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Transport Minister Terry Lister is to share his thoughts on the contribution of non-Bermudians to the Island as he gives a presentation on migration at the Commonwealth Parliament Conference in London.
Mr Lister, a one-time Home Affairs Minister, wil...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Questions are to be raised about the lack of regulations behind a controversial bill to allow prescription drugs to be imported.
The bill, tabled by Health Minister Zane DeSilva, aims to allow prescription drugs to be imported to the Island as long a...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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In a case that stands to set a new precedent for young offenders, a teen who pleaded guilty to robbery has successfully appealed his sentence on constitutional grounds.
Jahrico Tucker is to be released from the Co-Ed facility, after lawyer Larry Muss...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 26-year-old man charged with possessing a firearm and four bullets appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Rickai Dickinson, of Clarence Street, St George’s, is accused of possessing a semi-automatic pistol and four 0.45 ACP hollow point cartrid...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Hard-up tenants facing “imminent” eviction can now tap into their pensions to pay off rent arrears after the Senate gave the green light to new legislation.
The National Pension Scheme (Financial Hardship) Amendment Regulations 2011 allow people acce...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Accused robber Leo Burgess was freed from custody yesterday after he was cleared of charges of aggravated burglary and possessing a firearm.
The 17-year-old was found not guilty by a majority verdict of nine to three on both charges.
He had been accu...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A trip to the beach this week led to an unusual discovery for ten-year-old Delasia Williams.
While playing with her friends Essette Winters and Maykyla Robinson, Delasia came upon a large bottle nestled on the rocks off Spring Benny Road. “I saw a do...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The new chief of psychiatry at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will work to improve the future of mental healthcare in Bermuda.
It will be the role of Chantelle Simmons to continue implementing the Mental Health Plan when she takes the helm at MW...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A new learning centre giving young people an innovative way to excel in subjects like reading and maths will be opening its doors in September.
Oxford Learning Bermuda will be launching a new programme to coincide with the back-to-school period.
Th...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A wholesale review of special needs education in Bermuda is underway after a recommendation by Ombudsman Arlene Brock.
In a report recently tabled in Parliament, Ms Brock detailed the results of an investigation prompted by a complaint from a parent ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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