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Government has failed to answer questions about the American contractors accused in court of publishing "false and fraudulent information" about the African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Foundation.
Henderson Associates Inc. got hundreds of thousand...
DATE: Apr 28, 2009
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Civil servant LeYoni Junos was unlawfully sacked but not because she was a whistle-blower or the victim of political interference by Premier Ewart Brown, a judge ruled yesterday.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley said the 47-year-old was fired without cause a...
DATE: Apr 25, 2009
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When LeYoni Junos was approached to become director of the African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Foundation, she envisaged a long and happy career working in a field she is passionate about.
The post was a temporary one, expected to last for 18 mont...
DATE: Apr 25, 2009
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The Premier's press secretary has claimed that Opposition leader Kim Swan placed himself in a "very precarious position" with his comments on the UK's crackdown in Turks and Caicos.
Premier Ewart Brown said earlier this week that Britain's threat to ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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The idea of Bermuda College becoming a university was debated at a public forum last night — with its president Duranda Greene arguing in favour of it offering four-year degrees.
Dr. Greene said her personal view was that turning the college into a d...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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Civil servant LeYoni Junos was unlawfully dismissed from her job but not because she was a whistle-blower or the victim of political interference by Premier Ewart Brown, a judge ruled today.
Ms Junos launched a civil action after losing her position ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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The captain and crew of the luxury clipper The Maltese Falcon have given the thumbs-up to Bermuda after sailing in for the weekend.
The Maltese-registered 289ft yacht — owned by American venture capitalist Tom Perkins — arrived at Ordnance Island las...
DATE: Apr 24, 2009
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Imagine working your hardest to pass an exam — and then having the top marks you achieve given to another student whose religious beliefs are more "acceptable", while you are left with their far lower grade.
For members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim commun...
DATE: Apr 23, 2009
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When Bill Grant leaves Bermuda today to travel back to his home on the other side of the world, he will definitely have a feeling of mission accomplished.
The 76-year-old grandfather, from Tauranga, New Zealand, will have completed an 18,000-mile rou...
DATE: Apr 23, 2009
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When Pete Darrell got married in St. George’s he was surrounded by scores of his smiling relatives — most of whom he’d met for the first time just a few days before.
The New Zealander travelled more than 9,000 miles from his home in Christchurch for ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2009
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