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Man penalised for driving while disqualified
A 35-year-old man caught driving while disqualified told Magistrates’ Court he was using the car to take his asthmatic son to hospital.
Robert George Petes, of Nu-Castle Lane, in Hamilton Parish, pleaded ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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More than eight out of ten people stopped and searched by police last year were black, according to a sample survey.
Bermuda Police Service released a breakdown by race and sex from a random 25 percent sample of the 9,537 people stopped and searched ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
An act which redefined public debt passed in the House of Assembly yesterday despite opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2011 removes guarantees from public debt until they are due and payable. Premier Paula Cox said the new definition wou...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just one person has been prosecuted for animal neglect in Bermuda in the past five years, prompting concerns from campaigners.
SPCA director Kim Sherlaw says the charity is hampered from taking court action because there is no police officer assigned...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Government Senate Leader David Burch condemned adults who routinely smoke drugs in front of children, as the Upper House yesterday passed a bill cracking down on doping in sport.
The Anti-Doping in Sport Act moves Bermuda’s laws into line with other ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Tim Smith
The Ministry of Tourism will not have an advertising agency for most of the year because a new contract was not prepared in time for the summer season.
Minister Patrice Minors, who took over from former Minister of Tourism Ewart Brown in November las...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Tourism
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Economy Minister Kim Wilson said out-of-work Bermudians should try and break into landscape gardening a field dominated by foreigners.
Senator Wilson advised construction workers and skilled tradesmen and women to attend a job fair hosted by about 20...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
BHS student Mariangela Bucci has been named the 2011 Young Philanthropist of the year for her work in the community.
Both her school and her mother nominated the 17-year-old student who has worked heavily with environmental group Greenrock, where she...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Legislation meaning opticians will have to re-register every two years was rubberstamped in the Senate yesterday.
The Optometrists and Opticians Amendment Act won support from Opposition and Independent Senators, who agreed Bermuda needs high standar...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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A rollback of Payroll tax was approved yesterday in the House of Assembly, along with an extension of tax exemptions for international business and customs relief for retailers.
The three financial acts were all passed by unanimous decision, and are ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
