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The streets of Hamilton ran fast with water yesterday after Bermuda received its heaviest rainfall of the year ? 1.72 inches of rain fell in the hour between 9 and 10 a.m.
In total the Island received two inches of rain yesterday, according to the Be...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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Impaired driver banned for 12 months
A Smith?s man admitted to driving while impaired yesterday and was fined $800 and banned from driving all vehicles for one year.
Luis Almeida, 40, of Jennings Road appeared in Magistrates? Court with his sister, w...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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Works and Engineering and Housing Minister Senator David Burch told the Senate on Wednesday that ?prevailing circumstances? rather than a case of NIMBY (not in my backyard) led him to quash plans to add 20 homes to the Mary Victoria Road area.
As pre...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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Animal welfare groups have expressed outrage at the decision of the Minister of the Environment to allow an animal show bringing in tigers and bears from overseas to take place in Bermuda.
Permission for the show was granted in principle on Tuesday a...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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GOVERNOR Sir Edwin Leather was reluctant to "open Pandora's box" by reconvening inquests into the five murders Erskine Durrant (Buck) Burrows was suspected of participating in once the former Police Headquarters janitor was jailed for 25 years on sep...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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The Human Rights Commission appears to approve of racial slurs, Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert said yesterday.
Mr. Furbert was responding to the decision by the HRC on Tuesday to dismiss a complaint about comments made by Sen. David Burch on his rad...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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Senators passed the Human Rights Amendment Act 2006 yesterday, however, an Independent Senator asked why the controversial topic of discrimination based on sexual preference has still not been addressed. was the only Senator during the second reading...
DATE: May 18, 2006
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Tourism, Heritage Month and a recent Auditor General?s report brought the Senate to a close until a fortnight.said Tourism was on the increase, with Coco Reef enjoying 100 percent occupancy recently.
In addition, Silk restaurant on Front Street was r...
DATE: May 18, 2006
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The low-down on who the Government team met yesterday:
nAssistant to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, the under-fire senior adviser to George W Bush.
Manages Rove?s office. Her brief states she is in charge of presidential events and one ...
DATE: May 18, 2006
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Government clinic services will be suspended today for the annual staff day. For further information call 278-6460.
DATE: May 18, 2006
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