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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
New procedures to ensure that political candidates obey electoral laws are being put forward by Opposition MP Walton Brown.
The Shadow Education Minister said he was spurred into action after recent elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands developed...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A declaration to be signed by work permit holders indicating they will not be entitled to permanent residency may not survive a challenge in the courts, according to the Progressive Labour Party.
“We are concerned that that declaration will not stand...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Politics
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Convicted murderer Norris Simpson will have to wait until next month to discover his sentence for the brutal 2011 slaying of his landlady, Ida James.
Simpson, 54, who was found guilty of the killing of the retired social worker following a two-week l...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An ex-gangster now serving a 12-year sentence for a 2009 firearm offence said he wants to deter young Bermudians from glorifying crime.
“The decision which led to my incarceration is part of the problem plaguing the Island today,” 25-year-old Anthony...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The British Airways flight from London Gatwick has been cancelled.
Spokeswoman Sallie Singleton said: “Flight 2233 has been night-stopped at Gatwick. The revised departure is 10.30am UK time [tomorrow], arriving in Bermuda at 3.09pm. As a result, the...
DATE: Mar 27, 2013
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The Bermuda Police Service plans to step up patrols, with armed and unarmed officers creating a “visible” presence across the Island during the Easter holiday weekend.
A mobile command centre will be deployed at the Southampton Oval car park “in supp...
DATE: Mar 27, 2013
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