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Two-thirds of residents want Government to introduce price controls on staple food items.
Results from a Mindmaps poll indicate thoughts were split along racial and gender lines, with 81 percent of blacks wanting prices to be fixed, compared with 41 ...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Auditor General Heather Matthews believes civil servants will continue abusing public funds until Government officials finally start holding them accountable.
Mrs Matthews questioned why public officials have once again been allowed to get away with ...
DATE: May 25, 2012
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Seventh-day Adventist Church members will be taking a conscience vote when Bermuda goes to a referendum on gambling.
The church’s Bermuda Conference has historically condemned gaming, saying it erodes family values and is incompatible with a Christia...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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Economist Craig Simmons last night urged voters not to be fooled by politicians who claim they’ve got all the answers to the Island’s economic woes.
The Bermuda College lecturer said political leaders are not very good at beating the market, but he w...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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A resident whose pet was savaged by a Pitbull last night urged Environment Minister Marc Bean to explain why he hopes to relax a ban on the breed.
Richard Keane’s 30-pound terrier-mongrel Meg needed 15 stitches after her neck and chest were ripped op...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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Four sailors were rescued by a container ship last night after their vessel smashed into a whale.
The 38-feet sloop Outer Limits was heading from Bermuda to the Azores as part of the ARC Europe event when it cracked its hull by striking the mammal at...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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A wage cut and pension freeze for public sector workers has still not happened, nearly three months after it was agreed in principle.
Bermuda Trade Union Congress president Shine Hayward yesterday said talks are ongoing over the move which would save...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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Safe traffic zones are being set up at ten more schools as part of a Highways Section campaign to cut down accidents.
Pedestrian crossings near schools will be accompanied by advisory street signs, road markings, anti-skid road surfacing and flashing...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Union leaders hailed their solidarity yesterday as Bermuda Industrial Union announced it has joined Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
BTUC president Shine Hayward and BIU president Chris Furbert said unions would now have more strength as they will be ab...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Blind former soldier Alan Burrows’ request for Financial Assistance to help pay for his basic groceries has been granted.
Government officials are now assessing the 78-year-old’s bid for cash so he can visit surgeons in America who may be able to res...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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