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Tourism Minister David Allen and his shadow David Dodwell clashed in the House of Assembly on Friday over the number of senior staff who have left the Department of Tourism under the current Government.
Mr. Dodwell questioned whether the “incredible”...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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A man who broke a restraining order was given another chance and told to stay away from his ex-wife in Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Walter Forbes, 43, of North Shore Road, Pembroke pleaded guilty to breaching a domestic protection order on both Apri...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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A heroin addict who stole several bottles of liquor has been jailed for three months in Magistrates' Court.
Christopher Robinson, 33, of no fixed abode, on Friday pleaded guilty to stealing five bottles of booze from A1 Supermarket, by putting them a...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Premier Jennifer Smith is refusing to comment on the bid last week by rebel MPs within her own party to oust her from office.
But political commentators last night described the Premier's position as “untenable” and said that Parliament may have to b...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Government patted itself on the back for implementing the Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) programme during debate in the House of Assembly on Friday.
And for the first time the ruling party responded to criticism over the delayed implementation o...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Taxi leaders have not ruled out further strike action following Friday's one-day protest over Government plans to install a global positioning satellite system in cabs.
But last night Bermuda Taxi Owners Association President Gordon Flood confirmed t...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Shadow Transport Minister Erwin Adderly criticised Government for not addressing the taxi drivers' strike during yesterday's sitting of the House of Assembly.
The afternoon had been taken up with a motion on the Alternatives to Incarceration programm...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Government has been urged to ensure that its new scheme to rehabilitate offenders through drug and education programmes continued to come with the threat of a big stick - as well as carrot.
Shadow Legislative Affairs Spokesman John Barritt said the U...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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Adding a "bottle bill" to Bermuda's legislation would go a long way to eliminating trash that is thrown on beaches, roads and into the water, according to local environmentalists, as roughly 50 percent of local litter consists of discarded bottles.
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DATE: May 20, 2002
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Government was last night accused of using the Police investigation into Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) as an excuse for not moving now to correct problems at the organisation.
Auditor General Larry Dennis decided last week not to publish his repo...
DATE: May 20, 2002
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