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Construction workers say their industry no longer offers a lifeline to Bermudian men who can't read or write.
They claim locals are being priced out of jobs by an influx of non-Bermudians prepared to live and work in extremely poor conditions, for ve...
DATE: Aug 23, 2010
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Bermuda Democratic Alliance has at least 20 candidates lined up for the next General Election.
Chairman Michael Fahy yesterday said the Alliance will contest every marginal seat as it prepares for a possible election early in the new Premier's reign....
DATE: Aug 20, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown is hosting a luncheon for Bermudian students in Washington DC.
Dr. Brown says he wants to try to encourage them to use their talents and newly-acquired skills on the Island.
The reception is for any Bermudians enrolled in colleges...
DATE: Aug 18, 2010
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Packwood Home has launched a fund-raising campaign to buy a new van so its elderly residents can continue on their outings.
Trustees say the nursing home has been hit by the economic crisis and desperately needs funds to replace its ageing van as wel...
DATE: Aug 17, 2010
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Wedco has hit back at accusations it snubbed black empowerment by handing the cement contract to Maxcem — claiming angry rival Myron Piper made no attempt to show his company was any more diverse.
And chairman Walter Lister claims Mr. Piper failed to...
DATE: Aug 17, 2010
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Film star Michael Douglas is to undergo chemotherapy for throat cancer, according to reports in the United States.
The Oscar-winning actor, 65, who has a home in Warwick, will receive eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatment, People magazi...
DATE: Aug 17, 2010
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Family doctor Sandy Macdonald-Smith — who delivered 1,400 babies in Bermuda during the 1960s and 70s — has died in the UK, aged 75.
Dr. Macdonald-Smith was well-known as the physician for three major hotels, as well as treating injured people at sea ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2010
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A non-profit group invested $100,000 with a broker promising large returns — only for Bermudian businessman Andre Curtis to end up holding all the cash, a security expert told a public hearing.
Pennsylvania-based Dream Foundation was one of 22 invest...
DATE: Aug 16, 2010
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Increasing numbers of candidates are now in the frame for the Progressive Labour Party thanks to changes to party rules, according to sources.
A master list of approved candidates — formally introduced after constitutional changes early this year — i...
DATE: Aug 16, 2010
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"Incensed" Island Cement boss Myron Piper yesterday accused Government of snubbing black empowerment by giving the Dockyard Cement Facility contract to Dennis Correia's Maxcem after a "sham" bidding process.
Mr. Piper called for Auditor General Heath...
DATE: Aug 14, 2010
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