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The sticky layer of grime that collects on Peter and Lucy Willitts' garden furniture as a result of smoke from the nearby Belco plant is more than just an annoyance — it's a symbol of the pollution they fear could affect their health.
Because while t...
DATE: Jan 22, 2008
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As part of The Royal Gazette's A Right To Know: Giving People Power campaign, we are calling for answers to questions which we believe are in the public's interest.
These are some of the questions we have put to Government or other publicly funded bo...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Gregory Fox will never forget the sickening smell of thick black smoke from burning toxic waste which would fill his lungs as he played outdoors with his brothers and sisters back in the 1960s.
But that aroma is nothing compared to the stink he's thr...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Homes in the east of the Island were without cable service last night after a large vehicle cut through a CableVision cable.
People in St. George's, Smith's, Hamilton and Devonshire parishes suffered outages for at least four hours from 5 p.m.
The ve...
DATE: Jan 15, 2008
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Last week's anti-whaling demonstration in Front Street has attracted news coverage from around the world.
Organisers said they have been contacted from conservationists from across the planet who wanted to give their support to the more than 100 prot...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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Progressive Labour Party backbencher Patrice Minors has been appointed the new chair of the Board of Immigration.
Mrs. Minors — who turned down a Cabinet position shortly after seeing off former Opposition leader Michael Dunkley's bid to pinch her Sm...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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A series of mix-ups spanning several months over a para-educator's pay led to colleagues striking for a day and a half, according to teachers' union boss Mike Charles.
Clearwater Middle School teachers took industrial action last Thursday and Friday ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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You could help spread the word about the fight against modern day slavery by designing the image advertising the Run For Freedom.
A competition has been launched to create the picture or model which can be used on posters and in the media promoting t...
DATE: Jan 09, 2008
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From the moment they get up in the small hours to begin their 12-hour shift, children in the Bolivian sugar cane industry are living a sorry existence.
Thousands of child labourers as young as nine are made to work on plantations in South America's m...
DATE: Jan 07, 2008
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House prices kept steady as more condominiums went on the market in 2006, according to a Government report on the economy.
Growth in real estate and rent went up 0.8 percent for that year — much less than the five-year average of 4.6 percent.
Accordi...
DATE: Jan 07, 2008
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