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Bermuda’s lawmakers lost no time in passing housekeeping amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Amendment Act.
Michael Scott, in his capacity as junior Minister for Justice led the bill through the House of Assembly.
“The overall intent is to...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Politics
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Bermudian singer and songwriter Heather Nova appeared on BBC News recently, discussing her new album and growing up on a boat in Island.
During an appearance on February 31, the musician said: “We lived on the boat. It was our home.”
“It was an amaz...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cash and suspected drugs were seized by police, and two men arrested following a raid at a Smith’s home.
Officers from the Public Protection Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Broken Hill Lane on Friday, a Police spokesman said.
“...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Close to 90 work permits were refused last year due to a moratorium designed to reduce the number of non-Bermudian workers in certain areas.
The ban on permits for landscape gardeners, cleaners, kitchen porters and skilled labourers was implemented i...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Politics
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Public schools will close on Easter Monday so students can support the final day of the Carifta Games.
The athletics competition is being held at the National Stadium between April 6 and 9.
Announcing the closure in the House of Assembly, Education M...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A total of $23,000 has been raised to pay for care for vulnerable senior Mrs O after her plight was revealed in The Royal Gazette.
Readers dug deep into their pockets after we reported how the 98-year-old widow, who has dementia and diabetes, was ref...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Artistically minded thieves briefly stole a sculpture by celebrated artist Desmond Fountain.
Two thieves made off with the sculpture from Elbow Beach on Thursday, it was recovered the next day.
A Police spokesman said two unknown white men in grey sh...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An emergency hearing regarding the future of a Bermudian teenager was cancelled yesterday, leaving a father in limbo.
Jasai Swan-Burrows was five-years-old when his mother, Kim Swan, left the Island with temporary custody of the boy.
Since then, his ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 50-year-old mother desperate for work is now gambling on Government’s waiter-server programme to secure her any kind of a job that can help with her debts.
Entrepreneur Colleen Bean-Jones drew fanfare in 2007, including a visit from then-Premier Ew...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A proposed wage agreement between Government and civil servants has triggered calls for detail, with the Opposition branding it an eleventh-hour “pre-election exercise”.
The offer by Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox was reportedly made as Gover...
DATE: Feb 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
