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Public Safety Minister David Burch says he has been in discussions with Government House over changes to operational policing which could be brought to the Island.
Sen. Burch revealed the move as he repeated his call for the Governor to do more to he...
DATE: Aug 14, 2007
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Bermuda was celebrating last night after Tiger Woods booked his place in the Island's Grand Slam of Golf. The superstar won a dramatic PGA Championship in Oklahoma yesterday, meaning he qualifies for the showpiece event at the Mid Ocean Club in Octob...
DATE: Aug 13, 2007
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The widow of a man who fell overboard from a Bermuda boat claims she faces financial ruin because of delays in receiving his death certificate, according to a British newspaper.
Beth Yates, from Stirlingshire, Scotland, has hit out at the Island's au...
DATE: Aug 13, 2007
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Government's Hustle Truck has been suspended due to "behavioural challenges" with some of its workers.
The scheme, which involves bussing unemployed people around the Island to carry out manual labour, needs to be completely reviewed to deal with the...
DATE: Aug 13, 2007
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A slavery historian is calling for the United Nations to be more aggressive in helping free millions of modern day slaves.
Franklin Knight said the problem was so widespread in today's society it could only be tackled by a body which represents all c...
DATE: Aug 11, 2007
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A slavery historian is calling for the United Nations to be more aggressive in helping free millions of modern day slaves.
Franklin Knight said the problem was so widespread in today's society it could only be tackled by a body which represents all c...
DATE: Aug 11, 2007
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Dozens of students were given a helping hand towards their career goals after being named as recipients of scholarship awards.
Education Minister Randy Horton gave out Government scholarships, teacher training awards and mature student awards in a ce...
DATE: Aug 11, 2007
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The Corporation of Hamilton has given its backing to Bermuda's first Run For Freedom. Mayor Sutherland Madeiros said he hoped the project would help highlight "reprehensible" levels of human captivity which continue to plague the world two centuries ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2007
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Six faith-based tourism events yesterday went up on Government's tourism website following weeks of questioning over how hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' dollars are being spent on the initiative.
Premier Ewart Brown's political campaigner Andre C...
DATE: Aug 09, 2007
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Taxes could be cut on healthy foods and increased on fatty ones as part of a drive to tackle an alarming rise in obesity and related illnesses.
The move, aimed at giving people an extra incentive to ditch junk food, is one of a raft of recommendation...
DATE: Aug 09, 2007
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