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If optimism alone was enough to win power in Bermuda, then the United Bermuda Party would already be back at the helm steering the country through the difficulties it is experiencing in housing, tourism, education and the care of seniors.
That much w...
DATE: Nov 25, 2005
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What would you want done if your health deteriorated so much that you were no longer able to communicate your wishes to doctors and nurses or even your own nearest and dearest?
That?s the key dilemma that two medical ethics specialists from Canada sp...
DATE: Nov 25, 2005
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Independence is too important a topic to be confined to party lines, according to United Bermuda Party leader Dr. Grant Gibbons, and that is why his party will not make it a policy issue.
The UBP?s current focus is on housing, education, seniors and ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2005
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Motorcycle helmets, pointed objects and shopping bags were out ? anyone carrying such items was being politely told they would not be allowed to enter the Magistrates? Court building with them.
For those who were able to enter the courthouse, the exp...
DATE: Nov 22, 2005
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World health bosses have highlighted Bermuda as one of the places that is giving grounds for optimism in the battle against HIV infection and AIDS.
As the worldwide number of people infected by the disease continues to grow and is now above 40 millio...
DATE: Nov 22, 2005
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Two men accused of plotting to kill five people connected with a court case have been found not guilty of a separate charge of trying to pervert the course of justice.
But a Supreme Court jury could not reach a majority verdict on whether the two def...
DATE: Nov 19, 2005
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There may be no decision yet on where the ageing King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will be rebuilt, but if it ends up being demolished and reconstructed at its current location ? one of the most likely options on the table ? then experts who have ove...
DATE: Nov 18, 2005
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Another private club has agreed to a total ban on smoking in its premises.
An overwhelming majority of members this week voted to impose a complete ban on smoking at the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society?s theatre and bar in Hamilton.
As from Janu...
DATE: Nov 18, 2005
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More needs to be done to attract air visitors to revitalise Bermuda's tourism sector as they spend almost seven times as much compared to the average cruise ship visitor, according to one Senator.
And Shadow Tourism Minister Sen. Kim Swan said the Is...
DATE: Nov 17, 2005
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As much as $6 million of unpaid tax from companies and businesses on the Island has either been recovered or is in the process of being wrestled from the clutches of reluctant payers.
Attorney General Larry Mussenden referred to "two pit bull lawyers...
DATE: Nov 17, 2005
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