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A scheme to get Bermudians off the wall and into permanent work was launched yesterday by Labour Minister David Burch, with the backing of the construction industry.
Six firms have agreed to take on workers who have graduated from the Island's Hustle...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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A 36-year-old labourer was banned from driving for a year after falling off his motorbike drunk.
Lloyd Drummond, of Gatehouse Lane, Sandys, was arrested just after 10 p.m. on February 6 after he was seen to "deck out" and fall to the ground from his ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2009
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The governors of a school which has been around for almost four centuries held their 400th meeting this week.
Board members at Warwick Academy celebrated the occasion on Tuesday evening with a toast to the school's longevity.
Although the school open...
DATE: Feb 16, 2009
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An odd job man found carrying a glass bottle for smoking cocaine was sentenced to ten days in jail yesterday.
Clinton Kevin Smith, 33, of no fixed abode, admitted possession of drugs equipment at Magistrates' Court.
Crown counsel Larissa Burgess sai...
DATE: Feb 16, 2009
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Single father Cecil Burgess has one simple reason to celebrate Valentine's Day — his heart is hopefully on the mend after a devastating diagnosis late last year threatened to leave his sick seven-year-old son an orphan.
The 33-year-old from Pembroke ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2009
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A 55-year-old who brought thousands of dollars worth of drugs into the Island in his stomach was jailed for four years yesterday.
Neilson Keith Burgess pleaded guilty at Magistrates' Court to importing crack cocaine and cannabis resin with a street v...
DATE: Feb 14, 2009
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Senator Walton Brown admitted yesterday that he stopped paying a former employee thousands of dollars she was owed because she threatened to take him to court.
The PLP politician told The Royal Gazette he was happy to pay Christen Pears, former manag...
DATE: Feb 13, 2009
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Former Attorney General Phil Perinchief is to take his case against Government over a job rejection to the Court of Appeal.
The 64-year-old lawyer wanted to sue the Public Service Commission (PSC), Governor Sir Richard Gozney and Attorney General Kim...
DATE: Feb 13, 2009
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Shadow Transport Minister Michael Fahy claimed yesterday that Government's plan to reduce the number of people killed on Bermuda's roads does not go far enough.
The UBP politician said swift measures needed to be taken to improve road safety includin...
DATE: Feb 11, 2009
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Bus drivers have been working to rule for at least a week due to unresolved issues with management.
The industrial action has meant service disruption and cancellations, with one St. David's resident telling The Royal Gazette she waited three hours f...
DATE: Feb 11, 2009
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