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Maki Mandela has given her backing to Bermuda's Run For Freedom.
The daughter of Nelson Mandela — currently on the Island to launch a water catchment scheme by Youth News — is particularly passionate about the plight of millions of women trapped in m...
DATE: Mar 11, 2008
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Land-holding charges for non-Bermudians on residential units will go up from 22 percent to 25 percent as part of an amendment to the Immigration and Protection Act.
Junior Housing Minister Walter Roban, who read draft regulations in the House of Asse...
DATE: Mar 11, 2008
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Maki Mandela — the daughter of Nelson Mandela — yesterday called for black and white people to talk openly about their feelings to help heal Bermuda's racial divide.
Speaking as she visited the Island for the first time, Dr. Mandela said Bermudians c...
DATE: Mar 10, 2008
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Experts will fly into Bermuda later this school term to carry out an assessment of the Island's curriculum, Education Minister Randolph Horton said yesterday.
During the Budget debate on education, Mr. Horton told the House of Assembly it was vital t...
DATE: Mar 08, 2008
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Three thousand homes were without power for up to an hour after a piece of equipment malfunctioned yesterday.
Belco said the outage — which happened at 2.30 p.m. in Somerset — was caused while routine maintenance work was being carried out on an engi...
DATE: Mar 07, 2008
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The detective leading the investigation into the Boxing Day killing of Aquil Richardson yesterday thanked witnesses for coming forward.
But Det. Chief Insp. Antoine Daniels stressed Police were still hoping to hear from anyone else who can help with ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2008
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More than 30 inmates tested positive for drugs from April to December last year, Junior Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Speaking in the Budget Debate on Corrections, Mr. Roban said more than 20 had taken marij...
DATE: Mar 06, 2008
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Junior Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban yesterday pledged to stay tough on crime to combat soaring levels of violence as he delivered his speech on Policing as part of the Budget debate.
"There will be no backdown on the crackdown," said Mr. Roban ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2008
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Nearly 400 people turned out for the reopening of Bermuda's number one Portuguese club.
Vasco da Gama Club, Reid Street, has been closed for nearly a year to undergo a facelift costing nearly $1 million. It now boasts a completely fresh look, with a ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2008
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Government has finally released a report into the safety of land at the former baselands at Southside where Agent Orange was allegedly dumped and burned.
For more than two months, campaigners have been calling for the document to be made public so re...
DATE: Feb 25, 2008
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