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Shadow Finance Minister David Burt said Bermudians had their job hopes dashed by a Throne Speech which “lacked in substance”.
“Bermudians looking for hope on jobs from the OBA have been sorely disappointed,” said Mr Burt in a statement released short...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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Politics
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Funds garnered for the Government “cash back for communities” using the proceeds of crime to fight gang and gun violence in Bermuda, will also support Team Street Safe.
The anti-gang mediation programme is an off shoot from Operation Ceasefire implem...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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Berkeley Institute students marched in a show of respect for former school principal, educator and social justice campaigner Clifford Maxwell.
The funeral at St Theresa’s Cathedral in Hamilton yesterday was packed with Berkeleyites of all ages, inclu...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The days of conscription appear numbered after the One Bermuda Alliance made a Throne Speech pledge to eliminate it during this legislative session.
But the OBA was accused of delaying the issue by blocking the Progressive Labour Party’s ‘Abolition o...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A confessed heroin addict who broke into a woman’s house while she slept has been jailed for ten years.
Wayne Eugene Smith, 46, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and causing actual bodily harm on March 1.
At his sentencing, Puisne ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The annual Remembrance Day Parade, honouring persons who served in the two World Wars, is scheduled for Monday.
Governor George Fergusson and Premier Craig Cannonier will lead dignitaries in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph and the War Memorial at Cabi...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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The US Consulate will host a 24-hour virtual college fair for international youth next week.
EducationUSA will offer informational webcasts and provide access to more than 100 US institutions of higher learning.
“This virtual fair will work like popu...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Premier, Craig Cannonnier and Members of Parliament gathered at the grounds of the Cabinet to hear the Governor, George Fergusson, deliver the Speech from the Throne, which outlines the Government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. Followin...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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Other
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Tycoon Sir Richard Branson is backing a proposal to turn Bermuda’s waters into a protected “no-take” marine reserve.
And the Virgin Airlines owner claims that Bermudians now have “a singular opportunity to demonstrate far-sighted global leadership an...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man caught with a twist of cocaine in his pocket has been fined $800 in Magistrates’ Court.
Troy Bremar, 44, of Beacon Hill Lane, Sandys, was searched on July 19 after police spotted a group of men behaving suspiciously in an open area along Cambri...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
