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A speaker from Barbados last night attacked Bermuda's failure to become independent.
David Commissiong — cousin of race relations consultant Rolfe Commissiong — said his own country had been able to make great strides after breaking ties with the UK ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2008
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Government yesterday failed in a bid to overturn a ruling blocking Premier Ewart Brown's plan to kick long-serving Bermudians out of the North American Tourism Office.
Following an hour-long court hearing, Government was unsuccessful with its applica...
DATE: Aug 30, 2008
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Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday pledged to take to heart Sir John Swan's call to bring an end to the row between the Auditor General and Police Commissioner.
Sir Richard said he had been in talks about a number of subjects with Larry Dennis and...
DATE: Aug 28, 2008
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A court case against Health Minister Nelson Bascome will continue at least into next month after another morning of legal arguments concluded in another adjournment.
Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner yesterday ruled a brief hearing would take place ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2008
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For the second time in six months, Stanley the unlucky cockapoo has been savagely attacked by another dog.
His owner Sandra Curtis yesterday called for people to take better control of their animals after a cocker spaniel — which was not on a leash —...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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Former United Bermuda Party Minister Quinton Edness is urging Government to rethink its decision not to take part in an initiative to increase protection for minorities.
The elder statesman — who brought the Human Rights Act before Parliament in 1981...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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Police should be given the power to pick young teenagers up off the street and take them home to their parents, Shadow Justice Minister Mark Pettingill said yesterday.
The lawyer said officers ought to be able to target vulnerable 13- to 16-year-olds...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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The grieving father of 14-year-old motorcycle star Toriano Wilson yesterday told how Sunday's tragic race was the first time the youngster had competed without him being there.
Dennis Wilson had been an ever-present at the track throughout Toriano's ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2008
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A Bermudian couple were last night trapped in their rain-battered home as Tropical Storm Fay caused flooding chaos in Florida. Darren and Keema Perry, who moved to the US five years ago, spent yesterday preparing for the worst as the water level in t...
DATE: Aug 21, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown last night said action against drug dealers in Bermuda will soon get so tough people may think it will infringe their human rights.
The Premier told a group of about 50 young people Government was aiming to bring an end to gang vi...
DATE: Aug 21, 2008
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