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Lawmakers will today be asked by Premier Paula Cox to approve changes to the Parliamentary Election Act aimed at improving the electoral system.
If passed into law the measures will allow the Parliamentary Registrar to conduct research to determine w...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Works and Engineering manager Kyril Burrows authorised multiple payments to the same contractor on the same dates for the same jobs, for amounts that were always less than $3,000, Supreme Court heard.
The evidence came from Stephen Tucker, the buildi...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Court
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Two marathons in two days on two continents.
It’s an incredible feat that has left Mark Harris with countless blisters, and his running mate, Greg Tyers, equally as sore.
The 34-year-olds tackled the Paris International Marathon on Sunday. Two flight...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government last night responded to Age Concern’s call for tax breaks for seniors struggling to cope with the soaring cost of living.
In Monday’s Royal Gazette, the charity said some elderly people desperately need help as staple food prices have clim...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Tim Smith
Students are carrying guns into schools, according to a Government survey of the Island’s youth.
The National School Survey found 1.4 percent of students had taken a handgun to school in the past year; 2.9 percent said they’d carried a gun in that sa...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The niece of alleged senior abuse victim Lenice Tucker cried on the witness box yesterday as she recalled how it became a “nightmare” for her to visit her aunt after a maintenance man moved into the property.
Sharon Raynor said Alvin (Kelly) Jones mo...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has announced “the beginning of the end” for paper work permits, with the launch of a machine-readable card for guest workers.
A pilot scheme for the Fast Pass Card begins May 1, starting with holders of periodic work permits only.
However...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Regiment soldiers’ exposure to contaminated water at a United States camp was not enough to affect their health, according to the commanding officer.
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary set to be shown in Bermuda claims soldiers and their famili...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government has announced “the beginning of the end” for paper work permits, with the launch of a machine-readable card for guest workers.
A pilot scheme for the Fast Pass Card begins May 1, starting with holders of periodic work permits only.
However...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dirk Willem te Velde: Economic growth in China, and oil prices, affect food prices
Small island states will be exposed to yet higher food prices if China’s growth continues and global conflicts send oil prices up once more, according to expert Dirk ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
