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If entrepreneur Belcario Thomas finally gets to build his beach bar, he's got a few more hurdles to overcome yet from his opponents in Warwick West.
Area MP Mark Pettingill predicts even if the courts rule in favour of the controversial Warwick Long ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2010
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Former Guatemala president Alfonso Portillo has been indicted by a federal grand jury for money laundering reportedly involving a bank in Bermuda.
Portillo — the subject of a manhunt — is said to have embezzled tens of millions of public dollars by t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2010
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The grim reality of Bermuda's struggling economy is hitting home to increasing numbers of families, according to a new poll.
Leading businessman Peter Everson yesterday warned the growing lack of public faith in the economy — highlighted in a Researc...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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Families of gang members were yesterday urged to reach out to churches and social workers for help getting their loved ones back on the right track.
Three mothers from the United Bermuda Party — MP Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Senator Jeanne Atherden and...
DATE: Jan 23, 2010
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The United Bermuda Party today urged mothers of gang members to make the “gut-wrenching decisions” necessary to get their families back on track.
Shadow Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference: “Once you become aware, you cannot turn...
DATE: Jan 22, 2010
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Government Minister Zane DeSilva officially opened the newly renovated Fort Scaur with a bang.
The national park — at one point in history a key part of Bermuda's defence — has been rearmed as part of a Government plan to preserve the Island's milita...
DATE: Jan 21, 2010
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Fears continue to mount that retailers could be forced out of business — and staff cuts are deemed a certainty — after more than half the Country said they cut back their spending during the past festive season.
Retail boss Kristi Grayston said down-...
DATE: Jan 21, 2010
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Police today announced a new Gang and Violence Reduction Strategy as they formalised their approach to tackling the Island’s soaring gun and drugs problems.
Identifying prolific offenders will be top of the force’s priorities, according to details of...
DATE: Jan 21, 2010
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The Progressive Labour Party field will be thrown wide open before the next General Election after changes to party rules got the go-ahead at Alaska Hall.
Any PLP members who meet certain criteria — such as a background in public service — will now b...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Government should encourage companies to take on out-of-work young men — and help fund their wages and development, according to Hamilton West MP Wayne Furbert.
Mr. Furbert says much of the gang trouble plaguing the Island in recent months is due to ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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