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Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva has a stark warming for the people helping fugitive Howard Ascento evade justice - ‘we’ll catch him eventually, and you don’t want to be on the wrong side of the law when we do’.
Ascento has now been on the run for...
DATE: Sep 19, 2013
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New US $100 bills will soon be released with new security features to make it easier to detect forgeries.
The new notes, set to begin circulation on October 8, will include a blue, 3D security ribbon woven into the paper and a colour shifting image o...
DATE: Sep 19, 2013
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Government wants to abolish boards of governors for the Island’s public schools and put the power back in the hands of the Ministry of Education.
Education Minister Nalton Brangman yesterday called for public consultation into changes to the Educatio...
DATE: Sep 19, 2013
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A police officer who was charged with assaulting his stepson will not face a retrial over the allegations.
The original case against the officer — who was charged with allegedly striking the child with a belt — was thrown out last October by Magistra...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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Police executed a search warrant at a home on Mount Hill in Pembroke yesterday that resulted in the seizure of an adult dog and nine puppies.
A spokesman said inquiries are ongoing with the assistance of Government Dog Wardens.
Meanwhile, police cont...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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Bermuda’s honey bee population is still struggling following a recent die-off, but there are signs of recovery.
In the most recent edition of Envirotalk, published by the Ministry of Environment and Planning, entomologist and plant protection officer...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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A Barbadian man caught attempting to smuggle more than 700g of cocaine through LF Wade International Airport has been jailed for six-and-a-half years by the Supreme Court.
David Trotman, a former chef for Cambridge Beaches, was deemed “significant pl...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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Bermuda has three years to get its economy in order, in the assessment of the SAGE Commission.
But last night’s full house at the second public meeting of the Spending and Government Efficiency task force was repeatedly told: hold your MPs accountabl...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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The Athletic Club has set a goal to get 100 people to lose 1,000lbs with $2,000 up for grabs for the team that wins the first Thinner Winner Contest.
The deadline for entries is 9pm tonight for the six-week challenge set to be launched on Saturday an...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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Eligible civil servants now have an extra month — until October 16 — to decide whether to take up an offer of early retirement.
A five-point two-year agreement between Government and its workers included an incentive programme for early retirement op...
DATE: Sep 18, 2013
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