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The Corporation of Hamilton is likely to open up some of its meetings to the public in the "very foreseeable future", according to Secretary Ed Benevides.
He told The Royal Gazette yesterday that though the issue hadn't been fully aired among members...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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Cable and Wireless has promised to credit customers who dialled local numbers but were billed for international calls.
The company said yesterday that a billing anomaly during October meant some customers were wrongly charged for calling local number...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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We are all born free — that was the message given to primary school students as they were presented with illustrated books depicting the rights of every human on earth.
Amnesty International Bermuda is donating a hardback children's version of the Un...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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A faculty strike at a Canadian university has left Bermudian students in limbo and worried about whether they'll make it home in time for their summer jobs next year.
The work stoppage over pay at York University in Toronto, which began on November 6...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Government MP Lovitta Foggo has warned of the "negative labels" schools could end up with if their exam results are made public each year.
The Ministry of Education plans to start publishing test results in 2009 to improve accountability as part of t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Bermuda Union of Teachers today called for the immediate resignation or removal of Philip Butterfield, chairman of the interim executive board on education.
BUT president Keisha Douglas said comments made by Mr. Butterfield on Tuesday about teachers ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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PLP press officer Wentworth Christopher has waded into the expatriate ID cards row, reiterating calls for Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards to resign.
Immigration Minister David Burch called for Mr. Richards to stand down on Monday because he like...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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Two French sailors were rescued by a merchant ship yesterday afternoon after their vessel hit a whale or other large object about 200 nautical miles off Bermuda.
The pair, travelling on the 42ft catamaran Courtship, abandoned ship just after 1.30 p.m...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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A glitch with a new Capital G credit card system has resulted in MasterCard customers from other banks getting charged two percent more than they should for purchases at Gibbons Company.
Capital G would not say how many consumers have been affected s...
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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Former Premier David Saul told a meeting last night that the last time the US was in a serious recession, Bermuda responded by cutting Government spending, including freezing MPs' salaries.
Dr. Saul, speaking a day after it was revealed that MPs are ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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