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Premier Ewart Brown last night hit back at critics who have labelled him elitist — saying he cannot be because: "I was not raised that way."
The Premier also dismissed a poll showing only three out of ten voters had a favourable impression of him — s...
DATE: Jul 10, 2008
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A friendly march through Hamilton will be one of the main events commemorating the emancipation of slaves in Bermuda later this month.
The walk from Barr's Bay Park to Union Square is part of a string of activities honouring the freeing of slaves and...
DATE: Jul 10, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown said plans for a new multi-million dollar hotel complex to replace Club Med would show the world Bermuda is "open for business".
In the House of Assembly last Friday, the Premier said he would shortly be tabling new legislation to...
DATE: Jul 09, 2008
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Finance Minister Paula Cox yesterday pointed to Government's sometimes rocky marriage with the Auditor General — but insisted it was an effective relationship.
In a speech to auditor generals from across the Commonwealth, at Fairmont Southampton, the...
DATE: Jul 08, 2008
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The number of people in Bermuda's Financial Intelligence Agency will increase as part of new legislation aimed at combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
The law, which allows Government to freeze companies' funds to carry out inve...
DATE: Jul 05, 2008
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Sherlene and Jerry Church were kicked and stomped to death in their Georgia home, a member of the victims' family has claimed.
Police have reported the pair died late Friday night or early Saturday from blunt-force trauma, with their battered bodies ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2008
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A woman was bitten on her legs, arms and buttocks in a savage attack by three dogs.
The victim, from Paget, who struck her head against rocks when she fell, was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries.
She had been walking her dog along rocky...
DATE: Jul 04, 2008
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Shadow Minister for Seniors Louise Jackson yesterday called for the Housing Minister to give more help to vulnerable elders following a $75 rise in Bermuda Housing Trust rent.
Residents in studios on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke, most of whom are in t...
DATE: Jul 04, 2008
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock yesterday said Bermuda Hospitals Board was quickly and comprehensively putting methods in place to tackle a hospital environment blighted by racism.
Ms Brock said the team at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital was making good pr...
DATE: Jul 03, 2008
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Stem cell transplants will be available at the Brown-Darrell Clinic "in the not too distant future", Premier Ewart Brown told a conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Brown gave an update on the project at Winterhaven, Smith's — delayed several mon...
DATE: Jul 02, 2008
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