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Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said he is prepared to begin a “meaningful discussion” on the decriminalisation of marijuana.
Opposition Leader Marc Bean and Attorney General Mark Pettingill are among those who have called for a mature public ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Home Affairs is still working to resolve technical issues that have delayed the processing of passports.
Hans Bruun recently complained to The Royal Gazette after he was forced to cancel a trip because he didn’t get his passport in ti...
DATE: Oct 24, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Devonshire man in Magistrates’ Court today denied sexually assaulting a minor.
The man is accused of trying to force a young girl to perform oral sex on him sometime between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012.
Crown counsel Takiyah Burgess said ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2013
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An “introductory” meeting of the Tripartite Economic Committee — a group comprising union, Government and private sector representatives — was held yesterday, Cabinet Office announced.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy was appointed chairman of the ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bad principals or teachers will not simply be transferred to another school or post, the Commissioner of Education Edmond Heatley said at a public meeting last night.
However, teachers and principals may be moved from time to time for the sake of bet...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Unemployed for more than a year, for a second time, a 52-year-old Warwick woman has called on Government to pinpoint how many Bermudians are currently unemployed.
The former bank executive, who asked not to be named, was made redundant in 2009. Two y...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Budget
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Corporal punishment could be abolished throughout the Island’s public schools following a review of the education system.
Government is under pressure to take action from at least one child welfare charity, which has described the practice as “dated ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than three tons of trash have been found on Bermuda’s shorelines by volunteers for Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s annual Marine Clean-Up.
The 454 volunteers dispersed across 32 different locations and were asked to be ‘citizen scientists’ for the day ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Environment
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A pair of abandoned sailboats have prevented elderly residents at Packwood Home from using their beach for more than ten years.
Apart from keeping senior residents off the beach, which directly faces sunsets in the West, the sailboats are also causin...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has vowed “not to rest” until Bermuda’s unemployment rate is down.
Currently listed at about eight percent, the Minister does not expect it to get much higher than that. But he warned “Bermuda’s economy has not yet ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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