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Former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith called yesterday for better results from those working to prevent Bermuda’s at risk children falling into gang crime.
He told the joint select committee on violent crime and gun violence that “legislatively b...
DATE: Dec 10, 2010
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Former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith called yesterday for better results from those working to prevent Bermuda’s at risk children falling into gang crime.
He told the joint select committee on violent crime and gun violence that “legislatively b...
DATE: Dec 10, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
Bermuda should legalise marijuana, bring in a minimum wage and spend more money supporting talented young athletes and musicians, MPs were told.
Graeme Outerbridge and Ras Mykkal two citizens concerned about the Island’s spiralling crime rate gave pr...
DATE: Nov 29, 2010
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HM Customs has at least 20 vacancies for officers but is struggling to find recruits who can pass the entrance exam — even though standards have been lowered.
Bermuda's Collector of Customs Winniefred Fostine-DeSilva told a joint parliamentary select...
DATE: Nov 26, 2010
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A successful seven-year bid by Bermuda College to gain recognition from an American accrediting body and become the "envy" of the region was loudly celebrated yesterday.
Town Crier Ed Christopher kicked off the party in the college courtyard and late...
DATE: Nov 25, 2010
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Prisons Commissioner Edward Lamb told MPs today that a lack of love was to blame for turning Bermudian boys into angry young gang members.
He said: “We have neglected to teach them respect, we have neglected to show them love, we have neglected to te...
DATE: Nov 25, 2010
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Bermuda Hospitals Board made more than $18 million in the last financial year, prompting Opposition MP Grant Gibbons to question yesterday whether it was overcharging patients for its services.
Former Finance Minister Dr Gibbons quizzed Health Minist...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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Teachers already working in the public school system have been asked by the Department of Education to produce evidence of their qualifications.
A memo sent to all school staff on November 4, obtained by The Royal Gazette, asks them to provide copies...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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MPs could vote on a change to the law to ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation this parliamentary session, according to Cabinet Minister Glenn Blakeney.
The new Youth, Families and Community Development Minister said on Friday: "We ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
Wayne Perinchief was made Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly on Friday morning, replacing former Premier and new Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
Mr. Perinchief was nominated by fellow Government backbencher Randy Horton during the first ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2010
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