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Premier Paula Cox will attend a drinks reception for UK students just two weeks before election day.
The event has become an annual occasion since it was initiated by then-Premier Ewart Brown at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair.
The Gove...
DATE: Nov 22, 2012
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Politics
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They bear some of society’s heaviest burdens, yet the Island’s youngest voters are more likely not to participate in elections than other groups.
Figures provided by the Parliamentary Registrar, Randy Scott, show that 35 percent of those qualified to...
DATE: Nov 22, 2012
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Politics
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Bermuda’s parents are desperate for Government’s Job Corps programme to help put their children on the right path, Economy Minister Patrice Minors told a meeting last night.
Mrs Minors said the initiative — designed to give young people the skills to...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Minister of National and Security Wayne Perinchief addressed the issue of gun crime last night at the Southampton Town Hall meeting at the Heron Bay Primary School.
While the meeting was for candidates from the four constituencies within the parish o...
DATE: Nov 20, 2012
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Politics
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Crime has blighted densely-populated Pembroke South East, and tackling it is one of the key concerns voiced by constituents and candidates alike.
Education and unemployment were further issues highlighted when The Royal Gazette spoke with voters in t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda’s justice system is due for change in its approach to cases of sexual abuse, according to children’s welfare campaigner Sheelagh Cooper.
In a bid to transform the way Bermuda treats its most dangerous criminal offenders, Ms Cooper has joined ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Job Corps meeting at Bethel AME Church in Hamilton Parish last night attracted an audience of four, two of whom arrived well after the presentation had begun, despite a heavyweight Government contingent consisting of Economy Minister Patrice Minors...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The battle for St George’s North is a battle between two titans — Dame Jennifer Smith and Mayor Kenneth Bascome. Both are popular figures with a national profile.
Dame Jennifer, 65, has achieved iconic stature as a politician and is by far the most p...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A visibly angry Michael Dunkley has rejected suggestions that he is vying for the leadership of the One Bermuda Alliance, the move allegedly stemming from the formation of blocks within the party. He stated he will not challenge party leader Craig Ca...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Despite the gloomy weather, challenging economy and looming election, local students proved they still had lots to be thankful for.
Fifty young people wrote on the topic Why I Am Thankful, as part of the annual Pettit Thanksgiving Essay Competition....
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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