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A report released yesterday on the state of farming in Bermuda makes a series of recommendations to save the industry for the future.
According to the report, titled 'The Role of Agriculture in Bermuda's Future,' the Island has lost 87 percent of its...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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A newly published book about the murder of Rebecca Middleton claims Bermuda's racial inequities affected the investigation into her death.
The book 'Kill Me Once…Kill Me Twice: Murder on the Queen's Playground' was written by Bermuda resident Carol S...
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Two men appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday on separate charges of cannabis possession.
Richard Philips, 26, of Sandys, admitted having more than eight grams of marijuana within 100 metres of Westgate Correctional Facility, an increased penalty...
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Residents are being urged to 'shop local' and retailers have been asked to improve their performance as part of a new campaign to increase sales.
The Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSDC) yesterday announced it had partnered with the ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith is a strong contender to run for the Progressive Labour Party in Hamilton Parish or Smith's at the next General Election.
The PLP is said to have polled Mr Smith and former Attorney General Larry Mussenden in...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Tim Smith
Bermuda will work with international partners to protect the Sargasso Sea and create one of the largest protected areas in the world.
Environment Minister Walter Roban announced yesterday that he had met with representatives of the Pew Charitable Tru...
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Violent imagery has driven Bermuda's rising gun problem, according to newly appointed Attorney General Michael Scott.
Minister Scott spoke yesterday at the International Association of Prosecutors Conference, which is being held at the Fairmont South...
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The Bermuda Nursing Council moves this week from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital to the Bermuda Health Council's offices on the third floor of Sterling House, Wesley Street, Hamilton.
The long-term move is in anticipation of the hospital redevelopm...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Non-Bermudian policemen outnumber local male officers but only just, according to figures provided to The Royal Gazette.
The staffing breakdown released by Bermuda Police Service reveals that there are 189 non-Bermudian male officers, compared to 155...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
Government is spending at least $1.9 million a year on overseas care for children with behavioural problems — but the true figure could run into many millions more.
The Ministry of Youth, Families, Sport and Community Development says it costs a mini...
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