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Adult unemployment in Bermuda is running at eight percent — with 36 percent of young people out of work, a report released today shows.
The Department of Statistics released the 2012 Labour Force Survey Executive Report which provides findings on emp...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Black Bermudians with the same academic qualifications as their white counterparts are still earning significantly less, according to Census statistics.
Median annual income for black residents holding a bachelor’s degree was $80,640 in 2010 — compar...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party annual conference continues at 7pm tonight at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium.
Billed as the “Big Night” by the PLP, the schedule will see Neville Tyrrell, Dale Butler, Dame Jennifer Smith and Deputy Leader Derrick Burge...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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A police officer charged with assaulting his young stepson walked free yesterday after a magistrate ruled he had no case to answer.
His wife, however, remains on trial for the same offence.
Both defendants denied charges of assaulting the boy on an u...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who lost her life savings in a real estate scheme broke down in tears as she recalled how she was “lied” to by her business partners.
Dianne Laird told Supreme Court she thought she could trust Cedric Oates a friend, coach and guidance counse...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Court
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As Khalid Wasi drops his candidacy, Tillman Darrell will run as an independent general election candidate in district 21, The Royal Gazette can report.
Mr Darrell, a former United Bermuda Party candidate, will be joining Rolfe Commissiong and Jeff B...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Politics
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Historic Naval crests at Dockyard were bulldozed this week to make way for a new development at Albert Row.
The crests date back to the First World War sailors left their mark by drawing the crest of their ship on the walls of the South Yard.
News of...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Bermuda was battered with strong winds and rain from Hurricane Rafael last night but there were no reports of any major damage or floods.
At its closest point the centre of the storm came within 102 nautical miles east southeast of the Island, accor...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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The Tucker’s Town Historical Society (TTHS) are looking for answers after claiming they were left out of the loop in discussions between the Marsden First United Methodist Church and Dr Edward Harris of the National Museum of Bermuda to restore a sac...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Residents are being urged to stay indoors as Hurricane Rafael passes the Island.
The Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) today said that Hurricane Rafael is forecast to reach its closest point of approach to Bermuda at 8pm.. The centre of the storm...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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