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Introducing a National Service scheme in which every young person would have to sign up has been condemned as a backward step towards slavery by one pressure group.
And Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) is urging those who may be enrolled in any fut...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Shutting down the St George’s Swing Bridge for a year might annoy some mariners — but maintaining the bridge is worth the inconvenience, according to the Old Town’s mayor Garth Rothwell.
Public Works plans to save $163,000 in labour costs by closing ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition has renewed its call for Government to confirm if it plans to pass legislation allowing tourists to rent cars after an OBA backbencher imported new model electric cars claiming they would be “the ideal tourist rental vehicle”.
Devonshi...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Giving voting rights to commercial immigrants to Bermuda would be wrong, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy told the Senate.
He said that an economic citizenship programme should not be taken off the table as all opportunities for economic growth for...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Ocean-kayaker Aleksander Doba is stranded in Bermuda no more.
The Spirit of Bermuda and several sponsors have stepped in to carry the 67 year-old Polish adventurer’s kayak, named ‘OLO’, some 300 miles south of the Island to where he will resume his t...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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Sweeping budget cuts across the Ministry of Community, Culture and Sport have been decried as “uncaring” by the Progressive Labour Party.
Shadow Minister Michael Weeks also questioned how the Mirrors youth development programme, which Government seek...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A hard-hitting campaign advising residents to get tested for colon cancer has been launched during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The public awareness drive uses experiences of Bermuda residents who have been impacted by this disease to demonstra...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students and teachers have been recognised at the 49th Annual Student Art Show at the Bermuda Society of the Arts Gallery in City Hall.
The exhibition showcases the work of student artists from the Island’s public and private schools with the theme o...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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More money and personnel are needed to fight the battle against invasive lionfish, according to chairman of the Bermuda Lionfish Taskforce James Gleason.
Addressing the Hamilton Rotary, Mr Gleason said it was unlikely Bermuda would ever be able to co...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Paget woman who ran over twin brothers in an early morning collision is seeking to overturn her conviction.
Addressing the Court of Appeal, lawyer Elizabeth Christopher said the trial judge mistakenly told the jury they could convict 51-year-old Tr...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
