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Both sides were claiming victory following last week’s Supreme Court ruling on a labour dispute between fast-food franchise KFC Bermuda and the Bermuda Industrial Union, but the final outcome may be that no-one wins.
News that the row will be oversee...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
To the naked eye Joshua Butler’s high performance hummer kites are, well, let’s just say different from the colourful varieties you’d expect to find on sale this time of the year.
But as the father of four is quick to point out, looking pretty is not...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A Southampton teen has been charged in Magistrates’ Court with threatening three people while waving a machete.
Tariq Bell, 16, denied all counts of behaving in a threatening manner on February 4, as well as appearing in public with an 18-inch bladed...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Senators approved Government’s budget for several Ministries yesterday at the final Senate sitting before the new fiscal year begins.
Senator Alexis Swan introduced the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy’s $27.5 million bud...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents of students at the Bermuda High School for Girls were given a musical treat when they dropped their children off at the school gates yesterday morning.
A wind ensemble was on hand to herald the start of Easter celebrations.
The group of flaut...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Senate last night approved legislation ending a vehicle licence fee exemption for seniors, despite multiple attempts by the Opposition to change the legislation.
During a debate in the Upper Chamber, Senator Marc Daniels tabled three potential am...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The governing party has criticised the Progressive Labour Party's assessment of its first 100 days as a return to election campaign “tactics of misdirection, distortion and exaggeration”.
In a statement from One Bermuda Alliance Chairman Thad Hollis,...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Opposition MP Michael Weeks has called on Government to take some “extraordinary decisions” to fix a problem which is causing rush-hour east end traffic tailbacks.
Commuters are dealing with far slower journeys in and out of Hamilton due to a lane be...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Apprentice mariner Joshua Powell is off to sea — thanks to a private sector partnership with Government.
A cadet trainee radio operator, Mr Powell joins another 20-year-old Bermudian, Vernon Harrison, already aboard the tanker Golar Grand.
Shipping b...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former and current exchange students gathered yesterday at Government House to celebrate 40 years of the Rotary programme.
More than 30 former exchange students and four current exchange students shared stories and memories of their experiences.
Kare...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
