property on Palm Valley Road, Southampton, delaying work and...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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Chief Justice Richard Ground has spoken of the tough decisions judges have to make in the wake of a controversial ruling in a death by drunk driving case.
Supreme Court judge Charles-Etta Simmons ordered on October 26 that Roger Bowen, 26, of Sandys,...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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The van driver cleared on a legal technicality of killing bartender Larry Thomas was previously let off another drink driving charge — after police failed to show up for his trial.
Roger Bowen, 26, was involved in a crash in the early hours of Februa...
DATE: Nov 02, 2009
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