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Bermuda's public schools could be brought to a standstill in September if a threatened strike by teachers goes ahead.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) has given the Ministry of Education 21 working days notice of strike action after claiming that ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2006
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The fate of the civil servant who heads the Human Rights Commission (HRC) is likely to be decided in the next few weeks, can reveal.
A report on David Wilson, executive officer of the HRC, is expected to be passed to John Drinkwater, the secretary to...
DATE: Jun 14, 2006
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The chairman of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has blasted civil servants for failing to produce annual reports for the past four years.
Rod Attride-Stirling said jobs should have been lost over the Commission?s failure to comply with the Human Ri...
DATE: Jun 13, 2006
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Demonstrators who marched outside the House of Assembly a week ago have promised more action ? and claimed a case testing the law on discrimination in the workplace could be on the cards.
More than 300 protestors took part in the protest ? dubbed ?Lu...
DATE: Jun 10, 2006
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A new piece of legislation will require members of the public to report medical practitioners they believe are unfit for work ? or face a $1,000 fine.
The Medical Practitioners' Amendment Act 2006 passed its second reading in the House of Assembly ye...
DATE: Jun 10, 2006
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The Broadcasting Commission is likely to review the evidence presented at a hearing into Senator David Burch?s ?house nigger? remark in light of new comments by one of the witnesses, can reveal.
Ira Philip, the Commission?s acting chairman, said yest...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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Mystery last night surrounded an alleged public apology said by the Broadcasting Commission to have been given by Senator David Burch following the ?house nigger? comment he made on his radio show.
The Commission, which this week criticised the Works...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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A cabbie found guilty of attacking another taxi driver, causing permanent damage to his right eye, is to appeal against his conviction.
Robert Trew, 57, of Bridge View Lane, Sandys, denied unlawfully causing grievous bodily harm to grandfather Willis...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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A women?s group in Bermuda is helping children on the Island and all over the world, a meeting on Monday heard. The Women of Vision group is the first branch outside of the US of the Christian relief and development organisation World Vision. Ruth Fo...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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The widow of murdered missionary Colin Lee told this week how people all over the world had been inspired by her husband?s ?courageous? death to take up God?s work.
Hedwig Lee, who left Bermuda yesterday to return to her home country of Paraguay with...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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