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Opposition Leader Kim Swan said last night that advertising agency GlobalHue appeared to have a "racially tinged" approach to the business of attracting visitors to Bermuda.
The Shadow Tourism Minister described being "mystified and offended" by a cl...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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Stamp duty exemption for first-time homeowners will be like "manna from heaven", Housing Minister David Burch predicted yesterday.
He told the Senate he was "very pleased and presently surprised" at the proposed financial relief for Bermudians buying...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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Nine companies accused of abusing their foreign employees have been told they will get no more work permits issued unless they smarten up their act.
Labour and Immigration Minister David Burch revealed the news today, telling a press conference that ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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The public will be asked to comment on a draft freedom of information law in 2009, Attorney General Kim Wilson has promised.
Sen. Wilson told The Royal Gazette that a first draft of the proposed Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation was com...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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Under-fire advertising agency GlobalHue has described the doubt cast on its relationship with the Department of Tourism by Auditor General Larry Dennis as "libellous".
Jacqueline Reynolds, GlobalHue's executive vice president, said in a statement iss...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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Children will learn how to make healthy choices about drugs, alcohol and cigarettes at an early age, thanks to a soon-to-be-launched initiative.
The Al's Pals programme is aimed at helping students aged three to eight understand self-control and deve...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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A guitarist and aspiring music producer with a passion for charity work and a diligent approach to his studies has been named the Island's top teenager of 2009.
Matthew Witkowski was found by the judges of this year's Outstanding Teen Awards to be "a...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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There were a "startling" 144 cases of alleged elder abuse reported between April and December last year, MPs heard yesterday.
The figure, contained in this year's Budget book, was highlighted by Shadow Health and Seniors Minister Louise Jackson durin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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The construction industry has been warned that unsafe sites will result in enforcement action after three falls involving workers this month.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome told the House of Assembly that one of the accidents involved a worker fallin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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A woman was dragged into a driveway in Pembroke by a man who tried to sexually assault her, Police revealed last night.
The 28-year-old, from Paget, was walking along Pitts Bay Road near Smatt's Cycles at about 4 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, when a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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