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A 25-year-old accused of attempting to shoot a couple dead as they left a cinema was yesterday charged in Magistrates’ Court.
Kinte Smith, 25, of Curving Avenue, Pembroke, was not required to enter a plea, as his case is indictable and must go befor...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night dismissed Government’s claim there’s a new sheriff in town saying huge mistakes have happened under Premier Paula Cox’s watch as Finance Minister.
Mr Richards told the House of Assembly Ms Cox had faile...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Environmental activist Stuart Hayward is demanding that Government release Tucker’s Point’s fiscal information in the latest stage of an ongoing battle against proposed development.
However, Environment Minister Walter Roban has said the information ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As Parliament sat in the House of Assembly yesterday, a replica parliamentary debate was being held in a conference room across Hamilton.
The Commonwealth Youth Summit, hosted by Bermuda’s Youth Parliament, brought together 36 students from six diffe...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The developers hoping to build a $2 billion tourist resort on Morgan’s Point are in talks with Government about the clean-up of the land, they confirmed yesterday.
Craig Christensen, one of the directors of Southlands Ltd, spoke to The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Staff have been sent home and patients put into isolation to prevent a chicken pox outbreak at the King Edward Memorial VII Hospital.
One member of staff is currently ill with chicken pox and a further four staff have been told to stay at home as a p...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Thirty-two young people have been placed in on-the-job training under Government’s National Certification and Apprenticeship Programme.
Junior Economy Minister Ashfield DeVent told the House of Assembly the initiative would give participants the chan...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A 17-year-old motorcyclist was last night in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on North Shore Road.
The teenager, from St George’s, was hurt in a three-vehicle accident involving a car and another motorcycle near Shelly Bay, Hamil...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
New Economic Empowerment Zones (EEZs) could soon be introduced to the East and West ends of the Island.
Orders were tabled in the House of Assembly to create EEZs for both St George’s and Somerset in an attempt to help businesses in the communities s...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rising number of people in need may mean Government has to spend more than budgeted for on financial aid, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell suggested a decrease of more than $1 million in the Depa...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
