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A man described how a gunman burst into his bedroom demanding he hand over his drugs.
Cori Broadbelt said the gunman’s accomplice was armed with a machete and threatened to chop up his dog.
The men eventually made off with marijuana, $500 in cash and...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Yesha Townsend, Kioshi Burgess and Juanee Verdelle Scott were awarded grants totalling $18,000 to aid their educational pursuits yesterday.
The grants, courtesy of the Bermuda Arts Council, were presented by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industr...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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News that PLP candidate Makai Dickerson had been caught with cannabis sparked discussion and debate across the Island yesterday.
While several members of the public told The Royal Gazette they felt Mr Dickerson should step down as a candidate, others...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party do not dispute that the economy is in recession, and that in a time of high unemployment the youth are particularly hard hit.
They also agree that importing some workers from overseas is impo...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Life expectancy rose, cancer mortality declined, but over the last decade Bermuda’s spending on healthcare grew and grew.
When it comes to expenditure, the Island is second only to the US, the top spender of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has defended his Ministry’s record on fighting gang violence.
But Government will implement a National Crime Reduction Plan which will “raise the game” on fighting crime even further, the media was told yes...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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News that one of its candidates had been arrested and found to be in possession of marijuana, caught the governing party by surprise.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief acknowledged that the party was “caught on the backfoot” when Makai Dick...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A “code blue” security alert and lockdown was held at CedarBridge Academy on Friday — a drill, according to school principal Kalmar Richards.
The simulated crisis was staged without the knowledge of staff and students, as part of an established routi...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Kim Swan, the former leader of the UBP, is calling on politicians from all sides to act responsibly in their electioneering.
The independent candidate for St George’s West wants a tightening of the guidelines surrounding the use of public buildings a...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A “formal, structured process” for racial reconciliation, the mandatory reporting of wealth by race, and the decriminalisation of cannabis have been called for by CURB.
These initiatives came with a 15-point plan issued yesterday by Citizens Uprootin...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
