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Deputy Premier Ewart Brown launched a tirade against the media at a public meeting, declaring he would no longer be answering ?plantation questions? from the Press.
The unprompted blast ? during which Dr. Brown accused journalists of being ?sometimes...
DATE: Feb 22, 2006
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All but one of Bermuda?s North American tourism offices were closed because they were not helping to sell the Island, Tourism Minister Ewart Brown told a public meeting.
The Deputy Premier said on Monday night that the Government could see no reason ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2006
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An accountant from Bermuda has helped to rebuild homes in New Orleans for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sue Kovacs, 33, of Hamilton Parish, travelled to Louisiana alone earlier this month to work on a housing project run by charity Habitat for Humani...
DATE: Feb 21, 2006
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Television bosses were last night trying to find out why cable viewers in Bermuda were unable to access the BBC World channel over the weekend.
Anecdotal reports suggested that the station was unavailable on both Saturday and yesterday to viewers. Th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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Volunteers spent hours picking up litter from Devon Spring Road at the weekend.
Members of Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) met on Saturday morning to carry out the clean-up.
They collected 1.04 tons of trash from the roadside and the bushes, which was l...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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A charity claims to be carrying out the first-ever study of the state of homes in Bermuda.
The Island's branch of Habitat for Humanity says Government has never properly assessed the condition of housing so it is conducting its own comprehensive stud...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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To the casual observer, there might seem nothing unusual about cruise ship passenger Lewis Dunkerley?s black and grey tweed jacket.
As the 71-year-old embarked from the Black Prince in Hamilton?s Front Street last Wedesday morning, no one could have ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2006
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Government pledged an extra $25 million to tackle Bermuda?s housing crisis in yesterday?s Budget ? but gave little detail of what the cash would be spent on.
The money in the Government?s Capital Expenditure Plan ? which will be followed in 2007 with...
DATE: Feb 18, 2006
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Government has drastically cut the amount it plans to spend on major building works in the coming year.
Finance Minister Paula Cox revealed in yesterday?s Budget that $54 million had been slashed from the original estimate of $180 million for capital...
DATE: Feb 18, 2006
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A Supreme Court judge yesterday launched a scathing attack on what she termed Bermuda's inability to successfully treat and rehabilitate drug-addicted criminals.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons suggested offenders' human rights were being breached ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2006
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