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Guest workers will have to undergo mandatory lessons before getting their motorcycle licence under a new programme announced by Junior Transport Minister Marc Bean yesterday.
He told the Senate that moves were afoot to extend the Project Ride road sa...
DATE: Jun 11, 2009
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Hamilton Deputy Mayor Courtland Boyle is still weighing up whether to run for the top job in next month's City Hall election, he said yesterday.
Businessman Mr. Boyle, 40, has been tipped as likely to take over from outgoing Mayor Sutherland Madeiros...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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A primary school principal has been ordered to transfer to another school in September — prompting her professional body to file a grievance with the Ministry of Education.
Gina Tucker was told last week she must leave Victor Scott Primary School at ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2009
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With a mother who once ran for parliament, a brother who was an MP and a grandson who wants to be Premier, it's fair to say that politics is in the blood of Jeanne Atherden and her family.
But it took until she was 60 for the mother-of-two to become ...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Six local charities got a boost yesterday when the organisers of an annual fundraising tournament handed over cheques totalling $250,000.
The money was raised by the annual Ross (Blackie) Talbot Charity Classic golf tournament, which took place in Ap...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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Garbage collectors returned to work yesterday after downing tools on Tuesday in support of a sacked refuse truck driver. And this morning they were due to meet with union bosses to find out what Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess had to s...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Their motto is to build goodwill and forge better friendships — but two of Bermuda's Rotary clubs may be about to fall out over the issue of female membership.
Hamilton Rotarians will hear a motion next Tuesday on the topic from member Jim Brock, who...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The head of the Civil Service spoke out yesterday about bossy leaders and the need for civil servants to be accountable, impartial and treated with respect.Kenneth Dill gave his speech to Hamilton Rotary less than two weeks after Premier Ewart Brown ...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The Human Rights Commission is to take the "unprecedented step" of writing to the United Nations about Premier Ewart Brown's press gag against The Royal Gazette and Mid-Ocean News.
The commissioners held a special meeting yesterday afternoon to discu...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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The idea of Bermuda College becoming a university is not a new one — but president Duranda Greene believes the time is still not right to make the change.
Ten years ago, former president George Cook pushed for it to become a university college but th...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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