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A gun amnesty is under "active consideration" by Police and Government, Sir Richard Gozney revealed yesterday after a meeting with the Premier.
The Governor confirmed that the idea of allowing people to hand over weapons without facing charges was on...
DATE: Sep 11, 2009
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A party to celebrate the Ethiopian New Year will take place at Astwood Park tomorrow — and revellers are guaranteed to feel years younger.
The 6.30 p.m. event will mark the start of the year 2002 — because the Ethiopian calendar is more than seven ye...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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The Premier and his Cabinet will be given a weekly hour-long grilling by MPs under new rules for the House of Assembly due to come in this autumn.
The Friday morning parliamentary question time, to take place whenever the Legislature is in session, w...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Medical staff took up to 15 minutes to reach a mental health patient after he hanged himself in his hospital room, an inquest heard yesterday.
A hearing into 35-year-old Shandal Richardson's death heard the claim from a fellow patient who was sharing...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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Prosecutors are deciding whether to press charges against two men arrested on suspicion of abusing a vulnerable elderly woman, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The pair have been questioned and bailed by Police in connection with the senior, known as Mi...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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Missing body parts victim Norman Palmer was a "man who wanted to live" and was in no way responsible for his own death, a court heard yesterday.
Lawyer Jeffrey Elkinson, representing Mr. Palmer's widow Kathleen and his two sisters, told a judicial re...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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Michael Jackson fans are invited to head to a block party in Hamilton this weekend — on what would have been the late King of Pop's 51st birthday.
The Hott 107.5 event — entitled "It doesn't matter if you're black or white" — is from 4 p.m. until 11 ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2009
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A plane from London to Bermuda had to turn back mid-flight on Friday due to Hurricane Bill but one inconvenienced traveller has praised British Airways for its handling of the situation.
The flight left Gatwick Airport on time and was well over the A...
DATE: Aug 25, 2009
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