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One in four women residents say they have been subjected to sexually offensive remarks in the workplace, according to research just released.
The study, commissioned by the Bermuda Family Council, also revealed that many women believed they were paid...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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Finance Minister Eugene Cox was in upbeat mode after visiting Washington DC to lobby Congressmen over new tax laws aimed at grabbing more tax from US firms setting up shell corporations overseas.
However, he was giving little away before he has brief...
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Escaped prisoner caught
A prisoner who escaped from hospital has been re-captured at a house in Southampton.
Gilroy Perott is now in Police custody and will be returned to prison.
The 36-year-old man escaped Police custody on Wednesday night while un...
DATE: May 11, 2002
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A tourist has told of her fears after one of the engines on her Atlanta to Bermuda plane blew up just moments after take off.
Faye Farley was looking forward to visiting her boyfriend during a three-week stay on the Island when her straight forward j...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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The Ministry of Transport last night reported that it was pleased with the initial custom on the Island's new fast ferry - reporting that 31 percent of the seats had been taken on a daily average.
Transport programme coordinator Larry Jacobs said bet...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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Parliament will today consider cosmetic changes to titles in the Legislature with a bill being brought by Attorney General Dame Lois Browne Evans.
The Legislature (Qualifications and Disqualifications) Amendment 2002 proposes to substitute the words ...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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The Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) president Derrick Burgess is remaining neutral on a call to boycott fast food joints employing a disproportionate amount of non Bermudians doing jobs requiring no special skills.
Mr. Burgess called instead for an ov...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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Concerns have been raised for the safety of marine life in the East End after thousands of pieces of plastic were found in soil at a Government landscaping project lying next to the water's edge.
Shadow Environment Minister Kim Young said she feared ...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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Could the solution to global warming being hiding on the deep ocean floor, perhaps just miles off Bermuda? If it is, Dr. Craig Venter intends to find it.
The scientist credited with spurring the race to decode the human genome to a dramatically more ...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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The National Liberal Party (NLP) has come out in support of an ex-pat jobs register to ensure Bermudians are not overlooked in the labour market.
Vice-chairman Graeme Outerbridge said the NLP had always supported the creation of a print-out of jobs t...
DATE: May 10, 2002
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