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Bermuda needs to find a better way to resolve industrial disputes, according to the Bermuda Employers Council (BEC).
In a statement released last night, BEC President Keith Jensen said disputes, like those that have recently emerged on the Island’s d...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton plans to cut down several trees lining Cedar Avenue in an effort to make pedestrians more visible to traffic.
Six trees are to be removed based on the recommendations of a recent study on traffic control.
The study was commissio...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ministry of Education staff began the first phase of their move from Hamilton to St David’s over the weekend.
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith announced the move in February, amid widespread cost-cutting measures prompted by a reduced budget. S...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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Education
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Bermuda was greeted by a surprise guest yesterday in the form of Tropical Storm Jose, but the storm left the Island unscathed.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service, Tropical Storm Jose formed out of a trough to the Island’s south at around 9am on...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians living on the storm-battered east coast of America suffered power outages, flooding and transport nightmares as a result of Hurricane Irene.
At least 11 deaths have been linked to the powerful storm, which destroyed buildings in North Caro...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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A new Centre for Justice will soon be up and running, to promote understanding of human rights and the law through education and advocacy.
The centre, which is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organisation, is the brainchild of former ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Flights to and from Bermuda are cancelled for the third day running today due to Hurricane Irene.
The JetBlue service coming in from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport [JFK] has been axed, as have the JetBlue flights to and from Boston.
The Continenta...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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A man is now being treated in hospital after he and a teenage girl were set upon and robbed by armed thugs.
According to police the couple were sitting in a parked car on Hermitage Road in Devonshire, when they were attacked around 8.45pm last night....
DATE: Aug 28, 2011
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Tropical Storm Jose has now passed Bermuda.
At 6pm, the storm was 71 nautical miles northwest of Bermuda moving north at 15 knots.
Maximum winds were 40 knots gusting to 50 knots.
The Bermuda Weather Service said Jose's closest of approach was at ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2011
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MIAMI (Reuters/AP) - Hurricane Irene weakened as it pushed into New York on Sunday and was downgraded to tropical storm status, the National Hurricane Center said.
After battering the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast with hurricane power, Irene's winds droppe...
DATE: Aug 28, 2011
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