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The Bermuda Employers Council and the Bermuda Trade Union Congress have congratulated the OBA Government, and joined calls for dialogue.
Keith Jensen, President of the Employers Council, said: “We support the new Government’s intention to form a Trip...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
“Amazing generosity” has propelled the charity Family Centre all the way to its Christmas goal of raising $200,000 in six short weeks.
Businessman Kirk Kitson, who spearheaded the campaign, revealed the resource-stretched charity had managed to raise...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hundreds of people queued up for free turkeys, toys and food vouchers courtesy of the Salvation Army yesterday.
The annual handout created chaotic scenes at the Botanical Gardens, as charity recipients joined lengthy queues for the items.
Family Serv...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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The ancient Mayan civilisation of South America predicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012, which happens to be today.
If you trust the Mayan calendar then you possibly have a big decision to make: what to eat for dinner on your last da...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Bermuda CableVision and the Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church have again teamed up to host Christmas lunch for families who could not otherwise afford it.
The lunch will be served from 1pm until 3pm on December 25 at the Seventh-day Adventist Chu...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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The Progressive Labour Party will meet tonight at a special delegates conference to pick a new leader.
But there were mixed views on just who should replace Paula Cox who tendered her resignation on Tuesday.
Cited as favourites were Terry Lister, Kim...
DATE: Dec 21, 2012
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Politics
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Premier Craig Cannonier tonight unveiled his Cabinet team — and all of them immediately pledged to take a ten percent pay cut.
They were sworn in at Government House by Governor George Fergusson, but there was no PLP member, as they refused, citing p...
DATE: Dec 20, 2012
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Politics
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Rachael Andrade, a tireless advocate for breast cancer awareness and health education, lost a battle with cancer on Tuesday.
The 51-year-old was born in Paisley Scotland.
She arrived here in 1991 to work in the maternity ward at King Edward, where s...
DATE: Dec 20, 2012
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Tributes have been paid to former St George’s MP Anita Smith, who died on Friday at the age of 95.
Mrs Smith fought during the 1970s to ensure black Bermudians participated equally in the Island’s prosperity.
Leading the tributes yesterday was anothe...
DATE: Dec 20, 2012
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Politics
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A man accused of causing unnecessary suffering to an American Bulldog was found not guilty by a Magistrate.
As previously reported, Otis Cann-Smith’s emaciated dog, named Bojo, was seized from his home on Mullet Bay Road in St George’s by SPCA office...
DATE: Dec 20, 2012
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