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Workers’ rights will come under the spotlight at a public forum taking place tomorrow.
The Committee for Migrant Workers is hosting the session at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s headquarters in Hamilton, from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Panelists include Catholi...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A charity director claims the Island’s potential pensions crisis could be eased at almost no cost simply by adding a word to the Human Rights Act.
James McCulloch, treasurer of Age Concern, says it is “high time” discrimination on the grounds of age ...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief yesterday postponed an official trip abroad after the fatal shooting in his constituency of 22-year-old Jason Smith.
He was due to travel to North Carolina with the Governor to visit the Bermuda Regiment on...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government’s decision to reverse the route for this year’s Bermuda Day parade has been labelled “unfair“ by drum corps instructor Terry Flood
“If something isn’t broken, why fix it?” said Mr Flood.
He said the traditional Bernard Park finish made be...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Public Works is seeking to install a temporary waste water treatment facility on Marsh Folly Road.
The HiPAF Compact treatment plant is said to be both small and temporary, and would be installed near the junction of Marsh Folly Road ...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Devonshire man says he narrowly avoided a disaster after the car he’d just been driving burst into flames.
Truneh Flood, who lives at Crown Hill Lane, near Dock Hill, had parked his friend’s Hyundai Getz outside his home in the early hours of April...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox’s admission she can’t guarantee all jobs are safe has underlined the importance of Bermuda Industrial Union filing its accounts, according to Bermuda Democratic Alliance chairman Michael Fahy.
Mr Fahy has repeatedly called for the B...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Ten-year-old gardener Hayley Raynor has helped to grow a bumper crop of beets, including one that weighs in at a colossal 10.5lbs.
She and her grandfather, Eldon Raynor Sr, worked together to grow the beets, several of which tipped the scales at arou...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s latest murder victim Jason Smith was a “good son” whose smile would light up a room, according to his mother.
Jacqueline Smith said the 22-year-old Regiment lance corporal, who was shot dead in what is believed to be a case of mistaken iden...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A charity dinner promoting environmental awareness is to be hosted by the Roman Catholic Church.
The ‘Rich Person Poor Person Dinner’ is a lottery event. Guests will receive either a ‘rich’ or a ‘poor’ meal although both will get the same dessert.
“T...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
