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Government will put 20 of Bermuda’s jobless to work this summer, on small “shovel ready” projects around the Island.
The Small Works Job Initiative was announced yesterday by Economy Minister Kim Wilson, and Government Estates Minister Neletha Butter...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Industrial Union yesterday issued a 21-day strike notice on behalf of Corporation of Hamilton workers protesting at the sacking of two colleagues.
One employee was dismissed for taking leave to look after a sick child, according to BIU organi...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Tim Smith
Visitors and locals crowded Hamilton Bus Station yesterday in an effort to catch what could be the last bus home.
While many of the passengers were upset about the situation, most were more interested in how they would be getting home.
One Smith’s ma...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prison officers revealed they want serious regime changes to deal with a new kind of inmate population as they made their first official statement on their negotiations with Government.
The Prison Officers’ Association has been in talks with Attorney...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Tim Smith
A Tucker's Town family had a narrow escape when their home was struck by lightning - but their pet goldfish was not so lucky.
Poppy Pereira was drinking coffee with her three teenage daughters when the bolt struck their five-bedroom house during a st...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Three Somerset men accused of an armed kidnap walked free from court yesterday after the alleged victim fled to Jamaica and refused to return.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons instructed a jury to return formal not guilty verdicts against cousins Ke...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Retails sales have fallen yet again - giving struggling shop owners no respite from the recession.
According to the Retail Sales Index released this morning, sales in June fell by 2.7 percent below the $93.1 million recorded in June last year.
The re...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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Bus drivers have voted to go on strike in support of their colleague who was fired for repeatedly refusing to take a drugs test after an accident.
The Island's bus drivers and mechanics stopped working just hours after Jennifer Harvey was terminated...
DATE: Aug 18, 2011
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A 37-year-old woman was injured on Monday night after she crashed into a traffic sign and utility pole.
A Police spokeswoman said yesterday that at around 7.50pm, police responded to a reported single vehicle collision on Middle Road, Southampton.
“T...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three Sandys men accused of an armed kidnap walked free from court today after the alleged victim fled to Jamaica and refused to return.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons instructed a jury to return formal not guilty verdicts against cousins Kenith a...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011
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