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As Premier Ewart Brown prepares for a showdown with angry union bosses today, Opposition Leader Kim Swan said recent demonstrations show his Government is out of touch with mainstream Bermuda.
The Premier this morning is due to come face-to-face with...
DATE: Jul 02, 2008
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According to The Smoking Gun, a website which researches celebrities' lifestyles, Beyoncé is known for her big spending and specific demands.
At one gig she is said to have ordered a VIP dressing room large enough for eight people; kept at 78 degrees...
DATE: Jul 01, 2008
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A star heading to this year's Bermuda Music Festival is being paid $500,000 — and getting up to another $500,000 in expenses.
The performer — most likely Beyoncé, who is known for her luxurious diva lifestyle — commands almost half the $2.2 million b...
DATE: Jul 01, 2008
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An extraordinary municipal election will shortly be called to fill three vacancies for common councillor at the Corporation of Hamilton.
W. Carvel VanPutten, Graeme Outerbridge and George Grundmuller have all resigned from the controversy-blighted Co...
DATE: Jun 30, 2008
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Whitney Institute Middle School will remain open after all, it was announced last night.
Following weeks of arguing during which the school's registration seemed likely to be withdrawn, the Ministry of Education and the Whitney Educational Trust fina...
DATE: Jun 30, 2008
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Shadow Justice Minister Mark Pettingill yesterday blasted Government for causing yesterday's historic demonstration by "turning its back" on Police officers.
And Mr. Pettingill said protesters' message to Labour Minister David Burch — turning their b...
DATE: Jun 28, 2008
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Former faith-based tourism boss Andre Curtis claims to have spent $70,000 on last year's Joint Worship Service at the National Stadium — but star performer Bishop John Francis still hasn't been paid.
The Premier's controversial political campaigner w...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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Whitney old boy Shaun Goater yesterday lamented the demise of his former school — and called for its trustees and the Ministry of Education to give it a stay of execution.
Mr. Goater says his time at Whitney Institute — where he met his wife Anita du...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan yesterday urged Auditor General Larry Dennis to expedite his investigation into faith-based tourism and declared: "Nothing adds up."
Mr. Swan says Premier Ewart Brown's responses to his Parliamentary questions on the contro...
DATE: Jun 26, 2008
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Whitney Institute Middle School will close for good tomorrow, it was confirmed yesterday.
The Ministry of Education and the school's board conceded they had failed to end their row over repairs to Whitney's ageing building with each blaming the other...
DATE: Jun 25, 2008
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