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A vet has called for new laws to ban the docking of dogs' tails after saying public awareness campaigns have failed.
Britain is considering such laws and local vet Dr. Maureen Ware-Cieters of the Hanover Veterinary Hospital said it was time Bermuda d...
DATE: Oct 23, 2002
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The stage is set for some form of industrial action by unionised hospital workers, after a binding arbitration decision on pay and work conditions fell far short of what was hoped for.
And their anger has been further stoked by the suspension of thre...
DATE: Oct 23, 2002
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Confusion last night surrounded whether American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson ever intended to come to Bermuda for last weekend's Women in Public Life conference.
His press secretary told The Royal Gazette yesterday that Rev. Jackson was not sch...
DATE: Oct 23, 2002
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A man accused of sexually assaulting his wife told Police he had never attempted to have sex with her on the night in question, a court heard yesterday.
The 28-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave a voluntary statement to officers so...
DATE: Oct 23, 2002
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Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith has said the force is hoping to keep foreign officers beyond their three-year contracts to keep numbers up.
However Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister said the bid to keep its current foreigner contingent would be a...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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Bermudians are generally supportive of proposed electoral reforms, according to the latest Bermuda Omnibus survey.
According to a statement released by Total Marketing and Communications, which conducted the survey, 16 percent of those polled said th...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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Labour Minister Terry Lister has urged teachers and education staff to build trust as they enter mediation over their pay dispute.
Mr. Lister said the talks, expected to last all week, could help provide the groundwork for dialogue for other challeng...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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Government is planning to sue Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) contractors who were massively overpaid as part of a clean-up of the quango, Housing Minister Sen. David Burch promised yesterday.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith assured t...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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A woman told a court yesterday that she had not imagined or misinterpreted an alleged sex attack in her home by her husband.
The 41-year-old Devonshire woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused in Magistrates' Court of mistaking her h...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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Substance abuse and the environment are motivating concerns for Ashfield deVent in his bid to represent the people of Pembroke East Central in the House of Assembly.
"I think I have something to offer," the 45 year old said yesterday.
The Progressive...
DATE: Oct 22, 2002
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