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By Owain Johnston-Barnes
Less than a week after a 24-year-old man was shot dead, fewer than 20 people took part in a community march in an effort to build unity.
The march, organised by Sancia Garrison, brought participants down South Road in Warwick...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
People must respect each other’s differences in an increasingly diverse Bermuda, according to new Human Rights Commission chairman Michelle Scott-Outerbridge.
The former chairman of race group CURE and deputy chair of the HRC, Mrs Scott-Outerbridge r...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Tim Smith
Government is organising a series of town hall meetings to be held across the Island to discuss the upcoming Budget.
Three meetings are scheduled, with the first to take place at Dalton E Tucker Primary School on Wednesday, the second at the Leopard’...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Queen has sent good wishes to everyone in Bermuda for 2012.
A statement from Government House yesterday said: “As every year, the Governor sent good wishes for Christmas and the New Year from the people of Bermuda to Her Majesty The Queen and His...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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A committee has been formed to lead local celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen.
Government House and the Cabinet Office announced the move yesterday and the appointment of Major Marc Telemaque, National Security Permanent Secretary, as ch...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Around 70 recruits were at Warwick Camp yesterday for the first day of boot camp, down from 160 last year after the Regiment had its budget slashed from $2.9 million to $1.7 million.
Some of the faces were as gloomy as the grey sky above as the recru...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government is misleading the public to make the economy seem healthier than it is, according to Shadow Minister Bob Richards.
Mr Richards said that Government figures on the number of new international businesses registered on the Island were below a...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A British MP has called for Bermuda and other overseas territories to be given representation in the UK House of Commons.
In a submission to the UK Parliament’s Backbench Business Committee, Andrew Rosindell said that since the UK makes decisions tha...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Planning Minister Marc Bean is to represent the Island at the KPMG National Infrastructure Strategy Seminar in Miami this week.
The two-day summit, to be held this Thursday and Friday, is intended to address the issues and challenges facing island ju...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A thief who fought with a tourist after being found in the guest’s hotel bedroom has been jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to burglary.
Stanley Davis, 42, of no fixed abode, was identified by DNA on a baseball cap and sweatshirt that he lef...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
