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Historically, voter turnout in has been high in Southampton West Central, where residents solidly pledged their support to the former United Bermuda Party.
There are 1,220 registered voters this year, 19 more than in 2007 when 954 votes were cast (7...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Almost 40 young people yesterday received Young Citizen Awards for their work towards creating a more just society.
Families Minister Glenn Blakeney hosted a Young Citizen Awards Luncheon in honour of their work, but also to mark Universal Day of the...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Black Friday got an early start in Hamilton yesterday, when Jewann Lathan took a chair on the pavement opposite City Hall at about 10am, in anticipation of a midnight deal.
And she quickly had company outside Digicel’s Church Street branch.
“People h...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s prison system is down to a single full-time psychologist as the Department of Corrections searches to fill two recent vacancies.
Opposition MP Michael Dunkley labelled it “a very disturbing development, because it places important rehabi...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The threat that a major power source for the refrigerated containers at the Hamilton docks would be shut down has been averted.
Nea Talbot, speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, said yesterday: “The Ministry of Finance was aware of some con...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A convicted killer had his appeal dismissed but the issue of whether a police gang expert should have been allowed to testify against him split the three Court of Appeal judges.
Justices Edward Zacca, Sir Anthony Evans and Sir Robin Auld all agreed t...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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BIOS has been praised for its role in rescuing valuable scientific data and equipment from the ocean depths.
The organisation’s research vessel Atlantic Explorer helped free a research mooring stuck to its anchor 360 miles down the southeast slope of...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A new work permit process will be formalised and adopted by January 1, should the Progressive Labour Party win the election, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors said yesterday.
Work permits will be processed from a new Department,...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A new study has helped give an insight into the sources of food and water-borne infections which cause diarrhoea in Bermuda.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva explained that the Burden of Illness study was carried out by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre....
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A book highlighting the world’s climate change and what it means to Bermuda will be in all of the Island’s schools in the near future.
‘Climate Change on the Rock — What It All Means’, is the latest publication by the Bermuda National Trust.
A copy o...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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