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Government was again challenged to partake in drug testing and illustrate they lead by example at Bermuda Against Narcotics second street rally.
On Saturday, more than one hundred people came to St. George?s Square for the the second BAN rally in two...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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Shadow Tourism Minister David Dodwell has blasted Government?s ignoring of its ?partners? in the industry by unilaterally employing Internet giant Expedia as a booking engine on the Tourism website without their input.
Hoteliers are seeking answers f...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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A new initiative to lure and retain medical staff to work within the health service in Bermuda has been unveiled by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals will no longer need to travel overseas to further their s...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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The late Peter Benchley freely admitted the exploits of deep sea diving icon Teddy Tucker provided the inspiration for his novel The Deep.
The best-selling book ? follow-up to the legendary Jaws and published in 35 countries ? was born in Bermuda.
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DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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A Southampton man was imprisoned for 90 days after he failed to clear his debt in Magistrates? Court on Friday.
Melvin Simons, 49, of Riviera Road, Southampton owed $950 from traffic offences committed in 2000. Simons created confusion when he tried ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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Tributes poured in yesterday for Former Police Commissioner Lennet Maurice Edwards, who died this weekend after a long struggle with cancer.
Mr. Edwards served as Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service from 1992 to 1995. He was the second black C...
DATE: Feb 13, 2006
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Four candidates have come forward to contest the final vacant common councillor seat on the Corporation of St. George.
There were originally only four nominations for the five councillor seats during the Corporation election last month, which saw Mar...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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A Muslim leader visiting Bermuda has spoken out against cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad which have sparked protests around the globe.
Imam Yahya Abdullah, from Dallas, Texas, told the images ? first published in a Danish paper last year and s...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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A Devonshire family is today coming to terms with the loss of 18-year-old Ryan Burgess who become the first road fatality of 2006 after the motorbike he was riding left the road and collided with a tree on a lonely road in Devonshire.
The crash happe...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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Solicitor General Wilhelm Bourne yesterday told Supreme Court he had no evidence of the rationale behind a government ban on Bermudians selling their luxury homes to foreigners.
He also claimed that the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs is not boun...
DATE: Feb 11, 2006
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