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Police have taken two guns off the streets this year, but appealed for help to find other lethal weapons still being used by gangsters.
The Royal Gazette reported this week that detectives know exactly which three guns were used to shoot seven out of...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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Anyone who owns or has recently sold their home will no longer be entitled to cash handouts from Government.
The money-saving crackdown on those who are eligible for financial assistance was announced today due to Government’s reduced budget.
To be e...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in Devonshire.
A Police spokesman said the shooting took place on Border Lane around 8.25pm.
"On police arrival it was ascertained that a 22-year-old Devonshire man was shot and subsequently succumbed to his inju...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley has criticised Government for hitting businesses in the pocket with an “exorbitant” food licence fee increase.
Sen Dunkley told the Upper House businesses would have no choice other than to raise prices af...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Property owners in Hamilton could end up like those who famously dropped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773, Independent Senator Walwyn Hughes warned yesterday.
But although United Bermuda Party Senators also questioned the wisdom of “disenfranchising” c...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Butterfield Bank laid off 25 employees today.
The job losses were spread out across departments and levels of seniority, bosses revealed in an exclusive interview with The Royal Gazette. The highest-ranking employee to go was a vice-president.
“This ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Age Concern today criticised Government for increasing the cost of health insurance and called for immediate help for seniors on the Island.
“It is with a great deal of disappointment and regret that we have heard the news that premium plans for Futu...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings S.A. has estimated losses of up to $130 million from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan this month.
The Luxembourg-based company, which has underwriting operations in Bermuda, announced a preliminary loss ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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April was today proclaimed as Alcohol Awareness Month.
Chairman of anti-drinking and driving group, CADA Anthony Santucci said it was the fifth anniversary of the proclamation of Alcohol Awareness month.
“We have talked with a number of people in ou...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Four men have been charged in Magistrates’ Court with conspiring to import up to worth $250,000 of drugs.
They are accused of conspiring with 26-year-old Shanae Vanderpool, who was caught in December at LF Wade International Airport with 2.5 kilos of...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell