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Latest figures from Government which show that the economy contracted by 2.8 percent in 2011, reveal “the hypocrisy of government spin,” and demonstrate that Government has failed the people, the One Bermuda Alliance says.
In a statement issued yeste...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Politics
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Prisoners could soon be given access to a confidential crime hotline — so they can give information from behind bars.
The Crime Stoppers programme has seen success in prisons worldwide and that initiative could soon be replicated here.
Crime Stoppers...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has hailed the creation of the Lodge Point Nature Reserve, but said even more could be done.
Chairman Stuart Hayward said that more of the Ireland Island area should be protected to protect ex...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shots were fired in Sandys over the weekend in the latest recorded firearms incident, but there have been no reported injuries.
A Police Spokesman said yesterday that at around 1.30am on Saturday officers responded to reports of gunfire in the Greenf...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorist fined $300 for using his cell phone argued it was no more distracting than lighting a cigarette or drinking coffee while driving.
Allan Whitecross, of Mission Drive, Paget, had earlier pleaded guilty to the September 19 offence.
The 57-yea...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Court
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A 32-year-old driver who ran away from police after he was caught not wearing a seat belt, was fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court.
Prosecutor Cindy Clarke said Locksley Cummings was pulled over by police officers on October 19 on Frog Lane, Devonshir...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Court
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre 'moustache' you a question — are you ready to grow a Mo?
Starting on Thursday, the centre’s annual Movember campaign will have men across the Island downing their razors in an effort to raise awareness about men’s hea...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tornado tore through Somerset yesterday morning, damaging buildings and vehicles in a flurry of destruction before drifting off shore.
The tornado ripped a section of the Prince Albert Lodge's roof onto a passing car, smashed windows and capsized s...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An ad hoc recreational fishing advisory is to be put in place to find the best approach to generating better information on the pastime.
The Marine Resources Section of the Department of Environmental Protection invited recreational fishers to town ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks has hit back at claims by the Opposition that Pembroke Marsh has been neglected, saying remediation work there is ongoing.
Scott Stewart, the One Bermuda Alliance candidate for Pembroke East, made the claim in a...
DATE: Oct 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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